RE: 273 Rebuild status

[Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Happy to help.  I'm more than just a pretty face.  :)

SC 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Watters [mailto:tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:54 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: 273 Rebuild status

Steve,

Good Point.  The New pistons will require that, even with all the manual
checks Egge does, there's still the need when adding pistons and pins that
something might be askew.  Dont want to flub up the forged crank.

Will have to add it to the list.  Appreciate it.

--Tom

Steven Charette wrote:
> Tom,
> 	You got money tucked away to rebalance the rotating assembly?
>
> SC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Watters [mailto:tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:14 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 273 Rebuild status
>
> Well, it looks like I'll be rebuilding the 273 rather than just a 
> refresh (Rings & beargings).  Needs boring, which means pistons and the
like.
>
> After bumping around on the phone, I got some good recommendations of 
> friend of the the local car club president for a machine shop.  It 
> seems to be on the high end of average, but I can tell he does know 
> his stuff.  When I talked to Nellis Machine or Las Vegas Crank and 
> Machine, they didnt leave me with a comfortable feeling about taking 
> in my original block to them.  I told HBR Competition Engies I will be 
> dropping off the Block, Heads, Crank and Pistons tomorrow afternoon.
> Total for Bore (175-200)/Crank Turn (95)/Cam Bearing install 
> (75)/re-condition rods (25-35) is at a 500-600, depending.
>
> This will cause me to buy pistons. Only one company makes (egge) the 
> 10.5:1s, Those will run about $300
>
> Cam/Lifters from Racer Brown is now on Order $235+Tax.  Ordered # ST-1 
> - Mechanical Cam.  Its a little lumpier than the stock HiPo Cam (450 
> lift instead of 425), but not as big as the D-Dart race cam (495 
> lift).  It should give me what I want.
>
> So barring a ton of head work, the rest of the parts I'm looking at 
> will be about $300 (Timing Chain, Teardown set, Freeze Plugs, 
> Bearings, Rings, etc)
>
> Total for a full rebuild minus head work, I'm looking at $1435.  if I 
> need head work, Usually about another $200-$500
>
> If He were assembling, it'd be another 1000 or so.
>
> Now to get the taxes submitted so I have the funds to pay for it with 
> my return.  ;-)
>
> Regards and Happy Moparing.
> --Tom
>
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