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    Contrary to popular belief, the 179 block and the 179HP blocks are the same block. They are not all that rare so if that one is cactus, another should not be that hard to find.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pop058 View Post
    Contrary to popular belief, the 179 block and the 179HP blocks are the same block. They are not all that rare so if that one is cactus, another should not be that hard to find.
    From my days of playing with holden reds, i was to believe the hp had a steel crank and thicker bores.

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    Try it on ebay/gumtree. Someone doing up an old EH or HD might be interested enough to pay a box of beer, or even two!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vern View Post
    From my days of playing with holden reds, i was to believe the hp had a steel crank and thicker bores.
    All 6's had steel cranks upto around the HR IIRC.

    Not sure how the bore walls could be thicker if they are the same bore from the same casting mould. ?
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    Thanks Gents. I’ll clean everything up , take a look at the valves and keep an eye out for a runner. Its more about the learning process for me - but not at any cost!
    Would the 202 or 186 just drop in or would there be further adapter work involved does anyone know?
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    Straight drop in for the 202 and 186.
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    BUT 202 and 186 are reputed to not rev as well as a 179 and don't like the revs with LR low gearing at highway speed.
    Of course ideal would be a 12 port head engine from a VE? Commodore

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark61 View Post
    Thanks Gents. I’ll clean everything up , take a look at the valves and keep an eye out for a runner. Its more about the learning process for me - but not at any cost!
    Would the 202 or 186 just drop in or would there be further adapter work involved does anyone know?
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    how nasty do you want to be making it run?

    bottle brush hone in the bores with the pistons still in. pull the bend valves and jig them true with a lathe chuck ( do that in someone you dont like's lathe)

    pack the lifters with turntable grease and your up.
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    Blimey, don't make this harder than it needs to be. Red motors don't usually bend valves from piston contact. Liberally dose the bores with light oil and spin the motor over on the starter. The head can be as easy or as hard as you like. Spray penetrating oil liberally into the ports and tap each valve at the spring end with a medium hammer. If they're slightly stuck just tap away and oil until they're free. Or go the whole hog and dismantle the valves and do a valve grind with some lapping paste. One head gasket set, give the head and block faces a good clean and chuck it back together. Whatever you do don't spend up on outsourced labour, so long as it runs it'll do for your purposes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    BUT 202 and 186 are reputed to not rev as well as a 179 and don't like the revs with LR low gearing at highway speed.
    Of course ideal would be a 12 port head engine from a VE? Commodore

    Regards Philip A
    So they say, but I've run both a 202 and 186 in series landies and they run and rev fine in this application IMO.
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