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Olds64 · 02-16-2008, 07:04 AM

Just wanted everyone to know that I took my 455 shortblock to the machine shop yesterday. I gave him some money to start disassembly, hot tanking, and magnafluxing. I hope everything is ok with the block. It did rotate when I bought it. The machinist took a quick measurement of a few of the cylinders and they were 4.125 or so. I guess that means it should be fine for .030" over.

The machinist had a 425 he just finished for a guy and it looked GOOD!

I can't wait until mine is all done and assembled like the 425. It was so cool looking sitting next to a bunch of Chevy and Ford motors. It sort of looked like my 455 and the 425 were going to beat up the other engines just for hanging around and being weak... well even though there was a Chevy big block with 14:1 compression pistons, timing gear instead of chain, zoomie headers and deep sump oil pan. I still think my greasy Olds block could have taken it like a baby seal... well maybe... probably... perhaps...

ANYWAYS... it is at the machine shop. I will keep everyone posted.

02-16-2008, 07:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,650	455 at the machine shop Just wanted everyone to know that I took my 455 shortblock to the machine shop yesterday. I gave him some money to start disassembly, hot tanking, and magnafluxing. I hope everything is ok with the block. It did rotate when I bought it. The machinist took a quick measurement of a few of the cylinders and they were 4.125 or so. I guess that means it should be fine for .030" over. The machinist had a 425 he just finished for a guy and it looked GOOD! I can't wait until mine is all done and assembled like the 425. It was so cool looking sitting next to a bunch of Chevy and Ford motors. It sort of looked like my 455 and the 425 were going to beat up the other engines just for hanging around and being weak... well even though there was a Chevy big block with 14:1 compression pistons, timing gear instead of chain, zoomie headers and deep sump oil pan. I still think my greasy Olds block could have taken it like a baby seal... well maybe... probably... perhaps... ANYWAYS... it is at the machine shop. I will keep everyone posted. __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007