vintage chromoly
Well-Known Member
Hello all.
A local drag racer has some HEMI stuff left over from the early 70’s.
An NOS crank, a pair of 60’s era HEMI heads and a 60’s era HEMI block.
The block had a hair line crack just above the cross bolts down near the pan rail. Story goes that they poured cold water in the block when it was hot between rounds during some kind of emergency repair. Apparently the cold water shocked the block and the hairline crack developed.
I’m assuming the block could be repaired, but I’m not well versed in cast iron block repairs.
What’s the consensus on the value of the heads and crank and can a crack as described generally be fixed and, if so, what’s a block like described worth?
Also, what’s a repair like described cost, generally?
I’m supposed to see this stuff soon, so I’ll know the year of the block and how long the crack is in the near future.
Thanks
A local drag racer has some HEMI stuff left over from the early 70’s.
An NOS crank, a pair of 60’s era HEMI heads and a 60’s era HEMI block.
The block had a hair line crack just above the cross bolts down near the pan rail. Story goes that they poured cold water in the block when it was hot between rounds during some kind of emergency repair. Apparently the cold water shocked the block and the hairline crack developed.
I’m assuming the block could be repaired, but I’m not well versed in cast iron block repairs.
What’s the consensus on the value of the heads and crank and can a crack as described generally be fixed and, if so, what’s a block like described worth?
Also, what’s a repair like described cost, generally?
I’m supposed to see this stuff soon, so I’ll know the year of the block and how long the crack is in the near future.
Thanks