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Ya, that's what I thought. Back when I was just thinking about a 427 build I researched everything I could and had talked with him on the phone a couple times. Sure glad I didn't go with him!? I remember seeing somewhere he did yours. 
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If it was me, I would not use any of the bottom end parts. There was severe damage. Even if a big IF, the crank checks out, I would still not use it. Just think of the stress that the crank saw during the explosion. Personally, I would just have the heads checked and that's all that I would use if they are good.
Even with the lifters looking good you still don't know what kind of loads they saw and or metal floating thru the oil. I'm just giving you some real life experiences, and hate to see someone make some of the same mistakes I have made over the years.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Even with the lifters looking good you still don't know what kind of loads they saw and or metal floating thru the oil. I'm just giving you some real life experiences, and hate to see someone make some of the same mistakes I have made over the years.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Once you decide what is next and who will build it, the new builder can decide the suitability of the questionable components. It is really not wise to decide what is good/bad/fixable without professional evaluation.
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Exactly. ANY parts that will be reused will be checked out by the professional and he will make the final decision. I'm just showing what components may still be good.
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If it was me, I would not use any of the bottom end parts. There was severe damage. Even if a big IF, the crank checks out, I would still not use it. Just think of the stress that the crank saw during the explosion. Personally, I would just have the heads checked and that's all that I would use if they are good.
Even with the lifters looking good you still don't know what kind of loads they saw and or metal floating thru the oil. I'm just giving you some real life experiences, and hate to see someone make some of the same mistakes I have made over the years.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
Even with the lifters looking good you still don't know what kind of loads they saw and or metal floating thru the oil. I'm just giving you some real life experiences, and hate to see someone make some of the same mistakes I have made over the years.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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Seems odd a little PTV contact would cause the rod and pin to seize. You previously were saying Piston to head, which I assumed you meant piston to valve
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Maybe I was confusing. I was having piston to head contact, after it went, the valves kissed the piston when it seized in the bore and they bent. I did not mean piston to rod? .
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Bah, I just edited my post....I mistyped what I was trying to say. How bad was the PTV contact when you pulled the heads the first time? Could you not tell by the way the car was running(assuming the valves were bent) that there was an issue?
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You're still getting it wrong man lol. The motor was built improperly and was having piston to HEAD contact. When the motor went, the valves kissed the seized piston.
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Ahhhhhhhh, well **** man......that blows(literally). Hope you are able to get her fixed up and running the way she should.