Re: Chris Craft 430ies

Post by **Theo** » Tue 16. Mar 2010, 19:37

It's good to see s.o. doing things right the first time. You must have great fun. It will sure pay on the long run.

Chris Craft crazy wrote:... got them ready for guides and intake seats.

Good bye leaded gas, hello unleaded

Chris Craft crazy wrote:...Both rocker shafts have been disassembled, measured, cleaned, and reassembled. .....

May I ask you to measure the length of the rocker arm shafts. I want to know how much difference in lengzh there is to the FE shafts. I assume they are a bit longer.
Thanx

Chris Craft crazy · Post by **Chris Craft crazy** » Tue 16. Mar 2010, 20:02

Damn, I know you asked me a while ago... I will do that this week... Yep, things are coming along... This engine is NOT cheap to rebuild at this level, but I figure that while I have it apart, and given that it will not be rebuilt for a very long time, doing it the right way is important. It's not like a 350 chev that if you grenade it, just build another one.

Post by **Theo** » Tue 16. Mar 2010, 20:06

Chris Craft crazy wrote:.....It's not like a 350 chev that if you grenade it, just build another one.

I second that

Treinarts · Post by **Treinarts** » Mon 29. Mar 2010, 16:28

Marine MEL fans, email Charlie at Chenzinzz@yahoo.
He has four Chris Craft type of marine engines for sale.
He has a tri power intake.
He is near Buffalo NY. TJR

Chris Craft crazy · Post by **Chris Craft crazy** » Mon 29. Mar 2010, 19:29

Thanks I will check with him to see what he has..

Here are my Nicson marine flame arrestors, and the intake and some other stuff that is/has/continues to be polished

The nicsons are going to require a spacer to stretch them out some, given how close the 2300's are to each other. I am going to make a wooden pattern and have the spacer cast in aluminum, then machine the ends to hold the arrestor and bolt to the carb.

Heads have been bead blasted, disassembled, rockers cleaned and reassembled, ready for machine work. New guides, new intake seats, new stem seals, springs will be checked.

Post by **Theo** » Tue 30. Mar 2010, 00:29

Peter, may I askj for the rocker shaft length before they get assembled?

Treinarts · Post by **Treinarts** » Tue 30. Mar 2010, 08:53

email address for Charlie is

Chenzin22@yahoo

That polished intake looks sweet. I may have to have mine polished. TJR

Chris Craft crazy · Post by **Chris Craft crazy** » Wed 31. Mar 2010, 14:45

Theo wrote:Peter, may I askj for the rocker shaft length before they get assembled?

Rocker shaft length is 18 5/8 inches overall, and diameter is .845 inches

Chris Craft crazy · Post by **Chris Craft crazy** » Wed 31. Mar 2010, 14:46

Treinarts wrote: That polished intake looks sweet. I may have to have mine polished. TJR

I'll polish it for you.... for A GAZILLION DOLLARS

but seriously, it has taken many many hours to polish everything to that level... (but it looks cool)

Treinarts · Post by **Treinarts** » Thu 1. Apr 2010, 08:04

I have a nephew that always wants cash and a nieghbor with a buffing wheel. An idea is starting to form.............TJR

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