Nice progress!
Amazing what we call crusty around here guys back east are drooling over calling it mint. Good progress!!
It does make me feel guilty about just slamming the engine back in without doing some surface rust removal and paint.I’m one of those people. I just bought a truck that has absolutely no bed floor due to rust and I’m happy because the frame survived. Living in the rust belt drastically skews my vantage on rust

Was never an issue. Even when I was pulling the racecar in the summer it never went over 210*Great progress but that fan is killing me, how does that engine stay cool with a 4 blade fan?![]()
Engine is 10:1 with a cam, but no headers, the cylinders are standard bore, and it’s not a bbc. So the normal head problems are not there.It’s a stock engine that you’re pulling out right Mark? If so I can easily understand how it never gets hot
165k is what I’ve figured the mileage on the bottom.The motor that's coming out is 10:1 ? If so, why the change?
And it’s blackThe motor that's coming out is 10:1 ? If so, why the change?
SLACKER!!!!!!And it’s black


NoSLACKER!!!!!!
Paint it orange!
It won't take THAT much time.
You’re a turd Johnny. Cuz yours is painted black tooLast pics I saw showed the new motor was black too. I told you.....
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You’re a turd Johnny. Cuz yours is painted black too
Welcome to the dork side?I love you too Mark, I shit you not. We're like 2 turds in a bowl.![]()
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Look at the bright side, it'll be so much longer before it starts the factory installed oil leaks. Welcome to the Dark Side.![]()