Hey, Chuck.  I had to smile when you mentioned a tailgate.  In the back of my head I see a tailgate open to about 45 degrees or so to make a spoiler.  It would raise eyebrows to have it supported back there at an angle with chains.


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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Some pretty chrome chains but welded solid at the proper angle. I actually had something in mind like the Porsche Whale Tail that would flatten at speed!



Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Lots of welding.


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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Charly, good to see this new project of yours!. I've been away from the site for a long, long time. It's good to come back and see work like yours being done.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Thanks, Alan.  I will try to post progress as it happens.  I still have the stroker/turbocharged Y-Block to refresh.


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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It is time to start the re-assembly of the 338 cu. in. turbo Y-Block.

Cleaning the block for a new cylinder cross-hatch and hot tank.






Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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Honing just enough to get a new cross hatch pattern.




Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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Getting ready to install the crank.  Only .0005" runout, thanks Tim for some outstanding machine work.




Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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Miking pistons for new rings.  This time I will use a gapless top ring.  Notice a larger first ring land?  A miss communication with the piston builder resulted in a larger top ring land and now requires a spacer ring.

 


Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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I miked the lobe lifts and they were all at spec with the cam card.  I had originally thought the cam had gone flat, but that was not the case.




Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)







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