Mordy Dunst at Gasketworks does make solid copper gaskets in a variety of
thicknesses, but not an ideal solution for what's gonna end up to be a very
expensive 8000rpm race motor...
----- Original Message -----
From: "WFO Herb" <froggi60@hotmail.com>
To: <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: too good to be true
> Two head gaskets!
>
>
> >From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
> >Reply-To: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>, <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: too good to be true
> >Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 21:47:26 -0500
> >
> >Hey y'all,
> >
> >Yes, I immediately considered cutting the tops of the pison...called
> >Venolia... Venolia says I need to keep a minimum of 170 thou, and
there's
> >only 240 thou up there... so just machining the pistons won't cut it.
> >
> >The other solution is fly cutting the head as well as taking some off the
> >ppistons... may be our best solution for the time being. (I've got 2
other
> >race motors "underway"... but this is the closest to being done.
> >
> >Haven't given up just yet...
> >
> >Flounder
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 5:14 PM
> >Subject: too good to be true
> >
> >
> > > ARRRGGGHHHH... ok those of you betting on whether I wouldn't have a
> >race
> > > motor together in time for Grattan, are most likely in the money.
> > >
> > > TO make a sad story short, 1st block I'd intended to use was FUBAR,
> >second
> > > block, all done ready for assembley when we discover the NOS Venolias
I
> >got
> > > are 100 thou proud of block... either wrong pistons, or someone decked
> >the
> > > shit out of the block.
> > >
>
>DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!DAMN!
D
> > > AMN!DAMN!
> > >
> > > Looks like it's stock 1275 time again for Grattan...
> > >
> > > WST
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