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Originally Posted by ghlkal
Excellent! I'm glad you'll soon have the opportunity to spend the time doing what you really want to do  |
Thanks you, thank you.....just counting down the days......
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Originally Posted by RICHARD TILL
Tom, Congrats on the retirement. Did it myself three years ago after 27 years with the same company. I miss the people but not the job. Am curious about the BB. I have 6 of them and three have Bullit rollers. A 475, 498 and a 496. You won`t believe how much quicker it`ll wind up with a roller.
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Thanks Richard, appreciated.......
My 74 Vert is the LS4. From what other 74 BB owners stated awhile back on CF, is that the 454 runs out of breath above 4500 r's. Even though the engine has only 10,254 miles on it, I torn most of it down. So what I intend to do is:
1- leave the bottom end in tack
2- install a Lunati roller cam and roller lifters
3- install new chain & sprockets
4- install closed chamber (100 cc's) 68 427 "215" heads which are completely done w/larger valves
"2.19" & "1.88's"
5- find out what would be the correct head gasket to use to bump up the compression at least one full point.
6- install a 69 427/390 factory aluminum intake
7- install the original Q-Jet that has been rebuilt by Lars
8- will probably keep the TH400 which will be mated to the original rebuilt 3:08 gears. thought about the 700r4 or the 200r4, but the TH400 will be fine for my driving pleasure.
9- just take my time, read more info, ask a lot of questions, to make sure everything goes back together correctly.
10- enjoy my first BB Vette whenever it gets done, hopefully this year.