Pro Stock engine information

[LSP]

Nice, what area?[/quote]


Retired recently after spending the best part of three decades in various engineering and sales positions at a major manufacturer of internal engine parts. Supply bearings, rings, gaskets, pistons, cylinder sleeves, etc., to all forms of motorsports including NHRA professional classes, NASCAR, Motorola/Rolex Road Racing, Indy Car, tractor pulling, motorcycle racing, snowmobile/jet ski racing, go karts, etc., etc. Even had an inquiry once from a guy who is a competitive barstool racer . . . . . . .
I became directly involved in the high performance industry in July 1966 - yes, that will be fifty years next year.[/quote]

Well done, enjoy your retirement.

[racear2865]

Nice, what area?

Retired recently after spending the best part of three decades in various engineering and sales positions at a major manufacturer of internal engine parts. Supply bearings, rings, gaskets, pistons, cylinder sleeves, etc., to all forms of motorsports including NHRA professional classes, NASCAR, Motorola/Rolex Road Racing, Indy Car, tractor pulling, motorcycle racing, snowmobile/jet ski racing, go karts, etc., etc. Even had an inquiry once from a guy who is a competitive barstool racer . . . . . . .
I became directly involved in the high performance industry in July 1966 - yes, that will be fifty years next year.[/quote]

Well done, enjoy your retirement.[/quote]

What you mean "retired" Heck I just now started having fun after 50+ years. If I dont want to do it now, I tell em kiss my arse. HeHe.
reed

[FPV_GTp]

Hi, Ford 351 Cleveland block furnace brazed block & machining - hasn't technology has come a long since cnc machinery come on the market just press a button.

The furnace brazed process would be nice to restore some of the old Ford 351 Cleveland blocks that are floating around, I know work involved out weighs the cost of a new block that are available today.

Always admired what the ProStock guys did back in that era , as a young child watching the races at Heathcote and Calder race way in Melbourne Australia Hans Van Dike HZ GTS (Chevy power plant ) pro stock Australia and Greg Flaherty Shotgun falcon (Ford power plant ) pro stock Australia amongst the many other old timers.

Greg Flaherty Shotgun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhL2j1UsPEQ

Hans Van Dike SBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu6yHlWv5Ug

Ray Ward SBF - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKiwmnR7mXw

Could watch this stuff all day long.

http://www.draglist.com/artman2/publish ... otos.shtml

Love all the Old American Pro Stock stuff also.


As far as Ford 351 Cleveland block furnace brazed block & machining i will be giving it a attempt on some of my old blocks I have at work once i finish setup the big mill.

Always intrigued by the by the Darton sleeving process of the Ford 5.4 Modular V8 and the Honda I4 B18 blocks people are doing. The amount of metal cutting involved woooooooooooo .


Cheers

[LSP]

It's always neat to talk to some of the early pioneers of Pro Stock, back when you had to innovate on your own rather than write a check for a better part/package.

[SWR]

Crate engine

My old man has three crate engines here,
two are about 3 foot X 3 foot X about nearly 5 foot long
It's got some guff on the side ... Hawker Mk IIb == S / marine Mk 9b -- 18
big long serial #'s big LH
The other one is even longer same sort of guff on the crate Taubridge stores etc ... Mk 21 - 23 ... 5 blade only lot's of other #'s

Sick to death of his worthless crap taking up MY garage ... so off to the scrappy it all goes
I'm sure he wont mind

I'll take them off your hands. Even pay you a few dollars more than the scrappy and shipping...