Jerry 1ton, good rambling
The shortshaft water pump on my 216 is good and the pump thats on the 235 seems to also be a shortshaft and it's fairly new. I could be wrong but I think the 54 235 uses the same pump as the 216. If it's not positioned properly Pre68 Dave's adapter will be the route I'll go.
Hotrod Jerry, new lifters it'll be, end of story.... I've got a local parts guy that I could use to contact Jackie. He mainly deals w/imports but I don't think it'll be a problem. Can Jackie do main, rod & cam bearings, pistons and rings?
re. dual carbs, you're opinion is/was noted
Definitely tell it like it is, wouldn't expect otherwise....
Carl, thats a good question. Wonder if the Vette dual exhaust manifold was open or blocked off?
Modifying a stock manifold to dual exhaust would seem to be a good option. Good heat, mounting flanges fit perfectly and the existing single exhaust would be a direct boltup. Good food for thought...
Took Hotrod Jerrys recommendation and picked up a piece of steel stock for the engine stand. Should be able to play with it tonight.
Also called my local machine shop, the one that did a great job on my 216's head, and he'll be ready to mic, measure, magnaflux, boilout/clean and bore the block and rebuild the head when I'm ready.
Going to sell my other project and concentrate on the 3100. Just ain't enough time or $$'s to do both. Anybody interested in a 72 Karmann Ghia?
Dave
