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Title: To Scrap Or Not To Scrap
Post by: BigNate on March 04, 2019, 10:26:18 AM

I’m a pack rat by nature, but I need to make some room to work.  I have two short block FEs both of which have had a loose wrist pin that has put a deep gouge in one cylinder wall.   One of the blocks is a d3te 390 that I bought as a build candidate and the other is the 352 out of my ‘65 Custom.  Both blocks are already .030 over and have basic stock(ish) rotating assemblies.  I hate the idea of scrapping these but I can’t sit on them and don’t expect that I’d want to build either one.  On the other hand I want to be sure before I put them in the bin... Thoughts?

Title: Re: To Scrap Or Not To Scrap
Post by: turbohunter on March 04, 2019, 10:47:22 AM

I hear you Nate.
I have the same problem with one of my “children”. I don’t want to scrap it but it cut me deep. I could sleeve it and run it but I’d never trust it again. I don’t have the room to just keep it so .......... decisions, decisions.

Title: Re: To Scrap Or Not To Scrap
Post by: Barry_R on March 04, 2019, 12:25:13 PM

I will take - and sleeve - any 390 that only needs one of them done.  Worth the cost and does not hurt function in any way.  I hesitate to put multiple sleeves in a 390 because of the investment versus value.

Title: Re: To Scrap Or Not To Scrap
Post by: BigNate on March 05, 2019, 12:21:37 AM

Thanks guys.  I found a local guy who offered to trade me some much smaller packrat stuff... everyone will be happy I think.