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I am so curious as to why everyone thinks that iron is so unrepairable.
Beautiful car by the way



It is not that cast is not repairable. The cost and availability make it not a viable option for many. I had a windowed Hemi block from when my old Hemi let go. I was going to have it repaired as it had all the oiling mods, lifter bushings etc done to it. However by the time I paid the cost to have it repaired out here I was 2/3 the way to a new block so I went that route instead. As for fixing the aluminum block it is FAR easier to find a competent place to have the work done. FWIW I had a Mega block fixed out here once, by the tim I paid to have the block welded, put in a the two sleeves it needed and paid for the misc machining required i had an additional $2K in it. Hardly worth the effort these days when I can pick up a World block for $2600. Maybe for someone in the casting business having cast repaired is a simple process but for us pee ons in the world it aint so easy, cost affective or worth the effort. I am just a simple bracket racer and to me having something a bit lighter that can be easily fixed is worth the extra $$. I would have to ask what does a Koleno block cost similar to my KB. It has 55MM cam with roller bearings,and bushed lifter bores, just curious what this set up would run me for a Koleno? BTW Just my on the subject.

BTW thanks for the kudos on the tank.



Well yes, you are right, aluminum is probably easier to weld on. However if you are unlucky enough to "blow up" your block, depending on the damage of course, wouldn't you hesitate putting your left over internals on a repaired block and that it doesn't happen again.(just my thought). You are also right about farming the weld repair job out, it is expensive, even for us well to do billionairs

As for the 55mm cam blocks, we do have a few left.None of them now have lifter bushings in them but I'm sure we could work something out on that. As they are now, it would be no additional cost.