383backinblack

has anyone ever dowel pinned a balancer to a crank snout???

i know they make kits to do it on gen III cranks, because they aren't even keyed from the factory.......but what about on a regular small block snout? Dowel pins are extremely strong, so it seems like a good idea as long as you can do it without weakening the snout.

I'm not looking forward to pulling the motor and taking it apart again to double-key my crank to support the blower, So i was thinking i could dowel pin it somehow to make it stronger.

i was just curious as to if anyone had seen it done or done it themselves and how they went about it.

Motor City Mike

I'm not aware of anybody that makes a kit for the early SBC's. ATI makes the kit for the GEN III/IV engines, I'd give them a call and see if they can possibly help you out with something.