Hey all, I don't really post on here too much but I am a silent observer. I finally got a hold of a short block to start my motor build. I picked it up for $150 from a guy who claims it was out of a '91 that had 34k miles on it, the story was he built it with a supercharger and ran it for three weeks then took it out and tore it down to build a 351W setup.
The block looks pretty clean to me and nothing seems to be too worn. I am taking kind of a big chance on the bottom end, and taking the guys word for it on a lot but I'm hoping it's in good shape and will hold together for the build. I plan on running a pretty mild setup (about 300 horsepower) so I think the bottom end should hold up fine even if the kid was lying about the 34k miles.
Here's the car the motor's going in in case you guys don't remember (note: that passenger door now closes properly):
So yesterday I got the short block mounted on the stand, took off the oil pan and cleaned off anything visible:
Then cleaned the block with degreaser and wax remover, and Dupli-Color Prep wipes, taped off all of the gasket mating surfaces, lifter valley, and crank case:
Four coats of Dupli-Color High Heat Engine Primer later:
And four coats of Dupli-Color High Heat Engine Enamel, I chose Low Gloss Black for the color considering I have black TrickFlow valve covers going on and the black powdercoated Track Heat intake manifold:
Close up:
Here's the pile of parts going on the short block, with more in the mail:
Assembly starts some time this week, stay tuned!
Chris
The block looks pretty clean to me and nothing seems to be too worn. I am taking kind of a big chance on the bottom end, and taking the guys word for it on a lot but I'm hoping it's in good shape and will hold together for the build. I plan on running a pretty mild setup (about 300 horsepower) so I think the bottom end should hold up fine even if the kid was lying about the 34k miles.
Here's the car the motor's going in in case you guys don't remember (note: that passenger door now closes properly):
So yesterday I got the short block mounted on the stand, took off the oil pan and cleaned off anything visible:
Then cleaned the block with degreaser and wax remover, and Dupli-Color Prep wipes, taped off all of the gasket mating surfaces, lifter valley, and crank case:
Four coats of Dupli-Color High Heat Engine Primer later:
And four coats of Dupli-Color High Heat Engine Enamel, I chose Low Gloss Black for the color considering I have black TrickFlow valve covers going on and the black powdercoated Track Heat intake manifold:
Close up:
Here's the pile of parts going on the short block, with more in the mail:
Assembly starts some time this week, stay tuned!
Chris