Re: 1950 Packard Eight Destined For Racing

Posted by Ben_Wojdyla On 2013/3/22 16:42:49

Stopped by at Motor City Muscle today for the estimate. It's a whopper at $4400, but that includes a lot.

Here's a rundown: dip in the hot tank and bead blasting, measurement, and inspection, to start. Machining work includes decking the head and block, replacing the 10mm plugs with standard 14mm, boring the block ~.060 over (she was really worn out), grinding the crank and cam, line boring the main bearings, rehabbing the connecting rods, and re-grinding the valves seats. New pistons, valves, valve guides, gaskets, and seals plus they'll deliver it already primed.

Spendy, yes, but it's not like I was planning to eat this month anyway.

Here's a gallery of where things are now (the crank is already out for work):http://imgur.com/a/1xJUL