What did you do to your G-Body today? [2011-2018]

[Bar50]

Damn you AC Delco. The bolts the have to attach the 4 arms to the slots in the stand are too long to turn the engine, so I had to cut em off. Is it so hard to include shorter bolts.

Why couldn't you turn the bolts around?

 

[MrSony]

Why couldn't you turn the bolts around?

They're too long. Turn em one way, they hit the engine and can't be put on. Turn em the other, they impede engine being able to be flipped over. I just cut em to length as I didn't have any shorter bolts on hand that would've held the weight.

 

[TURNA]

Found out my "virgin" engine has seen a thing or two.

Don't feel bad the same thing happened to me but with my wife.

 

[Clutch]

Found out my "virgin" engine has seen a thing or two. I knew it had the head gaskets replaced with Victor Reinz head gaskets, but the rods have been stamped and it has Clevite 77 bearings. I'm thinking it was a hone and rering & gasket job done sometime in the late70s/early 80s. The engine sat in the guy I got it from's basement since at least '87. Bore is stock 3.800. Also bought a new engine stand. Damn you AC Delco. The bolts the have to attach the 4 arms to the slots in the stand are too long to turn the engine, so I had to cut em off. Is it so hard to include shorter bolts? The bearings looked good, as did the crank. Will be getting new bearings anyway. Factory windage tray intact, so that's good. Also, has anyone ever seen a serviceable mechanical fuel pump like this? It says made in USA and had this part number on it.

Looks like an old Carter rebuildable

 

[pontiacgp]

Found out my "virgin" engine has seen a thing or two.

You can't be surprised by what you find in an engine that is 47 years old. I hope you didn't pay more than a few hundred for an engine that is unknown except for a SP stamp on the block.

 

[MrSony]

You can't be surprised by what you find in an engine that is 47 years old. I hope you didn't pay more than a few hundred for an engine that is unknown except for a SP stamp on the block.

Paid 500 for it. Buick 350 cores for some reason are always expensive, which is odd considering I could've gotten 2 455s for the price I paid for this. But, it's worth it. Rare, 1 year only engine. Highest output small block that Buick ever made.

 

[MrSony]

Looks like an old Carter rebuildable

cool

 

[Bar50]

Paid 500 for it. Buick 350 cores for some reason are always expensive, which is odd considering I could've gotten 2 455s for the price I paid for this. But, it's worth it. Rare, 1 year only engine. Highest output small block that Buick ever made.

Cost twice as much, makes half as much torque, parts to rebuild it cost twice as much....glad you spared the two 455 engines and your car!

 

[airboatgreg]

Crossed my diseased and tormented mind

 

[FirstClass 383]

Same thing happened to my dad a couple years back.

pure junk