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#503179 - 04/17/08 10:33 PM
1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 112
Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Well, I will be picking up my balanced and blueprinted 364 from the engine shop Saturday. She is absolutely stunning...but I am the proud papa. Thought I would show you all and ask your opinions.
I added satin finished Eelco finned valley pan and covers, for a little better seal and a different look. Am I the only one who sees the beauty in this engine?
Made it a four barrel with dual exhaust, as it was a special with a two pot and single exhaust. Freeman's in Montana has been excellent for parts, and my engine builder loved building this motor. Ballanced to 4/10ths of a gram front to back...is that a bit overkill?
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#503190 - 04/17/08 11:02 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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JohnD1956
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Registered: 03/29/03
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Loc: New York
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Wow!, if it runs as good as it looks, you'll have the hottest 57 on the block!. Nice job!
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#503206 - 04/18/08 12:18 AM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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Gene Brink
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Heck no, you are not the only one who thinks a nailhead is a thing of beauty. Way to go!
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#503242 - 04/18/08 09:11 AM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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Matt Harwood
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Registered: 10/09/01
Posts: 1616
Loc: Cleveland, OH
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Great work! There's nothing I like more than a freshly painted engine. The valve covers add just the right amount of flash to it without looking aftermarket. Nice.
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#503244 - 04/18/08 09:22 AM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 112
Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Thanks for the comments guys. Now I have two problems: It is too nice to put in the car...I just want to look at it! And: Now the rest of the car needs to be brought up to this condition! There really is not such thing as doing a car half way is there? It is all or Nothing. Sigh...
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#503277 - 04/18/08 12:21 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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HurstGN
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Registered: 03/05/03
Posts: 198
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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1. It's NOT too nice to put in the car. I wish all my engines looked as nice as that. All fine automobiles DESERVE an engine that looks that good. It BELONGS in the car.
2. If you don't put it in the car, you can't drive it and enjoy it. You have to run it to enjoy it. As you look at it on the stnad, just picture the day you have the entire car in this condition and you're pulling into a local cruise spot causing the chiropractor's business to jump by all the necks snapping to see your ride. Those thoughts should be more inspiration to "git er done".
A very nice job there. I can't wait to see finished pictures. Next week maybe. 
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#503301 - 04/18/08 02:40 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
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Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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I have high hopes for it to be going back together this weekend. Here is what is DONE DONE...firewall and inner fenders all stripped and repainted in semi-gloss. Wiring has been gone through and cleaned up, all wires stripped of a coating of black spray bomb (spray cans can be our friends when used properly) Frame painted with POR-15. All removable underhood tin has been blasted and powder coated semigloss black. Radiator recored and painted (heater core is also done. Power steering box in and hooked up. Waiting on motor. All Accessories are rebuilt, rebearinged and sealed. Ready to go back together. Photos to follow.
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#503303 - 04/18/08 02:57 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
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Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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By the way - here are a few shots to give you all an idea of what I started with. A half brush painted firewall, wrong color engine painted over 50 years of grease, overspray everywhere - but the good news - NO RUST anywhere. 50 years of leaking valve covers were good for something!
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#503405 - 04/19/08 12:10 AM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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Thriller
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Registered: 09/06/03
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Loc: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Looks great...I know what you mean about wrong colour - my '62 V6 was painted incorrectly as well...sigh.
On a side note, were all battery hold downs that orange colour? I purchased one (forget for which car) which appears to be the same colour as in the photo. The one for my '56 is fairly uniformly surface rust colour.
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#503983 - 04/21/08 01:01 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 112
Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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My battery hold down was missing, and I found this NOS piece on ebay. It was an aftermarket unit made under the name Kan't Karrode. It is basically a heavy plastic halo that holds the battery down. Most cars I have seen have a black steel halo around the battery. This one came in a tattered original box.
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#508335 - 05/08/08 04:33 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 112
Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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Further UPDATE: Engine is in and exhaust is done. Will be finishing up everything and taking it over to the engine shop for the final time for them to do the initial start-up on it on Saturday.
And I have already swapped the tensioner to the back side of the generator. That was a weak moment on the brain at 11 pm.
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#508492 - 05/09/08 12:16 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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HurstGN
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Registered: 03/05/03
Posts: 198
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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Very nice....keep the updates coming. Can't wait to see the pic where you're behind the wheel cruisin' down the road.
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#508520 - 05/09/08 02:33 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 112
Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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me either!
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#510188 - Yesterday at 05:15 PM
Re: 1957 wagon update - engine is done!
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57wagon
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Registered: 02/08/07
Posts: 112
Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA
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 UPDATE: Engine has just failed at the motor shop. It may have just been a rocker stud, but it was running and up to temp for 10 minutes and there was a sudden bang and the motor stopped. Pulled a rocker cover and found a broken rocker stud. They are pulling the motor now to determine the failure and the extent of the damage.
I will keep you all posted.
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