Thread: Beauty in the eyes of the beholder-the Howadrs crank

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Well I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.The Howards Track Smart 4340 crank came today for my 383 build.Certainly one of the building blocks towards a rotating assembly.






I am posting it here because I am wanting to be seen by you guys and I am excited/proud that I have gotten this pc. Going to have the machine shop completely check it out so I know it is 100%.

Admins/Mods-if you want to move it to the build thread after alittle bit-that would be OK.

That is a nice piece. I bet non car types look at us like we are nuts because we look at a chunk of metal and get all goofy about it. They have no idea what they are missing.

Don

i know how you feel. when i was changing my oil pan on the 472 i looked up into the engine and grinned from ear to ear. my hubby thought that i had lost it completely.

Nice parts are like jewelry to us. Women will never understand.

Originally Posted by Smiliesafari

Nice parts are like jewelry to us. Women will never understand.

That is so true......Maybe I should have titled this thread"Gary's Bling".LOL.

Oh man Skip your going to get me in trouble again.


Barb knows.

Sorry Barb.I'll be good. Didn't mean what I said.Please forgive me.See,see Skip made me................

Very nice, but there's a little nick on the second journal - Naw -just kiddin!!

who did you get that from???
Looks like it weighs 53 lbs 7 1/2 oz(since its a 2 pc rear seal maybe a bit more!!!

Competition Products Jerry.58LBS.Said on the box if you balance it-you own it.It takes "H" bearings,needs a seal adapter,and a 2 pc seal flexplate.

yep--I balanced a crank from there yesterday and another one today--

IF------you have a block(late model) that uses the seal adapter for one piece seal and you want to use a 2 pc seal crank(larger bolt pattern for flywheel) and 2 pc seal pan---I have billet alum ones that I bought from K-Tech--just in case you can't find otherwise-----

Cool.I want to get the rods next(in two wks) and then see where I end up.I might be looking you up after that.

I do know the Scat rods are 595g.The Icon pistons I don't know.Callies does the machine work for Howards which is own by Competition products.Jerry which H/B'er did you use.Personally I like Fluidampr which I have used in the past.They certainly a PITA to get on.

Is this going to be a race engine where you need a sfi dated one???

I don't like fluid damper but i won't go into why because it would look like i was slammin them

I like the ATIs but they are ass holes to try to get say a ford pulley for 3 bolts --they use chev 3 bolt pattern which is like .050 off so you have to machine the holes correctly

We have been using sone powermaster and bhj also

Okay,I'll be the dumb blonde,the chair looks cool but what is that bend bit of iron on it do????

street driver.. damper the ATI are nice but you will be pulling it off to put new O rings in it. romac dampers are some of the best that do not need to be rebuilt most street stuff gets power bond or romac . the more race and all out race get ATI s i know of 3 things why i do not like fluid dampers . but i still have one