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05-31-2003, 09:38 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: NH
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Unfortunate accident w/new BB, need advice
Here's the deal. My son got his rebuilt 402 back from the engine builders today. It has a $3000+ professional rebuild. This included block trued, rotating assembly balanced, 7 qt oil pan, high volume fuel pump, ground and cross-bored crank, new internals including pistons, rods, lifters, cam, aluminum intake, rebuilt heads with larger intake and exhaust valves, etc, etc, etc.
As luck would have it, during the process of unloading from pickup, the engine hoist let loose and the engine dropped from about 4 feet. It took a direct blow to the oil pan on the lift's support leg and hit the driveway hard. Fortunately driveway is packed gravel so there was some give and NOONE was hurt. The outward damage appears only to be to the oil pan. Needless to say my son Brian (71402BB on this board) was devistated. He's waited 1.5 year to get to this point!!! Here's my question for knowledgeable engine builders: Other than replacing Oil pan and making sure oil pickup tube is intact, what other possible damage may have occurred? This engine was built right, it's essentially new and better than factory. It had no oil or other fluids in it, never run.
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Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all |
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