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Makinmo · 10-06-2020, 07:49 PM

Thanks for the quick replies,
Sorry guys I didn't realise my location wasn't coming up. I am in Victoria about an hour west of Melbourne.
The heads i have are stock but are crack free and just getting a quick plane to get them flat again.
I have gathered from the info i have read on here that i will need to get the bottom end together prior to finding out how much machine work will be required on the heads. I have a lead on a mercury 4" crank, also have an old school Fenton dual intake. The bores look good but need to be mic'd up to ensure that i can run the stock size piston again. If not i'll get it bored to .020 over. Will i need to get Mercury pistons to suit the Merc crank? Also is the machining job to fit Chev intake valves something that most reputable machine shops can handle? Does it require any specialist equipment to deal with the flathead block?

10-06-2020, 07:49 PM	#7
Makinmo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Lara, Victoria Posts: 4	Re: Hi from Oz Thanks for the quick replies, Sorry guys I didn't realise my location wasn't coming up. I am in Victoria about an hour west of Melbourne. The heads i have are stock but are crack free and just getting a quick plane to get them flat again. I have gathered from the info i have read on here that i will need to get the bottom end together prior to finding out how much machine work will be required on the heads. I have a lead on a mercury 4" crank, also have an old school Fenton dual intake. The bores look good but need to be mic'd up to ensure that i can run the stock size piston again. If not i'll get it bored to .020 over. Will i need to get Mercury pistons to suit the Merc crank? Also is the machining job to fit Chev intake valves something that most reputable machine shops can handle? Does it require any specialist equipment to deal with the flathead block?