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Discussion in 'Tomahawk Block Buildups' started by standup 69, Mar 13, 2021.

  1. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    Just received my Tomahawk block and Crower crank yesterday ..it's going to be a pump gas strip/ street stage 3 headed deal ..11.3 compression custom solid roller edelbrock SV manifold ....I will update more as it goes along.4.44 bore 4.5 stroke steel Carillo rod..
    JE TA pistons .9 mm steel top ring ...9 Napier second ...GZ vacuum pump.
     

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  2. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    More stuff
     

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  3. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    More
     

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  4. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    Nice!
     
  5. Steve Reynolds

    Steve Reynolds SRE Inc

    Should be a very nice street combo!!!! I bet you can't wait to get it together!!! I know the feeling!! LOL Mine will be dropped in place within a few weeks, but was 4 years in the making!
     
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  6. GS Kubisch

    GS Kubisch THE "CUT-UP" BUICK

    Gonna the coolest stick shift Buick on the planet!
     
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  7. BQUICK

    BQUICK Gold Level Contributor

    How are you going to get that Super Victor on there?
     
  8. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    I have some adapter plates that Jim sold me about five years ago ...
     
  9. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    I dunno Gary I may have to put an auto back into it going to be a bear trying to hook it ...ah who knows I'm stubborn
     
  10. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    Man I had no idea how long this would take ..now our local track is closing it's been 2 years already and I'm guessing another year untill it's on a dyno
     
  11. BrianTrick

    BrianTrick Brian Trick

    Good to hear you kept it and proceeding with the build. It should turn out pretty good.
     
  12. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    Tell me about it.
     
  13. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    Well .....at least all the "long" wait items are here ..now it hopefully shelf stocked items from here on out ...
     
  14. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    Machine shop is backed way up so on hold. decided to get going on the intake situation
     

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  15. GS Kubisch

    GS Kubisch THE "CUT-UP" BUICK

    Who made your flanges?
     
  16. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    I got them from Jim w..about 5 years ago ..not sure who made them ..nice pieces tho ...been doing lots of intake porting homework ..going to do some plenum work here soon ,see how it turns out
     
  17. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    Looks like a Victor/Glidden 15 degree intake Spyder I'm going to try and copy the plenum design of that one ..
     

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  18. GS Kubisch

    GS Kubisch THE "CUT-UP" BUICK

    Plenum on mine is enormous if that's any help.
     
  19. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    I bet that sucker needs it at 8000rpm
     
  20. standup 69

    standup 69 standup69

    Another piece of the puzzle
     

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