Rut
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I'm in the process of selecting parts for my bugeyes 1275 build and Hap will be supplying the kit. I'm a little thick on some of these subjects (kinda like chemistry in college) and here's my initial plan. I have 2 blocks, 1 .030 over and the other is standard. The .030 block is a 'fresh, pro rebuild' and it has new .030 County pistons on rods that look like they were balanced with an angle grinder. The piston to deck height is in the neighborhood of .070, crank looks good at .010 on both, head was rebuilt using the original valves which have a little pitting on the faces. It also has a Kent 256 cam, lifters unknown.
The standard block had the original pistons, good standard crank, original rods, etc. and may have been refreshed, but all the bearings are original and standard size. It came out of a 73 parts car that was almost rusted away and I was very surprised at its good condition.
Should I cut the block on the .030 to give me a better piston to deck height or bore the standard block and use the .030 pistons? Should I start fresh and view all parts as questionable...new parts are reasonable, but add up in a hurry.
Hap also pointed out this 1.5 ratio rocker set, but this is the part I'm really thick on. If used with the 256 cam will it improve performance considerably? Someone please 'splane' this to me!
Thanks, Rut
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The standard block had the original pistons, good standard crank, original rods, etc. and may have been refreshed, but all the bearings are original and standard size. It came out of a 73 parts car that was almost rusted away and I was very surprised at its good condition.
Should I cut the block on the .030 to give me a better piston to deck height or bore the standard block and use the .030 pistons? Should I start fresh and view all parts as questionable...new parts are reasonable, but add up in a hurry.
Hap also pointed out this 1.5 ratio rocker set, but this is the part I'm really thick on. If used with the 256 cam will it improve performance considerably? Someone please 'splane' this to me!
Thanks, Rut
https://www.minispares.com/product/...search/classic/rocker 1.5.aspx|Back to search