[taff2]

A couple of pics of my mains girdle, a bit agricultural looking maybe but I wanted something that was relatively easy to fab without any complicated and expensive machine work, it seems to work. I also fitted longer dowel pins, and the girdle bolts at the oil pan rails are increased to 3/8". It also has a central oil scraper and the oil pan was knocked up from a stock pan,just deepened/widened and fitted with a diffuser screen,probably less than a $100 in the whole system.
Now if someone could cast up an iron 'clamshell' mains girdle incorporating the caps ,at a reasonable cost, I think they would sell like hotcakes.

[Glenn Lever]

Originally Posted by Dragncar

It seems Jeff at KRE knows where to get some if you need them. Makes no sense to only buy center 3 when for 75$ or so you can get the front. Cost the same for line bore/cap fit.

I am getting the center three and the front cap

Originally Posted by charlie66

Using the pro-gram front cap, don't you have to alter the oil pan? I used the 3 (straight) centers also ....

I have done billet caps before, they were Pro-Engineering caps, and ran a stock pan. We did have problems with the dowel pins

[Glenn Lever]

Last picture

[mgarblik]

That's a much fancier set-up than anything I use. Looks like you are in good hands.

[Glenn Lever]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

That's a much fancier set-up than anything I use. Looks like you are in good hands.

Actually this is very old school, see the attached.

Take a look at the prices.

Glenn

[steve25]

Real sweet work with those lower set ups guys!
You should off them up for sale!

[johnta1]

Link to page of Steve's girdle pic:

Main Girdle

[mgarblik]

I had never seen that old Quick-Way. It looked to be in excellent condition from the pictures. All I have is the line bore attachment for the Sunnen line hone machine. It's a little Mickey Mouse but gets the job done. The line hone machine is super accurate, so I always leave plenty of material to hone. I fix the dowels in a regular old school vertical Bridgeport mill.

[Glenn Lever]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Link to page of Steve's girdle pic:

Main Girdle

I want a set.

[Dragncar]

M/T Hemi ?

[johnta1]

Only one?

[Glenn Lever]

Originally Posted by Dragncar

M/T Hemi ?

That is correct

Originally Posted by johnta1

Only one?

I cannot afford even the one, but I would figure a way.

S0..

Is the conclusion 900HP with billet caps on 1 through 4 (no rear end cap)

[steve25]

Tuff call!

[mgarblik]

There is no guarantee, but we made more power with a weaker set-up than that and it lasted a few years at a time. Total of 3 455 blocks, all failed in the same place. A 400 with the smaller main size and a blower rather than the instant shock load of nitrous and our many marginal tune-ups while we were learning. You should be OK for a season, which is your stated goal. Keeping the RPM's under control will help. Also our car was much heavier and used a pedal clutch.

[Glenn Lever]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

There is no guarantee, but we made more power with a weaker set-up than that and it lasted a few years at a time. Total of 3 455 blocks, all failed in the same place. A 400 with the smaller main size and a blower rather than the instant shock load of nitrous and our many marginal tune-ups while we were learning. You should be OK for a season, which is your stated goal. Keeping the RPM's under control will help. Also our car was much heavier and used a pedal clutch.

All good indicators that It will last the season.

Glenn

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by Glenn Lever

All good indicators that It will last the season.

Glenn

I agree!

[Glenn Lever]

Some place someone asked about a drive shaft.

Yes I have one.

Almost ready to pull the transmission and engine, both will go out to be freshened up.

The engine to Al at Freedom Racing Engines and the transmission to Dan of Dishon Transmissions

[ponjohn]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Link to page of Steve's girdle pic:

Main Girdle

Clever.

[Dragncar]

Steve B is kind of the man. I want to meet him someday, hang out and talk Pontiacs. Its going to be a good day. He has a freaking RAV boat, V drive ? There will be no shortage of things to talk about that day.
He has just done what so of us just wish we could do.

[Jack Gifford]

Steve has a M/T hemi in the boat. It's unique- the only known example of a complete hemi Pontiac actually built by Mickey. It has one of three iron blocks that PMD cast specially, with extra casting thickness at the top of the valley, to avoid hemi pushrod notches breaking into the water jackets. It went to at least a couple of owners prior to Steve buying it (complete) about ten years ago from Dave Stoll (remember the Hugh Tucker/Dave Stoll Chev roadster in '61/62/63?).

Glenn said "... I want one...". Why? What would you do with a pair of them, let alone just one?

Can you remove/install the driveshaft shield with the driveline in place?

You asked what an 8-counterweight crank is. Note that most V8 cranks have just six- a fully counterweighted crank also has the missing two (aside the #3 main journal). High speed engines love full counterweighting.

How much boost are you seeing now in the 8.0 index class?

Taff- I like your mains girdle.