Recent content by CoronetDarter

And, I did have to buy a new condenser from CA, as I had inadvertently pierced a small hole in one of the tubes.

Not parts, but last week I had the Classic Air a/c system charged, and it held pressure! Took three visits; a couple of leaks the first two times. Been fiddling and fabbing the system on and off for nine years, and now the Coronet has ac.

Opel and the Coronet at a Cars n Coffee

We bought our GT from the second owner, who had owned it for over 50 years. Had 68K miles. Paid $13K and have another $4K into it. Fun car to drive. I'll take it out sometimes and blast around the local back roads.

It was sticker shock for sure. Especially because I didn't need any of the parts, I was just getting spares and body parts for the Opel community. A lot of Opel parts are being reproduced and sold through Opel GT Source, but a lot of parts aren't. Nobody in the US is repro'ing the glass; I...

Good question. Looking at the engine, the upper left bolt hole should be open to the lifter valley. Oil will pool on the other side of the china wall and eventually run into the hole and dribble down the thrust plate (if the bolt has a hole in it). My engine didn't originally have a bolt...

Setting up the rocker arm geometry and measuring pushrod length is tedious work, and by far I spent the most time on the valve train than any other component during the build. It's a good idea to just walk away for a day when things aren't going right. I did the same a couple of times.

Stock 360 is 7.5" so you're measurements are too short. Ballpark, the pushrod should be within 0.25" of stock. You're sure that the lifter is resting on the cam base. The rocker arm adjusters are only showing about 1 thread pitch out of the bottom of the rocker. Make sure the lifter end of...

Mine are 7.300". Different heads can produce different pushrod lengths. The TF heads have higher rocker arm pedestals than stock heads. Are you sure that you measured from the cam's base?

If you haven't already, sign up to the FABO site. A bodies have a lot more content on the LA engine than the B body site. They have an entire forum strictly for the SBM. Look up KrazyKuda on the site. He posted 20 or more articles on how to build a 360, starting from block prep all the way to...

I'm running a hyd roller cam; .576/.587 lift @ 1.6. Stock lifters, dog bones, spider.

Yep.

I'm not sure what "may not work" is referring to. Unless you're installing domed pistons, its not an issue. I'm running 1.6s in my 408.

Oiling through the shafts means you have the LA engine block. No need to provide additional oiling through the pushrods. Too much oil on top means less oil down low, where its needed most.

Correct. Determining TDC is the first thing you do when you're degreeing the cam.