First test block cast in aluminum

Wooden foundry casting pattern for a V-engine component on a shop workbench Wooden foundry pattern of a V-engine block on a shop bench Open sand-casting mold with cylindrical cores set in place, ready to close for pouring 1972 Ford Ranchero photo V8 engine block casting core assembly with blue cylinder bore cores, viewed from above Media-blasted bare V8 engine block upside down on a pallet with cylinder bores exposed 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 1972 Ford Ranchero photo Bare-metal V8 engine block inverted with stamped steel oil pan after media blasting Bare cast engine block with raw metal oil pan on wood blocks in a workshop 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 1972 Ford Ranchero photo 56photos in this albumView all