A rare look inside "The Beast"

[C Body Bob]

Had to pull a head today. Hopefully I can have it back together for next weekends races

 

[tallhair]

Good luck Bob.

Why did you have to pull the head?

 

[C Body Bob]

Went to warm the engine up & had a major header/exhaust leak. The rear stud had sheared off somehow. Going to call my buddy tonite & see if he can drill it for me. If not its off to the machine shop

 

[commando1]

Hardened stud broken off below the surface...Arrrrggghhhh!

 

[C Body Bob]

Hardened stud broken off below the surface...Arrrrggghhhh!

Yep it was one of those WTF moments. Never heard of this happening before. Funny thing is I looked all over the floor of the shop and I can't find other end of the stud

 

[53ryder]

You'll probably find it later when you not actively looking for it. At least that's how it works in my garage/shop.

Glenn

 

[commando1]

Every time I finally sweep up the floor in the shop, I find all sorts of missing goodies in the dust pan. LOL

 

[C Body Bob]

Usually when I'm working on a car & drop a nut or something it rolls right smack to the center where I can't reach it from either side

 

[sixtyf]

Good luck getting it sorted in time for the weekend.

Looks like you have a descent amount of lift on that camshaft

 

[C Body Bob]

Good luck getting it sorted in time for the weekend.

Looks like you have a descent amount of lift on that camshaft

Thank you. The cam is only .455 lift .270 duration.

 

[sixtyf]

Thank you. The cam is only .455 lift .270 duration.

Shucks I must be getting rusty - haven't seen a good lobe for a while. What ratio rockers are you running?

 

[C Body Bob]

Shucks I must be getting rusty - haven't seen a good lobe for a while. What ratio rockers are you running?

1.5 it's a good cam. An old Direct Connection purple shaft.

 

[tallhair]

Usually when I'm working on a car & drop a nut or something it rolls right smack to the center where I can't reach it from either side

I keep a magnet on an extension stick for exactly that purpose

 

[Big blubber]

I keep a magnet on an extension stick for exactly that purpose

Is it like this Bryan

 

[commando1]

Floor squeegee. My best buddy.

 

[67Monaco]

Went to warm the engine up & had a major header/exhaust leak. The rear stud had sheared off somehow. Going to call my buddy tonite & see if he can drill it for me. If not its off to the machine shop

It still amazes me that anyone would put headers on a cbody...



Someone had to say it.

 

[tallhair]

Is it like this Bryan

Pretty close Alex ;)

I wouldn't be w/o one

 

[LocuMob]

I drop a bolt/nut, look everywhere for it, but the replacement, install it, turn around and there's the bolt/nut I lost. Never fails.

 

[C Body Bob]

It still amazes me that anyone would put headers on a cbody...



Someone had to say it.

Its not a C body

 

[C Body Bob]

Whew! Well my neighbor who is one of the best true mechanics I have known got the broken stud out. So looks like Saturday before I can start putting it back together.