De-stinking Penelope

[chuck hahn]

I am relieved to see this posty!!!!!!!

[rustybronco]

I was hoping you would see this post.

I'll have to post pictures of them when I get home late this evening. They look even nicer than the crankshaft did!

Pictures...

[chuck hahn]

I told ya on the phone this stuff was as good as youll probably find short of out of the box new..glad to be of service.

[chuck hahn]

AHHHHH....Theres a speck of dust on lobe 1 of the exhaust cam...unaccceptable!!!

[rustybronco]

I know, I know, I should have wiped it off before taking the picture.

Next time I'll make sure I do!

[chuck hahn]

I am just so happy they made it unharmed and they are making the old girl whole again. Shes been beaten like no other and deserved better...now shes getting it!!!!!

[rustybronco]

Just wait until you see what I've concocted to keep the blasting media out of the lower engine case. If I get time this weekend to finish it, I'll post pictures.

[chuck hahn]

I can only imagine..LOL

[rustybronco]

Dale got some pics and some numbers for you...

INTAKE::
1) 36.10
2) 36.02
3) 36.15
4) 36.15

EXHAUST:
1) 35.80
2) 35.71
3) 35.74
4) 35.72

INTAKE::
1) 1.4225 36.14mm
2) 1.419 36.04mm
3) 1.426 36.22mm
4) 1.425 36.19mm

EXHAUST::
1) 1.4075 35.75mm
2) 1.4075 35.75mm
3) 1.406 35.71mm
4) 1.406 35.71mm

Very hard to get exact measurements with dial calipers. Still close enough for this purpose.

keep in mind .01 mm is .000394"

or .001" is .0254mm

[chuck hahn]

Yeah thats the BIITCH of the digitals..as you ever so slightly roll the cams the numbers click by so fast its hard to get a perfect sweet spot to get readings. Thats why in the PM I said i was gonna look for a set of dual read mechanicals..I tend to have much more faith in them than the digitals. Now you know 100% for sure the crank and upper half is of good quality..piece of mind is priceless.

[rustybronco]

Yeah thats the BIITCH of the digitals..as you ever so slightly roll the cams the numbers click by so fast its hard to get a perfect sweet spot to get readings. Thats why in the PM I said i was gonna look for a set of dual read mechanicals..I tend to have much more faith in them than the digitals. Now you know 100% for sure the crank and upper half is of good quality..piece of mind is priceless.

Chuck, I don't even know if my calipers are still accurate. As far as I know they haven't been against a gauge block in YEARS. I do know my cousin Lloyd who used to work on these things, said they were in beautiful condition.

I do know when I hold them up to light while looking through my eye loupe, the jaws look perfectly parallel with just a slight amount of wear out at the very edge of tips. I'm guessing somewhere around .0001"

Not bad for somewhere around $33 shipped

[chuck hahn]

Take your calipers to work and see if one of the techs has a set of guage blocks and see if they measure correctly over a few of them. I fequently checked and recalibrated the ones at the shop especially when i had some crazy tight tolerance that i had to hold on a part. Thats why i have a confidence problem with digitals..ball park yes..precise..NOT!!!!!

[chuck hahn]

Heres an exceptional deal on a set of 123 blocks...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-123-BLOCKS-1-2-3-ULTRA-PRECISION-ONE-HOLE-HARDENED-/350458274204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5198f0e19c

[rustybronco]

Spent a few hours yesterday cleaning up the 'drop' section on the wheel I got from Nessism. The plan is to strip the clear and hit it with some GlistenPC which should make it look fresh and new again. Pretty nice don't you think for being 34 years old?







The front wheel I got from Chuck will need repainting from being in the Texas sun and like the rear, is in excellent condition.

[Flyboy]

Those wheels look stunning