Phlebmaster

Here is the promised video.

Thank you. I will let you know. Today is the day!! I will make a video of the start up and then combine pictures of the whole process in a youtube video. My daughter did a bunch of work on this project and I am very proud of her.....and myself for that matter. This was my first bare block build.

I finished the install tonight. All I need to do now is put coolant into the radiator and start her up. I will do that on Saturday and have a neat swap video to share. Here are the obligatory pics. My helper was excited to get started... I made sure that torque converter thing was put in all the way... Got it in, just getting everything lined up... Just to prove that I actually did some work. lol

I am soooo close to installing this engine. I may have it in the truck tomorrow evening and I will have it running by Saturday for sure. I put on another HEI I managed to get my hands on and I have the wire set from the ignition 12 volt source. Here she is again!!

Hahaha....yeah, I looks like it but the camera was at an angle. I pulled my old engine out today. My daughter was a BIG helper!! We are fortunate enough to be able to work in a shop of a friend rather than out side in the cold. There she is, just waiting to rumble. You can also see my selection of lubricants. And so it begins...... Cheyanne is my helper. She says since the truck has her name on it that it belongs to her. hahahaha I am making a pile in some sort of organization so I remember what goes where. Ready to pull the old one out... Now I will clean this up and paint it.

I picked up the re-ring kit with new mains today from Napa and $134.00 later I have my engine ready to go! I really like my new intake!! Got the crank set in..... Pistons layed out in order.... Lots of assy lube!!....everywhere hehehe It took some time for me to get the rings on I checked the gap. Yay bearings!! It was finally looking like an engine again. I put the timing gears in and verified the timing was set where it needs to be to get the engine started. Speaking of dog bones...I had a little helper. I adjusted the valves according to my Chiltons manual. Now I just need to get my old engone out and put the finishing touches on this beast so I can get it into my truck.

I finally broke down an purchased a brand new Weiand Stealth intake. This is new technology vs the old school C3BX Z28 style intake I had planed to use. This intake seems taller than the other intake too.

I decided to get rid of the HEI because I would rather use my new intake. So I traded it....for a almost brand new set of 350 heads that were run an a rock crawler with a 490 lift cam. These heads are set up for a large cam which is good since I have a fairly large one. Here are the GM Goodwrench valve covers, I am going to use them. I decided to paint them....even though they did not need it. Painted the valve covers too. lol I got a reground crankshaft too. Mine old one was beyond just throwing a new set of bearings and running it. I guess it is better to do it right the first time. Last but not least...I chased all of the threads on my new block and heads. It is just a good idea I can't wait to get this beast up and running!!

I can't wait to see it done! Good work!

Sweet! It works!! Thanks.

FYI..... Feel free to comment on my project. I don't know if you guys are aware that you can do that now. Give it a try at least so I know it works. Thanks!! More updates very soon!

Bump!

FYI... You may experience slow loads and slight issues this weekend. One of the processors bit the dust on our server and will be replaced as soon as possible.

I picked up an old school LT1 intake today!! The engine is getting close to being ready. I test fitted the HEI because I had an idea that there might be clearance issues, and there are. I don't know if I will be able to shim the distributor the 1/4" it needs to clear the top of the rear runner.

I put the carb on my truck tonight and I am impressed! I put on an extra 125 CFM and boy does it make a difference! My other Edelbrock is a 500 CFM and the carb I put on is a 625 CFM.

The block is all preped and ready for the kit. I cleaned all of the paint from the mating surfaces and picked up a better carburetor. I traded a set of heads for an Edelbrock performer intake and 625 CFM Edelbrock carburetor. This will replace my 500 CFM carb I am running now. Here are the obligatory pictures....lol Here are the 350 heads I will be using... I can't wait to get this thing rumbling!!

I don't believe in hell, but this was an awesome write up. makes you think... Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic? The following is an actual question given on a McGill University chemistry mid-term Exam paper: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyles Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following: First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So, we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that most people and their souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyles Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added. This gives two possibilities. 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose. 2. Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Ms. Celine LeBlanc during my Freshman year - that "it will be a cold night in Hell before I sleep with you" - and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then (2) cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic. The student got the only A!

Ditto on all of that. Fill in your location, that helps. Welcome to the forum, search is your friend. I would use the L28 until you make up your mind about the V8 swap (which I recommend).

Look up at your user name at the right hand corner. If you click on it you will be given a drop down menu with options for looking at your profile, PMs, manage contacts etc.... Choose the "my settings" option. You will then look at the tabs across the page under "your options" and select "forums", then "View/Posting/Email Prefs". You can set your preferences there for "watching topics". I have noticed that if you choose not to watch every topic you reply to, you will not receive any notifications....not sure why. You will also need to re-subscribe to your watched topics to get future notifications, at least that is what works for me. You can also manage your watched topics in this menu.

Let's get these votes in guys!

Awe Crap! Why didn't you tell me that before.......need to change my undies now I have a couple in my signature. To keep an opened mind, speculation is divine, assumptions always lead to a dead end. Keep raising the standards!! Don't make enemies you don't want to keep.

Grumpy, Here I am at a crossroads with my 350 engine build I am working on for my truck...see my project thread (link in my sig). Here is the deal.... I am running a nice set of 081 305 heads on my 350 with 58cc chambers, 1.84 intakes and 1.50 exhaust valves. I have lots of compression aprox 9.7:1, and can run premium fuel with no detonation. But my RPMs are limited. I also just acquired a nice rebuilt set of 462624 smog 350 heads with 76cc chambers, 1.94 intakes and 1.50 exhaust valves. These heads will drop my compression back down to 8.5:1 YUK!... The block I am building up has dished pistons with 4 valve reliefs...just stock smog era pistons. I will be putting in a 470 lift cam..just in case that matters. HELP ME PLEASE decide which to use! Thank you. Here are some flow numbers for the 305 heads I am running now. I can't find the numbers for the 624 heads. I did find some info on the 624 heads.... Thanks!

Progress!! Honed the cylinders and degreased the block then painted it. I will rent the cam bearing tool and do some research on how to use it. I also did some block modification based on my research to aid the oil return process and oil flow efficiency from the pump. Here are the obligatory pics...... These are required texts for this project...thanks Paul! Put a set of junk heads on so I can protect the cylinders Opened up the oil return holes in the block. It did not take much to open both sides up. Here is the rear main cap where the oil pump mounts...I opened the pick-up tube port up and smoothed out the oil path. Before... After... I also painted the lifter valley...why you ask? Well from what I read it benefits the oil return by decreasing surface tension and allowing the oil to return to the pan much faster. It also looks pretty. I used high temp engine enamel so don't worry about that.

I started the tear down of my new block tonight. I documented each step so this will hopefully be helpful to the next guy. I also picked up 2 sets of 350 heads and will install them on the new block rather than the 305 heads I am running now. I now have 4 sets of heads, the 305 heads in my truck now, the 896 power pack corvette heads, a set of cracked 487 heads,(good for parts), and a rebuilt set of 624 heads with 1.94/1.50 valves. Here is a bad picture of the crack that runs from the exhaust valve... Here are the power pack heads... Here are the rebuilt 624 heads that I will use on the new block. Here are the pics of the 350 tear down......And so it begins... lol Dished 4 valve relief pistons...meh This looks as it should for an engine that sat for a long time. The stuff is only surface and wiped off easily. Main bearings are not too bad Got everything marked and lined up.... I even remembered to mark the main caps before removing them.