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Mar 19, 2007 | 05:05 PM

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Diesel-Dan

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Originally Posted by bnold

Well guys I dropped the head off at RayMacs today... Was fairly discouraging talking to him, he has yet to see a 2nd gen block come through the doors without any cracks... He had about 7 heads sitting on the ground with cracks on the valve seats and some progressing up into the head. Hopefully mine will pass!!

The plan so far is to have the Head Mag tested (where they place a magnetic charge on the head and then sprinkle colored iron flakes over the head.. Where the flakes align into a pole is where there is a crack... He demonstrated the process to me with a cracked block, was pretty slick!!)

Have the head decked (within .0005")
Cut for oring
replace valve seals (they have their's customs made out of viton? sp?)
Replace springs with Pro/Sportsman
And probably do a valve job... More details on cut etc.. to follow...

Please no cracks, please no cracks...

I could be wrong...but i think there is a fix for valve seat cracks.....BUT the head i saw it was VERY noticable...so if you didnt see it.......

Mar 19, 2007 | 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel-Dan

I could be wrong...but i think there is a fix for valve seat cracks.....BUT the head i saw it was VERY noticable...so if you didnt see it.......

There is a fix for the valve seat cracks, however of course mo $$... If the valve seat cracks have already cruised into the head than no bueno... Some of the heads he showed me were not that noticeable until he mag-ed it then I could run a feeler gauge across it and feel the crack... Seems to only be a problm with 2nd gens, apparantly not a big issue with 1st and 3rd... All according to this guy....

Mar 19, 2007 | 09:24 PM

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XLR8R

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Originally Posted by bnold

Brian, Lock-N-Stitch (made famous in our world by the infamous 53 blocks) can fix anything - for strength and pressure sealing. Valve seat cracks are a fairly common repair for them, and are so simple you could easily do them yourself... I have a few samples sitting in the shop.

Mar 19, 2007 | 09:37 PM

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Brian, Lock-N-Stitch (made famous in our world by the infamous 53 blocks) can fix anything

Even this

~Rob

Mar 19, 2007 | 11:37 PM

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Im going to try and make this one, wont know for sure until its a little closer.

Mar 20, 2007 | 12:04 AM

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I was thinking the same thing Rob - TIG weld it with the high-freq and polish it out, or drill and tap the Lock-N-Stitches and polish it out... better than new either way, but I'm thinking I want to step up to the next level.

I've decided to let the '98 roll on 37"s (Evan is tickled pink!

)... I'm going 19.5" sooner than later!

Mar 20, 2007 | 12:05 AM

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P.S. Discount Tire is going to warrantee it, so for now I'm happy to take the path of least resistance.

Mar 20, 2007 | 12:07 AM

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BigBlue

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Sweet deal mike.

Mar 20, 2007 | 06:26 AM

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hotdram

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P.S. Discount Tire is going to warrantee it, so for now I'm happy to take the path of least resistance.

For $50 (coincidentally the cost of a bottle of single barrel), I won't show them this picture

~Rob

Mar 20, 2007 | 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by lukecline

Im going to try and make this one, wont know for sure until its a little closer.

Good deal! :0 Let us know so we can look for you.

Mar 20, 2007 | 08:02 AM

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P.S. Discount Tire is going to warrantee it, so for now I'm happy to take the path of least resistance.

Excellent! Always nice to hear about good customer service! Are present wheels forged?

Congrats to Evan also. How long before he is driving himself to the meets?

RJ

Mar 20, 2007 | 08:17 AM

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RowJ

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Originally Posted by BigBlue

Rowland ... you need a tip on that pipe. A 5" tip would be better looking than nothing.

Can't put a 5" tip on a 5" pipe! I kind of like the stealth 'blacked out' look, but may consider a 6" tip. Any opinions?
BEFORE

AFTER

Mar 20, 2007 | 08:30 AM

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bnold

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I likey tha Black!! Like the stealth look myself!

Mar 20, 2007 | 08:35 AM

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RowJ

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Thanks, any others?

Brian...good luck with your head. Thinking...no cracks no cracks!
What was your overall impression of the people & the Raymac shop? Sounds like they know their stuff. Surprised their name has never come up?

RJ