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"done"?? wtf is that? lol

hoping to get it road worthy next year so i can DRIVE it to your shop...plush i wouldnt mind checking out ronnies '39...

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Cool, that sounds like a plan. Maybe he will have the 39 close to driveable by then.

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Got a little done today. I cleaned and painted my intake so it would look as clean as the engine when it goes back together and also took a couple of pics of how they gave my engine back to me. Chipped paint, grease, different color paint on the front and just sloppy lookin work alltogether. The harmonic balancer was perfect, now not so much. They also scratched my timing chain cover really bad. I drove all over town looking for 5/8 fine thread all thread rod so I could extend my panhard bar, but couldn't find any.
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Well, that thoroughly stinks...

....are you going to sand and repaint it? What's your ETA on starting it up (out of the truck)?

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That blows goats hope to hear you have it back up and running soon..

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Yep, sanding it lightly and having the whole thing repainted. Should be able to have it all together so I can crank it in a couple of weeks, if everything goes right.

It will be, just having to be a little more patient than I want to be right now. But it will look better this time around!!

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hey slick glad to see you got it back but sad to see it in the shape its in. hope you get it all worked out for you. are you going to bench start it first to make sure it dont leak and all that before putting it back in? just an idea maybe.

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Absolutely. Hopefully there is no issues but it will give me a little peice of mind before it is back in the truck. It will have to be painted before I put it all back together so hopefully it's good!!

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At least you got your engine back.

There are two Chevy oranges. From what I understand one was used on big blocks and is a little darker and the brighter one was used on small blocks. I always use the darker one on everything just because I like the color better.

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If you can't find any Fasteners can ship it to you.

Grade 8, 5/8" fine threaded rod, 36" length $33.21

http://www.gotbolts.com/index.jsp?pa...D,GRADE.8,FINE

If you call them up they might be able to sell you a smaller length.

If you have to buy the 3' length then get a couple nuts to go with it and thread them on behind where you are cutting it down. After you make the cut and grind the chamfer onto the cut end then thread the nuts off over the cut end. It will straighten out any area of the threads that were damaged by the cutting process.

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is this the shop that fixed it?

in wonder how the hell they could have messed up your paint and stuff..?

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My engine is painted to match my truck so it has to be repainted completely with the candy and pearl........sux.

Yep, they are the culprits of this travisty. It's obvious they really don't give a sh*t about there customers items. I even asked that they try to be careful of the paint on other peices than the block, well, that didn't work. Thanks alot Motor City Motors!!!!!!

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I had the same type of bad experience with a shop I took a truck too for chassis and suspension work.. Man it is stressful. I wanted to go hurt the guy but I know better then that. Was supposed to have my truck three months and he had it a year and a half

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I suppose that we hear alot of bad stories, but we don't hear the good ones cause there is no stress that goes with it. I just hope the fix is going to work and it won't have to be taken back.

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Yep, me too. I can't wait to post up how great everything is going, unfortunately it'll be a little while. Taking a vacation and really won't be able to do anything to the truck for about 2 weeks, errrrrrrrrrr.

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Great News David!

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Wow, looks like a perfectly nice junkyard core! Glad to see it's back in your posession, glad to know that the shop got their name out there on a sight that so many people go to for referrals and advice! Good luck getting it all back together Slick! ;)

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Hey Heath! Hope you are well, haven't heard from you in forever. It is really good news and hopefully it will be painted in about 3 weeks. I'll stop by your build site.

Hahhaha. Yeah they really deserve the publicity!! I gotta have it painted before I put it all back together and hopefully it won't have to be pulled back apart!!

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I have weld repaired a few cracked / damaged blocks, cylinder heads and rear end center sections. It is hit & miss on whether the part will develop a new crack adjacent to the welded area. It all depends upon why the crack was there in the first place. If it was metal fatigue from repeated stress it is more likely to crack again but if it was an impact crack from being dropped or hit in an accident it is less likely to crack again.

We don't know why your block cracked where it did and I am afraid it may develop a new crack in or near the repair area.

I know it is a pain but I think it is worth it to drop the engine in the truck, run it up to temp and let it cool down at least four times before you put the effort into painting it again. You really need to heat cycle that repair a few times to make sure they got it all fixed and that what they did to fix it is going to hold.

I would be inclined to strip off the paint in the repair area to see what is under it and so you could see if the oil is still making its way out the repair area sooner during the heat cycle process. You need to do this part anyway as prep for the new paint so all you are really out is a little time in stabbing the engine in and pulling it back out.

Our trucks are pretty simple so it shouldn't take you more than an hour to do the install and then the removal after the test run heat cycle process on the repair.

You can leave the hood off and run it on straight water to make things easier and reduce the work & possibility of paint damage to the truck.

I know the time, effort and money that will need to go into prepping and painting the block again. I don't want to see you have to go through that a third time if the block repair doesn't hold.

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From one Slick to another I think 68TT is right. Probably be a good idea to drop it in even thought it's a pain and run it a few times to make sure it's gonna be good before you get it all show quality again. PIA I know, but you'll be glad if it was to unfortunately start leaking again. Good luck buddy.

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Nice work. I have alot of work to do as well.

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Thanks Bro! I like the flags on the fenders!!! You do have your work cut out for ya, but you are starting with a great platform!:metal:

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What fuel cell did you go with? I'm debating whether to go with a plas
tic or steel tank. That tank look like it fits real well. Where did you order it from? Thanks Shawn

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sorry to ehar the engine came back in a good shabby state lol. keep it up slick.... remember dont become slacker67!