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Old 12-16-2019, 02:16 AM
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... I have wondered what all the aluminum blocks were intended for, or if Mickey just had the pull to have them made...
I can only answer regarding the half-dozen Harvey Aluminum blocks (two of which I bought from Mickey and Tom S had at least one). I have copies of documentation of the following:
They were for a 1961 study by PMD to evaluate plated (non-sleeved) bores in aluminum blocks- one of mine had remnants of chrome-plate on the bores, and marks where a thermocouple had been clamped between the deck and a head. It was a failed attempt. Mickey knew about the blocks and somehow(??) acquired them. These blocks were in no way race-oriented, as Pontiac merely loaned Harvey the sand-casting patterns of a 389. The main webs (and possibly the decks) were slightly thickened, but the bare blocks only weigh 69 lbs.

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Old 12-16-2019, 10:47 PM
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Jack, yes, the MT block I posted photos of is at the Pontiac Museum. I have more detailed photos (hi-res), but PY reduces the image size.

The all-aluminum engine that appeared in a 1962 Catalina at the POCI Nats was another one I thought of.

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Jack, yes, the MT block I posted photos of is at the Pontiac Museum. I have more detailed photos (hi-res), but PY reduces the image size.

The all-aluminum engine that appeared in a 1962 Catalina at the POCI Nats was another one I thought of.

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The all-aluminum engine that appeared in a 1962 Catalina at the POCI Nats was another one I thought of.
Looks like it even has the Aluminum Exhaust Manifolds too !
They went the full blown monte'

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