Ian: I got your message tonight when I come onto the website. I will contact you in a few days. I am in the midsts of changing over to a new computer. Will send you pcitures when I get my email straightend out.

John F. Shireman

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Keith, why would you need to cut off the dipstick for a Packard factory pump, or did I misunderstand you?

the car arrived today and now I know why it was so late. They had an F550 Ford hauling a long tri-axle trailer and I doubt they went over 40 mph. These two were as dumb as a box of rocks. They had no paperwork. They had an idea how much to collect. I could have dummied up the original document and robbed them blind. I wondered how they could get so close to the destination but they had a GPS that told them when to turn etc. My friend did note some scuffing on trailing edge of front fender but it will buff out. The car is here and work can proceed. See you in 2009

Randy. U're probably already doing it but u need to stay informed on where that car is geograghically while in transit. If it's close enuf for a 2 hour drive u mite want to go see for your self.

Who did u get to haul the car????

Keith & Eric,

Craig is ok. He's still in Nevada and we speak regularly. He's busy with Pontiacs again and writing programing for software products. The guy is always into something!

Kevin

Time to start demanding a discount on that transport fee!!!

Well folks, Monday night and still no car. The hauler had an excuse from last Thursday, but the main hauler said it would be delivered today. Today only has 2 hours and 15 minutes left in it. Am I getting worried? YES!

Well I am about 90% done with prepping the engine for paint. I removed the throttle linkage so I could gain access to the back of the head for rust removal.

Here are the current pics. I just have a little grease in the bottom ribs areas where I can't get a die grinder in there. I will have to get in there with a screw driver. The engine here has been given a coat of Jasco prep and primer. Which is basically a rust convertor. This was needed to neutalize the rust that the wire brush could not get out of the tight spaces and cast grain. The black and white blotches on the block are from the rust convertor doing its job. You can also set the white residue on the frame, that is from the Jasco.

I will make one more pass with the wire brush after the Jasco is completely dry, and then wipe the entire engine down with thinner. Then it should be ready for paint.

In the pics you can also see the 288 head that is on my 327 block. I guess the 288 heads do not have the Thunderbolt stamping on them.

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JoeH -

You wrote:

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However, I can't get the math to work with the numbers you specified. A 1-49/64" plug is 0.515625 larger than a 1-1/4" plug - making it a bit more than a tight fit.

Please clarify, as I don't wanna make a wrong guess as to what you meant.

In a V8, a error often made nowdays is to install the common 1&1/4" freeze plugs, when the correct size is
1&49/64". The extra .0156" does make a difference in the tightness of the fit.

Joe H