XXO/BVGC '38 Chevy Coupe Build

[Roseville Carl]

thats wierd shifting linkage Buddy...........

[ronnieroadster]

thats wierd shifting linkage Buddy...........

  Still more shifting jokes to funny 

[pops29]

thats wierd shifting linkage Buddy...........

  That is way wrong       BUT GOOD   LOL !!!

[Glen]

Add sway bars to the hitch.

[jimmy six]

With 6 tires I would carry 4 spares............

[38flattie]

Thanks for the advice, and laughs, everyone!

The engine is crated, and on a truck, headed to Don's shop. I'll fly in on the 20th, so he and I can take it apart, then have it repaired at Locknstitch.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Buddy,

Nice trailer and I am sure you will get good use out of it.

What I need is the BARN next to the trailer. 

Tom G.

Tom, you could probably break it down and have Buddy deliver it to you. 

Tom......what are you going to store the barn in?

You don't have time to raise it even if you had it.

FREUD

Chris and Freud,

Thanks, but what I meant is that I need to find a Barn like that around here for all my junk.

Tom G.

Why move it twice?  Just throw the barn up around it!

[38flattie]

The engine was delivered to Don in Turlock this afternoon. I'll be flying in Friday, so that we can take it a part, assess the damage, and get it repaired.

[lsrjunkie]

Good to hear it! Hope it's not too bad.

[Roseville Carl]

Good to hear it! Hope it's not too bad
x2 Tell Don Hi!

[38flattie]

Well, we had been worried we were stressing the block too much, and that the exhaust port crack was a 'stress' crack.

It was, but not because we were hammering the engine too hard! When we switched from head bolts to studs, it seemed like a great idea-still does. However, the studs were just a tad too long, and were tightened into the port, cracking it! So, the damage is self-induced!

We thought maybe this happened on the salt, but now know better-we never touched the drivers side studs, yet they are showing the same symptoms. this from Don:

I removed the heads and took a good look at area we cracked and you can see by
the picks we are lucky we did not do this to all the ports.  These pics are from
the opposite side of the block we cracked  look close you can see where the
studs jammed against the back side of the runners

So, we'll write this down as a learning experience, and get the studs trimmed!. We also scored one cylinder. We won't know until we tear it all the way down if there was a ring issue, or if the water leakage possibly washed the oil away, causing the damage.


The roller lifter setup worked great, and looks great, but I'll let Don post that up!

[Milwaukee Midget]

The FlatCad is so far out of the norm that you are in the process of writing the procedure manual as you go.

This malady falls into the category, "Good ideas that you have no reasonable expectation of failing until something dumb happens."

So this will be in the appendix of the text, with an asterisk, and a note on the repair procedure.

 

[gkabbt]

The FlatCad is so far out of the norm that you are in the process of writing the procedure manual as you go.

This malady falls into the category, "Good ideas that you have no reasonable expectation of failing until something dumb happens."

So this will be in the appendix of the text, with an asterisk, and a note on the repair procedure.

 

    

Gregg

[Stainless1]

Buddy, how tight were the studs put in?  I was always under the impression that studs should be bottomed, torqued 5-10, some folks locktight them, I don't.  If you tighten them to the top thread you will damage that part.  Maybe the area above the ports is too thin and those holes should be a bolt.
Just a thought...

BTW Linda said the second bottle was also outstanding... and you guys are invited over any time.

[38flattie]

Chris, it's hard to argue your logic, cuz you're right!

Stainless, I'm not sure what happened. We usually only snug the studs up with our fingers. The only thing I can come up with, is that when we torqued the head nuts, the studs turned with them.

I'm glad Linda enjoyed the wine, as we sure enjiyed our stay there!