The stand is made of 1/4" thick tubing. It is plenty strong, better to be overbuilt than too light. The upright is set back 10 degrees, that is too much. When the block goes to the machine shop, i will cut a notch in the upright and make it about 4 degrees. The cam and crank are perfect, standard no wear. 11 out 12 cylinders no wear will go back standard. #9 piston burned pretty badly, .020 deep spot about 1 inch long at top of cylinder. I think i'll put a sleeve in that hole and keep everything standard. Has anybody put a sleeve in one of these?
My pistons have small dish. I've seen pistons with a small dome, does anyone know what compression the small dome makes? I'm looking for about 9.5 to 10 to one.
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