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  1. Craig Nedrow

    Intake manifold to head port mismatch

    BTW Paul, your pup pic was the catalyst of my pic change. Meet Stash, what a character, sometimes known as the trasher, crasher, dasher....yeah you catch the drift.
  2. Craig Nedrow

    Cylinders washed need help

    Matt, I appreciate that article, I think you are the one that brought it up. I'll say it again, study, I have several holly books, and forums like this are a HUGE help.
  3. Craig Nedrow

    Intake manifold to head port mismatch

    Paul this came up on the chevy forum, and yes you can run a rec port intake on an oval port, but most times not the other way around, rec heads W/oval port intake as the top of the heads would be exposed on almost all oval port intakes. Some say that the rec port will slow the air down some...
  4. Craig Nedrow

    Spark plug mystery

    Bottom pic is a hotter plug, and the burn pattern shows it. I have burnt a hole in two different engines because of a lean condition, just saying. Every electric pump i've had would fill a holly carb, both bowls in seconds.
  5. Craig Nedrow

    Icing on the cake !!!

    oops!
  6. Craig Nedrow

    8 lug slots...?

    I’m going to go to the Les Schwab dealership today as they’re the ones that carry that Vortrak LT tire and see if they can get them in 16.5. I will let everyone know if they can find them. That’s what I’m looking for to put on my Indy’s.
  7. Craig Nedrow

    My Rear End Build For My Low Buck Street/Race Truck

    Wish you were closer Mark, sure would like you to build my 454...
  8. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Thanks for that info Brandon, I would like to see that on mine, and it should stay together. Carb or fi? Do you know your hp or torque?
  9. Craig Nedrow

    Sup y'all? Just enjoying this forum and my old Chevy!

    Wow truly impressive carnage, i am building an engine now, prices are high, used my truck for hauling hay for years, still doin the job. I love em to.
  10. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Supposed to be 112 cc, nice. I really wish I had a flow bench, supposed to be 230@ .600 lift. Others have been reworked and gotten flow # on the good (long), port @265. Can't help but mess with them some. I spent my money on the combustion chamber with the fine pass fine finish. Not much to do...
  11. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Been waiting all my life, what took so long! These heads and the cam and compression ratio all will play nice, and be very fun to drive. I was wondering if you could do four wheel burnouts? 14FF rear U-joint strap is a weak point, don't know about the D-44. Anyway, these will get dissembled and...
  12. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Finished deburring inside and out, and nice to handle, nothing sharp. Can't but think that cleaning that passage is positive. Don't know what the # mean.....anyone?
  13. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    For my own reference, I measured all the main bores, and they were dead on for round, amazing. 2.9375-2.9385, so 2.9380 nominal, had 2 too small, rear main perfect, couple in, but could be tighter. I did set the new crank in, and it spins nice, and fills up the bottom end much more. #1, bore dia...
  14. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Mains complete, cap registers felt excellent, studs torque to 110 W/ARP lube on stud, washer, and nut.
  15. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Here is the bottom and how I prepare. I like a well used but clean file and run it over everything. If there is a burr, you will feel it. Being a machinist, I have lots of good stuff in my box. I use this Norton 180 stone after the file, and the pics show it best. I visually inspect each hole...
  16. Craig Nedrow

    8 lug slots...?

    Anyway I contacted US mag about buying either the 17" or 15' 8 WIDE with the offset required, and am waiting for a reply back. Will let you know when they respond. I really want the 101's and I do have 10 inch wide ones now, but 15's would be nice.
  17. Craig Nedrow

    8 lug slots...?

    I have the US Indy 101 on my 73 14 ff, 16.5 and love them, BUTTT, 16.5 tires are in short supply. I also ran these on the 53.
  18. Craig Nedrow

    Faulty rigged

    Johnny here is a good source of info on the installation and wiring for the valves etc. Bucket is right, neg to clean bare metal on frame, + to, in my case six wire connector.
  19. Craig Nedrow

    Faulty rigged

    I did this not to long ago. DO NOT USE the plastic/rubber rock shields. As stated they trap dirt, and cause rust on the outside, mine rusted through. Go here, this may help https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/new-for-me-1985-silverado-20-6-2-diesel.32359/page-6 Start on page 6 post 87, shows...
  20. Craig Nedrow

    8 lug slots...?

    Hey Tim, we talked about this some at the shop, and you may be able to buy the rim without any holes in them, I saw that somewhere when looking for US Indy 101's. I know a machinist that would probably do the 8x 6.5 BC, for a six pac of IPA....
  21. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    After months of studying, searching, and what the budget would allow, I bought a cam. The 265 AFR might limit my rpm and certainly some hp and torque. Having said that I compensated some by buying a custom steel billet cam from Bullet Cams: https://www.bulletcams.com/. Mike the tech was a breath...
  22. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Removed the freeze plugs, and the back cam plug. All pipe plugs, had to drill out a couple that were in the front oil galley on the cam sprocket side. I do this so I can clean and deburr the block. I will show some of that later. Hope to take the block in tomorrow if I get done. Also I always...
  23. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    More done today. Before I pushed the pistons out, I scrap off the crud in the first picture, so it looks like the second. Pistons came out pretty easy. Some of the rod bearings showing quite a bit of copper, as well as a couple mains. I do not know if the guy I bought this from replaced the...
  24. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    Here are some pictures of the hydraulic flat tappet cam. It has been excellent, torque off the bottom, but all in by 5000. Smooth idle, I have all the specs....somewhere, being replaced. I did keep each lifter with it's original lobe when I took it out.
  25. Craig Nedrow

    BBC 489 build

    lower end is very clean, side to side rod clearance id .020-022, and end play is .008.

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