Put together the bottom end + heads (pics)
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Burning Brakes
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Put together the bottom end + heads (pics)
I just bolted the heads onto my motor last night. I’m pretty excited as
this is my first engine build. I followed all the books step by step and
did not take any short cuts. I also have a few neighbors with lots of
wrenching experience. The next step is to adjust the valves and bolt the intake on. I have been posting and asking questions for a long time and im excited to finally post some of my own work. I’ve been collecting parts for about a year and a half haha.
Im running vortec heads, the powermax 272, Performer RPM manifold, Holley 750, hedman headers, Mallory HEI distributor, and arp fasteners. I do expect it to fit under my 73 hood. I will make a post about that when I get that far. I have learned so much about engines by reading books and actualy building one myself. There is no substitute for experience. Still much to learn!
this is my first engine build. I followed all the books step by step and
did not take any short cuts. I also have a few neighbors with lots of
wrenching experience. The next step is to adjust the valves and bolt the intake on. I have been posting and asking questions for a long time and im excited to finally post some of my own work. I’ve been collecting parts for about a year and a half haha.
Im running vortec heads, the powermax 272, Performer RPM manifold, Holley 750, hedman headers, Mallory HEI distributor, and arp fasteners. I do expect it to fit under my 73 hood. I will make a post about that when I get that far. I have learned so much about engines by reading books and actualy building one myself. There is no substitute for experience. Still much to learn!
Drifting
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looks good.....especially for your first build....it's very rewarding doing it yourself for the first time...and you can say, "i built it." even if it's a small build you still get some respect from other car guys...my first motor build was/is my 383....probably not the best one to learn on with just learning about the diff in stroke clearances, micing everything, etc.....but i did learn a lot in the process and it runs great!
ryan
ryan
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Burning Brakes
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From: NC
Thanks for the kind comments! I will post more pictures here in a couple of weeks after I get everything buttoned up. The next step is to adjust the valves. Im still reading on how to do that. It looks pretty easy and then once I have the engine running I can take the valve covers off and double check to make sure I did it correctly. I think im going to break in the cam on the engine stand with a radiator/guages and a big fan hooked up to it.
James
James
