I rode in a 300H there not very fast low 16 second 1/4 mile times. if I raced a 300H with my 67 Newport it would 2 seconds or 20 car lenghts behide my Newport with my 2.94 gears vs the 3.23 gears of the 300H.
The specs in KB catalog show the compression height at 2.057, should work out to about .024 in the hole. With a 440 source stainless steel shim gasket @ .017 That calculates to 10.0 CR. Not quite the goal, but I would call that good enough. I would much prefer the thinner rings but for the car...
I agree with your thinking: try to stay with the efficiency of a flat top piston by cutting the deck and heads To arrive at the optimal 10.5 I’m looking for.
If this 440 was what I would call a ‘serious’ build I would flip the money $$ and take it to that level and more.
The price for the...
I was never a fan, thought she had an ugly mouth. And, even though it was tops when I was in Junior High, I never liked her poster either. Give me Raquel Welch any day!
Probably on route to/from a marshaling yard where they assemble loads of different vehicles for shipment to different regions. That's why there could be some end-of-1969 vehicles in the load.