Got it all dissassembled, and it looks as though I got very lucky. First off, damn those heads weigh alot. Because the engine sat outside at a scrapyard, water got down into the bores and heads, so the heads will obviously need some reworking, and the bores have some considerable buildup, and honing or boring will need to be done. I have no distributor/ignition system whatsoever, and the spark plug tubes on one side of the engine are all destroyed, along with both of the valve covers. If I will be building this engine up, I would like to raise the compression around 10-10.5:1, naturally aspirated. Is the best way to achive this through new pistons? If so, who sells them? After pouring some penetrant down the bores, I got the engine to crank about half way, at which point I took out the crank, which looks spotless. No spun bearings, or as much as surface scratches on the crank bearing surfaces. I was relatively pleased with what I saw, and with the engine being covered in 1 inch of dirt all around, not a single bolt broke. The only trouble came from the crank pulley, but that came with a pop after some work with a puller and a big hammer. On a realatively low budget build, but with four large local junkyards, what would be a good build for this motor? Any and all ideas appreciated.
Ilya