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Old 06-18-2018, 12:27 PM   #31
mattfranklin
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Re: Thoughts of swapping in an Olds 455 w/400 trans in '64?

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It has been a little over a year since my last update, and I'm still not finished. The crank was actually bad but found an unmolested one. Took all to machine shop to have block bored over and crank ground .1 under. Purchased heads that were rebuilt a few years ago but I did upgrade the springs to work best with my new camshaft. Everything else is new, also. Getting close but life is busy!

I am also rebuilding a th400. First time ever rebuilding a transmission and engine, but all seems to be going well, just slow.
Looks great! Slow and careful is ok when you are building. My '70 LT-1 350 is 80% done. Slow and careful. Maybe late this summer for me.
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