Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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It's been a while since I have posted any progress, so I thought I had better say something here. I have decided to get the engine put together and painted so it is ready to drop in when the time comes.

As you can see in another thread I am doing, I am wrestling with the torque specs on this thing right now. I haven't done a Chevy in years, and they went and started using a system different from the normal torque wrench routine to do the rods and heads. I should have that ironed out by tomorrow and be able to finish putting the engine together.

Today was spent tapping out every threaded hole in the block and scrubbing the engine, crank, and piston assemblies down with dawn dish soap and hot water. I finally got the last bit of old black paint off of the block, so once it is together I can epoxy prime and then paint it. Here are a couple of pictures of the engine going together, nothing exciting, but it is progress.

There was a whole lot of progress on Dans car though. I had a dinner thing last night, but he went to the shop and worked until about 4 am, and got lots of stuff done. His radiator is finally all mounted, and his brake lines are done and routed. He installed his headlight bar, and mocked up two old headlights on it. He is either going to order new '32 headlights, or redo these with new internals and rims.

We got his Buick drums back from the machine shop, and they did a nice job on drilling the 10 holes to let us use the Wilson Welding hubs and backing plates, but they really ripped us on price. For drilling 10 holes and turning the drums they soaked us $ 175.00. Another shop quoted $ 80, but couldn't do it for 2 - 3 weeks. We shoulda waited.

Anyway, here are some pictures of my engine going together, and Dans radiator and light bar.

Don