H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.

Rich Biebel · 01-13-2021, 10:15 AM

You have to do a lot of work to pay for a Newen.

An amazing machine.......especially compared to what we used in the stone age........LOL......and I still do occasionally with a Kwik Way seat grinder....

HP HUNTER · 01-13-2021, 10:25 AM

How'd Jim do on those heads?

Nmbr1GMfan · 01-13-2021, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by HP HUNTER

How'd Jim do on those heads?

Jim who?

Nmbr1GMfan · 01-13-2021, 12:23 PM

Trying a different lifter this time.

Nmbr1GMfan · 01-14-2021, 09:33 PM

I'll assume I'm not the ony person that does stupid sh!t. I usually do this when I just don't know any better, not because I don't care to do it properly. So on that theme, I've recently learned that it's not a wise move to use a tool steel lifter on a billet core cam... aparently the lifter needs a DLC coating or something-er-other. So this is what the lifter will look like if you do it wrong, sort of looks like its cracking on the surface then pulls what looks like metal slivers off the lifter. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

Nmbr1GMfan · 01-14-2021, 10:15 PM

We've had a bit of an issue breaking the lower o-ring on the distributor so I went in and gave the block a little more taper. Then wash wash wash!

Alan Nyhus · 01-15-2021, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

.....I've recently learned that it's not a wise move to use a tool steel lifter on a billet core cam... apparently the lifter needs a DLC coating or something-er-other.

Good catch, Todd.

-Al

Nmbr1GMfan · 01-15-2021, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Good catch, Todd.

-Al

I only caught it after I tore something up hahaha.

01-13-2021, 10:15 AM	#1
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. You have to do a lot of work to pay for a Newen. An amazing machine.......especially compared to what we used in the stone age........LOL......and I still do occasionally with a Kwik Way seat grinder.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

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HP HUNTER Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Colorado Springs Colorado/Thousand Oaks Ca Posts: 656 Likes: 82 Liked 372 Times in 129 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. How'd Jim do on those heads?

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Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Trying a different lifter this time. __________________ Todd Greene

01-14-2021, 09:33 PM	#5
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. I'll assume I'm not the ony person that does stupid sh!t. I usually do this when I just don't know any better, not because I don't care to do it properly. So on that theme, I've recently learned that it's not a wise move to use a tool steel lifter on a billet core cam... aparently the lifter needs a DLC coating or something-er-other. So this is what the lifter will look like if you do it wrong, sort of looks like its cracking on the surface then pulls what looks like metal slivers off the lifter. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! __________________ Todd Greene

01-14-2021, 10:15 PM	#6
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. We've had a bit of an issue breaking the lower o-ring on the distributor so I went in and gave the block a little more taper. Then wash wash wash! __________________ Todd Greene