Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe - Page 194

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1931** 10-24-2016, 10:04 PM

I will check Dan, I remember finding the VIN on the frame:-) Now I need to find it on the firewall under the heater box:-)

I pulled out a lot of insulation material that someone made a home out of:-(

I will clean and check the cowl as you mentioned, so far looks perfect:-)

Ryan

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1932** 10-27-2016, 03:45 PM

I stopped at the machine shop to see my engine progress and to pick up unneeded items to take home.

They are progressing well.

Block and heads are magnafluxed and hot tanked and or shot blasted.
Crank is machined 0.010" 0.010"
They bolted the main caps with ARP bolts and line honed.
Clevite bearings have arrived.
The decks have been cleaned up (0.006" by memory)
Heads have bronze guide liners installed and they are starting to measure for W31 sized valve cutting, and hardened exhaust valve seat cutting.
The valves are just in the heads for mock up.

The only issue right now is 350 Olds piston availability. The block is already 0.030" over and the machinist has measured each bore and is not comfortable re-honing/re-ringing. I was going to use the old faithful, cost effective TRW/Speed Pro Forged Piston and 5/64, 5/64, 3/16 rings but they only come in standard or 0.030", so the machinist is quoting Wiseco 0.040" semi-custom pistons with better/thinner rings 1/16, 1/16, 3/16. Lots of options and I have researched the heck out of them.

Ryan

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1933** 10-27-2016, 03:47 PM

Pictures.

Ryan

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1934** 10-28-2016, 09:34 PM

I am looking for standard bore 425 pistons 4.125" or 0.040" or larger 350 pistons.

I am looking for Forged Speed Pro or similar pistons.

A few Olds experts are on the prowl....

Ryan

Postsedan · #**1935** 10-28-2016, 09:58 PM

Get back under that car.....the pistons will be found. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1936** 10-28-2016, 10:20 PM

6:00 AM hockey practise for the boy, then grinding:-)

Ryan

**daverd** · #**1937** 10-29-2016, 01:53 AM

Who's the pretty girl with the I &#10084;&#65039;My olds stickers?

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1938** 10-29-2016, 10:34 AM

FaceBook Meme:-)

I think it is J-Lo?

Ryan

**Ryan1969Chevelle** · #**1939** 10-30-2016, 11:51 PM

I only squeezed in a few hours of wire wheeling.....

I got 25% of the drivers side rear wheel well cleaned up.

There is a little rust where I knew there was rust but I didn't really find any surprises.

I need to increase the visit frequency somehow........

Ryan

Postsedan · #**1940** 10-31-2016, 01:58 AM

Look at it this way.....washing all your dirty clothes.....for only a couple of hours grinding.....is just not worth it.....you need 6-8 hour days.

GET TO IT [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan