Slant Six Forum :: Argentine Head is Here

Well I'm going a LOT ahead of myself with this, but ...

I'm in the process of traking an Aluminum ACTC Race Head that was produced aroun 2003-2004 using the Cast Iron ACTC Slant Six head experience. Only two were produced, but the guy who has this heads is the same guy that has all the moulds to cast them. This head is casted with thicker walls overall, heart-shaped combustion chamber and needs a LOT of machine work if you got a heads "as cast". Also the gasket surface has a milling surface of almost an inch!!! thus allowing to use piston with BIG domes.

All this is what I HEARD from my engine builder. He was part of a comision of 4 guys that each of them developed an Aluminum Race Head for the ACTC in 2004, Adrian was in charge of the Ford head, another one for the Chevy Head and this other guy for the Slant Six head as long as the 4.0L Cherokee head.

The Slant Six head didn't move any forward sin 2005 was it's last year in tha ACTC Races. Also all the other 3 prototypes didn't move on with the ACTC because of bad bureaucracy within ACTC...

Up to now this is a TALE, but only for the Slant head, because I had in my hand the Ford Aluminum Head ... Now Adrian has to put me in contact with the Mopar guy .... lets see what happens ....

Price? don't ask .... I don't know .... but I'm sure that I'll have to sell my soul to get that Aluminum Head!!!!

Martin
P.S.: remember I'm going a LOOTTTT ahead of myself here

Author:	slantzilla [ Tue May 03, 2011 2:44 pm ]
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OR, import some stock ARG heads, weld the chambers up like they did, and have Mike J port and flow them. Welding and porting would be in the neighborhood of $2500 anyway.

Author:	ted_the_undead [ Tue May 03, 2011 11:41 pm ]
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I guess what I'm asking is; no one has some clean sheet design just laying around in their heads or on some back shelf somewhere? I mean what would you change? It's already a compromised design with all twelve ports on one side, but in all seriousness, all anyone is really looking for is a modern quench style chamber and some room to port without hitting water, right? I've been watching this forum for sometime now, most of you guys are pretty ingenious, this just doesn't seem like too big of a hurdle to me. It's kind of like forming a business plan. Do all the hard work first, then find a supplier. You guys are sitting in front of a computer already. Surely there's some sand cast guys that aren't high volume producers. Has no one done the legwork on this yet?

Author:	slantzilla [ Wed May 04, 2011 3:28 am ]
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Quote: Has no one done the legwork on this yet? There's been so much legwork done it's unbelievable. This topic gets thrashed around about 6 times a year and it always comes down to the exact same thing. Everyone yaps about wanting a better head, but too few are willing enough to put their money where their mouth is to ever get the project off the ground.

Author:	Dart270 [ Wed May 04, 2011 9:37 am ]
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Zilla's got it. Lots of legwork done, but Slant Sixers are mostly just too stinkin' cheap. Sometime in the future I might be able to bankroll such a project myself, but I would not expect to make my money back... I may be surprised, though. Lou

Author:	Polara1974 [ Wed May 04, 2011 11:01 am ]
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Well I'm going a LOT ahead of myself with this, but ... I'm in the process of traking an Aluminum ACTC Race Head that was produced around 2003-2004 using the Cast Iron ACTC Slant Six head experience. Only two were produced, but the guy who has this head is the same guy who has all the molds to cast them. This head is cast with thicker walls overall, heart-shaped combustion chambers and needs a LOT of machine work if you got a head "as cast". Also the gasket surface has a milling surface of almost an inch!!! thus allowing to use pistons with BIG domes. All this is what I HEARD from my engine builder. He was part of a commission of 4 guys who each developed an Aluminum Race Head for the ACTC in 2004, Adrian was in charge of the Ford head, another one for the Chevy Head and this other guy for the Slant Six head as long as the 4.0L Cherokee head. The Slant Six head didn't move forward since 2005 was its last year in tha ACTC Races. Also, all the other 3 prototypes didn't move on with the ACTC because of bad bureaucracy within ACTC... Up to now this is a TALE, but only for the Slant head, because I had in my hand the Ford Aluminum Head ... Now Adrian has to put me in contact with the Mopar guy .... lets see what happens .... Price? don't ask .... I don't know .... but I'm sure that I'll have to sell my soul to get that Aluminum Head!!!! Martin P.S.: remember I'm going a LOOTTTT ahead of myself here

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Author:	ted_the_undead [ Thu May 05, 2011 12:52 am ]
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Ah. Well I wasn't aware of that. Yeah, it seems I've managed to hi-jack this post. I've grown up around an aluminum foundry all my life, even worked in it a few years, plus my father has been a sand core operator/manager at the same place for 30+ years, so I never understood what the apprehension with tackling such a project was all about. I figured somebody most have the original prints somewhere, or in the case of the argentine head (and now it seems especially so) some reproductions, that would be an excellent jumping off point. For such a limited/low production run composite moulds would be astonishingly simple to produce if most of the legwork was done, i.e. solid modeling, then it's just the task of building a box and actually pouring some. I can't speculate on machining, but it can't be more involved than the typical reconditioning (decking, cutting seats/spring pockets, bolt hole, etc.). It'd be well worth the time to investigate Polara's rumors, as far as the moulds go anyway. And as far as having such a thick gasket surface and general thickness unmachined, I'd imagine that was there to avoid shrinkage and porosity or to insure that if it did happen, that it did so in a spot that would be removed. But of course, that's just speculation as well. Sorry again for commandeering this thread.

Author:	300fan [ Thu May 05, 2011 11:19 pm ]
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Polara, was the aluminum Ford head based off the sprint head?

Author:	Polara1974 [ Fri May 06, 2011 5:25 am ]
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Quote: Polara, was the aluminum Ford head based off the sprint head? Yes, the Ford Aluminum head is based on the Argentinea Ford Sprint Head, but with heart shaped CC and all the goodies. i can get you some pictures if you want of this head. Adrian, my engine builder, was the one who produced this head from the scratch.

Author:	300fan [ Mon May 16, 2011 9:34 pm ]
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Polara, if you could send some pics that would be great!, Thanks

Author:	John1972 [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:48 pm ]
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Hi Polara & Martin. Can I pm you guys if neccessary or could you PM me? I am wanting to find out if you are to source/locate anymore of those heads as supplied to Frank? Thanks.

Author:	805moparkid [ Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:49 pm ]
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Quote: Hi Polara & Martin. Can I pm you guys if neccessary or could you PM me? I am wanting to find out if you are to source/locate anymore of those heads as supplied to Frank? Thanks. i put an email out to the company with no word back... so i dont know if its what is already out there or if they are still casting them...

Author:	USAJon [ Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:08 pm ]
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Quote: Well I'm going a LOT ahead of myself with this, but ... I'm in the process of traking an Aluminum ACTC Race Head that was produced aroun 2003-2004 using the Cast Iron ACTC Slant Six head experience. Only two were produced, but the guy who has this heads is the same guy that has all the moulds to cast them. This head is casted with thicker walls overall, heart-shaped combustion chamber and needs a LOT of machine work if you got a heads "as cast". Also the gasket surface has a milling surface of almost an inch!!! thus allowing to use piston with BIG domes. All this is what I HEARD from my engine builder. He was part of a comision of 4 guys that each of them developed an Aluminum Race Head for the ACTC in 2004, Adrian was in charge of the Ford head, another one for the Chevy Head and this other guy for the Slant Six head as long as the 4.0L Cherokee head. The Slant Six head didn't move any forward sin 2005 was it's last year in tha ACTC Races. Also all the other 3 prototypes didn't move on with the ACTC because of bad bureaucracy within ACTC... Up to now this is a TALE, but only for the Slant head, because I had in my hand the Ford Aluminum Head ... Now Adrian has to put me in contact with the Mopar guy .... lets see what happens .... Price? don't ask .... I don't know .... but I'm sure that I'll have to sell my soul to get that Aluminum Head!!!! Martin P.S.: remember I'm going a LOOTTTT ahead of myself here do you know alejandro.javier.ramos ?

Author:	Polara1974 [ Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:26 am ]
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Quote: do you know alejandro.javier.ramos ? Hi, i dont know him. Who is he? And about Tahuilco foundry still casting ACTC heads, they are not doing so, and not willing. Already talked to them.

Author:	USAJon [ Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:53 pm ]
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he from Buenos Aires, Argentina. currently in Colorado. I sold him some 1969 Dodge Dart parts. He leaves on aug 20, 2011 nice guy. this is his car.

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Author:	Rug_Trucker [ Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:21 am ]
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Dang! Don't visit this forum often.