CHESTNUTXE

will do about 3 coats with waiting time inbetween

ok all masked up lets paint it.

let it dry for an hour or 2 b4 continuing to paint later

ok wash is done

3 DAYS OLDER THAN THE KARTS LOL

yeah all day we can talk about this but who cares as long as it is a good core to start with,here is the one i am rebuilding today and she is a 7H27

you can use any early dizzy be points or electronic ,MSD,ICE,MALLORY,plus the ebay bosch copys are ok for a std engine,XC had an electronic dizzy in the later model range and are quite rare to find these days,the best one on the market is the ICE dizzy as you can use them on any cleveland block late or early,but at around $1100 for a kit might be a bit steep for punters.

and my 1982 pillowblock with GF

only xd and xe had the GF all the older blocks have CF on them from the u.s. tooling made here,here is my 77 block

new cam bearings

on the stand

ok the block is back still needs a final clean

this weekend i will start with a warm soapy wash of the block then dry.followed by painting these buggers start rusting straight away

rings just turned up too

ready for cam bearings

the block is ready in a few hours,when i got there old mate was honing it.

GT engine info and gt models thats what it calls itself,has the date codes for all months and years

ok its an august 77 block,i just checked on another website

i will probly do a xe 351 black engine

while down at old mates the block is ready later today or tomorrow,i also picked up a set of clevo factory covers that he cleaned,i will paint them soon for the engine because i sold the orange ones for the 302 build,these will be xd-xe silver or xa-c blue which ever i decide.

are you sure its a h and not a u because by the cast date code there is no H for clevo blocks,d2ae just means of cleveland design,1977

10 of the posilocks were missing as he used them for other stuff,but promised to get some more.

quality is ok ,im stoked

Every time i go to old mates workshop he seems to have something stashed in a cabnet or under a heap of parts,i went there thismorning to check on the block and should be finished by friday,he says i have a bargin for you,and pulls out this box with dust all over it and its a set of 1.73 roller rockers suit clevo or ford BB,with the 7/16 stud size,im not sure what brand they are possibly pro-comp but are definatly not the crappyest ones available,i got them for a steal so old mate will mill the heads to suit,should be fine on a mild set up ,i might put them on my pillow block engine and up the cam a bit to a roller or solid.

so what should i use on a 030 or 040 block