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    1968 289 H2O

    Do tell?
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    1968 289 H2O

    Cylinders 1-4 At .030 over I don't have much wiggle room, I believe it's common to go .040 over so maybe there's some machining left to do. The cylinders on the east side look good no ridges on the top like you can normally see or feel (since the pistons don't reach all the way to the top...
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    1968 289 H2O

    Some Random Bits Of Information I used the rubber hose trick on the connecting rod studs to protect things from getting scratched. I also learned what the difference between fuel line and fuel injection hose is... yeah it's about $3.00 bucks per foot, LOL. My old hose was too brittle and...
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    Newbie

    Dang it Rob and I thought that was your age? LOL, jk (traitor)
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    CAM Question

    That's like a fat guy telling you he doesn't know how much he weighs, or a short guy how tall he is. They know exactly how much they weigh and how tall or I should say how short they are, LOL. I bet it is a stock CAM, because if they put something fancy shmancy in it he would be bragging...
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    302 heads on a 289

    So which number do you go by in case of a conflict, for example my 289 heads have these numbers: 7H9 (1967 August 9) yet they are stamped C80E (1968) in this case this makes a big difference the 64-67 heads had smaller combustion chambers therefor yielded higher compression and were more...
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    1968 289 H2O

    Piston Popper 3000 So how did I get those pistons out? Well I used the Piston Popper 3000, and you thought stir sticks were just for mixing paint! Note how the con rods were enumerated whilst previously being rebuilt, this was tremendously helpful.
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    1968 289 H2O

    Removing Pistons 1-4 Spent Saturday removing the pistons. Learned I have Flatlander Racing TRW L2249N 30 over forged (pronounced expen$ive) domed pistons. The preceding L in the part number stands for Forged, that makes sense L=Forged... Not! but since when are part numbering schemes logical...
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    Newbie

    Welcome, and I'm sure everyone here would like to see some pics of that Fastback, once we see them we won't hold the fact that you were/are a Chevy man against you, lol. My other car is a Tahoe, shhh don't tell.
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    A few pics from Kool April Nights

    very cool, thank you for sharing, yes please post some more pics when you get the chance, this is Redding California as in just north from me in Sacramento right?
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    1965 Mustang rust repair

    65A 2door Hardtop Coupe standard (early) 92,705 65A 2door Hardtop Coupe standard (late) 372,123 65B 2door Hardtop Coupe luxury, Pony Interior 22,232 65C 2door Hardtop Coupe bench seats 14,905 So Ford made 501,965 of these cars, sentimental value I can understand, rarity...
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    1968 289 H2O

    Quick Update Well that makes us current. I have posted everything I have done up to this point. Thank you all for reading, commenting, and maybe even not saying anything, LOL. Regardless stuff is being done, and I am having fun, and I am learning a bunch about the internal combustion engine...
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    1968 289 H2O

    Gene, Gene, Gene I was going to give you shiet until I re read it, and noted the "when I was 17" otherwise I was thinking don't you check the oil using the dip stick when ever you buy a car?
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    How much rwhp.. ?

    Did the etc include pistons, I am honestly trying to figure out why that motor dynoes so low. What pistons and rings did you run, stock?
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    How much rwhp.. ?

    I am not arguing with you but you said 335 and it dynoed at just under 295, that is 40 horse off not 10, yes you did say plus or minus 20 but that doesn't mean 10 off on top of your margin of error, anyway the point is there is no substitute for just dynoing the darn car if you are serious about...
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    1968 289 H2O

    oh, you meant forged pistons, I was just being silly
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    1968 289 H2O

    Are "forgings" a good thing?
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    1966 to 2011 Conversion

    Love the front facia on this white one, front valance / bumper what ever you call it. The skinny front bumpers on the first gens remind me of the thin pencil mustache.
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    How much rwhp.. ?

    Please don't take this the wrong way, I am not trying to be a jerk, but that's not even 1 hp per 1 ci, ie the ol' milestone of engine building, you can beat that with a high compression 289, so nothing to write home about, more importantly how much did that cost you?
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    How much rwhp.. ?

    Dude I never said it was, I was replying to robbz28 comment: "This is just my estimate, but I would say about 420 flywheel horses and about 335 rear wheel horses. + or - 20 horses."
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