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Steve439 said:
I never did know what happened between them.
Scott is banned from the Chevelle forum, I think 'cause he gave Chris so much shit.
It's a loss, he was a great member.

Scott's video on finding pushrod length is pretty nice.
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I just got off the phone with him. I didn't ask, but I know the whole story. :wissl:
 
89 Fox 427 said:
Here's another overthinking dumb one.
How do I check piston to valve clearance without pushrods. How do I measure for pushrods if I'm not sure if i have piston to valve clearance?

My thought would be to check ptv clearance with dial indicator and not clay at first. use lightweight checker springs and put the engine 10 to 20 degrees before (and after) TDC and push the valve down and see how far it is from contact. Is this an appropriate method?

If you guys recall, my valves had no radial clearance when I got the engine back from the first builder and I don't want to risk bending a valve
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Reading through this again, I bet you have a ton of clearance.
The cam they recommend is pretty big (you never did say if it's solid or hyd?) so they probably know there's plenty of clearance.
 
Mark D. said:
At least it has a chance…..
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🤦‍♂️ fawkin shevy boys, thieve our entire induction system but hang yer hat on a rod journal size 😆.
Hmmm 🤔, a 2.3 rod journal and heads that flow 400 from the 70's or a 2.0 journal with heads that, well..... 😆😉
 
Steve439 said:
I never did know what happened between them.
Scott is banned from the Chevelle forum, I think 'cause he gave Chris so much shit.
It's a loss, he was a great member.

Scott's video on finding pushrod length is pretty nice.
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I was just surfing through some old Chevelle forum threads.
This is interesting, it pertains to the rockers needed on heads like the BBC ones that use longer than stock valves.

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#29·Nov 7, 2021

Here's a little PSA for anyone buying Straub's rockers;
The Harland Sharp rockers Straub is selling are NOT the same rockers I designed and haven't been since January of this year. Chris decided to make some design changes to the rockers in order to get out of a royalty agreement we had on the rockers. The changes were arbitrary and not made to improve the rocker's design.

FOXWELL MOTORSPORTS

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Steve439 said:
I was just surfing through some old Chevelle forum threads.
This is interesting, it pertains to the rockers needed on heads like the BBC ones that use longer than stock valves.

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#29·Nov 7, 2021

Here's a little PSA for anyone buying Straub's rockers;
The Harland Sharp rockers Straub is selling are NOT the same rockers I designed and haven't been since January of this year. Chris decided to make some design changes to the rockers in order to get out of a royalty agreement we had on the rockers. The changes were arbitrary and not made to improve the rocker's design.

FOXWELL MOTORSPORTS

/QUOTE
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The one side of the story I was told is that Straub was an investor. He didn’t know shit, so he hired Foxwell. Foxwell left California and moved to Tennessee for the job. He built the business and it grew for 8 years. It was doing very well. To the point where there might have been a lot of jealousy as many thought that Foxwell owned the company. When Covid hit Straub laid everyone off. When everyone was called back to work, Scott was called and told he wasn’t being g brought back.

There is likely much more to it, but that is the gist of it.
 
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Patriot Racer said:
The one side of the story I was told is that Straub was an investor. He didn’t know shit, so he hired Foxwell. Foxwell left California and moved to Tennessee for the job. He built the business and it grew for 8 years. It was doing very well. To the point where there might have been a lot of jealousy as many thought that Foxwell owned the company. When Covid hit Straub laid everyone off. When everyone was called back to work, Scott was called and told I’m not bringing you back.

There is likely much more to it, but that is the just of it.
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Wow
 
Here's the front cam bearing from the last block. Wondering if this is from sitting a year before firing it up (yes it was primed). Or if the cam is bent, or the bore is misaligned? Water under the bridge but if I use this cam again I don't want to have issues if it's cam related20250510_130131.jpg
 
Good news. It's still there

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