I just got a phone call, things are possibly shaping up for me to rebuild a date coded 1965 side oiler for a friend. The current engine is totally stock, as it would have come in 1965, including low riser iron heads. Sounds like he lost a rod bearing...
Now the fun begins, what specs to incorporate to get good performance and decent reliability! I'm thinking, Ebrock heads Stage 2, Comp Cam solid lifter and valve spring set, (block cannot use hydraulics), Dove rocker assembly. Tough part: Stay with the original forged crank or go with a stroker setup? Custom pistons to get better quench or standard issue (much cheaper) and adjust C.R. by carefully watching the CC of the heads?
...I better give George at Gessford a call, looks like I'm going in, stay tuned for yet another engine blog...
