<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Here are some photos:<div><img src="cid:0420700A-CB4E-4A6F-A1A9-360031A0E2DF-L0-001"><br><img src="cid:BD74FABE-9ED8-4904-994A-D1A2081B428C-L0-001"><br><div dir="ltr"> <img src="cid:F29C7512-13F2-4BC3-BEF0-DA65C1931990-L0-001"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 23, 2019, at 12:23 PM, Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p>I agree, that sounds like overkill. Mine only requires the top
of the cap to be machined flat, no other block mods.</p>
<p>Regards, Tony<br>
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Thanks again, Tony:
<div>The one we have, built by the late Bill Throop, in addition
to reinforcing the cap itself, has the block machined internally
to accept the sides of a strap, then the strap is cross bolted
from the sides, through the block from outside. I’m wondering
if this is a bit of overkill. Based on your recommendation, it
seems to be.</div>
<div>Maybe I can send some pictures later today, as we are pulling
the engine today for other work.</div>
<div>Phil<br>
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<p>I run that setup, it was an uncle jack trick. Here's
what he wrote about that (on my engine building tips
page):</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma,
Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left;
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color:
rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial;
text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
!important; float: none;">"I also like to strap the
center main to add rigidity to the bottom end. To do
this, mill off the cast face of the main flush with the
surfaces for the head bolts. Get a front strap for a
Chevy 400 block. You must enlarge the holes in the
strap and you must use longer bolts. Some builders
feel that this is totally unnecessary, but since
starting to do this, I have never had a main bearing
deteriorate faster than a rod bearing, which is
something that happens more frequently than you would
expect."</span></p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Regards, Tony Drews<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/22/2019 3:58 PM, Phil
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Has anyone seen the need to add extra support to the center main on the TR wet sleeve engine? We have an engine that has a steel bridge cross-bolted underneath and supporting the center main cap. Is this needed? Just took 3 factory cranks to the machine shop and all three were bent about .002 in (.002 run out at center main when supported on first and last mains.) Two of these were raced, the third was removed from a tired street engine. note: None of these cranks came out of the engine with extra support at the center.
Curious as to the need for the extra support.
Thanks,
Phil Gott
114 TR4A
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