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Originally Posted by qmdv
About 40 years ago my dad bought an old 59AB flathead that had been in an oval track car from the 50's. He had to clean up the bore and install new pistons. I was thinking of having the old pistons glass blasted and used in a engine I want to build. They look to be in great condition with 40 years of dust on them.
I would do this in conjunction with a 59 block, 4" merc crank and 8BA rods.
Tim
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If they are not scuffed too bad you're probably okay. DO NOT have them glass beaded. The glass or any other medium for that matter will imbed in the piston surfaces. This will become like sandpaper as the crystals fall out of the pistons as a the engine heats up.