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I keep hearing about money as a barrier to doing the build correctly. I've told the story many times that I was on a budget of $50 per week when I was building my '27 T roadster. I wanted a set of All American coilover shocks for the front that were $550, so I had to wait for 11 weeks to get them.

The proper way to build a motor is to begin with the bare block and have your machine shop verify the mains and cut the decks to ZERO, based on the "stack" of internal parts that you will use. Then, the thickness of the head gasket will determine the SQUISH/QUENCH, which should be 0.035" to 0.045" ideally. Cutting the block decks will also give you a "square" block that will allow the heads and intake manifold to seal up and insure that all combustion chambers are the same volume to make a good motor. If you or anyone else reading this thinks that the decks or anything else is square on a production block, then I have some land in Florida that I'd like to sell you.

You can half-azz the build if you want to, but I really don't want to be a party to it. Now, sit down with your wife, make a REAL budget for the build and stop being silly. If it's $10 a week, OK, it's $10 a week. I can show you how to make a flat tappet cam live in your motor, but it takes some doing. NTFDAY (Ken) knows how to do it, look at the post just above this one. Here's the rest of what it takes.....
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...ips_and_tricks
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