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Attached Buick 320 Head Gasket File
Attached is a Buick 320 drawing of the head gasket. This is a .STP CAD file that can be opened by virtually any CAD software. Oops, looks like this file type isn't allowed to be sent. Dang, I was going to give this away. OK I'll just send a .jpg (pictorial) file. Bummer!! If anyone would like the real CAD file, just e-mail me at: dlomshek@pittstate.edu.
No, I am not trying to invent gaskets, but for anyone contemplating radically modifying a 320 cylinder head or playing with the idea of building/designing a new one this CAD file allows you to easily obtain all of the hole sizes and spaceings etc. This is not just a picture; it's a real drawing accurately created.
It would be so fantastic to have access to the old cylinder block drawings. Better yet, would be if someone had created a modern CAD file of it. You would either have to have original design drawings or an old block to cut up and measure to get dimensions to create the 3D CAD file. The amount of time/effort required would be staggering.
dlomshek
Straight 8 on the Salt at Bonneville
Thought some of you might like to see what it's like to go 200 mph on the Salt Flats with an old Buick straight 8. The track was extremely rough and pot holed and I couldn't get on the throttle until I got into third gear. Even then, I had to do it slowly or risk turning the car around backwards. The potholes were deep and we have removed the rear suspension to accomodate the 9" Ford rear. [We ran out of gear in the Dana]. We will change this for next year. This is long and should be edited for the end but it really shows how rough it was this year. Doug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXLmRteIBIs