back. Wife is doing better, but not out of the woods. Progress with her is slow. It’s been 7 months of treatment, likely need another 6 months. Ice is coming the reservoir, time to get back to the build. Yes I did flood the cylinders. Still have the motor sitting in my garage on the engine stand. Handy move sine I last posted. It’s listed here locally for sale. No takers yet. Probably, finish the 496 stroker then go through the old 454.

Back to working on the 496.
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Gota get pushrods. Somewhere around 8-10 inches
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Is that a steel freeze plug?

its the back of the camshaft journal,,its always steel.

correct

Latest update… bought another engine stand. Swapping the old motor over to it(still trying to sell it.$3500 too much for it? Rebuilt with only 40hrs). Time to put on the remaining accessories, wire it up, start it, the put it back I to the hull.

are those flat tappet lifters, are using an adjustable push rod to get the geometry correct for length

yes and yes. I have adjustable pushrods to measure length.

Pushrods are ordered. Talked to Matt at Manton Pushrods. Cool guy and super helpful. 8.35 on the intake, and 9.31 on the exhaust side. 3/8 by .145 thickness.

Pushrods and Y pipe exhaust block plate are here. Can finally finish building the motor!


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