THANK YOU
for the replies ! .
My next question was going to be about the wrist pins , I already have a home made wrist pin press just like what you pictured , I used PVC so it'd not damage the pistons .
I plan to scrap the pistons anyway but I like to practice my craft on eveything ,even junk .
Two cylinders have some pitting , enough to where I'm sure it'll need boring .
I got somewire wheels on sale @ Harbor Freight and only needed one to clean up the rust , I'm sure it's too deep to hone clean .
I was cleaning and cleaning to - day , the last boob in there slapped a new pan gasket on over the old ones remains , squeezed on /2tube ofRTV & called it a day , the pan's bolt holes are of course all bent in to beat the band , it'll take me awhile to dress them correct again with the ball pein hammer .
There's also a pan bolt snapped off in the block , I'll remove it later .
I'm old and experianced enough to know this is a long stroke engine so if it's Hot Rodded , life will be short .
I hope this will be mylast Shop Truck as I'm due to retire in 2016 ,I just want a nice cruiser I can drive anywhere in America /Canada at the drop of a hat (duh , why I'm a
BOW TIE GUY
not a Ford lover
.
I already had the pre smog cylinder head rebuilt and up graded to hardened seats , bronze valve guides and solid valves .
I'm still looking at two more old 292's and may buy another to cherry pick the best of the parts for mytruck then assemble one to sell and part out the left overs .
Keep those helpfull hints coming !
