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- My Car
- 1973 Q code Mach 1
I took my car for a short drive Friday and heard a bang and something bounce off the underside of my car. Stopped and went into the street to see what it was. Found that I had broken the corner off of the block above the starter right through the dowel pin hole. I am fairly confident that it can be welded up by the right person and I have found someone that is reputed to be very good at this repair. Luckily he is friends with 2 of my friends. Unfortunately he is backed up 3 weeks and then going on vacation, so it looks like the summer is over for driving my Mach 1.
Why did it break?
Well I have 2 theories which I think explain it. 1) During the machining of the block, it had to go back when it turned out that it needed to be line honed. While loading it, I fell and the block hit the ground. There was no visible damage, but I suspect it was damaged then. 2) The lower bolt for the bellhousing was not there when it failed. It was there, but somehow it was not when the failure happened. Perhaps not properly torqued? Anyway, what is done is done and if it can't be fixed, I have 2 more blocks to work with and have machined to fit my rotating assembly.
Why did it break?
Well I have 2 theories which I think explain it. 1) During the machining of the block, it had to go back when it turned out that it needed to be line honed. While loading it, I fell and the block hit the ground. There was no visible damage, but I suspect it was damaged then. 2) The lower bolt for the bellhousing was not there when it failed. It was there, but somehow it was not when the failure happened. Perhaps not properly torqued? Anyway, what is done is done and if it can't be fixed, I have 2 more blocks to work with and have machined to fit my rotating assembly.