Re: Kanter Deluxe Kit for V8

Posted by Cli55er On 2008/7/18 22:05:05

turbopacman...i appreciate the concern and i agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that the block is numbers matching and is water tight as it has been sitting for 20 years with antifreeze in the jacket and it was still full. the guy i bought it from said he ran it after it was fixed until it was parked and didn't have any problems. i guess since it is just the outside of the water jack i am not too concerned as this car is a show car and i probably wont be treating it abusive as far as the motor. my dad looked at it, having worked for chrysler for 22 years, and he said it looked fine, that whoever did it did a pretty good job considering. it feels very solid and looks very solid, just kinda a sloppy weld, but noone will see it anyways.

i guess my sentimental values can get the best of me as i really want the numbers to match the car. i wouldn't feel good if it didn't and i wouldn't like the car that much anymore. i know....it is weird....but it is just how i am i guess. if it goes, then it goes, but at least it is just the water jacket and i will notice pretty quick if it does. i think if i do it right and take my time it will be just as strong as the rest.

besides, the machine shop should beable to tell me if they think it will be okay once they get the gunk out of the water jacket and see what the repair looks like from the inside. personally i am more worried about pistons jacking up my motor than the repair that was done to it previously.

i just want a good reliable motor, nothing badass, just stock and reliable and if Egge can't do that i want something else, like Arias or ??? and if i have to search up and down for metal head gaskets then so be it.....i want them too. ;0)

so, i agree with you that i probably should get another block, but......i just....can't....do it...(note: unless i absolutely had too)..;0)