Here's some pics I took...some of the descriptions are out a few days coz I wrote them previously, but you'll get the idea.
The motor for the VH.....was suppose to chuck it 2gether 2nite but coudn't find the new lifters we got for it a while ago, and also was short a few head bolts lol.....so will continue 2morrow.
It's nothing real special, just a red 253, bored out 30thou, flat tops, JP double row chain, new rings and bearings only like 2000k's ago, oh and a dynotec stage 4 cam. Just got stock heads for it with LT1 springs. Intake is a stocko 4 barrel and got a quady to go on top.
Just chuckin some gasket goo on the waterpump.
Timing cover on....yeah it's a bit crusty, but it's the best one we got lol.
Chuckin the waterpump on.
Brad torquing up the timing cover and water pump bolts. Ya prolly can get away with using a ratchet, but we've had a better 'no leak' success rate when torquing everything up properly lol.
And again.
Tapping in the oil seal. In a perfect world we would of had a socket the same size as the seal and we'd use that to help get it in properly....but yeah, just tapping it with the hammer worked eventually lol.
She's all in. Just need a balancer and we'll be set!
Head gasket on. We use ACL mono-torque gaskets, sprayed with a coat of hylomar.
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Yeah only got one head on....the bolts we got to finish the set turned out to be a different length....so need to hunt down some more head bolts 2morrow.
Was still havin trouble finding enough head bolts.....so thought we may as well chuck the ARP ones in. Just had to shorten them coz for some reason they were to long?? ....yeah the 9" was prolly a bit o****ill, but it done the job lol.
Lobes playin with the air hose.
Cleaning up the ends of the bolts after they were shortened.
Somehow grease/oil got onto the end of my beer bottle.....I rekon it was Lobes playin funny buggers lol.
Had previously taken a spring out of the head for some reason....obviously had to chuck it back in.
Brad and Lobes!!
Finally got the other head on.....so much for having it done in one night haha.....up to night 3 I rekon....keep running into small problems. We'll get her finished tho!!
The motor all painted up. Not gonna use those rocker covers (obviously lol).....might have to dig out a chrome set....oh yeah, and excuse the mess lol.
The intake on, and a quady and filter just sitting there for the pic. Will clean the quady up b4 we chuck it on. Nearly finished!
Brad discovered a new, easier, way to torque up the flex plate bolts without having to have someone hold a screwdriver between the teeth of the ring gear. Just bolt an alternator bracket up to it!!
Here she is nearly ready to drop into the VH!
