I bought my parts from Patrick's in Ariz and was happy with the parts and
service. I've also gotten some good advice from Tom Langdon at Stovebolt. I
would ask Tom about cam and carb choices. Very helpful plus he sells the parts.
Do you want to go as little on oversize to conserve the block? If not you
could go around .100 over. Older blocks like a '54 will allow you to go more
than newer blocks.
If you are going to spend the aprrox $1k or so on rebuilding why not start
with a 261 if you can find one.
Cam choice should consider a few factors. Are you going to use a 4 barrel
or multiple carbs? What gears or RPM are you going to run? Do you want low RPM
torque or high RPM increase in power? Is a smooth idle important to you?
One mistake I made when rebuilding was when I did the head work I didn't
realize that I could have gotten bigger intake valves for my 848 head. The
valves I think are out of a '51 235 dipper type engine. Not sure on the year
and size
but Tom or Patrick should know. The later 848 heads are slightly higher in
compression and are preferable for performance if your going to sink $400 into
a head.
Grant 50 3100
Brinkman wrote:
> I am in the beginning stages of building my 235.is there any kind of
> advise out there on what to do to beef it up just enough so it can get
> out of it's own way,but not so crazy that I have to do a lot of carb re
> jetting and things like that.I would assume I will have to go at least
> 10 over on piston size,and I'm wondering what kind of cam would be the
> best to put in there.Also,where would be a good place to order these
> engine parts.
> Tanks in advance
> Tommy Brinkman 50 5
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