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Got the balancer on with new key,also timing pointer,man these are a big engine,very similar in size to the 400.

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Ok block is cleaned and painted and put the core plug set in tomorrow will drop the crank in and maybe a piston or 2

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Almost correct .. Spot on for the crank counterweights . The D9 blocks are same deck height, the difference is the bores are a bit longer downwards  which in a stroker setup adds a little extra for the piston.  Although in theory that is good , in reality it doesn't really make a huge difference 

So refreshing to see so much info ,questions I was wondering about and picked up 2 things straight away I needed to know.even has stuff on clevo and 400.

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.060" is fine. A lot go .080"

This block is 060 over already and is quite usable I sanded 1 bore by hand and fitted a new piston just to make sure its not a rattler and seems to be ok there also virtually no lip so I'm in luck,amazing what are the chances of finding a 460 block with 2km of your house ? Well I fluked it again.

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i bought a heap of parts from america to finish off the engine ,now just a waiting game until everything arrives,good thing is i made a friend over there who has a mountain of 400s and 429/460s,we video on messenger and he is dying for a set of 302c closed heads (lol),he finds aussie clevo stuff a real goldmine,and giving him the rundown on info about how we got the tooling from the states then started pouring our own clevo stuff was a real eye opener for him,he did not even no about the D1AE high nickel 400 block i had,he has gone on a rampage looking one in the states.amazing when you find someone on the other side of the world that is right into all the stuff you love yourself,we have already got an idea about loading his container full of $200 complete 460s and 400s as where he is there is a abundance of them,a once a year shipment should be plenty to muck around with and sell,well thats the idea at this stage ,from the info i have dug up so far its double the price of a container ATM,from what it used to be,and our dollar is poor as well,but will keep it on the backburner for the moment,probly one of the reasons its very hard to find a 460 engine latley.if the deal works out i would love a few 429s just for info sake,you no,usual strip and rebuild while photos and description.

Nice silvolite flat tops came,bearings as well

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Nice new timing cover came,has acc with it including dip stick cover

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You don't really need the turkey pan tray. Those blue gaskets in that set work awesome  

Good move . Flat tops and D3 heads are the go . 

You don't really need the turkey pan tray. Those blue gaskets in that set work awesome  

Good move . Flat tops and D3 heads are the go . 

That's very interesting .. The Victor Reinz gaskets are good .  Those I'd say are a very nice choice . I use the VR nitro seal I've found work great  .  
 
Please just stay well away from the Felpro print-o-seal (Black teflon gasket with blue beads) They are rubbish.  They are coated for easy removal but the teflon coating allows them to creep around between the smooth surfaces . Most then leak coolant @ the front 

That's very interesting .. The Victor Reinz gaskets are good .  Those I'd say are a very nice choice . I use the VR nitro seal I've found work great  .  
 
Please just stay well away from the Felpro print-o-seal (Black teflon gasket with blue beads) They are rubbish.  They are coated for easy removal but the teflon coating allows them to creep around between the smooth surfaces . Most then leak coolant @ the front 

Just be aware , A BA/BF caliper is setup for a 28mm thick rotor .  A few years ago a mate got a kit that used the bigger calipers on a factory 24mm rotor .  Sure it's ok while everything is new 
The UPC kits did work ok but no longer made 
I have an RRS strut setup uses a VE Commodore caliper & 300mm rotor , they are brilliant 

im not sure what section to put this in but yesterday i scored a 460 ,its in pieces but heads block manifold is matching,and comes with some other stuff,not sure the vintage but looks like a typical 70s 460 with cast 4 barrel iron manifold,i got it cheap so when it turns up on thursday i will have gerg all over it with working out the codes,this has been my unicorn engine,i have never owned one,will be interesting.

I have heard that wherever a Windsor or Clevo will go, a 429/460 will slot in, mounts and all. Whether or not the actual mounts are the same, I dunno, but from XA onwards, big blocks are a bolt-in job (again from what I remember someone saying years ago)

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yes these days a 429 is quite cool ,and with all the aftermarket gear available would shit on a stock 460,429/460 use the same rods ,just the piston is a bit taller to make up the difference,hence smaller stroke,back in the day nobody would throw money at a stock 429 ,cause the boss 429 and cobra jet was available in numbers,but nowadays most stroke a 460 to 545 or bigger,there is a whole new world out there of big block gear,as we only ever had the smaller cousins.

Looking very neat ....

Looking very neat ....