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You may already have hardened exhaust valve seats and possibly replacement valves as well if there was previous head work performed. Refresh me as to if your engine has been apart before. Anyone on the forum know and if so confirm or deny if both the intake and exhaust valve heads are induction...

Now that is a hot rod I would dig. Ron

I may have sniffed the glue a bit. Sweet nectar of toluene. Like you, it all started with building model cars with my in born fascination with all things mechanical. Ron

I agree with you on every point you made Spike. I built the Monogram Big Deuce when I was 9. I was always a fan Monogram model kits although I built a ton more of their 1/48 scale airplane kits back when you could buy them at the drug store along with paint and glue for $5.00 to $15.00. They...

Live and let live. I agree. Life is too short. Ron

I guess I was being a little harsh. I have to admit a very good friend of mine who was also friends with my Dad owns a perfect 32 with of course, a Chevy powertrain. I have done a lot of work on it over the years and it has won best in show a million times. The car has the most mint and...

Chevrolet products get a big BOOOOOOO!!! from me. I am so sick of the seemingly endless numbers of 32 Fords with the ubiquitous "small block 350/turbo 350 trans and a Ford 9" set ups. It is so very run of the mill. It is the twisted holy grail of the hot rodding World. I won't even get started...

One more thing would be to confirm that they will install hardened exhaust valve seats as part of the head work. Ron

Considering how much you were quoted, the new valves should have been included. The price of everything has gone up so much in the last 3 years that my high side estimate including what the shop may mark it up for good stainless valves 8 intake and 8 exhaust cost for all 16 would be roughly...

If your valves are original there is no question that they should be replaced. Period. The majority of guys on the forum will most certainly concur that the original valves are a ticking time bomb. The guys doing your engine work should be aware of that. I am not a fan of Comp cam products. The...

I do not see any mention of replacement valves, valve seats, valve seals and valve guides in the quote. Did they offer you an alternative to Comp cams products? The cam they listed has the same specs as the cam I put in my engine 20 years ago with the only difference being that yours will be...

My wife bought me a welding jacket that is very nice and heated gloves for snow removal chores that I hope I won't need anytime soon. Now that I said that....I may have cursed myself. Ron

If the crank passes a magnaflux I would use it. As I said the stock crankshafts are very good. I have 2V heads, the ports on the 2V heads are big compared to many other heads in the V-8 automotive World. I would have liked to have closed chamber 2v Australian heads. That ship has sailed on me at...

The stock crank and rods are pretty good. If they check out OK I would use them. I had my rod bolts replaced with ARP bolts and resized the big ends. The crank was ground .10 undersize to clean up the journals and everything was balanced The connecting rod cap bolt retaining nuts were a problem...

All jobs get stale after a while even if you like them. It takes me a long time to make a change. I may be to loyal for my own good. Good luck with your new venture. Merry Christmas. Ron

Nice! Kimber makes nice guns. Ron

I started working on my friend's Dodge Magnum yesterday and the parts showed up a day early this evening (Rock auto is pretty damn good) I guess I know what I am doing tomorrow. The week after Christmas I am going all in on my Mustang's to do list. I have heat in the garage now so there are no...

Hey, it works and will get you through.

I feel your pain my boy Maine **** cat becomes the devil on Earth when the clippers come out. It is a bad scene. Merry Christmas. Ron

I have them too and I like them. Merry Christmas.