Recent content by Cndeh

I wish! One day when I am brave enough I will take a video of what an auto parts store down here is like and post it in the funny section here. Its a whole different scene that just cant be put into words, you have to see it in action. Two dozen greasy guys all shouting louder than the next at...

Thank you for your advise and kind offer. I will take the block back to the machine shop tomorrow and let him have at it. When the shop is finished I will hit you up with the final verdict of what it cleans up to and we can go from there. Thanks again, it'll most likely be a week before I get...

Well that's good to know that for a stock build I may be able to use what I have. To be honest I have no idea if the sleeves were done right or not. The machinist said they were in good shape. They are all sitting on some meat at the bottom so I dont think there is a chance of them walking out...

I bought someone else's pipe dream. The car came with everything removed from the front of the engine to expose the timing chain. The best I can tell the car hadn't been run since 2010, that was the last valid license tag. I never got to speak to the actual previous owner of the car, he moved to...

I'm curious as to what would be the down side of using a sleeved block for a non performance build? The block is all clean and painted so it may make a nice coffee table base. I know there are no blocks available where I live, time to start checking out the for sale section. Thanks for the advise.

After measuring my block with a bore gauge and getting a second opinion from a machine shop, 4 cylinders are severely tapered inward. My block was sleeved in all cylinders by a previous owner and the 4 outer cylinders are in spec until about 2/3rds the way down where they start to taper in...

No, there are no numbers stamped on the end of the cam. I was just going off a post I read here stating it was for a Turbo. https://www.turbobuick.com/threads/factory-cam-25517480.309821/ The full markings on the cam are 1.5 CWC C1 D1 255174801 E That's all I can find for now, if I come...

I believe you 100%. I was told the piston were change here in the Dominican Republic but the engine was originally rebuilt in the States before the car entered the country. Dominican mechanics are shady so I was very suspect of the pistons. I have checked the crank and it is for a Turbo, has...

Thanks, like the previous poster said they are going to become ashtrays.

Thank you sir, ashtray it is. The car had all the Turbo parts put on. It does have the proper crank and cam, I am going to measure the block and then decide what to do based on that.

Thanks for the feedback, I agree the piston looks to be in good shape. I am just not sure they are meant for a turbo engine. Now that the engine is completely disassembled I am going to check it for spec when the gauges I order arrive tomorrow.

I was wondering if these pistons are good to be reused in a Turbo engine? I did a search online and I cant see any references stating they are good for a Turbo engine. What I am dealing with is an A code engine what has been converted into a GN clone. The engine was rebuilt at some point and...

Well it turns out my car is not a GN and it probably got here under suspect circumstances. Typical for the DR. The Windshield Vin says its a normal Regal The Cowl Tag says it's a GN The RPO sticker was scratched off The Engine Vin Matches the Windshield Vin Tranny Vin Matches...

Hello all, I'd like to say thanks to all those who have shared their knowledge on this site. I have spent the last week reading just about every article. I just picked up a rough 87 GN in the Dominican Republic. It's been 25 years since my last GN and I am officially off the wagon now. I have...