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Ol' Ron · 09-04-2019, 02:37 PM

My "280" engine was a 276. L-100 engine I was going to supercharge. Unfortunately ny Partner died ansd I had to leave the shop and build one of my own. The truck went into vegetation, I opened the hood and found no spsrk plugs were in the engine. So it came apart. I bout a set of .020" over 3 5/16 pistons from Egge (145 over), put in an EAB cam milled a set of EAB heads for /045" piston to head clearance. Bored out a Merc intake for a 2GC carb installed a converted SBC dist. WE put in the RTS trans a 44A dana real with 3.73 gears and went after the Weston/ Andover hill a 14% grade. Bet my friend George it could make it in OD at 50 mph, starting at 50 mph.
I lost, went over the top at 43, engine was turning 1300 RPMs. The thing is a torque monster. Might put the 3.30 back in.

09-04-2019, 02:37 PM	#41
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,855	Re: STREET MACHInES, Engines, gearing and etc My "280" engine was a 276. L-100 engine I was going to supercharge. Unfortunately ny Partner died ansd I had to leave the shop and build one of my own. The truck went into vegetation, I opened the hood and found no spsrk plugs were in the engine. So it came apart. I bout a set of .020" over 3 5/16 pistons from Egge (145 over), put in an EAB cam milled a set of EAB heads for /045" piston to head clearance. Bored out a Merc intake for a 2GC carb installed a converted SBC dist. WE put in the RTS trans a 44A dana real with 3.73 gears and went after the Weston/ Andover hill a 14% grade. Bet my friend George it could make it in OD at 50 mph, starting at 50 mph. I lost, went over the top at 43, engine was turning 1300 RPMs. The thing is a torque monster. Might put the 3.30 back in.