I know this is a little off topic (since it involves my wife's daily driver, a '53 Belair),
but I KNOW the expertise is here, not on some other website!
We've got her engine out and open and discovered it's a 235 "dipper", meaning it has cast rods.
We have the choice of a major job of re-machining the beast (problematic since there's no rod bearings to oversize!) or swapping it for a pressurized 235. Anyone have any experience with this process? The questions include:
1) Is the head usable?
2) Are the mounts the same?
3) Any surprises?
4) Reliable sources for blocks?
In case it's not obvious, I'm a little short on expertise in this area. Ask me a computer question anyday!
I promise to go back to discussion of my '66 C20 right after I figure this one out! There's a '64 Belair waiting in the garage for attention too!
