Author Archives: rearengineman

Well, it’s raining here. Looks like it’s going to be raining all weekend. Maybe I can get the engine in the car. I had another bearing problem. One of the rod bearing boxes only had one half of a bearing … Continue reading →

Still waiting for bearings. If I forgot to mention, my crankshaft was mistakenly switched at the balance shop. I got the one with standard main journals instead of the 0.010 undersized one. That made the assembly inpossible until I got … Continue reading →

It’s still snowing here, with no sign of Spring. I think it’s coming, but you can never be sure around here. Now I must buckle down and get to work. I got the sheet metal parts back from the paint … Continue reading →

I talked to Steve, my Corvair expert and machinist, and he still has not gotten the rotating parts back from the balancer. Good. That gives me more time to prepare. I’m getting behind. This weekend I’ll take the sheet metal … Continue reading →

It’s cold here, but I can envision Spring and warm temperatures and cruising with the windows down through the mountains with my dog in the back seat with his head out the window and ears flapping in the breeze. I … Continue reading →

That’s scraping, not scrapping. Continue reading →

finishing heads, moving on to sheet metal Continue reading →