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Finally got a set of digital thingos so measured up all the blocks and have 7 standard bore and 1 thirty thou and 1 forty thou , also the crank came back from hot tank and polished now take the block down and see if we stay 030 or go 040 Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Just about pulled apart everthing down to bare blocks and bought a few big containers to put parts in . Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Yeah good answer not many im in 2 minds about ridge cutting it as there is a very small lip on the bore or just go 040 over with a new bore n hone as its gunna cost the same piston wise and $$$ to ridge cut it if staying 030 i will take it down to the machine shop and see what he reckons or just lightly wet n dry the lip with wd40 and just a quick hone a few things to think about Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

The black block thats turned out blue is a goer now i really cleaned it up but found out its 030 i new one or 2 of the blocks was oversize as olm8 just threw these ones in and i dropped the crank at the machine shop to get hot tanked and polished i will probly order new pistons as mace eng now do some cheapies at $260 a set and $70 for rings . Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Will continue on today with susing out parts to rebuild one good 302 Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Yeah you might have to give it a clean to read it Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Look at block cast date Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Yeah blue block up to xc and black xd xe Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

New usa rockers came alsp new 400 pushrods Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

What a mess to get to the std bore block it also had std factory bearings and timing chain , also good news the crank is quite up to a polish for the 302c rebuild Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

I dragged the other 302c out for inspection and teardown lets hope the crank is ok Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

the crank is not good on this one and there is no way im gunna get it ground,i have the other 302 c engine to take apart aswell,lets hope the crank is a bit better on that one.

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ok i put a solid day in and end of it got the block looking a lot cleaner for sure ,turned out this one was 10/10 bearings and new pistons,so puts it as a candidate for re co ,also had a double chain,turns out its a 1973 block and here i was thinking a black block.

Yes correct and my thoughts of a black block have now turned blue block ,this engine has been rebuilt and all bolts coming off easy and they were perfect on torque settings ,shes a 302c and in good cond inside even cam looks reuseable maybe , its very dirty on the outside but inside its a gem ,now onto if its had pistons and bearings my gut feeling is yes Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Ok lets start the stripdown of what appears to be a black block that turns freely and has typical xd xe v8 water neck. Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

i might try a local produce shop and see how much a drum is ,even if its $300 ,that much might do all blocks ?

ok he gunna charge $150 for hot tanking and rust dipping,price is ok but i think i will just sell them the way they are for a cheaper price,like $300 ea .

thanks dale

if i take the blocks to the machine shop olm8 is gunna charge an arm and a leg to hot tank and dip in rust solution ,he has some citrus fluid he dips em in ,i might go there this morn and see if we can strike a cheaper deal from him.

looking at the single plane for days while ozfalcon was offline i was sold that it was higher than the weiand but nope the dual is about 1/2 inch taller,just finding a 400 single plane is a mission as only in the 80s they were available new im stoked with this one just needs a tidy up.among the clevo haul is a 302 xc engine i will use the heads off this for my own 400 build,also a 1981 LTD short motor black block still turns easy and a few other black blocks ,others are all xb fairlane and falcon f100 d2ae blocks std bore ,im still searching for a product that i can submerge the blocks in to get rid of the surface rust,they are all usable i have seen a lot worse brought back to life .

I also scored 9 std bore clevos they all need cleaning and de rusting quite a good selection from 1973 to 1982 i figure to just clean em up and maybe sell a few becoming hard to find in std bore Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

hey dean i saw on the news thismorn that someone had been stabbed in stab albans you were right

He it is the rare single plane 400 edelbrock manifold placed next to the dual plane Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

i have this idea of making my own hot tank or rust removal tank out of a 44 gallon drum or a big steel bin from bunnings,the blocks i bought will all need a really good clean and surface rust removal,but buying say enough chemical to half fill a drum is very expensive,only other way might be doing a deal at the machine shop to dip 8 blocks in his tank ?