Hi I have finally joined. I am building a 292 for my South African 71 Chevrolet Kommando wagon. Engine is currently pulled down at engine builders. I have purchased hi flow port lumps,Comp Cams 1.75 ratio rollers rockers,1.94 inch under cut intake and 1.6 inch exhaust valves plus spring kit. Aussie Speed 4 barrel intake manifold and MSD Atomic EFI Master kit. Parts bought but still waiting on. 292 Long rods,Ross forged 40 over 250 flat top pistons and cam from Tom Lowe. I have a bought a small cap HEI Distributor and coil plus cast headers that are ceramic coated from Tom at Langdon's. Head is now completed so waiting on other parts. Will be fitting a TH700 behind this engine and keeping column shift. original transmission is TH180.

Fuel injection!!! This outta be sweet! Hey! I got a nice valve cover for sale! lol Hope the build goes well and keep us posted with lots of pictures!

Will keep everyone updated should have engine running in a month or so after final parts arrive from the US. Wheel for my car have arrived Halibrand Sweet Swirl rims. This is the rear muffler going on the car.

Well my ceramic coated cast header's and small cap HEI distributor arrived from Langdon's Stovebolt in the US today. Still waiting on a few other parts before engine assembly takes place.

Looking good.

I love my Langdon headers. You might have to trim the ears on your intake and grind down the spreaders a bit. My Offy intake has thinner flanges than the headers and interfered. A little trimming did the trick. Also had to trim for the temp sensor.

Here in the states we have a rattle can ceramic header coating you can use to touch up any trimmed pieces. VHT makes it. Works well.

Hopefully I will have my rods and pistons soon so engine can be completed and put on the dyno to tune

Well I picked up the final pieces for my 292 Chevy 6 build today and dropped them at the engine builders. They are the 40 over Ross forged flattop pistons . The billet Molnar 7.130 inch long rods to use with the Ross forged pistons for a 250 long rods allow this lighter piston to be used and lower piston speed. And Comp Cams camshaft a lifters .Now the engine can be built and then dynode .

Glad to see the parts made it. Too bad they had to go into hock. They watch too close over you guy's.

Yes they are on it. Just bought a 74 C-10 factory 454 so will chase a posi for 12 bolt once I finish wagon.

Well the Kommando is painted and engine is built just need to fit it now.

Wow, you are a mover!
It will be running soon.

Can you take more pics of the engine? That casting looks different than any I have seen. Noticed the double set of alternator bolt holes. Ours only have 1 set.
Get us the outher side and any cast # it has. Wonder where it was cast? Or the application.

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Engine and car look sweet! Hope to hear it running soon! Fast work! Build on.

Hi Tom this is the other side. Plus engine as I bought it was told it was from a C-30