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

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Terry Drinkwater

Great to see your thread back up, Todd. Nobody details every aspect of a build like you do. You give an honest account of the things that don't go well and also the good things that happen, too! Thanks for your time and best of luck to you and April in 2021.

Thank you Terry, Thanks for following along.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Dean Feiock

Can I ask, what brand of intake gaskets are those?

These are Speedway Motors brand gaskets made by Interface Performance Materials. They come in .060 or .120 thick, I think they'll take some massaging but will work. Found them hunting around the internet and thought we'd give 'em a try.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speed...ick,49597.html

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Got a message today and the clutch is already done and should ship out tomorrow. Balancer showed up today. Gonna do some work to the valve job tomorrow.

[FED 387]

Todd--- tried sending you a PM your box is full!!!!! FED 387

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by FED 387

Todd--- tried sending you a PM your box is full!!!!! FED 387

Try now, for some reason I have been unable to access my messages but got in tonight and cleared some out.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

It's kind of obvious in that picture above featuring the mock up of the engine on the stand, that the relationship of the deck surfaces of the block and the heads in relationship to the intake have changed. Sometimes, it can be a problem, but it looks like the whole thing is close enough to come together adequately after everything is torqued down and ready for final assembly.A new block is a starting place. It takes time and work to get it to the point of final assembly. That's why it's often practically an emotional moment when the car goes out and gets down the track several times with no drama.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

It's kind of obvious in that picture above featuring the mock up of the engine on the stand, that the relationship of the deck surfaces of the block and the heads in relationship to the intake have changed. Sometimes, it can be a problem, but it looks like the whole thing is close enough to come together adequately after everything is torqued down and ready for final assembly.A new block is a starting place. It takes time and work to get it to the point of final assembly. That's why it's often practically an emotional moment when the car goes out and gets down the track several times with no drama.

If emotional you mean crying myself to sleep at night then yes, that's what stock has been to me LOL.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

The education continues... pretty amazing machine, you can plot out a seat design and this bugger just bangs it right out.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

That machine is truly amazing. It would have to be costly, but the time it saves would certainly offset a lot of that cost, especially in a busy shop! My comment about emotions is the way you feel when a long hard project works very well and hangs together for a long time and is fun to drive.You guys can't put a price on the time you have had together!

[Rich Biebel]

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....