got it tore apart

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  1. maverickdragger

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    Got the motor pulled and tore apart wednesday. having the rotating assembly balanced. should have the parts back next week. cant wait either. :dancing:
     
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    cool. thats the biggest valves I have seen in an iron sbf head
     
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    small chambers...:hmmm:...52CC...:tiphat:
     
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    1st time I saw an engine being pulled with the hood still attached.
     
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    ive pulled it so many times its easy. just put the prop rod farther back and you have plenty of clearence. they are c6ae or oe 289 heads. 54 cc chambers. they are big block chevy valves. cant even get paper in between them
     
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    Got the rotating assembly back today. ended up being 100 grams off on the back. ready to go now though. i cant wait to fire this thing off again.
     
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    does your engine have dome or flat top pistons in it
     
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    Is it just me, or has something [like the rods] been beating on the bottom edge of the cylinder walls?:huh:
     
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    I was wondering that myself???
     
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    double eyebrow 60 over flat tops.
     
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    no. the cylinder walls looked that way when i tore the motor apart stock. i asked the machine shop about it when they did the machine work. said it was nothing out of the ordinary
     
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    my '76 block was the same way... i think its just the way they are cast
     
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    thats what i figured
     
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    got the rotating assembly back in the motor today. also got my new magnum lifters in from summit
     
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    its back together and i will hopefully have it back in tomorrow.
     
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