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Re: Hemi blocks
[Re: FastmOp]
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12/23/17 06:05 PM
12/23/17 06:05 PM
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Byron, NY
W.I.N. Racing
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top fuel
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Byron, NY
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CN BLOCKS Web site looks old,
'01 P1500, Blown/Inj BAE,/Veney ,Bruno/CS2,Dana 60
'01 Dodge 3500 S Cummins Auto, Fresh air kit, 4" Exhaust,
'05 Dodge Magnum R/T - Too Much to list
'60 Willys CJ5
'01 International LPX - Project,DT466, Allison
'64 Plymouth Valiant, Inj 528 Hemi, 2spd
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Re: Hemi blocks
[Re: WedgeFED]
#2423797
12/26/17 12:43 AM
12/26/17 12:43 AM
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Park Forest, IL
slantzilla
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Park Forest, IL
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Is that the bulldog block so to say? I honestly don't know, but the guy is cleaning up someone else' mess. He knows how many false alarms there have been with new blocks and doesn't want to get hopes built up in case the castings are junk.
"Everybody funny, now you funny too."
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Re: Hemi blocks
[Re: 440mopar]
#2423828
12/26/17 03:08 AM
12/26/17 03:08 AM
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Posts: 4,275
Morrow, OH
markz528
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master
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Morrow, OH
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Certainly looks like my "The Block" - I have not heard them being renamed.
No secret the first run had issues including;
- lifter bores tapered and bad surface finish
- cam bearing bores might be just a tad tight
- the bushing location for oil pump drive may be machined too deep
- dipstick hole is approx 0.025 inches too tight
I am willing to fix these issues and be happy. Just glad to have a aftermarket block.
Talked to Bill @ Chicago Connection - he funded this project. He is aware of the issues and has changed machining vendors and hopefully the issues have been corrected.
67 Coronet 500 9.610 @ 139.20 mph
67 Coronet 500 (street car) 14.82 @ 94 mph
69 GTX (clone) - build in progress......
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Re: Hemi blocks
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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12/26/17 02:23 PM
12/26/17 02:23 PM
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Posts: 17,876
S.E. Michigan
ZIPPY
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I Live Here
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Posts: 17,876
S.E. Michigan
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Iron mopar blocks with this shield that says MC in it are usually pretty good.  Yeah, Joel... Motor Castings always seemed to be a pretty good foundry...their symbol is a positive sign for sure.
Rich H.
Esse Quam Videri
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Re: Hemi blocks
[Re: hudsonhornet7x]
#2424071
12/26/17 08:13 PM
12/26/17 08:13 PM
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Posts: 4,179
California
mickm
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California
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I hope it works out. Would love to own a Hemi sometime before I die.
You don't need to wait that long  Blocks turn up reasonably frequently, considering what they are. I don't watch all that often and I've seen 3 or 4 hemi blocks come up this year in the for sale section. Most of them have been mopar water blocks, I don't recall seeing a siamese. They are out there and do pop up. If you want one it's just finding the places they are listed, watching daily, and being ready to move quickly once you find one. This was 6 years ago or so, but I found mine (siamese) in the swap meet section at Spring Fling. It was toward the end of the day, and there is was sitting on the back of a guys truck. I wen't through one of those "Is that what I think it is?" from a distance, getting closer and closer. Couldn't believe it when I got up next to it. Guy had the sonic numbers, new block. I made one lower offer, he said no, and I bought it on the spot. Just like cars in barns, there are new blocks out there sitting in peoples garages, then one day they finally decide to sell. Good luck!
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Re: Hemi blocks
[Re: mickm]
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12/27/17 02:47 AM
12/27/17 02:47 AM
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Superfreak
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Superfreak
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I hope it works out. Would love to own a Hemi sometime before I die.
You don't need to wait that long Blocks turn up reasonably frequently, considering what they are. I don't watch all that often and I've seen 3 or 4 hemi blocks come up this year in the for sale section. Most of them have been mopar water blocks, I don't recall seeing a siamese. They are out there and do pop up. If you want one it's just finding the places they are listed, watching daily, and being ready to move quickly once you find one. This was 6 years ago or so, but I found mine (siamese) in the swap meet section at Spring Fling. It was toward the end of the day, and there is was sitting on the back of a guys truck. I wen't through one of those "Is that what I think it is?" from a distance, getting closer and closer. Couldn't believe it when I got up next to it. Guy had the sonic numbers, new block. I made one lower offer, he said no, and I bought it on the spot. Just like cars in barns, there are new blocks out there sitting in peoples garages, then one day they finally decide to sell. Good luck! There was one new world siamese hemi block that was listed by Dave Dudeck and I snafued it.
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