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Car looks beautiful Brent. :cool:

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Its a 10 footer...hehe... Thanks ;)

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Dropped heads off at machine shop yesterday... bearings in shortblock all look good...endplay still at .008... New cam should be in, this week. Gotta order lifters. Need to clean oil pump and wash shortblock out, to make sure no material floating around... had a little bit in filter, no brass... Then, it'll be ready to back the other direction... not sure if it was the guide or not, that caused the problem...but, it'll be back, stronger and faster than before! :rolleyes:

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Hope it turns out well, Brent. Going to Chi-town?

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Im gonna try to have it ready for Joliet... I cleaned oil pump, and reinstalled... also, finished cleaning pan and pan rails... may glue the crank scraper on tomorrow night...Sending my cam/lifters to get coated, soon as they come in...gonna lash .003-.005 this time... goin with VMAX Rhodes with the oil passage down the side... Gonna talk to machinist tomorrow, and see what he says about guides... he said he would probably loosen exhaust guides...im thinkin he may have set them a tad tight...i still dont believe that 3/8 turn preload was the problem, if it were, more of them woulda tagged, you would think...you goin to Joliet, Bob?

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Got pump all checked and cleaned, scraper back on...Waiting on heads...Cam should be here tomorrow/THursday... all thats left is gaskets, and lifters... shouldnt be too long now...3-4wks, it should be fired up again...
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Lookin' good, Brent. Not going to Joliet. Scattered the motor on the '62 so need some time to recoup. Lemans is still hanging in there. Bob

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Dang Bob....what happened?

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Looks like a lack of oil at high rpm, worse won I've seen for a Pontiac. Broke the whole section of camshaft out, ripped the rod out of the piston, laying all twisted up in the pan; broke the block also.

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Brent & Bob.... You both have a PM .........