FX Holden Race Car Project

[Holden202T]

Got the rest of the parts i needed to complete this adjustable oil pressure do-dad.

This setting is af far out as the adjustment goes, and would put it on the original bolts collar, so theres plenty of room for adjustment, i've heard 2-3mm shims is what people put in them, so i have way more adjustment than that (not that i expect to need it)

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in other news it looks like JE will only sell the pistons to Precision, and precision only sell the pistons in a set of six, so i've posted on every facebook group i am in to see if anyone has had to buy a set of six only for one or two of them, its a last ditch attempt to find singular parts!

failing that i'll be setting up a crowd funding option

[Charlescrown]

Think of it this way. If you buy a set your then got spares for the (hope it never happens) next time. My guess is there abt $600 a set and the rods a similar price. Are you going to weld up the window or get another block?

[Holden202T]

the pistons retail for about $1k aus ... and the rods i think about $700 .... yes it would be nice to have spares for if anything happens again, but sure as shit it wont if i have spares on the shelf!

as for welding up a cast iron block .... i would have said its not worth the effort ? i have other blocks so my plan is to go with them.

[vlad01]

It will be very difficult repairing that block due to the way it was damaged. Maybe so if the case had a hole but the cylinder and water jacket got punched through so new block it is.

[v6bucket]

It's not feasible to weld a cast iron block, alloy block is no problems.

[vlad01]

It is, but it's done by furnace brazing, not welding per say. Very few people can do it though and not worth it unless it's some super rare historical engine.

[Macca97]

202s are still readily available, that poor block is just a conversation piece now. if you red low on blocks sam, ive got probably 10 red ones

[vlad01]

Plus, you can get billet 202 blocks these days

[v6bucket]

Plus, you can get billet 202 blocks these days

You can if you have a big enough bank balance.

[vlad01]

Prob would have bought a stage 2 alloy Buick block by now if it wasn't for the retarded wrong side starter location lol.