I am in the process of transplanting a 289 w/OD & 44 open 3.31 from a 63' Cruiser to a 62' wagon that was 6 cyl and R/A 27 TT 4.56.
The Cruiser is very rusty and most of the top screws to the R/A cover are rusted beyond socket use. I tried this evening to grab them with the vice grips but to no avail. The R/A has 90K and was turning nicely these past few years. The cover also has a rust hole through it @ 1 o'clock. Any suggestions on removing these rusty rounded screws ? Is it worth it to (chisel them off and) drill out for new screws ? Since there are at least 5-6 that would need refurbishing, I'd like some advise. As stated before I have a good 38K mile model 27 3.73 that I could use or a TT 4.56 (function unknown). Or I could simply try and find a nice 44 w/ TT @ 3.31 oe 3.73...
The Cruiser is very rusty and most of the top screws to the R/A cover are rusted beyond socket use. I tried this evening to grab them with the vice grips but to no avail. The R/A has 90K and was turning nicely these past few years. The cover also has a rust hole through it @ 1 o'clock. Any suggestions on removing these rusty rounded screws ? Is it worth it to (chisel them off and) drill out for new screws ? Since there are at least 5-6 that would need refurbishing, I'd like some advise. As stated before I have a good 38K mile model 27 3.73 that I could use or a TT 4.56 (function unknown). Or I could simply try and find a nice 44 w/ TT @ 3.31 oe 3.73...
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