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  1. Aluminum 302 Heads: Pouring and Micing the Exhaust Runners

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    skullandbones
    , 03-18-2015 at 12:42 AM
    received my buret from Amazon today so I did some preliminary measurements on the exhaust runners. I didn't expect to get exactly 70 cc for the volume as the valves are not installed. However, I did have a goal of getting a good baseline measurement for comparison of the like runners on each head. So I "poured" the runners after blocking off the ports and guides. I was pleasantly surprised to find a consistency of within one cc (84 to 85). There is a error factor of +/- 1 cc (had ...
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  2. Port Matching/Polishing Aluminum 302 Heads: Exhaust Runners

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    skullandbones
    , 03-08-2015 at 03:29 PM
    I have never worked on aluminum heads so this is a slow process to transfer what I know over to a different medium. I changed from a 1/4 inch shank, air driven tool to a 1/8 inch shank rotary tool with very precise speed control. I found right of the bat that the aluminum is much more critical as far as "touch" to get the same results. A very slight pressure on the material with grinding stone gets the same results as from significant pressure with a carbide cutter on steel. So I'm ...
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  3. 818r for sale is being built

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    tkendall
    , 03-03-2015 at 05:55 AM
    WELL THANKS FOR THE ADVICE THAT THE CAR WORTH MORE ASSEMBLED, SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. FRONT SUSPENSION MOSTLY DONE.[ATTACH]39294[/ATTACH][ATTACH]39295[/ATTACH]
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