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Old Sep 25, 2017 | 03:43 PM
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I am trying to figure out if I should rebuild this and put in my non matching 68 roadster, picked it up for $100
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How does the bores in the block look?
100 sounds very cheap, could be a forged crank
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The balancer looks like it was put on with a sledge hammer by a blind man. Jerry
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The balancer looks like it was put on with a sledge hammer by a blind man. Jerry
Actually the part that is banged up in the inside and it was probably pried off.
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The balancer looks like it was put on with a sledge hammer by a blind man. Jerry
Jerry I thought the very same thing when I saw the picture, either putting it on or trying to get it off.
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The balancer is banged up and cracked, didn't see it till I took it apart, does anyone think this is an l79 motor?
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Those heads are cast in 62-63 and the block in 68-69 so I think someone have put it together in the past
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its a CE block which is an over the counter replacement. It could have been built up to L79 specs. It depends on the cam and the dome on your pistons.
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The L79 also had a forged crank shaft and forged pistons. Lou.
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