Not a one man job
So I did the one thing I have been delaying as long as possible but has been holding me back so much I couldn't wait any longer. Putting the Engine…
Stay on Target…
The closer the engine project gets to being done the harder it is to keep working on it. If I'm honest with myself I know it is because I doubt…
Progress and then an interruption
Paint dry from yesterday, I got straight to work with the painted parts starting with the harmonic balancer. I had ordered the installing bolt for it, which after I re-checked…
From Short to Long Block.
I have looked everywhere but I can't find the damn hold down. It looks like I am going to have to shell out $78 for a think piece of metal…
Cleaning The Spider
With the short block basically finished I needed to redo the intake manifold to move on. So I cleared off the metal table and got to work taking it apart.…
Completing the short block
It time to put this thing back together i have spent multiple days painting the block, checking and re-checking things so it can go back together. I had installed the…
8 minutes of something other than the engine rebuild.
I know I said that I would not take on any new projects until I had finished my truck, but I needed to do this. I had the opportunity to…
Pistons and Rings
Now that the crankshaft is in It's time to install the pistons. I spend the first 45 minutes cleaning up around the shop in an effort to find the piston…
The main thing
I haven’t spent enough time down in the shop but today was productive. The past couple of sessions have been all about cleaning everything. Today I did some testing. The…
Putting some lipstick on that Block
Bare metal rusts. This engine was originally black, which as far as I know if just a good way to hide oil leaks. Chevy red is actually orange so I…