Smoothing engine block!

[high revin]

Just thought id update you guys on my 48 Chevy Fleetline Pro Street Hot Rod i posted awhile back!Just got my engine back from the machine shop and started smoothing the casting and deburring the block! before paint it will be body color! so getting close to getting all the mock up and metal work done on the car!Heres a few pics of the block and a build file to get you up to speed cars comming along real well alot of subtle custom work to the car through out!http://www.hotrodders.com/foru...50465Its a 400 / 406 small block chevy 6.7 L for you importers 10.5.1 Mahle forged pistons215cc Canfiled Alumin. heads 2.05-1.60 valves Scat internally balanced crank stroked 6" scat rods and a solid roller Lunati voodoo cam 243-249 @.050 750 mighty Demon carb single plane PP intake car has a 350 turbo tranny with a 3,500 stahl converter, lol should be a pretty fun strett/strip car 4.56 gears 33" tires narrowed 9" rear cant wait to get it running i'll keep you updatedEngine should be in the 530-555 hp range. at over 500 ft lbs. with this roller set up, in a 3,200 lb car Heres the motor in mock up with some old parts on it just to make sure everthing clears etc.

[chevelle_lover]

I am debating doing this to one of my 350's so I have some questions:1. Do you just use a bit in a die grinder similar to that of a bit used in head porting?2. What paint do you use: Just body color paint or do you get engine paint specialy mixed up?By the way great looking car and those 406s are great motors cannot wait to see the progress on it.

[high revin]

Thanks actually good ?'s I used a some grinding stones that fit on my side angle grinder and deburred it and used a disc on my grinder that is made for stripping metal not like a grinding wheel but made for buffing metal and cleaning paint off etc.And after block is smooth prep block real well with cleaner and use an etching primer on it and yes auto paint base! than an auto clear im going to do mine this weekend i;ll keep you updated thanks George

[chevelle_lover]

Thanks for the information. I think that I will give it a shot on my boat anchor (305) just for practice. I think that this is the only time another guy can say that you have a nice rear end there. Four link right with adjustable helm joints? Good luck this weekend.

[djb383]

Nice ride. Hard to beat the tubbed look. What's the bore/stroke.

[high revin]

Thanks guys just finshed preping block tonight and just finished primering it ! wow its only in primer and it looks like plastic already without paint even, Color i decided on is a new Honda CRV green tea color i just fell in love with this color everytime id go to the lots and it has an older feel to the look of it besides the 48 was a green orginally style car anyway and it just seemed to fit so the block will be body color aswell as the frame when i smooth it up too.As for engine bore and storke is 3.75 and 4.125 but now is .30 over bore to a 406 basicly its a big block motor in a small block shell the Best of both worlds big block power in a small block light weight package plus alumin. heads and about everything else alumin should be pretty light.And thanks how did you know i had a great rear lol, it is a narrowed 9" with 4.56 gears and a 4-link with air ride.Also heres another neat lil trick i incorporated into the rear of the car i made a flip up liscenes plate so when i show the car i can flip it up out of site and it cleans the look of the rear of the car up a good bit."Or hide from police" i kid i kid

[ajflan]

This is looking awesome!

[high revin]

Thanks heres a few other details to the car,first off the car has a ton of Subtle details most people woud not notice the fenders were welded to the body i made the front clip a tilting unit and then to make things more complicated flipped open the top of the hood backwards aswell basicaly having to fabricate evrything from braces to brackets and panels and yet still keep an older feel to the car.Heres a photo of an orginal to give you an idea of actually how much trim i removed to get were i am and you'll see where the hood line is and use to open and all the chrome trim etc. that is now gone. Smoothed up the dash and added a gauge cluster from a 57 chevy pickp that will house my tach and look like a speedo also has a 56 chevy steering wheel and an ididit column with no ignition on it.

[djb383]

Quote, originally posted by high revin »...........As for engine bore and storke is 3.75 and 4.125 but now is .30 over bore to a 406..........Dude, according to my calculations you've got that puppy punched out to 461 CI with cylinder walls thin enough to read a newspaper through. LOL, LOL

[high revin]

Nope lol a 30 over 400 small block chevy is a 406!Finished the primering tonight should have it in paint by the weekend. Heres some photos showing the time that went into smoothing trust me get a better hobby this will drive you crazy the details. lol

[djb383]

Just kidding with ya.......your OP was .30 over bore which yields 461 CI vs a .030 over bore which yields 407 CI. Sahweeeeet ride and keep us posted as progress continues.

[high revin]

Thanks hey everyone just calls them 406's for years now it comes out to like 406.9 and change lol i'll be sure to keep you updated!

[djb383]

406.77494 to be exact. LOL

[high revin]

thumbs up!

[djb383]

Magnaflow......excellent choice, straight thru and no power robbing baffles.

[high revin]

Yeh there str8 through no baffles 3" all stainless. Just painted my motor a few hours ago here s afew pics of the color and it will be the body color aswell!

[chevelle_lover]

Great looking color. That is similar to the one that I was looking for the chevelle. Hopefully I can make up my mind before the body is done. If you do not mind what is the color code for that I may get a test panel made up.

[high revin]

2008 Honda CRV Green Tea Met. #911396

[Merzbow]

That car is amazing I would leave it a rat rod. That's what I'm into though. Not worth as much as restoring it obviously lol.

[high revin]

Thanks, But rat rods are usually clapped out hot rods that are usually unsafe and very crude! but i get the point lol, We get that alot in the 31 ford 5 sindow coupe my dad has aswell its in primer and everyyyyyyy one now its a hot thing calls it a rat rod and actually its a really cool little hot rod just in primer lol, but the 48 is finally comming along nice to see some color in it finally

[NibCrom]

Sweet ride.

[Sublimewind]

Pure secks... I love how it's tubbed with those massive meats and from the side you can hardly tell, with the fenders dipping down the way they do...

[high revin]

Thanks That was the whole selling point of buying the car that it just had to be lowwwwwww. And i love the curves. just like on my ladies ! curvey!

[Sublimewind]

So, you putting it on air? that would be soooooo sick laid the frak out...

[high revin]

Yeh Air Ride Tech. Shockwaves car has 4"s of ground clearance at show height heres a few photos of it awhile back still in mock up!My other hot rod 56 chevyAnd my 72 Nova

[chevelle_lover]

Love the other two rides. The Nova looks familiar.