I've started a 440 for a 65 Satellite that from the factory ran a 383. There was no engine for the car when I Bought it.
The engine work's been started in that it was sourced from Michigan and according to the seller comes out of a mobile home. I don't know the mileage but the seller thinks it would probably run. A/C compressor was still intact but I said, "Keep it". Following also is the engine's future bay.
The original rods are the LY @ 6.678 length X 2.4965 (inside diameter of crank pin end of rod / no bearing installed), w/2.376 inside diameter while carrying it's bearing. I think crank pin is 2.375 spec. Crank was not measured by me before machining. The machinist took crank measurements and sent the crankshaft to be ground separately. My measurements here were taken with a decent digital 6 in. caliper. I mention that because these are merely references. I'll be more accurate later on. 1.017 equals rod crank end width. We weighed an LY rod @ 820g. Temperature here is 71 degrees Fahrenheit, 50% humidity.
Out of shipping crate and onto a cradle:
The engine work's been started in that it was sourced from Michigan and according to the seller comes out of a mobile home. I don't know the mileage but the seller thinks it would probably run. A/C compressor was still intact but I said, "Keep it". Following also is the engine's future bay.
The original rods are the LY @ 6.678 length X 2.4965 (inside diameter of crank pin end of rod / no bearing installed), w/2.376 inside diameter while carrying it's bearing. I think crank pin is 2.375 spec. Crank was not measured by me before machining. The machinist took crank measurements and sent the crankshaft to be ground separately. My measurements here were taken with a decent digital 6 in. caliper. I mention that because these are merely references. I'll be more accurate later on. 1.017 equals rod crank end width. We weighed an LY rod @ 820g. Temperature here is 71 degrees Fahrenheit, 50% humidity.
Out of shipping crate and onto a cradle:
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