Skip Burney
Member
Guys I was given a front mount distributor engine today. It was disassembled in boxes in the back of a friends shop. My question is, is the block casting the same as a side mount dist. Can I use my cam and accessory housing on this block and make it a side mount engine ? It has the original .040 sleeves so I will get it bored for the .090 sleeves. My VBM is good for a lot of things but it has some slop in it so I will take it to a friends machine shop to get it bored for the .090 liners. I am missing one front main stud so I will need to find one with the safety wire hole in it. Also while it is there what do yall think about the oil pump with the 9/16 gears. I am going to have the mains align bored anyway so I might as well get the bigger oil pump if yall think it is worth the effort. Thanks Skip