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Dayum!!!

He can't prevent that, just add a bit to the melée. Stevo, the floor is yours. Welcome back, Sir.

It took me a second to see that sign. I got drool all over my iPhone. Send those shiny suckers to A-Town Mr. Earl!

Gee whiz guys, now it's not just Willie spending MY money, y'all just gotta pile on! I've heard the 56 pistons were taller and wouldn't fit 55 heads. I will most likely "bite the bullet". I just wanted to do the engine portion of this show on the cheap since it is a low mileage car. Pecan, a la mode. Peach cobbler will do, as will a good ice box pie. Pizza pie is good with a cold Shiner Bock. Or Amstel Light if it is a deep dish, ya know, the metabolism has slowed as has my desire to go on 100 mile bike rides in this heat. Spandex is hot.

Thanks Bob, I'm guessing this one was prestressed. As many of these pistons were made, I'm sure quality control wasn't necessarily perfect.

While I was disassembling my engine today, I broke part of the skirt of one of the pistons. After cussing and placing full blame on the garage manager ( ) I located an NOS piston. It is for the earlier engine (matching serial numbers from my parts book). My question is this: is it better to try this one (the NOS), or a replacement from Egge? I would like to spend my money on better things than a full piston set... Or am I hosed and need to bite the bullet on the full set? I still need to take it to the machine shop for cleaning, measuring, honing etc, so I may need oversize pistons anyway. Thanks, (and per private messages and other conversations, I DO indeed like pie) (and beer) (etc.)

Exactly!!!

If it can't be accessed with the trans in, I would think it would still be difficult with the engine in the car. My vote is pull the engine and do all of the plugs. Then you can paint it, too. Where is the stinkin' pulling the thread on the sweater gremlin???

...However, I am not sure there was any finish on them originally. I seem to recall that maybe they were galvanized???

No matter what, it works better than the sorry factory air I have in mine!

I did mine satin black.

Weren't the 400's and 430's red? Maybe somebody painted it that color.

Re: roof... OUCH!!! Your car will look cool with the dogdish hubcaps you found. Think about Cherokee red wheels, that'd be really sharp, IMHO!

Or read the whole post and check the info that was already shared. Click the blue writing, it will redirect to people who have more knowledge and probably less obnoxious car guys

One thing that noticed at the recent Buick Nationals in Ames was a car with a new windshield with the makers name etched in it. THIS stuck out like a sore thumb to me. Seems like I would rather have no bug at all than a repro company's name on it.

CLEAR!

Gracias. I have a set on the way.

Sweeeeet car!

I need one if it is the same for a 55.

I have seen OCC use a grinder to widen freshly painted rear fenders before an unveiling. There are always odd things that occur during restorations/ fabrication. I learned how to remodel houses and later make a good living doing it by watching Hometime and This Old House. I always said that if Monster Garage and OCC type shows had been on instead, I would have learned to weld instead of use a hammer. That said, I despise the fact that TLC and Discovery now have John and Kate. The L stands for learning! I don't care about seeing the bickering and unrealistic deadlines. I know these things exist, and I know a lot of people like seeing them, I would just prefer to see the actual work being done so I can learn. My two cents.

Just wait! I have the supplies to try to recreate some more of the marks. Course, it has to be painted first :eek:

No fighting??? Yes please.

Where is the MeatHead judge on this one? Just wanted to let Pete know I DO pay attention to peoples signature.

I saw parts of the show in Ames, the show and the car look great. Welcome aboard!

Tore most of the engine down yesterday. Looks really grungy inside, but not too much of a ridge around the cylinder wall. Possibly just a ring job. The tops of the pistons are quite carboned, but I really want to reuse them if possible. I will most likely be buying a new (56) camshaft, lifters, pushrods. I need to soak the lifters to remove them as there is a lot of caked on oil on the bottom (where they ride against the cam). The rest of the inside is just old dried oil flakes. When I removed the rocker covers, there was still a trace of green paint on the gaskets. The top end of this engine has never been touched. Plus, very little built up sludge in the top of the heads.