Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2011/1/6 22:12:22

thanks but i'm not interested in the long block. i want to keep it it numbers matching even if it cost more, it just means it will take me longer to do it.

my dad said....take time....do it right, you don't want to have to do it over again. i'm just rushing because i wanted it ready before salado and rushing causes problems.

my machinist is recommending .030, but for the life of me i can't remember why. it made since when he explained why on the phone. i'm having a brain fart right now on that one.

if you can get custom pistons made....why can't one get them made to be identical to the Packard piston, just .030 bigger?? i mean that is what a CAD machine is for. that way you can keep the skirts, pretty much it will be identical to getting a .030 piston from Packard. am i just being silly there??? i wonder if Ross can do that. i see the picture that was posted from Ross, but the piston they have doesn't have the skirts like the Packard on the left.

and on another note, wouldn't egge pistons be the same thing as getting custom ones made up....just cheaper? aren't egge the same thing in a way? idk.....

and i wonder...what would .030 make the cubic inch be from 352?

i wish Jack was around my area.....i'd just take it to him.

oh boy, its gonna be a long road.

Hank