Intake Manifold fix???
Here's some 'dodgey brothers' manifold fixin' too! What the.... !!! Nuts!
Really starting to wonder what the inside of this thing looks like?
Another fix....
Another possibility may be fix a shorter 'stud' to the transmission-block attachment point and drill up vertically behind the stud for the starter motor? Wouldn't be more than 3-4 turns in though?
I realy think I'm going to have to have a crack at Cast Iron welding to get this...
Engine Stand Bolts
Fair enough. If it breaks - I'm an idiot :handshake:
Found a bigger problem though - plans to drill inboard of the old starter hole? THAT hole would come straight up and intersect the lowest right block-to-transmission thread - straight through the middle of it
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Engine Stand Bolts...
OK, making some discoveries along the way and figure others may benefit.
Have to put the block on the stand. Ordered some Grade 8, 3/8" - 16 x 2.5" long bolts to mount to the engine stand as recommended by the manufacturer of the stand (recommendation was for size - not...
Sure...
If it all turns into a stripped, threaded mess of molten steel, I will buy a new GM Crate engine from JEGS and ship it here. Build it into what I want, knowing the engine is new! DHL does LCL (Less than Container Load - just pay for the space on the container you use - figuring around...
Welding a stud?
Yeah that's a good point - on both counts.
Maybe even, instead of a stud, a longer bolt - thinking it may be an option to grind a flat pad for the head of the bolt, then nest it into the thread that's left and weld it in place. That would give it support from the top that...
Doh!!!
Now - Grade 8 bolts, 3/8-16 x 2.5" for the engine stand - engine mount....
One inch too short!!!!
Wife VERY rude!! Cheeky Wench!!!!
DOH
Another week for a delivery - or two weeks trying to find them here. Crap!!
Damage to Bell Housing
Not uncommon apparently?
You can see that the dust makes life tricky. I will overhaul the TH350 and the NP203 whilst they're out - hopefully.... hmmm.... Youtube... and eBay.... :popcorn:
Using the replacement Dual-Drilled Starter motor
First Pic - Starter as it would bolt normally for a 168 tooth flexplate
Second - ..... for a 153 tooth flexplate
Third - shifting the outer bolt for a new drill and tap for a 153 tooth flexplate install.
White box simulates the edge of the...
Yep it's hot!
yeah - hot here - and sandy - like fingerprinting dust! Literally, if you touch your car after you've washed it you come back and find your prints lit up by superfine sand! You could lift them easily :-)
The bracket that uses the '55 starter? I've considered that, but still not...
Options...
Thanks Georgeb
That would seem another option. I have a Henrob Torch (aka Dillon aka DHC 2000) Great torch. Can weld Cast Iron, so I could simply build the ear up and drill/tap that? I would be wary of trying to weld dissimilar metals in this case AND align the stud accurately...
True...
Originally Posted by MadOgre View Post
I would just look for another block and quit wasting your time on this one. You can find a rebuilt short block real cheap sometimes. I once bought a completely rebuilt never started short block for $100
set it aside for future strip down of...