Need some BBC heads

[78Eliminator]

I dropped my heads off this morning and the machinist spotted a crack between two of the valves on the number 1 piston. I need new heads. Anyone have anything laying around that they would like to cut me a deal on?
[ April 29, 2003, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: 78Eliminator ]

[miller19j]

Wow Justin this is turning into the project from hell isn’t it

[78Eliminator]

miller19j:
Wow Justin this is turning into the project from hell isn’t it Just par for the course. I know that the more problems I encounter, the better mechanic I become.

[miller19j]

78Eliminator:
miller19j:
Wow Justin this is turning into the project from hell isn’t it Just par for the course. I know that the more problems I encounter, the better mechanic I become. That’s a good outlook on things. :)

[gnarley]

Justin, what heads were you putting on? Did you do any work to them? It's the little things that really make the package come together! Anyone can slam in a cam & poke some new pistons in but all those time consumptive little tasks that are really thankless & no one ever really sees but you & a few who saw that labor get a real taste of what it took to make it right. In the end if you did all those little things you will know & can feel in the seat of your pants the difference all the time to do those little things did & give you the confidence to really nail it without the fear of grenading!

[78Eliminator]

Charlie,
I completely agree. I was going to put in the 990s but they had a crack, so I'm going to look for some new ones (or new to me). I am basically going to redo whatever I get and make sure everything is perfectly seated, springs pressure is perfect etc... I am taking my time with this motor. It will be a runner when I'm done....
[ April 29, 2003, 01:00 PM: Message edited by: 78Eliminator ]

[Blown 472]

Hone wif a torque plate, dont want smokey comin down on your black ass. wink

[78Eliminator]

Blown 472:
Hone wif a torque plate, dont want smokey comin down on your black ass. wink And if you dont align hone the crank journals, he will rip off a clip from a mac-10 in your cabesa....

[Hotcrusader76]

78Eliminator:
I dropped my heads off this morning and the machinist spotted a crack between two of the valves on the number 1 piston. I need new heads. Anyone have anything laying around that they would like to cut me a deal on? Try finding a spare 990...
Call the Highway 67 Truck Dismantler in Santee. He is local to me and has been there before on cracked 460 heads. They have everything from Dana 60 spindles to 6.9L Diesel heads. So I can almost bet he has what you're looking for.
Matter of fact I pulled the 460 heads off myself back when I needed them on my last boat.
I don't have the number so call 411.
~Ty

[78Eliminator]

Hotcrusader76:
Call the Highway 67 Truck Dismantler in Santee. He is local to me and has been there before on cracked 460 heads. They have everything from Dana 60 spindles to 6.9L Diesel heads. So I can almost bet he has what you're looking for.
Matter of fact I pulled the 460 heads off myself back when I needed them on my last boat.
I don't have the number so call 411.
~Ty Thanks Ty.

[gnarley]

Justin if you can, gasket match the heads & pocket port & polish. I just spent about 40 hours on mine & brought them to the machine shop & even they said WOW, beautiful work. No one else is likely to ever see what was done, BUT I will know & it will help flow the air & thats what it's all about! The better the air flows the more power you make!
Spend a little extra time prepping the heads before you drop them off wink
[ April 29, 2003, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: gnarley ]

[396_Z]

Go pick up your heads and go find yourself a good shop that knows high end machining.
When I had mine cleaned and mag'd they found a crack similar to the one you have in one of my heads. Quoted me $125 to repair it and this is a shop I didn't really trust doing that kind of work anyway so I called a shop 70 miles away that staffed by a bunch of drag racers.
Long story short, $46, 5 pins and a valve seat later no more crack, and they guarenteed their work in writing to me.

[Squeezing Spectra]

Hey 78 shoot me an e-mail i might have some heads for you.
Bruce
[ April 30, 2003, 11:54 AM: Message edited by: Squeezing Spectra ]

[schiada96]

78 Elim I have a set of heads for you that have been ported. They need a valve job, the intakes are no good but the exh are inconel. I'll gnty no cracks. Let me know.

[Cs19]

does the place in santee have chevy blocks too? i need a truck block (tall deck)

[eliminator777]

Motor machine and supply down town can either fix them or send them out if you heli arc weld they can be welded with silicon bronze welded. Carlson&Bulloy down town could weld them for you. they can weld any thing.then re machine valve seats, clean up surface I've fixed many iron hemi heads that way. :p :p :D :D :cool:
Not sure of spelling grew up there started racing when I was young down there.

[Hotcrusader76]

cs19:
does the place in santee have chevy blocks too? i need a truck block (tall deck) They have everything! Complete running motors down to shortblocks. I don't know about just the block itself, but hell it might be worth it to get an entire shortblock and piece out the rest to Ebay.