Not Good

Just a little update on the engine. I have dropped off the whole engine at Express Machine in DeLand FL. That's half a day drive each way, and hopefully worth it. I dropped a $750 deposit to get the engine reworked, and the Machinest says it will be at least twice that to get it back together. They have to send the crank off to get fixed. They are going to weld a bead onto the thrust surface, and then remachine it. He said that will cost about $150, which is well worth it considering it would cost about $800 to replace that crank shaft. Basically when I get it back it will be a 0 mile engine though. I was originally going to do the suspension at the same time the engine was done, but given how close I am to have a 0 mile engine, I am going to go ahead and dedicate all my funds towards a fully rebuilt engine, and rebuilding the transmission.

The only thing the machinest strongly recommended that I am uncertain of is the use of Moly rings. I have always preferred basic cast iron rings, because they break in better. He says it is money poorly spent on a nitrous engine. The engine is already bored .030" over, and I won't bore it out anymore. So if the hone job ends up being past the limit, I'm going to have to come up with another engine block. I intend to get it back and turn at least 112mph in the quarter on motor. Hopefully 114mph.

Kurt