Re: SkinnyG's '61 Apache
Parts ordered. Thanks RockAuto for the discount code, saved me $36CDN.
Summit Racing got me the things RockAuto didn't carry.
I -did- order ARP head studs. I waffled over this for months. Golly are they pricey. Theoretically ARP bolts are certainly good enough, but I think I feel a bit better (and lighter) knowing that this is the best way to go. If I venture close to 22psi, I'll wish I had run studs. I know, I know, the Sloppy guys re-use torque-to-yield fasteners, and they still live to tell the tale.....
I also ordered all new bearings. Even though these bearings look really good, they have taken a bit of schmoo through them, embedding the junk like they are designed to do. I figured "I'm here, why would i not put fresh bearings in?"
Interestingly, if I ship Summit's stuff to my Customs Broker in the States, I have to pay WA sales tax, plus the broker's fees and taxes. If I get it shipped to my house, it's really not that expensive. I don't know how Summit is doing it, but I like it.
Or, I miss-read everything, and I have a BIG bill coming......
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