Well, I am not opposed to the full build, although I would like a better shop than I am working out of now.

I did put a roof on my shop yesterday: https://twoheelers.tumblr.com/post/160165797924/i-put-an-addition-on-my-garage

I have not quite figured out the long term, so in the short, I am goign to keep flushing the motor, and if I drive it, it will be short light trips. Hopefully I will not scatter the motor in the mean time.


Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
Anything other than a full teardown and overhaul will be a Band-Aid fix. It's impossible to get the pistons out the bottom- - - -they won't clear the crankshaft and the block webbing, and if you did get them out, compressing the rings to get them back into the cylinders would be virtually impossible.

With the amount of rust damage your first few pics showed, I'm guessing you're looking at a $3K overhaul cost, minimum, with cylinder reboring, new pistons, new cam and lifters, and possibly new pushrods and rocker arms plus all the bearings. An in the frame "rebuild" with new rings, rod and main bearings, and gaskets will be around $600.00 but the lifespan of a job like that will be measured in months, not years.
Jerry

1959 Chevy Viking. Belonged to my Great Grandfather