[DeTomaso] 351C Crankshaft Question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Can't tell from the photo, and don't want to discourage you, but this is a 
MAJOR project. Beware of piecing a stroker together from parts sourced from all 
over the world, unless -A- you aren't in much of a hurry, and -B- you have 
good measuring equipment and -C- have built hot-rod engines before. Some chinese 
strokers have undersized rear main seal journals, causing oil leaks at higher 
rpms while working fine up to 2500, and some also have undersized noses for 
quicker harmonic balancer removal.... which also make the balancer not work very 
well. Some Eagle and Scat cranks are made overseas and finish-machined here 
in the U.S by low-bidder backyard shops, and some are completely made overseas.
If its a useable crank, you'll need different rods and pistons, a balancing 
job and likely a die grinder to recontour the block and oil pump for clearance 
on most 351-C or -W strokers. If you're in a hurry, any crank-grinding shop in 
the Bay Area has multiple cranks available for a couple hundred dollars 
totally finished that are drop-ins to a stock engine. Or call Pantera owner Al 
Liest in Placerville- before   he retired, his San Mateo shop was grinding ALL the 
cranks in the SF Bay area, and he took a bunch with him- along with all his 
machinery. Good luck- J Deryke



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