Hart transplant on my baby

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Here it is
My car had a hart attack (Hard low end knock)
I picked up the replacement in Delaware on Wednesday.
Today my cousin and nephew helped me take it out of the Van and into the garage Which BTW is my cousins, he is being nice enough to twist my arm into doing the work in his garage :headbang:. i can't thank him enough for this huge favor (Thank You Nelson)

Back to the car

On the "new" replacement engine i am going to put
1-New rear main seal
2-Timing cover gasket
3-Oil pan gasket
4-Red Lock-tight on the two screws that hold the oil pick-up tube
5- One year old CompCams Valve springs
6-Valve stem seals
7-Roller Timing set
8-Intake Manifold gasket
9-Modified Stock replacement Engine mounts
10-and a bunch of stuff i am sure i missed

[TURBOPOWERED68]

when i picked it up

[LongIsland63SS409]

Good luck with the new build.

Mike

[Tmac]

Sounds like you had a relatively good day today. Cousins are a good thing and ones with garages are a great thing. Good luck going foward.

[acecranky]

If you need any help just call 631-243-3631 Bob

[mmhotrod]

Did you do any compression testing on the motor yet? sometimes its good to check it before you start breaking it down. Know up front if you got to break her down a little further. Just a thought and i hope all goes well. good weather is a coming. wishful thinking right LOL
mmhotrod

[TURBOPOWERED68]

it started coming apart today.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

this is the replacement engine:headbang:
But since i couldn't escape the wife today it still isn't on an engine stand:(

[Tmac]

Motor looks pretty clean. Love the pad lock on the hoist chain, if it works what the hell, innovation! I think most of us can understand the wife element.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Motor looks pretty clean. Love the pad lock on the hoist chain, if it works what the hell, innovation! I think most of us can understand the wife element.

Isn't that standard equipment on all rusty week old chains??:violent1:

She is great she backs me up with this drug we call racing. So gets to be a monkey at will and i wont complain.

Well to day i looked at the car then went home.:confused:

[mmhotrod]

I've been looking at my car in and out of the snow all winter.
I know the feeling. Im waiting for a little warm up

[LongIsland63SS409]

Isn't that standard equipment on all rusty week old chains??:violent1:

She is great she backs me up with this drug we call racing. So gets to be a monkey at will and i wont complain.

Well to day i looked at the car then went home.:confused:

Turbo,

That motor looks real clean.
Nice find.

Mike

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Turbo,

That motor looks real clean.
Nice find.

Mike

i hope the mains look as good as the rest.
i will also be pulling the lifters to check for cam and lifter wear as these motors are known for cams going flat.
Tomorrow i'll put in a few hours and i'll take some more pictures.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

today i removed the turbo, dog house and a few other things.
Didn't do much else as i only spent about an hour there.
i hope to have much more done in the next couple of days.
Still waiting on the brown truck :(

[my600ho]

Brown santa

[TURBOPOWERED68]

got around to working on the car again:2215:

The engine is completely loose with just the two lower bolts on the bell-housing holding everything together.

now i have to figure out how i am going to hold the trans in place, move the car and pull the motor out at the same time. small garage no space to leave the hoist or car stationary so i have to lift the engine roll the car out then move the hoist to the side then push the car back into the garage. :confused:

the bad:(
i found a hair line crack on the top side of the header in between rolls between the #2 and #4 cyl.:(

anyways the surprises on the replacement engine just started to show up i found a broken bolt in the top exhaust port of the #5 cylinder. Funny the shit people forget to tell you when they are selling something.:violent1::violent1::violent1::violent1:

[Tmac]

To hold the tranny up I used a piece of fixture chain and bolted it to a point on the firewall. It's been holding for three years now and the car is on dollies so it's moved around once in a while 350 turbo with the conveter in it. If you don't want to scratch the firewall put a piece of garden hose around the chain. I know what your thinking split the hose. Don't have any old hose laying around, look over the fence to the right. It's frozen anyway your doing your neighbor a favor. You just sold your tig the tough lesson. Don't sell tools accumulate them. Everybody needs ten sheds in their yard five for parts, four for tools and one for the annoying house stuff that keeps you from opening the other nine.:headbang::hello:Don't forget to wear a hoodie your neighbor has cameras:violent1:

[TURBOPOWERED68]

i went with the 2X4 it was super easy.

The engine is out
i pulled the pan and and found that the #6 rod bearing took a spin.
Everything else looks good.
i did notice that as i spun the engine you could hear a ton of compression escaping through the rings.
i am going to pull the valve springs off of it and store it as it is.
i'll post some pictures tomorrow.

i will be sending the down-pipe and headers to get welded and ceramic coated inside and out.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

the wooden cross member :cool:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1461-internet.jpg
the stripped flywheel bolts :redface:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1472-internet.jpg
the great job i did on the rear main seal- 2 years and it didn't leak:biggrin:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1463-internet.jpg
the carnage- #6 rod bearing.:mad:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1468-internet.jpg

[LongIsland63SS409]

Cheap insurance to change the transmission input seal now.
Progress is looking good.

Mike

[TURBOPOWERED68]

i was thinking about that, but the trans is only 9 months old and 3 of those months the car was sitting.
Normally it would be an automatic to replace that front seal.

Cheap insurance to change the transmission input seal now.
Progress is looking good.

Mike

[Tmac]

I hope you used doug fir for that crossmember good for 600lbs of torque.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

finally have the replacement engine on the stand and i started inspecting it.

don't know if i am panicking but i feel BEAT-THE F DOWN

At this time i am thinking that it definitely needs a cam and lifter set.
and a good cleaning on the inside of the engine.

1-the lifters have chips/grooves/ruff on the bottom outside edge (the area that rides on the cam)http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1509-internet.jpg
2-It has what appears to be a double roller chain with the tensioner still installed.http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1518-Internet.jpghttp://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1523-Internet.jpg
3-It has a blue plate on the oil pump.

[Tmac]

Know that feeling all too well. I bought another car because I didn't have the time to work on the one I have only to get a wrist pin knock after the shifter jammed doing a shot. I'm thinkin maybe buy another car.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Here it is.

I told my friend (a Turbo Buick guy) about the condition of the two lifters that i looked at.
He was kind enough to come to my garage and look at the stuff him self. The first words out of his mouth was "Thats JUNK"
then he explained how the oiling system works and that i MUST pull the #1 bearing.
So we pull the #1 bearing and its is trashed, with no other choice we continued with the tare-down, All the lifters whir/ are shot and the cam has three rounded lobes and the oil pump had particles in it. the only thing holding up was the head gaskets.

"I just picked up a used Engine What should be done to it before dropping it in???" Have it rebuilt:mad::mad:

Just my fng luck i was so hyped up and getting ready to possibly drop it in this week end.
this sucks man i am not a happy camper specially being out $800.00 plus the time and trip to pick it up And now having to rebuild it.

the messed up part about this is the ship you start to think about about the seller after you find all this stuff
Did the guy know about it??? He is a Turbo Buick guy
He did say that he pulled the pan?????
Some of the push rods had the clean shinny spots (the part that goes through the head) on the bottom by the lifters- which indicates that the push rods whir at a minimum removed and reinstalled upside-down???
We met at a remote location (parking lot) where it would have been odd to open a motor up????
The motor was nicely packaged and who wants oil spilling in their brothers family DD?????
The seller showed up with no tools?????
I made the same mistake to also show up with no tools.
Not saying this was done purposely just simply looking at the facts :confused:

At this point i don't think that i would buy much else from any one else.

Back to the rebuilding an engine thread.

[LongIsland63SS409]

I think we all have been there what you are experiencing.
Hang in there we are here for support and help anyway we can.

Mike

[Art]

Just a point and not to add to your misery but that looks like just a double timing chain. (no roller) And yeah, I have been in your shoes. Bought car, got it home, and after it running for more than the three minutes it did when I bought it, it started knocking. I took the car back and the guy told me "too bad". I plotted many different punishments for this person. Karma stepped in two years later when a drunk driver totaled his pick up truck while it was parked in front of his house. :D

[acecranky]

Turbopowered, we could take the best from both engines and make one good one. stop by the shop one day and I'll look at what you got or call me and I'll try to come to you. best is to you.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Turbopowered, we could take the best from both engines and make one good one. stop by the shop one day and I'll look at what you got or call me and I'll try to come to you. best is to you.

Thanks
i'll call you in the morning.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

The Long block is in the builders (A personal friend and Turbo Buick guy)hands $$$:redface:.

So while that gets done i decided to clean up the engine compartment.

I want to cut 24 inches off of the Computer side of the harness and tuck all the wiring under the fender and out of sight.
This is the rats nest that i have right now.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1533-Internet.jpg

this is the driver side- i also want to tuck these under the fender- these will have to be made much longer.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1535-Internet.jpg

This is the mess that i have in the garage.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1536-Internet.jpg[/QUOTE]

[mmhotrod]

Looks like you got a lot of momentum going , thats awesome. weather is not even warmed up yet. Wish I could take on your enthusiasm right now. I have so much to do myself. It looks like you are doing the right thing and soon you will reap those benefits and tearing up those tires again.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

The only reason this is happening this fast is because i am in my cousins garage and i want to get out ASAP and NOT over stay my "welcome".
He is a real cool dude, When i explained that the motor needed to be done i also told him that i would tow the car back home for the week or two and free up his garage and he said "NO way, stay until you finish the project"
If it wasn't for that/him this would be just about ready for 2013-14 thats my normal project speed - Slow, slower and lots of reverse LOL

Looks like you got a lot of momentum going , thats awesome. weather is not even warmed up yet. Wish I could take on your enthusiasm right now. I have so much to do myself. It looks like you are doing the right thing and soon you will reap those benefits and tearing up those tires again.

I can't wait to do my first pass with the new build.

[cowbay]

The only reason this is happening this fast is because i am in my cousins garage and i want to get out ASAP and NOT over stay my "welcome".
He is a real cool dude, When i explained that the motor needed to be done i also told him that i would tow the car back home for the week or two and free up his garage and he said "NO way, stay until you finish the project"
If it wasn't for that/him this would be just about ready for 2013-14 thats my normal project speed - Slow, slower and lots of reverse LOL


I can't wait to do my first pass with the new build.

Looking good. Sometimes you need those type of deadlines to keep a project going. My 63 Chevy has been under a perpetual restoration since I started working on it in 1981

[TURBOPOWERED68]

let the butchering begging
i short-tend 11 wires and i still have 50 million more to go :mad:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1604-Internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1603-internet.jpg

[novadose454]

getting there....been following your project.....guess we all have gone thru this one time at least..lol.....keep on keeping on ..shes gonna be great at the end....

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Got some more work done today
Still not done with the wiring but check out what it looks like.
i almost quit at this point
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1614-internet.jpg
But i finally finished the big section of the harness
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1615-internet.jpg
i still want to clean up the section that goes to them sensors/relays
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1616-internet.jpg
this is what it looked like
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1461-internet.jpg
I also cleaned the block to get it ready for the Machine shop tomorrow
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1608-internet.jpg

[novadose454]

takes time...but its getting there.....

[acecranky]

nice job cleaning the block, your machine shop must love you.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

nice job cleankng the block, your machine shop must love you.
I don't even know who they are as my Builder is using his "guy".

[TURBOPOWERED68]

i removed 6 wires and trimmed another 4.
its really cleaning up but it still no wheres near where i want it.

[Tmac]

Mean while Tmac is working on a bathroom with limited success and much aggrevation, while his car sits on jacks and sons car on dollies getting nowhere. Your ahead of me!!!

[TURBOPOWERED68]

I got these pictures today from my friend (builder) He says the block is done. :biggrin:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/block2.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/Engineblock.jpg

[novadose454]

hey ..someone stole two of your cylinders?.....just kidding

[TURBOPOWERED68]

hey ..someone stole two of your cylinders?.....just kidding

thats messed up :(
I have been getting that same thing from my two cousins.
I can't wait to get this thing done already.

[novadose454]

awwwwwwwwwwwwww comeon turbo......just messing with ya.....

[Tmac]

hey ..someone stole two of your cylinders?.....just kidding
I thought it was the new medication I'm on. You have to admit they have made some impressive bullets with those blocks. They do have that funny sound though, kind of like a big block with a plugged cat and a flex fan.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

You guys are mean :mad:
awwwwwwwwwwwwww comeon turbo......just messing with ya.....


I thought it was the new medication I'm on. You have to admit they have made some impressive bullets with those blocks. They do have that funny sound though, kind of like a big block with a plugged cat and a flex fan.

its all fun and games till some one looses to a little ol V6.:2215:

[novadose454]

:Dahhhhhhhhh but till it happens......lol............

[my600ho]

Its all fun and games until you lose..... to my ford LOL

[novadose454]

!*&^ that ....lose to my chevy.......fords suck

[Tmac]

It's all good but will be great when we have our own track.

[my600ho]

LOL i keep telling the chevy guys i know that we have to band together to fend off the ricer crowd.

[novadose454]

we re with you on that....but after the ricer crowd is destroyed......us chevy people ...are going to go after you.....like god intended us to do......

[TURBOPOWERED68]

:Dahhhhhhhhh but till it happens......lol............
Good point


Its all fun and games until you lose..... to my ford LOL
Whats a ford:confused:

!*&^ that ....lose to my chevy.......fords suck yeaupppp


LOL i keep telling the chevy guys i know that we have to band together to fend off the ricer crowd.
I'm with you bro.

we re with you on that....but after the ricer crowd is destroyed......us chevy people ...are going to go after you.....like god intended us to do......
then grandmas car will teach the winners a lesson.:2215::2215:

What whir we talking about????????

[novadose454]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i forget...................

[TURBOPOWERED68]

My throttle body is in
Rebuilt and modified from 57MM to 62MM
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/DSC01420.jpg

[novadose454]

mmmmmmmmmmm sweet....................

[my600ho]

You know everybody puts a chevy motor in a ford but you know why guys dont put a ford motor in a chevy? Because us Ford guys dont even want that crappy chevy chasis LOL nice tb by the way. :)

[novadose454]

that i have to give you ...but after they finally stopped using wood.....chevys just pulled ahead of ford....and mopar .....and that was like....light years ago.....besides why spend all that money to make a ford run..when it costs pennies to make a chevy engine haul ass.......mopars..forget it..theyre not even in the running .....

[Tmac]

Besides all that wood helped keep Chevy owners warm. See you can find something good in everything!

[my600ho]

Im glad to hear some new material usually when guys rip my arse apart they just say ahahaha found on road dead.... I think ill give up on the gm bashing you guys win here but wait till we get a track.

[mmhotrod]

you know all that wood kept the horse and buggy union guys working. It was real craftsmanship. I will tell you first hand because I had to reproduce some of that wood to put my car back together from when some derranged pontiac driver hit me from behind and exploded my butt all over the street. here are some of the wood pieces.
Trunk lid first , quarter panel humps 2nd, top roof above window 3rd , and last the actual window framing.

[mmhotrod]

My throttle body is in
Rebuilt and modified from 57MM to 62MM
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/DSC01420.jpg

is that custom enlarged or off the shelf kinda thing?

[novadose454]

hey tmac...fords suck.....lol...only way you can get a ford to run is put a chevy in it....everyone knows that....

[my600ho]

Urggggg my blood is boiling LOL but i got a few jokes Q: How do you double the value of a Chevy?
A: Put gas in it.

Q: How is a golf ball different from a Chevy?
A: You can drive a golf ball 200 yards.

Q: Why are there sidewalks beside streets?
A: So Chevy owners have a safe place to walk home.

Q: How much wood could a GM truck haul if a GM truck could haul wood?
A: As much as the Ford towing it.

Q. Whats the difference between a Chevy and a Tampon?
A. A tampon comes with its own tow rope

Q. Why do Chevys have magnetized bumpers
A. To pick up the parts that fall offChevrolet

Q. How do you make a Chevy accelerate 0-60 mph in less than 15 seconds?
A. Push it off a cliff.

Q. What is found on the last two pages of every Chevy's owners manual?
A. The bus schedule.

Q. What did the auto parts counterman say when the customer said, "I'll take a set
of wiper blades for my Chevy"?
A. Sounds like a fair trade.

Q. What do you call a Chevy at the top of a hill?
A. A miracle?

Q. What do you call two Chevy's at the top of a hill?
A. A mirage.

Q. What do you call a Chevy with brakes?
A. Customized.

Q. How do you make a Chevy go faster down hill?
A. Turn the engine off.

Q. Why don't Chevy's sustain much damage in front end collisions?
A. The tow truck takes most of the impact.

Q. What do you call Chevy passengers?
A. Shock absorbers.

Q. How do you improve the appearance of a Chevy?
A. Park it between two Fords

Q. Whats the difference between a Chevy and a shopping cart?
A. A shopping cart is easier to push.

Q. Why did GM put heaters in the tailgates of their new trucks?
A. To keep their hands warm when they are pushing the truck into the shop

Q. Why are the new GM trucks more aerodynamic?
A. So they will save the Fords gas when the Ford tows them away.

Q. What did the Ford say to the Chevy?
A. Would you like a tow home?

Q. How can they improve the new Chevy truck?
A. Put a Ford engine in it.

Q. Why did the chicken cross the road?
A. To push his chevy into the shop

Q. Why didn't the chicken cross the road?
A. Because his silverado got stuck.

Q. Why are the Chevy dealerships giving away a dog with every purchase
A. So the owners have someone to walk home with.

CHEVROLET= Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering Techniques

CHEVROLET= Can Hear Every Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips.

CHEVROLET= Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time.

CHEVROLET= Cracked Heads, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Every Time.

CHEVROLET= Can Hear Every Valve Rattle, Oil Leaks, Engine Ticks.

CHEVROLET= Cheap Heavy Equipment, Very Rusty, Overly Loved, Eventually
Towed

CHEVY= Cheapest Heap Ever Visioned Yet

GMC= Garage Man's Companion

GMC= Gotta Mechanic Coming

GMC= Gay Mans Chariot

GM= General Mistake

GM= Glued Metal

A man pulled up next to a little girl walking home from school and said "If you get
in, I'll give you a lollypop." The girl kept walking. Following along slowly, the man
said "Come on and get in the car with me and I'll give you two lolly pops." She kept
her eyes on the sidewalk and continued on her way. The man said "Get in with me
and I'll give you this whole bag of lollypops!" Finally, the girl turned and said "Look
daddy, YOU bought the Chevy, YOU ride in it!!!"

Ashes to ashes,
dust to dust.
If it wasn't for our Chevy's,
our tools would rust.

Buy a Chevy and you buy the best. Drive the first mile and walk the rest.

I could never keep a Chevy under me, I was always under the Chevy.

Speed Kills, Drive a chevy and live forever.

You can Ford a stream, you can Dodge a stream, but a Chevy will sit and rust in a
stream.

A Texan was talking big in a bar one night about how much money he had, how
many women he had been with and how much land he owned. A young man,
growing tired of all the big talk finally asked the Texan, "Just how much land do
you actually own"? The Texan tipped back his cowboy hat and said to the young
man " Well sonny let me put it to ya like this, I can get in my pickup at sunrise, drive
all day long, skip lunch and still not get to the other side of my property by
sundown". The young man shot back quickly, " Oh yeah, I know what you mean, I
used to own a Chevy truck too"!

From the past 10 years, about 95% of Chevy trucks are still on the road. The rest
made it home.

Have you seen the new speed limit signs? They say "Speed limit 65, Chevys-do the
best you can"

Thats not a leak, my Chevy's just marking its territory

Here I sit brokenhearted
Wishing that my Chevy started
But it didn't so thats a wrap
I think I'll shoot this piece of ****

"Chevy, built like a rock and runs like one too."

LOL i WIN!!!!

[novadose454]

holy shit........you sure do win on that one....damn......everyone step away from 600......

[LongIsland63SS409]

is that custom enlarged or off the shelf kinda thing?

Turbo the build is coming out nice!

Mike

[my600ho]

:) Lol nah i just took the easy way out and googled chevy jokes sorry for hyjacking the thread btw

[novadose454]

no problem...loved it....

[TURBOPOWERED68]

is that custom enlarged or off the shelf kinda thing?
That is a modded OE throttle body


Turbo the build is coming out nice!

Mike
Thanks

the parts are slowly showing up.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1635-Internet1.jpg

Painted my valve covers
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1638.jpg

[novadose454]

virgin meat...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

[TURBOPOWERED68]

No engine yet but i got a few things done
this is my old over-flow bottle
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1669-internet.jpg
this is my new over-flow bottle and new chrome radiator hold-down
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1665-internet.jpg
i got tired of the sheet metal ground screw so i put this one in its place.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1671-internet.jpg
Trying to improve the sounds so i made this
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1668-internet.jpg

[my600ho]

Almost looked like a bubler for a hydrogen generator for a second. Thats what mine looks like anyways, but thats a whole nother story.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

got some work done today
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1682internet.jpg
Plastic gauge
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1688internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1695internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1697internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1690internet.jpg
RollMaster timing chain
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1699.jpg

[TURBOPOWERED68]

a few more pictures
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1700internet.jpg
Weber timing cover
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1701internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1702internet.jpg
the short block is all together just waiting on the heads:(

[mmhotrod]

a few more pictures
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1700internet.jpg
Weber timing cover
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1701internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1702internet.jpg
the short block is all together just waiting on the heads:(

I never opened up a buick style oil pump, but I was wondering how smooth and open the oil passage ways are in the cover.
I always check for misalignment at the mounting areas and open up the passage ways on the main caps where the oil pump bolts on the chevy style. I round all the edges and smooth it out to flow better, even inside the oil pump in the well areas. You never have enough oil when you're screaming through the traps.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

this cover is modified by Weber they are Buick V6 specialist that said
the oil passages have been enlarged and smoothed out.
the ignition alignment has been verified along with all other clearances
Can you say Big $$$$$$

[novadose454]

takes money to build power.......no pain ..no gain....

[mmhotrod]

this cover is modified by Weber they are Buick V6 specialist that said
the oil passages have been enlarged and smoothed out.
the ignition alignment has been verified along with all other clearances
Can you say Big $$$$$$

sounds like you got all the bases covered.

[acecranky]

Does Weber have any reason for not using the high volume kit they sell for buicks?

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Does Weber have any reason for not using the high volume kit they sell for buicks?

The high volume gears have a bad habit of eating the gears on the cam and ignition.
the Modifications on the cover are more then enough oil supply

[mmhotrod]

Does Weber have any reason for not using the high volume kit they sell for buicks?

I wonder if that high volume kit is used with a standard pressure spring would it cut the cam gear some slack. I use that trick on the chevys. Just a tiny bit more hp on the top end rpm. every little bit helps and its free so why not.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

I have found a new level of respect for you engine compartment neat freaks.
i have been trying to clean things up, but it is SO much work and detail then one thing looks good and makes the other look bad and its tedious time consuming work and lots of work and time you get my point.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/alt-internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/altbackside-Internet.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/altandthrottlebracket-internet.jpg

[mmhotrod]

nothing wrong with making it look nice 68.

[Tmac]

It's nicer to work on clean stuff. Just seems to be easier for some reason. Lookin good.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

nothing wrong with making it look nice 68.
its a lot of work plus i DD my car :confused:


It's nicer to work on clean stuff. Just seems to be easier for some reason. Lookin good.
yeaup but hopefully i won't be working on it for the rest of the year.
Talk about wishful thinking

Still waiting on the heads :mad:

[cowbay]

Looking foward to the final product.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Looking foward to the final product.
Me too
the wait
for a week now waiting on the heads
tomorrow nope something came up, Tuesday nope next Tuesday, Monday the guy said Wednesday for sure nope today is Thursday?? So next week Tuesday???:violent1::violent1::violent1::violent1: :violent1:

[Tmac]

It's like owning a home the never ending story. Once you get it done it's gets you thinking about what if I add this or change that. We are never happy with status quote.

[novadose454]

i was happy with my small block......till i saw a big block..hmmmmm......

[TURBOPOWERED68]

i just want that 11.50 time slip:)
On paper i have enough muscle for high 10s but we all know that what the paper says and actually happens are two deferent things.:confused:

BTW still no heads:mad:

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Waiting on the heads has me going crazy
and doing things i would never normally do
My intake pipe
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1703-web.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1704-web.jpg
assembled the Alt
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1705-webb.jpg
Inter-cooler up pipe
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1708internet.jpg
brackets
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1706-internet.jpg
dog house
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1707-internet.jpg

[TURBOPOWERED68]

my headers came in today
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1715-web.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee2/turbopowered68/1968%20Chevelle/IMG_1714-web.jpg