Intake Manifold Installation
Progress is moving along pretty well at this point. It’s just a matter of getting parts bolted on at this
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Engine Rebuild
Piston to Valve Clearance Verification
Well, I managed to make fairly good progress in the last few weeks. Since my last update the parts I
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Cylinder Head Installation
Well, as usual progress has been a little slow over the past few weeks but nonetheless things are still moving
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Oil Pump and Camshaft Installation
This week it’s time to clean up a few odds and ends before installing the new camshaft. First, I still
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Crankshaft Installation and Piston Assembly
On to more good stuff! Time to mount the pistons to the connecting rods and get the piston assemblies into
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Freeze Plug and Oil Gallery Installation
On with the rebuild. On this weeks agenda is the installation of the freeze plugs and oil gallery plugs. I
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Piston Ring Installation
Let the engine reassembly begin! This past weekend I took one last trip down to the performance shop and came
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Big Block Engine Build Combination
The block is back from the machine shop and the parts are nearly in so it’s definitely about time to
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Engine Block Painting
Alright, it’s been long enough – time for another update! Progress on the car has been slow lately, but the
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Oil Pump Pressure Balancing
No major news on the engine side of things quite yet. I dropped off the block about a week ago
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