Recent content by MrSony

Reinstalled the pickup tube, timing set, and cleaned up the timing cover. Waiting on a new front seal and hopefully it'll be all back in the car this weekend.

Posted them in the for sale section

Recently used seam sealer to seal the windshield on the k1500, then a week later got a ****in rock chip. At least it's on the passenger side. Can't have nothin nice.

Tried to charge the ac on the k1500, broke the connector on the compressor coil, so I'm gonna go to a local yard this weekend and nab a compressor for parts. If it's cheap.

Bonnewagon $40 shipped anywhere for complete ones, $10 for incomplete.

I've got 4 or 5 qjets if anyone wants some... some chevy, one 800cfm if i remember right.... $25+ shipping a pop... :)

used a rotary file to enlarge the pickup tube hole from basically 7/16 to 5/8 to match the tube.

Finishing up torqing the bottom end and installing the rear main seal. Ford 460 seals fit nicely in sbb. Fun fact: on rod caps without locating dowels, use a feeler gauge between the pair of rod caps when torqing to prevent them twisting and touching eachother.

Very awkwardly changed bearings without removing the pistons. Buick 350s have 6.385" long rods so it was a challenge. Had to enlist the fiancé to help. Also, I had to reuse an upper main bearing shell. Idk if they were packaged wrong or what, but the only grooved bearing left had the tang in...

Chinese?

I only ever seem to get stuff in my eyes when im wearing safety glasses.

Just gonna roll new bearings in and call it good.

Yaws Auto Salvage in Des Moines has had numerous g bodies over the years, and at one time had an identical to mine, but rotten, regal. Had super baked paint in the hood and fenders (looked like front half was in a fire, no evidence of engine fire), but pretty good shape. They proceeded to smash...

It did, then stopped. Head gaskets were fine. It also had an external leak as well as some green corrosion on a freeze plug.

This is what the chambers look like. 44,000 miles, quite a few of them running crappy 87 ethanol fuel. Piston tops all look the same burn wise, and there was this goopy sh*t on the valley pan... carbon mixed with oil from exhaust crossover? Also welded up #8 header tube.