Very Nice Build. Someone Will Have LOTS Of Fun With This!

Use Jay Brown Waterpump Adapters, And Drill/Tap The One For The Passenger Side To Accept A Heater Hose Barb. It worked For Me. While You're At It, Add An Extra Port For A Temp Guage And Or Sender. Never Know When You Are Going To Need One, It Unclutters The Top Of The Engine, And Gives The Engine A Professional Appearance. This One, While Costing A Bit More Than The More Common Ones, Flows MoreGPH, And Worked/Fit The Adapters Well. Yes, Its A CVR.

The Holiday InnExpress And Suites Had A Few Rooms Available Late Last Week When I Called And Made Reservations. $102 A Night, Plus Tax. Total Of $435.04 For 3 Nights. They Have Good Continental Breakfasts, But A Lot Of The Guys Had Breakfast At  IHOP Which Is A Block Or Two Away, On The Way To The Track.  Its In Muncie. 4201 W Bethel Ave   765-289-4678.   Press 2 When They Answer For Front Desk Reservations. Hope To See You There.

My Early 1966 428 "S" Scratch Was Cast with 4 Bolt Provisions, But, Of Course, Not Machined. I Went With The Full Perimeter 3/8" Girdle Instead Of Having The Block Finished Out For Standard 4 Bolt Caps On The Center 3 Main Bearings. It Was a Lot Of work, Was Done Very Professionally, And At Least In My Opinion, Is Superior In Strength. I will Check My Photos, And See If I Can Get A Date Code. My Understanding Is That They Were Cast From October 1966 Till February 1967. Again, Just Because I Found/Had One Doesn"t Mean They Were All Cast That Way. Seems From Prior Feedback From Other Enthusiasts, They Were Quite Rare. (Yes, This Is A 428 Block. We Installed Screw In Core Plugs, And The Obvious Roller Style Cam Bearings)

We Used Studs And 12 Point Nuts To Secure The Spacers To The Heads/Intake, Using Sealer Between The Two.

There Are Many Ways To Skin A Cat...Since You Are Using A Decent Block To Begin With, Why Not Do It In A Proven Way? Yes, One Of These Girdles Is A Bunch Of Work, But It Was Proven To Hold 761 HP On A Factory "S" Scratch 428 Block. (Yes, We Converted It To Screw In Core Plugs As Well, Just A Bit Stiffer, And Cooler, Than Brass) Not Everyone Has The Luxury Of Having A Factory Cast 428 Block Like Mine Was Either, And, While We Could Have Used A Set Of Aftermarket Caps, I Decided To Go The Extra Mile And Go With A Girdle. The Results Spoke For Themselves. Your  Block Will Thank You For It, Your Machinist, Will Likely Come Up With A Dozen Reasons As To Why, "It Cant Be Done"... Every Bit As Important, Is The Precision Balancing Of The Rotating Assembly. You Will See In The Photo That We Did A "No Holes Balance" On My Build, Which Had Many Benefits As Well. As I Said, There Are Many Ways To Skin A Cat, But You Only Get To Do So Once, Be Sure And Do It Right.

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Sold, Thanks Guys.