<VV> ULTRA Style

[Geoff Johnson]

	Up for sale is a slightly used ULTRA high quality piston.  I have 
personally tested it for over 20,000 miles.  Only thing it needs is some 
slight welding on the top to fill in the area where the valve top that 
broke free from its stem punched its way through leaving a small 3 square 
inch hole in the top.  Any way  so the enginge in my 63 is pretty well 
toast.  Bits of aluminum from it got enough into the oil system to embeded 
themselves in the rod bearings.  Shame as I had put a NOS head on the other 
side back in november.   At least it was the non NOS head that had the 
valve go out in it.  Needless to say besides the piston being destroyed, 
the head is not fairng much better.  Truly surprised it made it back 
without exploding.  When this happened a few weeks back as some recall I 
was 120 miles from home and we removed the pushrods from that cyl and drove 
it back, not knowing really what was wrong (sounded ok!  although we knew 
it was very ill).  Anyway I am upset that that happened as it was a good 
engine.  But today we picked up a 64 110 engine core from Del Patten.  With 
any luck it might even run as is.  I just really do not want to build a new 
engine right now.  So tommorrow comes analyizing this engine and seeing 
what can be done with it or else get to the 95 engine I have that needs new 
rings going.



-Geoff Johnson
63 Monza Cp
66 Corsa Cp
62 Buick Special Cnvt