58 heads

[Fins]

A friend has several heads I could check for you. 

Does he have a side job at the freakshow in the circus?   

[Carfreak]

 

[guidematic]

 

Mike

[31modelo]

casting numbers 3632150 3632151

[Denrep]

Well... those are the same casting numbers as CF's '58-'63 part numbers in reply #7.    

But... I still say that '63 heads can't be in the same club as '58-'62.

Pyro's on now. Maybe we'll hear from him soon.

[Russ]

My factory parts manual shows 63 heads will work. I offered. 

[Denrep]

Ueagh but Pyro, you know a '63 head and its radiused corners when you see it... how could that same cover possibly swap with '62-down head and its rectangle shape?

[Carfreak]

In this case, part # different than casting number.


Found another decent listing online in a book called Ultimate American V8 Engine Data Book  

[Denrep]

That settles the cover-fit issue.
Now we need a gander at the chambers. 

[Carfreak]

Will this work for ya? 

[Denrep]

Will this work for ya? 

I'd think that 31modelo's looking for a smaller chamber. 

[31modelo]

The books clump them together, but 59-62 had a 76 cc and 58's had a 72.83 cc. I have 6 sets of 390's and 2 sets of 55 331's. I'm just seeing if I can find a set for this engine that I'm building.

[Fins]

Shaving .005-.010 off of the heads and the deck will give you what you are looking for. Plus give you an assure good mating surface for the gasket./

Reading this thread, I'm sure you can see that we like to joke. But we know our shit. Join in and have some fun. Take a little break from life as it is.

[Russ]

Are we talking about 2 different animals here?  Im talking heads, and your talking valve covers.   I'm feeling fiesty, as I just told my financial guy to go removed himself, and cancel all my accounts. 

BTW, I've been drinking, so who wants some??

[Gary]

Good post here:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8282

Chart from article  shown below.
Gary