Building a 434 Small Block Chevy

Here you can see what I mean about the thread breaking into the runner. I thought about grinding the stud shorter but some of the thread actually goes into the side of the port but not all (you can't see all of the thread here). Because of this, I decided not to shorten them. Now I guess I could have ground away just enough on each port but if I ever had to remove any of the studs, I might not get it to line-up again.

I set the torque wrench for 45 pounds and tightened all the rocker studs. Notice that I only have two bolts holding the head on. All I was doing was assembling the remainder of the heads and this was an easy place to do it. Remember, I still have to paint the block and if the heads were on, I might have to use a brush instead of a paint gun. Now we can't have that now can we!

Keep your shirt on! I was reading "Street Rodder" magazine the other day and noticed that Holley was giving away T-shirts for there 100th anniversary. In the fine print you had to meet the requirements which meant that if you bought one of there carburetors between certain dates, you were eligible for one of there shirts. After digging through my receipts, I found out that I had bought mine at the right time. All I had to do was send in my original receipt, UPC seal from the side of the box and the article from the magazine. In about a month, I had a new Holley T-shirt. Sweeeetttt!!! Maybe my luck isn't all bad...

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