Those are awesome little cars! post up your build on KZbin, people would love to see it. And your welcome! I have more content coming up in the new year!

I did not include every single step of an engine build in the videos. If I did, these videos would be 10 hours long. And to address the first 2 things. Compression ratio and squish aren't required on a stock build unless your changing other components which would require you to check it, having a slightly thinner or thicker gasket would barely affect the ratio for this setup. If I was building a race motor for a customer with a lot of after market parts, then yes, these measurements need to be accounted for. Hope that helps. Thanks

Thanks! yea I wish I could stuff a couch up there, but its just not possible. I've been using those car seats for a long time, and I'm quite content with them. even with long 3 hour movies lol.

yeee back on the builds! You gotta get that chevette back!

Its about 106" diagonally.

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I appreciate it! thanks!. Also, the 5030ub has a higher contrast ratio, however it isn't 4k. And also the offset center lens ratios wouldn't work with my setup unless I use keystone ( which reduces image quality ). Its the downfall of having a tight room with limited projection geometry lol. I appreciate the recommendation though! thanks!

Ive played with that center speaker. Your right, having it on the floor isn't ideal, but theres not too many other places to place it. And I have also added carpet to the front to help with sound echo. Good catch! thanks!

1970s was a horrible time for cars. 5.7L motors making ~150hp, guzzling fuel like no tomorrow. The smog era definitely ruined the spirit of these machines.

That is a good and rare question. The reverse rotation engines require a different set of Rear main seal + timing cover seals. These seals are designed with an angle to them to reflect crank rotation. So this is very important, and easily missed. The other thing that needs to be addressed is the Piston Directions. In the conventional rotating setups, the pistons usually have a dot which is to point towards the front of the motor. In your reverse setup, you need to point the dot towards the rear of the motor. The piston rings follow the piston orientation. And last but not least, your timing set is different, you don't use a timing chain, instead there is a 2 gear system. This will maintain the camshaft, oil pump, and distributor directions. So the only thing that rotates differently in your setup, is the crank, and nothing else. I hope this helps.

Thank you so much! I'm glad this helped. I tried my best to make things clear and understandable. What you see in this series can be applied to virtually any engine. My goal was to show a full process of an engine build and address the main focus points, so that anyone with the right tools can do it. I'm happy this worked out for you, and I'm glad to hear your boat is saved! enjoy the waters!

​@@DarkBloodMechanical I also appreciate.! I cannot afford 5k for rebuild. But I am no mechanic. Wish me luck.

@@swapshots4427 No Problem! I have confidence if you follow the stuff on my videos, you'll be fine! feel free to contact if you have any questions.

Hi. and yes, I would recommend using marine gaskets. They have a stainless steel or aluminum construction in the water passage-ways to prevent corrosion from the lake water. Regular gaskets don't have this issue because of the chemicals and lubricants in coolant fluids. As for the sealer, it's Permatex Aviation Form A Gasket. I hope this helps!

Thank you, I appreciate it. I use this setup every weekend. And am super happy with how it turned out.

Thank you!

@@DarkBloodMechanical you’re welcome

Thank you! I appreciate it. and yes having different brand speakers for the HIFI guy is definitely worrisome. so I spent a lot of time tuning the amp, the HZ crossovers, etc,etc to get it right. I use this theatre every weekend to this date, the only change I've done is switch from roku to Nvidia shield, this was due to 265 codec issues.

@@DarkBloodMechanical Gaming is also a blast in surround sound . Blasting zombies on the daily atm on ps5 days gone but watched ford vs ferrari last night and was great in surround sound .

Just set all your speakers to small and cross them at 80 hz with your sub set all the way to lfe and gain to 11:30 /12 and you are good to go .

@@mivanp2185 For sure! gaming on a screen like this is awesome!. and yes, I set mine to Small, however, I found setting crossover to 50 gave crisper audio than 80. I appreciate the tips!

@@DarkBloodMechanical Thats upto you buddy but with the roll off probably starting higher and you got a awesome sub think you should let is do its thing and give your receiver less stress.

Thanks! and no. we did not dyno it. That car has gone through quite a few changes since this video. I'm currently in the works of building a stroked LS3, high compression motor for it. Still recording content for that. Long story short, the motor seen in these 3 videos, will move to another firebird he owns. so a swap video and build will be coming in the next few months!

@DarkBlood666 good Stuff, keep up the builds ! Been a while since ive down that way i cant emagine how much its changed- Mark

it was an easy fun swap. and car is still driving to this day :D

Thank you ! I appreciate it.

@@DarkBlood666 17 years? Must not have learned much. It's not about how much you could GAIN with a CAI, it's about how much you are LOSING by utilizing basically NO air intake system, and just letting hot under-hood atmosphere feed the engine. Beyond stupid.

Having done this for roughly 17 years. I can confidently state that a CAI in its best case will provide about 15 HP but on average only do about 3-6 HP. And for LS engines, these intakes are pretty. However, I'd recommend going through the full build starting from the first video as I do state the original goal for the motor. Thanks for the constructive criticism, though.

Thank you! I appreciate it. and no I have not. I have worked on a 4-7 swap SBC. but this just barely made a difference in the overall output.

Thank you! much appreciated

yee!! :D drives unbelievably smooth. Next build is stepped up a notch or 3 XD

Hi. and Thanks for watching! The chain cover cannot come off without removing the pan. it has a lip which holds the gasket, and the gasket is fastened between the oil pan and the block. the only way to do this, is if your willing to cut the gasket right where the lips are, and then reseal is with silicone, but this is very unlikely to hold. As for the paint, painting will always help prevent rust. so if you can get a good clean surface, then its worth doing a quick coat or 2 of paint. The best option is to do, is to bring the block down to bare metal, prime it, then paint it. but this is not always an option. I hope this helps.

@@DarkBloodMechanical oh awesome! Thanks bud good to know I'm going to pull the engine out tomorrow I have searay 21.5 that's horribly tight to work on might as well put in a new starter lol thanks again 👍👍

@@mrsuarez430 No worries! hope it goes well!

haha. I appreciate it! more content coming! slowly but surely.

haha thanks! I appreciate the subs. definitely trying new things to help the channel grow. Went through your channel, always love to see other peoples motor builds and projects. Keep them going man!

Yep! It worked great and was cheaper than the real wire covers. And yes you can get them at lowes or any home reno place.

Thank you so much cause I was stuck on mine on how to go about doing thank you a lot

hehe. they definitely rumble the house. I love them so far!

@@DarkBloodMechanical I bet! Congrats on the setup and enjoy them!

Right? absolutely amazong.

Hi blake. So they are built slightly differently. The head gaskets for marine applications use stainless steel since the water passing through the heads isn't treated/lubricated. And there's an extra steam water port on the merc block, but this can be ignored. The camshaft is also different since boat motors are meant to operate generally at a constant rpm range. Apart from that and maybe the dipstick... you should be able to swap it over. This mercury build series i used a truck block from a 90s van. Hope this helps.

@@DarkBloodMechanical how much did this rebuild cost with all parts

@@blakelira7098 itll all depend on whats damaged and whats reusable. We got lucky with this build. So if you watch the whole series i mention what parts needed replacement. And which were new. I charged roughly 3500CAD for the whole job. This included machining, new parts, paints, tune.

Thank you!

Thanks for watching!. Click on the ( about ) section of the channel. And shoot me an email with your questions. Ill gladly answer what I can.