sam z
Well-Known Member
Hey,
I've bounced a few things around here lately (headers, cams, starters).
Either next spring or two springs from now (money, time, and initiative
will all rule) I'm gonna take the engine out and have the car painted.
When this occurs, I'm considering the route of leaving well enough
alone. Meaning, the engine runs well, a leak down test came back
with good results in spring. Besides re-gasketing the block, I don't really
plan on doing much more (besides the obvious of scrubbing and painting
the engine.
In an effort to plan ahead and line up tools, parts, people, and get
financially prepared, would anybody here consider looking at things a
little further (cam swap, timing chain swap)? The tranny will get
a new front pump seal but other than what I've mentioned I'm not
considering doing much of any thing else. The only real recommendation
I've gotten was to put new valve springs in (and that wasn't really
based upon a mechanical problem).
I'm rambling a little so let me apologize now, but I've always believed
a few things about older cars:
-Don't fix what's not broken
-Too many fingers can ruin the pie
-It doesn't serve these cars well to have them taken apart and put back together
a bunch of times.
I dunno. But, if you have advice I'd like to hear it.
-Sam
I've bounced a few things around here lately (headers, cams, starters).
Either next spring or two springs from now (money, time, and initiative
will all rule) I'm gonna take the engine out and have the car painted.
When this occurs, I'm considering the route of leaving well enough
alone. Meaning, the engine runs well, a leak down test came back
with good results in spring. Besides re-gasketing the block, I don't really
plan on doing much more (besides the obvious of scrubbing and painting
the engine.
In an effort to plan ahead and line up tools, parts, people, and get
financially prepared, would anybody here consider looking at things a
little further (cam swap, timing chain swap)? The tranny will get
a new front pump seal but other than what I've mentioned I'm not
considering doing much of any thing else. The only real recommendation
I've gotten was to put new valve springs in (and that wasn't really
based upon a mechanical problem).
I'm rambling a little so let me apologize now, but I've always believed
a few things about older cars:
-Don't fix what's not broken
-Too many fingers can ruin the pie
-It doesn't serve these cars well to have them taken apart and put back together
a bunch of times.
I dunno. But, if you have advice I'd like to hear it.
-Sam