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#11
04-27-2018, 03:29 PM
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Can't wait to see how this goes, but already love the concept. Best of luck.
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1968 Camaro Ex-ISCA Show Car - Sold  On The Lookout For My Next Classic... John 10:30 
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#13
05-08-2018, 12:02 PM
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Great project. Glad to see these posted. Bentley has spent a great deal of time and effort into building this engine and shoveling away cool parts for this build. Upcoming photos should be very good. Congrats buddy.
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05-09-2018, 08:56 PM
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Short Block All Buttoned Up
I finally have the bottom end and entire short block together. You may notice that I have an aftermarket SFI 8 inch balancer. You may also recall that I explained earlier that the PO lost the original balancer, so he said. I have several 8 in. factory balancers. Most are assigned to their original engine and I don't want to split them up from the engine they came with. The few other extra ones have severe hammer marks from using a sledge hammer to install BITD.
So, at a swap, back in the winter. this 8 in. gem presents itself. There will be a few items like this that are not technically "Day II", but I think this will be ok and hardly noticed. I did use the correct AOR timing cover, btw. The cam choice gave me more problems than I thought. I wanted something civil on the street. I did not want fouled plugs every other day. I also did not want detonation, so that meant bleeding off some "effective" compression. I also insisted on a solid lifter cam. It was finally decided that I would use my ZL1/ LS-7 cam. I may regret this choice. I also know better grinds are available. I wanted to use what I already had. So, this is the one and that is one less expense I will have. I bought a couple of other items at the swap and sold them for more than I gave for all I bought, so the balancer was free. Last picture is a teaser- intake & carbs
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#17
05-09-2018, 11:13 PM
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Cool build!!!
I have no regrets using an original GM 3959180 (9181) cam. Much more power could of been made with a modern roller but I wanted a old school hard hitting solid cam that wasn't made of cheap material. Works well with Crower EDM lifters.
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#18
05-10-2018, 12:59 AM
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That TR2X,
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Freddie 1969 Camaro RS/SS396 (427) 4 speed
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05-10-2018, 01:06 AM
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69 SS/RS 396 M20 X22 Nor 12B,72B,712 bought 1979 FULL OWNER HISTORY 69 Dick Harrell tribute Day II 427 M20 4.10 X11 76 orig pnt, 711 67 Super Stock 302 Camaro re-creation
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#20
05-10-2018, 12:23 PM
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I had one of those back when I was about 18. I sold it with the 660s and linkage for about $250. I wish I had it now.
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Freddie 1969 Camaro RS/SS396 (427) 4 speed
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