Thought I better post a little update, no picture worthy stuff, but progress nonetheless. We got all the paint stripped off the engine and Monday of this week Dan took the heads and block to the machine shop for it's second machining. Funny to have a motor remachined that never was started, but it was the only way we could get it right........plus it has to go 10 thousandths more over to fit the new pistons we bought. Engine should be back from the machine shop this Friday hopefully, and Sunday we are going to start putting it together.

Parts have been showing up too, looks like Xmas on our dining room table. New pistons, rings, bearings, gaskets, etc. Also bumped up to a little hotter cam, a Comp Cam H280. That and the higher compression pistons should help a little. We are also having the previously rebuilt heads milled a little........looks like Premium gas is in Dan's future.

Dan also got his dummy brake lines run, we picked up a bunch of regular steel lines at the auto store and he cut and fitted them to the car. Then he measured them and ordered stainless lines in those lengths. We'll bend those up to the shapes of the dummy lines when they come.

He thinks the engine will be gold and the rest of the car gloss black. Not the same gold as on mine, but lighter. We are shooting for fireup about this time next month. Still a lot to do, but getting closer. When the engine starts to go together I'll post some pictures.

Don