Figure about $6-700 for custom pistons. Hmm, put all those one off items on a 4.0L block. Big bore, short stroke. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > > " Sadly, the pistons I have don't match the bores. > > I was of course assuming that the pile was all rambler but certainly, it > was just an old shelf, and these could be brand C or brand F or > anything. In any case they are in decent shape, very slight scuffing > where you'd expect and a very light coating of carbon. They're probably > worth something to someone. > > With the odd bore it will need custom pistons, and the block has all > those oiling mods. I'm thinking that the best route would be to put the > fancy-pants head on a stock bottom end, since I'm not going for max > horsepower, and if Barney was getting 550hp@6200 for 500 miles, a > well-done stock bottom end with the 199 crank ought to be good for half > that or more. The head is the cool part and where all the work went! > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list