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Re: Machining a 70 B Block

To: Dereck C <derex39@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Machining a 70 B Block
From: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 10:40:05 -0500
Huh!,

  What happened to the original main bearing caps on the rebored block? 
I'll be interested to hear if the caps off of your other block will be a
close enough fit to use.

  Anybody else ever swap MB caps fro one block to another?

  Dereck, don't forget the bypass valve and the cam bearings!

  CR
Dereck C wrote:
> 
> I am currently tearing down the original block in my 70 B in order to
> combine it with a 2.0 liter block I purchased from a list member.  The new
> block came with a reground crank, 2.0 liter pistons, 4 rods, and an oil
> pump.  However it did not include the bearing caps for the crank - that is
> the reason for stripping the original (seem to be the same configuration as
> the new block).  The block looks to have been freshly bored but nothing
> further.
> 
  SNIP
> 
> Dereck

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