Olerodder, You bring back too many memories. When I built my 350 hp 289 back in the early 70s I called a bearing house about bearings for the 7200 rpm engine.... I paid more for the bearings than I did for the forged TRW 11.5:1 pistons. They were Aluminum - soft enough to provide good imbedability and needed high pressure lube to keep the oil film in place. I had to get a Melling high pressure -high volume pump to match the bearings. I also used a scraper (for the first time ever) to keep the oil in the baffled pan. The pan came with a special pick-up. No relief in it like the Ford pick-up had. I learn a lot from the machinist that helped with selection and more from the suppliers of my parts. It sure was fun to drive when it was tuned - which had to happen too often for my liking. I wasn't a drag racer - the car was made like a hill climb car. We both really liked the corners.
olerodder thank you for all your info. I think im going to invest in some new tools and follow what you said. its going to be a race only car, so i wanna make sure it get correct bearings for the motor.
76Mav77, Thats great. Having the tools is just part of the game, the other is using them correctly. Look on the net or ask a machinest if you know one, there are some "tricks of the trade" when it comes to micrometers and bore gauges. Remember to go slow, write everthing down................and if you have questions just ask.
well thankfully my father has built many engines and knows how to use the right tools. Im just trying to learn more before we start on rebuilding it and im trying to locate most of the parts on my own, thankfully you guys have my back to help me out
