Craig's Panther Project - engine to machine shop

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2016/11/18 19:42:42

I had the engine parts machined 15 years ago in Las Vegas where I lived at the time. Since then they have either been on a special shelf or on the floor of my garage in a corner. I'm sure I found a really good machine shop with a race-engine heritage in Las Vegas: Accurate Machine. I did an interview/walk-thru with the owner/operator a few weeks ago and today I took all the parts there to be double checked and refreshed, if necessary.

The engine itself is pretty stock except for 3-angle valve job and hardened exhaust valves in the head and an overbore of the original 352 to 374 CID. The block has also been modified by me for full flow oil filter conversion along with the Olds HV oil pump conversion. Oh yes, it has Ross custom forged pistons and full floating bushings in the rods for the piston pins.

I also found a good place to have your old rubber-worn-out harmonic balancer repaired for about $150: Dale Manufacturing in Salem, OR. Good people and quick turnaround.

I'll update this thread with the results.

Craig