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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: jayb on April 27, 2018, 09:18:30 PM
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When Kevin and I arrived early this morning it was raining pretty good, but we got the canopies set up so we could keep the display dry and by noon it had cleared out and the racing was starting. I took some pictures but neglected to bring the cord necessary to download them to my computer, so I will have to post them when I get back. Kevin has some cell phone shots that he will post as a follow on to this thread. There was a lot of interest in my 3D printed cylinder heads, which have been updated since the PRI show. I have three of the 3D printed heads here, with two of them bolted on a fully machined intake adapter. Also I have a single four intake that is 3D printed and fits the intake adapter, so the whole induction system for this setup is on display. Also on display is a prototype SOHC head that I am working on with a guy in Australia, along with my SOHC rocker arms. Plus all the usual intake adapters, timing covers, and some prototype valve cover castings.
I got to spend some time talking with Ohio George today, and he seems to be doing very well. Also talked for a while with Diamond Jim Brady, who I've never met before. Of course Tom Posthuma and Rory McNeil were there, and it was great to meet Rory since I'd never met him in person before. Also chatted some with Blair Patrick and Barry Rabotnick; Barry's trailer is parked right next to mine. He ran his Torino down the track a couple times but was having trouble getting traction; his MPH numbers were pretty good though.
By the way, Ohio George has a 427 short block for sale that looks to be really, really nice. Its a standard bore top oiler block with the complete Ford reciprocating assembly, including pistons. Has all the paint marks you'd find on a virgin shortblock. George wants $3950 for it. Anyone who may be interested please send me an email and I'll hook you up with George to discuss.
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Thanks for the pictures, Kevin.
That definitely looks like raised ports on the HR head! Is the other side cut in half to show the inners? And what's the story on those 3d printed rockers? They look to have a fairly serious offset? Looks like big valves for a big bore block? Something else you're working on (I'm guessing specific for your printed HR head)?
Sounds like a pretty good deal on that shortblock. That should have been sold by now.
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Love the look of the SOHC head and rockers. Looking forward to hearing more details on them. ;)
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Barry R
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"By the way, Ohio George has a 427 short block for sale that looks to be really, really nice. Its a standard bore top oiler block with the complete Ford reciprocating assembly, including pistons. Has all the paint marks you'd find on a virgin shortblock. George wants $3950 for it. Anyone who may be interested please send me an email and I'll hook you up with George to discuss.
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FYI I picked up George's short block which seems to be just as nice as described but it's actually 4.25 and may grace the classifieds part or whole. Really it's too nice to tear into but not quite what I'm after with the production rods and cast crank.
* Note... I got a call from George and Greg Montgomery today just to make sure I was happy, which I am by all means. Getting this gave me a good excuse to finally visit George's shop and as an Ohio punk into the 60's racing stuff they had to kick me out to get back to work. Lol just to be clear the previous post was not meant in a negative way in the least. The shortblock is stock and I purchased it knowing that full well. I bought it for the cherry block ending a search of many years, however I'm now uncertain what to do with it being so nicely preserved. My thoughts above were to possibly trade it for an equally nice bare block or sell the stock assembly but thinking about it further I'm keeping the block no matter how I use it in the end. Greg was nice enough to check it with a dial bore gauge while I was there but I misunderstood what he said and was under the impression it was 4.25... A quick check here with a cheap caliper read the same. Checking it again with better tools the block is in fact standard. I'm taking the effort here to highlight this so that no one who reads this can get the wrong idea about what I got vs what was advertised. In the end I got exactly what I wanted and had a blast hanging out with the guys at George's Speed Shop.
Thanks again, Dan
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I really need to make it out to this show. I spent a few hours at the Jefferson Wisconsin swap meet a week or two ago and saw a grand total of two FE engine parts. One stock 4bbl intake and a pair of rusty heads that looks like they came out of a lake :(
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That is what Jeffeson has become.. part flea market/ garage sale, discount tools, and car parts that nobody wants... JMHO