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I usedto take mine to work every so often in the summer months. Then my company moved and the route to work changed from 45-50 mph secondary highway w pleasant scenery to ~75 mph interstate. Now if i take it to work it costs me over $20 in gas round trip (3:42s & bbo) and a less pleasant ride. This summer i may take it a time or two, i mapped out aroundabout way to work mostly avoiding the interstate, but the travel time is increased 25%.
About a month ago I started changing the valve springs in preparation for the new cam. About a third of the way through, I was noticing worn valve guides. I decided at that point that I was going to take the heads off, and have that taken care of, along with a valve job, and new seals. Once the heads were off, I found that some of the guides had been knurled. I decided to take the rest of the engine apart, and just have everything checked out. So far, after a quick preliminary look, the crank looks like it hasn’t been ground undersized, and the block looks to be .040 over without too much wear. Number 4 and 8 rods looked like they had been replaced, just by the more silvery color. It’s been about 3 weeks since I brought everything in. The guy is pretty busy, hopefully I get everything back soon. (I guess I should have started that part of the project sooner.)
Meanwhile, I took the Hurst shifter apart to clean it and found that it needed a new main pin, and shims. I ordered that stuff and rebuilt it.
Finally, I took the (new) core support apart, welded new metal in where it mounts, cleaned it up and painted it. Cleaned, straightened, sandblasted and painted the front bumper brackets as well.
Nice, but are you sure you posted in the right thread?
