[Day2_69Z]

. The seller actually expected no damage to the block or crank.

Jason[/quote]

Jason, I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing at the sellers expectations especially as I look at the pan ..... he must of been the one that didn't change the oil or have the timing set nor the valves set not even to say why
in the hell would you rpm a high revving motor Without Screw in studs ,or let alone pinning them.....Who ever blew it up EARNED that Pleasure of hearing how mechanical catastrophic pleasure sounds..... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]

This had to been locked up and I bet overheated, I wonder how tight the rod bolts were when you untorqued them for removal....
still laughing but now at myself knowing the former owner of my Z/28 blew it up &quot;way better&quot; than yours.
The motor was already heavily worked on the drag strip, street and road racing.....sleeved in 4 cylinders, line bored twice, maybe 3 times before and only decked 4-5 thousaths.....roller cam with gear drive on a street n strip car, not a good idea.
Needless to say, anything that can happen to an engine blowing up happened to this lil 302...It Grenaded !
with only the top end and externals salvaged....... funny but not that funny when it happens to your own stuff.....

Tom