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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 30, 2015, 03:13:48 AM »
The S5003 rockers are for A/M heads with non-stock diameter springs. The other sets are for setups such as Batten/Bulldog heads, or if you want to continue use of pedestal mount, or are using a 5/16" bolt. The funny thing is someone just released shaft mounted rockers for the BBO, like a Jesel system but not by them, and I already have these, damn.

I won't lift engines with carb plates, too dangerous, I use the cantilever with chains, much much easier to tilt and tug and adjust when going in or out. But hey, some people like them. Hell, I used to teach for Chrysler and 3 of there engines are lifted with intake lift plates, couldn't get a tech to use them though.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 24, 2015, 01:51:16 PM »
Sweeeet -V you got. Nice garage for it too.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Who has 455 olds parts?
« on: December 16, 2015, 08:50:03 AM »
more pics

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Who has 455 olds parts?
« on: December 16, 2015, 08:48:23 AM »
Here's the parts pics

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 15, 2015, 11:42:27 AM »
I've not run the spacer bare, it was a 2" nitrous plate before; however, the higher velocity the air charge the better, but we suffer low end a little. You're setup looks like mine but mo' purdeeee! I remember seeing somewhere, I think one of the marine stores, fully jacketed BBO headers, in the 3k range, that's what I want.  All under the hood sleeper.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Vacuum pumps info
« on: December 12, 2015, 12:31:52 PM »
Here's mine, mocked up for now, for what it's worth. I know they help a lot. Last BBO I did years back, I picked up 18hp on the dyno.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 11, 2015, 12:14:21 PM »
Here's a few more of how this endeavor. Parts supply.... Hydraulic place-diverter lines, SS shaft, inducer, SS loader, cabinet-o-parts etc.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 11, 2015, 12:00:18 PM »
Ok VW, here's the vac. pump bolted on. It'll only attach to the port/left cylinder head.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 11, 2015, 05:03:11 AM »
A very good forum to gain extremely reliable info is realoldspower.com.  Bill Travato, Dick & Andy Miller, and current Mondello personnel, and Rocket Racing are there often to give great feedback and help.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 11, 2015, 04:30:08 AM »
Here's some of the halo and caps installed.

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 11, 2015, 04:23:20 AM »
Gimme a lil' bit. I gotta walk over to the in laws, pull those parts from the cabinet, mock them back up on the engine, take a picture, then put it all back away in the parts cabinet. Or would you be satisfied with my parts set out next to the engine and a picture taken?


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 10, 2015, 11:43:08 AM »
'Course, I'm running a vacuum pump with a puke tank, you guys aren't. Hell, run what I brung and hope I brung 'nuff.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 10, 2015, 11:41:00 AM »
More power an extremely stiff gin and tonic is sufficing to assist me currently on the south-paw issue I currently have. The oil line return bungs on the pan are an issue to me now. Once it's there it's there. Damn! Time to switch to shine to figger this one.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 10, 2015, 07:36:35 AM »
Hell, I'll only be down one arm, there's much I can try to get done with the good arm, like drink a lil' shine, and....and...drink a lil' more shine and.............


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 10, 2015, 05:24:46 AM »
Cleanup around the hole doesn't get the oil through the passage faster at all.  The drain back lines WILL correct all drain back issues. With my motor sitting on the stand, it'd be a cinch for me to add the lines, hard for guys with it in the hole. Gotta remember one key thing here, once you drill, tap and install the fitting in the head for line connection, you've now got a "left head or right head" situation created. Not really a problem, but, it does make distinct left or right designators.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 09, 2015, 09:53:08 PM »
Judging by your pics, you only "relieved" the entrance to the head return galleries, I could not discern if you actually increased the diameter of the port all the way through. The oil return gallery passes within 1/2" of the heads cooling jacket. If one has patience, a good die grinder and assorted carbide bits, you can enlarge the whole port by a full 2mm. The mild deburring around the lifter bores is ok. Did you clean up the openings over the cam tunnel, or really enlarge the forward drain at the front of the block? Restricting the the oil passage in the pushrods is critical also.  The stock 5qt pan doesn't help the issue either.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 09, 2015, 04:22:37 PM »
Not much, I've been successful opening about 2mm. Gotta be careful with cast iron though, the thermal expansion in those areas is not a lot; however, if you keep it cool <160 degrees, there's no problem. In a car (closed cooling system) temps are higher but even throughout, not so much in marine systems.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 09, 2015, 07:53:53 AM »
Just got back from Dr's office, fucking fully torn rotator cuff, surgery next Thursday. I can't win for losing. Well, this project just got its timeline pushed back.

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 09, 2015, 03:53:00 AM »
The rockers are S5003. Everyone, Dick Miller Racing, Bill Travato Racing, Mondello, all recommend the S5003. I also run a vacuum pump on it to keep the crankcase around 8"hg, helps seal the rings and found that on a dyno it adds 10-15hp.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 09, 2015, 03:47:40 AM »
The mains are all matched @.0031", with thread in oil restrictions, the block returns are opened as much as I can. The cam gears are Proform if I'm correct. I had a comparable engine in my '76 Cutlass with 400hp fogged. It'd carry the fronts past the 60' to lay out a 9.73@141.
I've got the stringers out for replacement along with a new floor. I made a new wiring harness with all weatherpac connectors. Auto meter Phantom II gauges are on the shelf. The Berk JE is rebuilt, new shaft, bearings, bushings, inducer, SS loader, hydraulic place diverter. I haven't ordered an impeller yet, figuring bronze A cut. Still have a shit load of work to do, if I can physically do it.
I'm having some fucked up medical situation going on. Disc compression issues pushing on my spinal cord causing tremors and loss of fine motor skills in my right hand and leg, then two weeks ago I slipped on the ice and fell 3'. On impact it drove my upper arm bone (humerus) into the shoulder socket and partially tearing the rotator cuff. Damnable luck, if it was raining pussies I'd get hit with a dick.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 08, 2015, 01:38:19 PM »
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 08, 2015, 01:36:59 PM »
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 08, 2015, 01:35:13 PM »
Here's a couple

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 08, 2015, 11:57:12 AM »
I'll post pics shortly. She's purdy.

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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Old folk's .....er' Olds folks
« on: December 08, 2015, 09:51:51 AM »
Sorry for the late reply. Writing this from MRI doctors office.
Got a '75 Glasstron Carlson CV21, nodded Berk. The motor has taken a long time but hope to break her in on a stand. '70 BBO, 11.93:1, Diamond custom 1.1cc relief forged pistons, Eagle H beam rods, Dick Miller billet mains 1-4, studded with 5 cap halo, Lunati hyd-roller 328/.620", gear to gear , Modified Procomp heads with Farreia SS 2.07 intake, 1.71 exh. Heads are studded with cometic MLS gaskets. Harland Sharp roller rockers, 3/8 rods. Victor intake each port opened 1/4" around to match head ports. 1050 Dominator on top. MSD, 12 qt. Pan with all oil mods less drain back lines.
All waiting on me to get better.
I'll put up some pics when I get home.

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