Recent content by MrSony

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.

Peaked at the notorious Buick front cam bearing, looks A-OK. No real wear to speak of. Rod bearings however... To be clear, this engine made NO noise. Monday I'm going to order a new set of .010 rod bearings and slip them in while the engine is out, unless I can find some locally. Which is...

Pulled the drive train for general inspection and regasket, and th350 front pump and input shaft seals.

...toe?

It's English my friend Ac delco part number. And, *runs. Not ran. Runs smooth as silk, for some reason.

Driving it to work. I really genuinely enjoy driving this car, and the 200r4 is going to make it so much better. After that, ac, and then as far as im concerned it'll be complete. Sure it needs paint and body work, but eh.

Replaced my mangled fender to core support braces with some cutlass junkyard ones. No one ever really tells you but Regal fenders are indeed 3 pieces. Outer shell, inner shell, and the wheel well. They do not have the same fender mounting locations available. So I whittled down the ends to fit...

This is a bone stock (apparently down to the plugs) 266,000 mile 2007 impala 3.5. Never did this in three years of my gf owning it.