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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    Well guys, here it is.... the teardown pics. Intake and exhaust removed Head it off... #1 cylinder #3 cylinder... #4...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    I talked to my son about it and he’s onboard with sending the head to the machine shop for the repair. Also to pull the engine out and...
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    denata reacted to Will L.'s post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    It all depends how much $$ you have for it. Do everything now and it all lasts longer. Or save $$ and diy the studs. Taping cast iron...
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    denata reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    I would think the pan would be pretty easy to drop on that. Find out the oiling pattern and check the bearing furthest downstream. If it...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    Just a curiosity, do you guys think I should pull the engine out and do any more inspections on it while the head is off and at the...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    Just got off the phone with the local machine shop. they can fully rebuild the head, and machine the head for screw in studs for a ball...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    I will need to contact the local machine shop to see what they will charge for this as well as their time frame. this is the same...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    Here is my RA shopping list so far. I don't see head bolts listed or replacement valves. Not sure if these head bolts are reusable or...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    Measured the studs. they are in fact 3/8" studs that stick out from the head 1-11/32" from the top of the boss. thread height is 3/4"...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Wow Wow.
    I pulled the rockers off from the #4 cylinder to have a better look and this is what I found. This looks like it’s been this way for a...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    Wouldn't 30 over studs require machine work to the head? I was wondering about that. I measured 0.003 on my caliper just to see a...
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    denata reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    RA shows them being the same size as the SBC. They also show a .003 oversize probably for this situation. If you pulled out the old ones...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    I may be mistaken, it looks like the factory studs press in are 3/8" and SBC studs come in 7/16" and 3/8" threaded. the lengths look...
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    denata reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    I had been looking at the pinning process. from what others are showing online, they are different than the SBC studs, but I've never...
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    denata reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread My son's 1968 Chevy with Like Like.
    I would check and see if they're the same studs as a sbc. If so you could get screw in studs for it. It would be better to do the...
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