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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Armada, MI 48188
Posts: 83
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Picked up my 496 today (finally!)
Well, my chasis has been sitting bare for a few months now...thanks to murphy's law. A few unexpect business trips later, a car wreck by the guy doing the machine work on my block & heads (he's fine), and a few other "oopses" and I finally got a chance to get the big block home this afternoon. The new heart is now sitting happily on the engine stand in my garage. The rotating assembly (all forged & fully balanced...Eagle crank & rods, Keith Black pistons) & heads (polished, ported & zero decked 049's) were installed in the block (zero decked, converted to 4 bolt mains, fully blue printed & other tricks
![]() Much to my wife's chagrin....I've been living in the garage even since pulling into the driveway this afternoon. The heads are fully assembled now, oil pump/pick up & pan are installed...water pump & harmonic balancer...done. Cam, gear drive & cover...degreed & installed. Based on a buddies 496 that I had machined and built identically for him, mine should dyno conservatively around 550hp & 635ft-lbs. I was going to have it dyno'd right after I built it, but I can't wait any longer to get it into the Blazer...Dyno work will have to wait until next winter! I'll post pics, once I get the film developed (no digital here) All I've gotta say it those who think crack is addictive...have never had a hi-po engine that needs assembling, was two months late from the machine shop, is sitting on a stand in their garage in Michigan with the weather finally turing nice outside! AArrrrgggg ![]() |
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Knoxville Tenn.
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Boy have you got "it" bad!! Better ship that motor to me so you can get over "it" LOL
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Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. ![]() We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" |
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Central Vermont
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Yeah, it kills to have your blazer "garaged" when the weather finally turns nice.
Motor sounds wicked. ![]() ![]() Great to hear it's going back together, keep us posted. |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Just outside Durham, NC
Posts: 894
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Wow, someone else that actually lives in Michigan....I work in Ypsi Big Bad, and would love to stop by sometime and see the 496 in action! (but for now, Pics. will do.....stop off at meijer and get the film developed!)
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Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA
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Sounds like a killer engine. Will be looking forward to pics of the engine plus pics when you get it installed.
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field
Posts: 5,597
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Dayum! That sounds like a killer combo of goodies. When your done with her, just put it on the next Lake Ferry, and send it my way!
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'71 Chevy Blazer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Leandro, CA (near Oakland)
Posts: 96
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you took the words right out of my mouth Alexis
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Armada, MI 48188
Posts: 83
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I am overwhelemd by the generosity of the board....so many lovely offers to take the BB off my hands to ease my addiction!!!
![]() Pics are on their way...dropped them of today on the way home from work...I'll post 'em tomorrow. ![]() I'm heading back out tonight to continue the assembly...lack of sleep...blahhhh...nothing that a few dozen cups of coffe can't fix. Tonight's agenda...intake. I've got a bit of work to do on it to get it & the gasket to sit right in the valley. From there...buton up the details & starting prepping for paint. Shelby...definetely swing by once I get her done. I'm all of about five minutes away...you shouldn't have to twist my arm to hard to get me to fire it up at that point! |
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
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Location: GRANTS PASS OR
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Sounds like that blazer is gonna be a hand full... Hammer down..
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GO BIG GREEN ![]() MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 41
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Wow I know where to go if i need parts seeing how I spend most of the year in michigan.
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