just wish my school would let us do something like this...then i would attempt it

 

cool build man. ill def be checking in for updates. i hope that i get the time/money to do an engine build when i get out of the military. that way it will be ready in case my 5.3 pops later down the road. its awesome to see you guys doing projects like these in auto school. im getting out next year and hoping to do something very similar. best of luck on your build.

 

Good work man, a little extra cleaning and some good prep go a long way on engine block painting..

Now when you install it and nick the paint you will be like a baby...

Ive been there done that too many times to count..

Keep up the good work, i wanna hear that thing run!!

 

Thanks! I'm really excited to get this thing in.

Yeah I know I'm going to be handling it like it was glass haha. Kept a little paint for touch up haha.

 

Looking good Steve! Your school has some great gear! Hey, be sure to scrape the Chevy Orange off of the sealing surface for the front cover gasket (and any other gasket surfaces that paint may have gotten on to), or you could end up with a leak

 

Wow , steve i hade not seen this build of urs , it's looking bad *** man congrats ! Hey i might have some thing laying around if you need something let me know ! I might just have it and would be more then happy to let you have it ! Good job man!

 

Thanks Bud! Yeah I know I have to get a litte of the overspray off the front. I wanted to make sure I didn't miss any spots.

Thanks dude. I'll let you know if I need anything.

 

Another Update

Alright, so now that the block is all cleaned up and painted, I inspected the crank and rods.

First was magnafluxing the crankshaft.

Crank set up in the machine.



Adam Textin'



Adam and his tall self...



A little tall for the hood.




And checking the rods.









And finally got my cylinder head bolt tap.

 

So I have ordered ARP Main studs and Rod bolts, so in the mean time I began measuring the crank and block. I reused the stock bolts for the mains and rods to get the measurements









Everything looked good. Going to wait for the studs and double check everything.

Got the crank cleaned up in the solvent tank. No major damage to the journals, but the rear main journal has a little bit of material on it from the bearing. Going to have to take it to a local machine shop to have it micro polished. Not able to do it at school due to an issue with our lathe.








Should have my hardware by the end of the week. Going to continue work on monday.

 

Checked my email, ARP's were just delivered (ordered yesterday!) Gotta love Summit. will post pics later today.