[Fot] Spitfire Block

[EDWARD BARNARD]

Dale: The groove should be .030" deep and 3.5" in diameter if you want to use a stock headgasket. Thanks - Ed

dale oesterle <dale.oesterle at sbcglobal.net> wrote:  Does anyone know the specifications of the recessed groove around the pistons in the later 1296 or 1500 block? I want to convert an early 1296 block to use the recessed head gasket for the later blocks. Thanks Dale Oesterle.

Bill Babcock wrote: I've never done this myself on a TR head, but the way I used to do it 
for motorcycles was to drill the guide with a slightly larger drill 
until it was flush with the head, then heat the head to about 300 
degrees in an oven and drift out the guides with a stepped drift. Of 
course these are small heads and they are aluminum.

On Jan 24, 2008, at 5:19 AM, Gt6steve at aol.com wrote:

> Safest way is to drill them to a size near 1/2" and then collapse 
> them.
> Driving them introduces a slight risk of dragging the hole. Most 
> likely you can
> lube them with your favorite penetrant and drive them out.
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