Quote: My Stock Block 70 360 Build was sonic checked,1/2 filled before machining with torque plates on and filled one side at a time allowing time to cure, turned the block to allow level filling. my builder/ machinist also installed pro-gram steel 2 bolt caps, he didn't like the lack of material in the area where the outer cap bolts would be drilled, and said girdles are a band aid. Its a 59 deg W9 build, only bored .030" over with 4.125" stroke.
After all the work done to this block I should have bought an 48 Deg R3.
What are you calling a half fill?
I always assumed a half fill was up to the bottom of the core plugs, as that is what most chevy and ford guys call it...but on the small blocks, there really is nothing to fill under the freeze plugs...Are you going halfway between the bottom and the water pump ports? or right up to the bottom of the ports?
This is really costing me nothing...my brother already has the concrete, and my block was already machined last year...just a matter of me pouring it
