Bearmans Engine Rebuild

[Bearman]

This has been a long time coming and very excited!! I have been given the green light and have a budget allocated which I have to stick to.

My coupe has always been a bit of a sheep in wolf's clothing but now that is about to change. My budget has to do the engine, paint the engine bay, replace the main cross member and fix up any ancillary items that need doing.

After much agonizing over numbers and different permutations of doing the engine it effectively rules out the idea of a 500hp alloy headed stroker. After discussions with my engine builder what I will end up with is a pretty stout 351 with more than enough for the way I use my coupe and have some added fun. It also means I won't outstrip the rest of the car and should stay within budget.

Looks pretty good.....


Interior is nice and schmick.....


Lift the bonnet and things head south.....



Yep, it's a pretty worn out & wheezy 302. Stock apart from extractors and Holley 600 carby. A nice big cloud of smoke on start up and pretty weak oil pressure.

The drive line is a top loader, 11" clutch, standard 9" disc brake diff with 3:00 LSD. Tri-y extractors and 2+1/4" twin system.

This is the starting point.......