What to do with bad block?
10-26-2009, 05:50 PM
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I am turning my damage block into a TV stand.
Complete with exotic wood stand under the block to protect the floor and an exotic wood case above for the equipment and controls.
Felted cylinder holes make great wine storage.
Cheers,
Complete with exotic wood stand under the block to protect the floor and an exotic wood case above for the equipment and controls.
Felted cylinder holes make great wine storage.
Cheers,
10-26-2009, 09:09 PM
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One more idea:
Bury it in the back yard, after you carve on it something like Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Abracadabra aso.
In 2000 years, it might end up as the main attraction in a famous museum, being presented as an altar to the fertility god
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Bury it in the back yard, after you carve on it something like Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Abracadabra aso.
In 2000 years, it might end up as the main attraction in a famous museum, being presented as an altar to the fertility god
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10-26-2009, 10:03 PM
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Agreed, but the block studs are worth saving, as they're NLA from anywhere. You just need to double nut the stud, heat the crap out of the block and turn the stud out. If you're straining on the wrench, the block isn't hot enough.
FWIW, I bought a set of those stud remover sockets and managed to ruin about 3 of the studs by not heating the block enough. I ended up buying a TBF block from Mark A just to harvest the studs via the doublenut/heat recipe.... (I then gave the block to Greg for practice for his WP impelller repair tool)
So - save the studs!
EDIT - at least the girdle studs. Dunno if the head studs are still available. (Which of course begs the question- can one use S4 head bolts with S3 heads/blocks?)
FWIW, I bought a set of those stud remover sockets and managed to ruin about 3 of the studs by not heating the block enough. I ended up buying a TBF block from Mark A just to harvest the studs via the doublenut/heat recipe.... (I then gave the block to Greg for practice for his WP impelller repair tool)
So - save the studs!
EDIT - at least the girdle studs. Dunno if the head studs are still available. (Which of course begs the question- can one use S4 head bolts with S3 heads/blocks?)
10-26-2009, 10:38 PM
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Thanks for the info. I'll go ahead and take the pistons/rods/crank out of the block
and see what they fetch and throw the block away.
After this I'll be doing a detailed inventory of the engine parts that came with the car.
Then part with the extra parts such as the cams, extra intake, timing belt covers.
Thanks,
Brian
and see what they fetch and throw the block away.
After this I'll be doing a detailed inventory of the engine parts that came with the car.
Then part with the extra parts such as the cams, extra intake, timing belt covers.
Thanks,
Brian
