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DOWN 8. DIRTY We used a die grinder. abrasive rolls, carbide nurrs. and lots ur sweat cleaning up the combustion chambers. The overall effect is a hruadertamue curve. engine upright. with the cumslialt bore facing rhe ceiling. to keep lrmn scraping the can: hearings.) ()m- urankshutt was in spec. anrl after all the pistons and l'tltlS were installed. the assembly IOtxli' erl Willi ease. When we installer] tll( ru timing gears. we checked the cam against the mauttLatttu-er specs, Most productinn shops no longer taki- the Limo to degree in the L shalt, although we must uutt that the la 15 cams we've user] have all been right (In the mime-y. Still, better sate than confused. We used the stuck rocker arms and Crimp Cams pushmzls dtuing the builtl up process. Make sure the pushrotls turn by nger pressure when the valves are fully closed. [1' they dont, the machine slmp hasn't masumt the pushmtls' stuck height and subtracted the amount of material removal from the hoails anrl lhr- rlet'lt. Take this amount oil the top at the valve stems We could have bwasst-(l this step with rocker arm studs and adjustable rocker anus. but they wuultl have added 8350 to our lntal cost. We kept everything stlpvrrclean; follower] the clietkrantl-dnulale-cht-tk procedures for [llt' ring gaps, hetuiugs. We used the intake and exhaust gaskets as parting templates tor the cylinder heads and intake manifold. By doing the work ourselves. we saved time and SBVeral hundred dollars. cost Review' ITEM/SERVICE PRICE Holley carburetor 5230.00 MSD ignition and coil $175M Intake manilold $154.00 Cam and kli $215.00 Stainless-steel vatvns $148.00 Pistons $98.00 Rings $29.00 Cleve bearings (mains. lads, and camshaft) $63.00 AR? rpd hulls $5.00 Fastener set $125.00 Gasket set $48.00 oil pump $25.00 Deep oil pan and pickup $118.00 Abrasive mils $12.00 Core plugs lbrass for water JaCkEiS) $21.00 Bore and hone in 0.030-inch over $155.00 Install cast-Iron valve guides $100.00 Threerangle valve lob (seats and valves) $145.00 Suriace heads $95.00 install cam bearings $47.00 Deck block $55.00 Clean. Inspect, and mag heads $35.00 Clean and inspect block and rotating assembly $35.00 Machine and polish crank in 0.010 inch/0.010 inch $76.00 Press-t pins $60.00 Resize rods $85.00 our Total $2,464.00 Macrlmum Savings $163.00 Maximum Low-Buck Deal $1,121.00 *Note: Prices were estacllsheo by shopping around. buying some parts from mall-order suppliers. and asking for dismants. Items in bold are nut absolutely necessary lnr success. so their cost can be subtracted for maximum savings.