Worked on assembling the engine. Got pistons and rods together and found out the piston skirts hit the crankshaft counterbalances at the bottom of the stroke. Cut them to the length of the 235 pistons on a table saw with a metal cutting blade. Found that there was still interference at the bosses below the piston pin bores, so had the machine shop turn them down for clearance. The pistons fit nicely in the block, coming about 15 thousandths above the deck, well short of the head gasket thickness.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
