37 gmc

[Old Iron]

The piece sticking out of the hole turned out to be cast iron from inside the block [S
Not detrimental to the health of the motor.

 

[Dr Crankenstein]

The piece sticking out of the hole turned out to be cast iron from inside the block [S
Not detrimental to the health of the motor.

Somebody else here had a mystery piece... smallfoot, maybe?

I'd rather find that piece sticking out of a bare block, than swimming in the drain pan.

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[smallfoot]

Yeah, that was me Doc! That motor is still humming along...never did id the piece or find where it came from...[S

 

[skull]

nice truck[dr

Later

 

[Burgerman]

Appreciate the 392 photos Iron.
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[Old Iron]

Got slowed down by OP work and all I have to offer is this pic of the engine block painted.
The pic of the dash is for reference to colors I'm going with. The block is a little different and may never be noticed but, since I'm me I'll probably use the dash color itself.
Oh yea, got the heads back from getting them cleaned up and lo and behold one of them has had an intake port repaired and it's not gonna work for me.
They brazed three tacks to hold it in place and then proceeded to fill the remaining gap with JB Weld.
I've got several more heads of the same casting numbers so, I'll take another one to get cleaned, I also have a repair guy that is a magician on cast repair so, he'll be getting this one.

 

[Torchie]

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Torchie

 

[joedoh]

beautiful color, I had a truck that color years ago and loved it.

on the head: some peoples kids! although it probably worked for the guy without deep reserves of spares. if you know, which method does he use for welding cast?

 

[Old Iron]

Arch welding with cast rod.
When he gets done you can't even see the repair. When I get it back I'll post it.

 

[Tripper]

Wow... love it!!! [cl[cl[cl

BoB

 

[animal]

Progress is good, and I like that color! [cl[cl

 

[Old Iron]

I pulled the 350 out and got started on installing the 392.
I'm totally surprised at how close the two engines are in location and motor mounts positioning.
I had to move the tranny forward 1" is all, to accommodate the big heads on the Hemi
I had measured the location of the A/C bulkhead on my buddy's 34 Plymouth Coupe and it worked out better than I thought.
The exhaust is close but, I will have to cut the collectors and ad a 45 degree down tube to clear the cowl.
Here's the progress pics.

 

[Old Iron]

A few more pics.
Today I'm gonna build the motor mounts then, put the rest of the engine together.
Here you can see how well the A/C bulkhead worked out

 

[dutch]

looks to be happy in there

 

[bob w]

Fits like a glove.[

 

[joedoh]

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[smallfoot]

Using the mopar shoe horn method huh???[ddd[P

 

[Torchie]

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Torchie

 

[kenny c]

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[Dr Crankenstein]

Looks like the steering squeaked by as well! [cl

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