Pictures of Engine work

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
edited March 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
So the other "What do you drive" car thread got me thinking, and I decied I'd post pictures of an engine a friend and I built - which is still sitting in my garage, but will eventually be going into likely a 1971 Chevelle...

THis was our first engine, and was a fun experience. I basically just have pictures of about halfway through and some of the final deal...
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited April 2005
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    So here's the first set. At this point, you can see the short block has already been built (cam, pistons, all that stuff)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    another pic
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    another
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2005
    Where does the speaker wire go? ;)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    The toes shown in the pic belong to my wife :-) You can pretty much just picture here standing there, looking at all this 'crap' strewn across the ground, just knowing that I'll never get this built and she'll never be able to park in the garage again...

    You can see all the parts laying on the drop cloth behind the engine there...there are a few items not show, but most of the stuff is visible in that pic...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    And the next few pics are of the finished engine...minus stuff like the distributor and carboration of course
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    another
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    another pic
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    here's another
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    and the last one...
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited April 2005
    Nothing like turnin' over an engine you built yourself. :cool:
    Never Forget
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited April 2005
    Can we see more of the toes? The hell with the motor! Besides, it's a Chevy! ;) j/k


    Good job! I'll see if I can dig up the shots I did of my Mustang motor from a few years back.


    John
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited April 2005
    I agree with John D.: Lets see more of the lady! :)



    Nice job. I enjoy working on engines. Looks like everything's new there except the block. Vortec heads?

    Jason
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by jcaut
    I agree with John D.: Lets see more of the lady! :)



    Nice job. I enjoy working on engines. Looks like everything's new there except the block. Vortec heads?

    Jason
    Yep, Vortec heads...with slight modification...those alone were $900 used...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    BTW...this a 383 stroker...based on the 350 of course...
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2005
    thats it? I can stroke way faster then that.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited April 2005
    That second pic because of the flowers and the table in the background makes the floor kind of looks like carpet and I thought you had the engine stashed in your living room.

    I could just picture you sitting in your La-Z-Boy whilst wrenching away! Now thats the way to do it!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,813
    edited April 2005
    You know when you have LAWN MOWER in your living room that your dedicated... :p
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  • wlrandall
    wlrandall Posts: 440
    edited April 2005
    Nice h-beams ya got there...what are you running for pistons? Give us more specs!
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  • bvette94
    bvette94 Posts: 356
    edited April 2005
    How come that motor isnt a 4 bolt main ? makes me miss having muscle cars. show us a pic of the car that motor is going in.
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited April 2005
    Four-bolt blocks aren't very common in the used, later model, 1 piece rear main blocks. I like having a four-bolt block too, but the truth is you can make some pretty serious horsepower before the two-bolt caps become a weak link.

    Those Vortec heads make pretty nice performance heads with a little bowl work and a spring upgrade. What cam are you using?

    Jason
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2005
    Nice engine, Polkmaniac. We need more specs, though! What's the compression? What kind of HP and torque are you expecting? I could also ask about the ratios on the cam and such, but I understand all that.....yet.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,071
    edited April 2005
    Took me a while to see the toes ! sounds like some peeps have a foot fetish !
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    I've been out the last week or so, just now getting back online...

    Anyway, sounds like there were some questions...

    Pistons - Speed Pro Hypereutectic dish pistons

    Cam - Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 268/280 Camshaft (not too mild, not too rough)

    Compression should be about 9.75/1

    HP should be 375-400, torque should be 400-450 ft lbs
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited April 2005
    That Cam sounds very nice for a small block chevy :cool:

    Nice work.

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2005
    Awesome. I'd personally prefer something more like 450-500 hp and 600 lb-ft of torque, but ya know......that'd be a bit much...:p

    Hurry up and get it in a car so you can flog it and see what it does!!
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