Don't understand Corvettes.

Why would anyone in their right mind want to strap themselves into a lightweight fiberglass chassis and THEN toss in anywhere from 400 to 1500 hp?  and then actually DRIVE it?.................................Oh,.... Wait a minute ......................Oh boy................. Ok, "Hello!.....Kettle? yeah, this is the pot!"

Never Mind! 

Ray

Lol, My Dream car is a '59. Someday. SOMEDAY!

Is there really ever too much BEER kinda like HP enough is never enough

True, lol VERY true. Testosterone has many side effects.............

Ray

Sounds like it's too quiet in your neighborhood.  You need a freeway, an airport, and maybe a railroad yard to help cut down on the noise from the drag boats 

[Sigh], yeah, the things I have to put up with...............

Ray

Actually, I've got a 460 Hardin Marine engine closer to him than me right now! lol. (Glenn, you know where this place is, I'm horrible with logistics in Cali, the engine is STILL there, no problems or hurry, but maybe Proppy can use it? get it to him for what I got in it? maybe?)

Ray

The daughter coming down with a grin, going up wasn't as pretty 
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LMAO, I'll Bet! Can Rebecca talk MY Rebecca into doing that? That would be SWEET! (It's gonna take that, she won't listen to me after I tried getting her up on ski's, lol, go figure..........She DID almost have it tho! RJ got up!)

Looks like fun! and not near the horror picture Terry told me about Parker!

Ray

Uh oh, NOW you gone and done it, 

Sounds like the normal pains, but also sounds like you got some screamin deals there! Outstanding!

Ray

Once you go flat...........

Yeah I know huh? No, thinking about that one so my brother can sink his own sheit next time, lol. Same hull and pump as the Moo, so pretty familiar with it.

Ray

460's have both, front and rear sump, depending on application. Almost every boat application I've seen so far was with a front sump, to the engine, pan though. (Oil pumps in the front as well, with the dizzy, lol).

Problems I have HEARD MENTION of, mostly from Mike Kaase's school of thought is, breakage of pickups or housings on oil pumps using rear sump and Boat pans, (Such as a Milodon marine, canton or the various others out there). Kaase makes a special pump et al to "fix" this.

I've never seen it happen, or heard of it actually happening, in my short time with the 460, but mine with the rear located pickup and Milodon pan has been fine thus far.

Ray

What arent you working on obtaining! 

A wife..............

Ray

I would have to beleive they were all epoxied in there for a very valid reason (Could be an intregral part of the hull integrity? hellifIknow why, just guessing).

Therefore I would epoxy it back in and not worry about the whys. I Have no idea what epoxy was used or should be. PM JBP, Tom's apparently done this a time or two.

Ray

I had it happen a couple times years ago in cars. 1 was  Crower, the other a Crane. both broke at speed during a 1/4 mile pass, though. Just because it failed at idle doesn't mean the damage wasn't done at speed. (Still sounds like a bad piece to me).

Both cases the cam was sent back and free replacements were sent. In the case of the Crane, it was a small block chebbie and they replaced the damaged block as well! (This was back in the early 80's).

Hopefully no more damage was done to the engine, but I'd be ripping the whole thing down anyway to be sure.

Ray

Here's what I have, somewhere. Not gonna be able to save you much from what they cost now though! lol (Obviously they got cheaper than when I bought them!) I don't think this includes trim rings, but they aren't necessary. I bought them just in case.

http://www.cpperformance.com/detail.aspx?ID=4302

Ray