Re: My once stolen Chevelle back on the road!

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:42 pm

And now i leave you with the cuteness of my oldest and a baby burrito lol!

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by Limey SE Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:03 am

AWWWWWW SO cute Yea Yu are To Mitch LMAO Didnt want ya to have Hurt feelings LOL

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:06 am

No hurt feelings here, i already know my wife and kids make me look ugly by comparison lol

by Limey SE Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:21 am

NO NO I said you were Cute Man come on LMAO Mali Brother Come on

by Limey SE Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:22 am

PLus wifey wasnt in Picture TOUCHE'

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:30 am

by Limey SE Tue Dec 24, 2019 12:40 am

Sounds Great Mali !!

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:00 pm

Currently out of town for a few months. Have a great view feom my hotel window though!

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by MaliCrusier / Mitch Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:09 pm

Found my tie rods were trashed as well as my center link. So i ordered some parts replaced them right there in the hotel parking lot, took a couple of tries to get the alignment close enough to drive it to an alignment shop lol.

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by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:01 am

Makeing more progress on the Chevelle. Odered a whole new top end so now i'm tearing down and cleaning up. Found some cool things while i was at it. Pistons are 30 over, cylinders still have some cross hatching, and has a double roller timing chain with little to no slack.

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by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:04 am

And here's my fresh goodies!

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by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:07 am

Goodies continued!

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by Limey SE Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:28 am

Hey Mitch just because its a lock down doesn'r mean you can do all these hop ups to.................... WAIT nah Just razzing ya Cant wait to see the progress Brother

by thatfnthing Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:50 am

Man, look at the toys! It's like being a kid at Christmas!

by fasrnur Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:51 am

Very cool collection of goodies you have there sir.
I've been considering the same heads for my 75. They look like a nice pair of heads for the price. You have to supply the studs and guide plates, right?
Do I see a roller cam too? Nice!
I have one suggestion for you about your headers. I ran across these when I put mine together 4 years ago and have never had an issue with blowing the gaskets between the headers and exhaust pipes. They're called Header Buddies. Here's a link for them.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G4770

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:53 am

Well when your wife says that she wants your car louder and faster you take action right away lol

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:58 am

fasrnur wrote:Very cool collection of goodies you have there sir.
I've been considering the same heads for my 75. They look like a nice pair of heads for the price. You have to supply the studs and guide plates, right?
Do I see a roller cam too? Nice!
I have one suggestion for you about your headers. I ran across these when I put mine together 4 years ago and have never had an issue with blowing the gaskets between the headers and exhaust pipes. They're called Header Buddies. Here's a link for them.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G4770

The heads came fully assembled including the studs and guide plates, the new cam is still a flat tappet. Just couldn't swing the cost of of the conversion and stay on budget.

by Limey SE Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:59 am

MaliCrusier / Mitch wrote:Well when your wife says that she wants your car louder and faster you take action right away lol

WHAT A WOMAN HUBBA HUBBA

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:16 pm

No kidding, plus she like to go to the gun range for dates lol

by 73ss Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:36 pm

Those are some nice goodies!!! congrats.
I hate to be the buzz-kill here but, those are some deeply dished pistons. Deeper than what the factory would have installed. Do you have the chamber sizes of the new heads? Hopefully at least 64CC? Aluminum heads will generally require more compression that a equivalent cast iron. Aluminum sheds the heat more quickly.
If the block was not decked during the rebuild, Those pistons are probably at least .020 in the hole on top of the deep dishes. I'm guessing here, but that would put you at less than 8:1 compression. You may want to find out what your cam calls for a minimum compression ratio.

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:43 pm

73ss wrote:Those are some nice goodies!!! congrats.
I hate to be the buzz-kill here but, those are some deeply dished pistons. Deeper than what the factory would have installed. Do you have the chamber sizes of the new heads? Hopefully at least 64CC? Aluminum heads will generally require more compression that a equivalent cast iron. Aluminum sheds the heat more quickly.
If the block was not decked during the rebuild, Those pistons are probably at least .020 in the hole on top of the deep dishes. I'm guessing here, but that would put you at less than 8:1 compression. You may want to find out what your cam calls for a minimum compression ratio.

They are indeed 64cc

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:53 pm

.04 below the deck.

by MaliCrusier / Mitch Tue Apr 21, 2020 12:58 pm

Was aware this thing had really low compression, this top end will eventuall go on top of my future 383

by 73ss Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:01 pm

That's good, If you'r new head gaskets are .035~.040, consider thinner. you need all the compression help you can get. Hi performance cams bleed off compression, That's why they all list a minimum compression ratio, typically 9:1 or higher.

Replacement pistons are typically in the hole more than it was from the factory. The manufacturer assumes the heads and block have been milled.

by 73ss Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:12 pm

MaliCrusier / Mitch wrote:Was aware this thing had really low compression, this top end will eventuall go on top of my future 383

there ya go, A flat top piston no more than 10 in the hole will be perfect!!!!

If you haven't bought anything yet for a 383, consider a late 90's vortec truck block (not LS). Already has a roller cam setup which is a significant cost savings over a roller conversion in a older block. 4 bolt mains, one piece seals, also.

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