How we rebuilt our Chevy Small-Block V-8 engine | Redline Rebuilds Explained

When we rebuilt a Chevy small-block V-8 and released a time-lapse video of the process, we had no idea how many people would want to use it as an educational tool. So we brought together two mechanical engineers to dig a little deeper and talk us through the process…
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[@dwadholm1]

Whoever had the idea to do the time lapse videos deserves a raise...Whoever had the idea to do videos explaining them deserves an award!

[@trainmaster0217]

This video needs an academy award. Explaining the process of rebuilding an engine. Just great! Thanks fellas.

[@kevinm.8682]

Thank you! I didn't grow up doing this type of work, so I don't have the same understanding as so many others who really enjoy these videos. These are skills that need to be taught to the young people of today.

[@smogbusters3443]

Ya you either got bit by the bug or you didn't. I didn't work in this field, it was more of a hobby that worked it way into an obsession and the learning curve never stops. The distributor all by it's self is an animal with its centrifical and vacuum characteristics that can be changed 50 ways from sunday and about the time you think you got it here comes the dual point monster to play with your brain. And carburetors were a completely different planet. 10,000 different ways to change them around always in search of that elusive horsepower.

[@geoffreyjenkins4905]

I used to work at a machine shop many years ago,boy did this video brought back fond memories in bringing back life into these tired old engines,

[@DerekSchwartz]

awesome video! I have a '67 impala with a 283 that my buddies and I pulled out in the fall and are in the process of getting ready to rebuild it in the upcoming months. Currently the engine gets 30 miles to a quart of oil. we took it apart and found the gaskets were totally shot.

[@jldossey45]

I enjoyed this video a lot. I am 72 and 50 years ago I was rebuilding these small block engines. Its nice to see I was doing it right and you still are. Great job.

[@Foxbat1155]

@Mike Smith did Land Rover use it?

[@fordpower1977]

@@Foxbat1155 no they used the buick nail head v8 design

[@edwardalamo2507]

Over 100 million small block Chevrolet engines produced started in 1952 by Ed Cole and development engineers

[@sojournsojourntraveler1203]

Edward Alamo thanks for the info I am glad he did .. i WOULD have a smile on my face if I had the rebuilt engine ready to use . I use it in my 47 Dodge Farm big-foot.

[@canadaplace2be176]

I had an issue with my engine. The bolts on top. Of the lifters. So we had to doubel up on the nuts. I put z stover nut on and a noramal one went behind it. It was ok that way. Then my ignition. Would not stop turning engine around. Must of been ignition.. Was great in the winter for me. In Fort St John. B.c cold winters. Minus 30 every morning. Plug it in the way it went in morning. Then all really i added was new four core rad. Boy ob boy that made it hot. Awsome body. Was a 79 chev. Round head lamps end.was sitting for s while took a while find engine. Then we got the engine and sent out the heads. Then we wait.

[@lensineer]

Love your time-lapse builds BUT as an engineer I could not listen without clarifying: Those bearings on the crankshaft are hydrodynamic plain bearings. Those do not glide on the material itself like it was suggested by you. The fascinating thing is that when rotating they "fill up" with oil and provide an "oil wedge"on which the inner bearing "floats". They only wear when you start the motor because the oil wedge has to build up first (and of course when overloaded or also underloaded). The ones in motors are a bit special because they get a little help with the oil being pressed into the bearing gap.

[@diamondtigris]

Bruno Grübl most wear is not from start up oil pumps have a one way valve put into the oil system to prevent drain back so when the engine starts up it’s metal on metal in the bearings. Only on new engines you have to prime the oil pump before start ups.

[@tomheckhaus7617]

This was great and brought back many memories. I can't begin to tell you how many 265, 283 & 327's I built in my parents garage when I was a kid & into my twenties. Back then of course we were hot-rodders and squeezed every bit of HP we could get. We had a local machine shop do all the small block work. We did the valves by hand, using the old spring and hand palm rotating technique. The cam bearings were always new because we usually purchased a solid lifter cam from Isky and the manufacturer dictated the bearing clearances. Cranks were usually reused and machined a little then balanced. We used a product called plasti-gauge to measure the bearing clearances and then bought custom over or undersized bearings. We were teenagers and relied on as you called it rattle cans to prime and paint the block There were high heat engine paints and primers available. We also drilled and pinned the rocker arm studs. Then safety wired same. We usually bought new solid lifter lifters also from Isky. Pistons and pins all new as well. An Eldebrock aluminum manifold and a Holley three barrel carb finshed it off. Along with a Mallory distributor and ignition coil. One trick we did was before installing the distributor we'd run the oil pump with an electric drill and bring up oil to the valve covers. I used a TDC gauge that hatched to the spark plug hole on #1. By the way, I went to Aviation High School in NYC and was trained on rebuilding radial aircraft engines. So a lot of my techniques came with Aviation specs in mind. It was all great fun. My favorite engine was the 327-300. I had a 283 with a Duntov Fuel Injection setup but that was way to difficult to keep running. Luckily a Eldebrock Manifold and a Aluminum 4 barrel (AFB) did the trick. Do you guys recall the Chevrolet 307 engine? We were taking 327 blocks and using a 283 crank for about 301 cubic inches. Pulled plenty of RPM's too. The Hot Rod community always felt that GM never credited us with that engine. The interviewer ragged a little on the exhaust manifolds. Those RAM-HORN manifolds as they were called were very efficient. They easily opened up a little and with a little machine work on the heads made them even more efficient. We always rigged up dual exhaust with glass-paks mufflers. I'm in my 70's now and I really enjoyed watching your video. THANKS for the memories.

[@willybman3723]

Man, you're a good liar

[@lawrencecapuano5378]

Thanks for sharing your youth

[@brandonbentley8532]

Tom Heckhaus text book hotrodder! You and my dad would have been best friends...guys who worship the horsepower gods. Hand what you know down, dont let your experience go with you.

[@joshledford4381]

Man I loved listening to my dad talk about his old muscle cars when he was kid!!! He loved to hang out with me while I tinkered in the garage. I have a lot of good memories with him working on cars and trips to the boneyards. I think about him constantly while I work in the garage.

[@rstadnicksr]

Unless I missed it, your remark about solid vs hydraulic lifters is the first mentioned. Don't understand the "Man, you're a good liar" comment at all. :)

[@bowtie-man]

Ahhhh the most popular and widely used internal combustion engine of all time, bar none.👍👍

[@keijimorita1849]

Cheap & powerful.

[@bowtie-man]

@@keijimorita1849 Most definitely those 2 words alone make a gearhead go into😍😍😍😍 mode.👍👍👊👊✌✌

[@JimBronson]

You say it looks like it hasn't seen enough changes but I've seen a LOT more sludge in a small block than that! I've seen it inches deep under the valve covers in a 70s era small block. Carbureted and points ignition.

[@danielmccoy8875]

Ive seen alot worse myself ..

[@OldGriz708]

The old non-detergant oil would build up like that even with fairly regular changes.....lol.

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

Well, that twenty minutes went by fast. Nice format, please continue. 👍

[@DavidSmith-mk7qo]

Sure wish I had a shop that well equipped when I was building these SBC motors.

[@glorence330]

Before and after dyno runs would be awesome!

[@mehdihani2932]

Engine has to break in So thats why a dyno run will be too early

[@gerrilla79]

Good afternoon, greetings and many blessings ... it is good to have people with many experience ... I am from Aguadulce, a town in Panama and I have my classic Pontiac Ventura SJ from 1977, a 305 v8 engine, I bought it 3 years ago and I have gradually collected the money to restore the engine and finding your page would be of good help, your orientation I don't know any English but I use the translator hahaha thank you very much and blessings.

[@RoIIingStoned]

Damn I really appreciate the host for simplifying and explaining what's happening. I'm just getting into cars and hope to build my own drag car one day

[@madfiat8932]

I grew up on these. Used to help my dad rebuild small block Chevies at his shop back in the 80s when I was a kid.

[@jamiehord1009]

As someone who is completely new (about 2 to 3 weeks now) to working on engines this video is very interesting to me. I have leaned a lot about what the many different parts are called and have learned about the many tools needed. I dream of tearing down and rebuilding an engine like that some day. For now I will keep watching, reading and learning everything I can. Thanks for posting it. I have liked, subscribed, hit the bell and will continue watching. Looking forward to your next video and will be watching your past videos.

[@robzazueta5408]

Great video. I am in no way a Mechanic and videos like this help me out. Currently rebuilding my Grandfather’s 1956 Chevy Bel Air and getting to know the 265 V8 Small Block.

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

My dad and I have built a ton of these small block chevys, I have a special attachment to them because of this! Chevy small blocks are the most reliable and greatest engines of all time! I will never stop building small block chevys!

[@taywilliams44]

Whee are u located I need one rebuilt

[@garlitzhyperformancegarage8818]

@@taywilliams44 Frostburg Maryland

[@filipnawrot2168]

you guys need to do more of these timelapses

[@milesgochuico6323]

Morrreeeeeee rebuild timelapse pleaaasseeeeeee and keep up the great work

[@leliarosanagomez4853]

Miles Gochuico

[@aswallace88]

I wish it was $12 a hole. I had a 350 that needed cleaning, checking, and honing, and the local shop that handled that kinda thing quoted $1500 just to clean, check for cracks, hone the bores, machine the block and heads, and replace the freeze plugs.

[@mer2705]

I watch a lot of your vids, but don't comment. I like the time lapse, but I also enjoy you taking the time to talk to us and tell us the process

[@gustavoalvarez4747]

I never had a male figure in my life to explain to me about cars, so you tube Chanel’s like this are a gold mine especially when basic parts are explained. Keep them videos coming and keep up the excellent work 😀

[@josem.romeroromero5305]

Just made a lot of people including myself more knowledgeable of small block GM engine great video

[@stevewyatt3339]

it is a 2-bolt engine, instead of 4-bolt like on a 454 or 6 bolt like on an LS or the new LT engine. This type of crankshaft "hardware" is a huge feature and it is needed for engines that go over 10,000 rpm. (such as a drag boat or offshore racer, top fuel dragster, etc)

[@6StrngWzrd]

Another rule of thumb, darker colors, especially Black, dissipates heat better and more evenly than any other colors. That's why nearly ALL engines are Black from the factory these days. EDIT: Those "awful" exhaust manifolds are actually "Ram Horns" and they flow almost as well as headers. They were on the L-79 327 Chevy II's, the LT-1 350's and the DZ-302 Z-28 motors.

[@bobthbldr3]

They came in a couple different sizes. I know the 2.5 inch diameter was super efficient. I replaced them on my 300 hp 327 with Hedman headers and didn't make any noticeable difference in my et or trap speeds.

[@jadenholland0113]

please do more time lapses those are my favorite

[@capecodcuda]

lol ... When motor took off on engine stand at the end of the video ... that was really cool , thanks for sharing

[@adetuyo3529]

This was amazing, thank you!

[@michaelmika2995]

I did this once on a 283. I used power pack heads with 2.02 valves, Chet Herbert roller cam, Hedman headers, two four-barrel carburetors all into a '55 Chevy with a 4.88 posi-rear, 3-speed. I used M & H slicks and drove it at Islip speedway on Long Island, one-eighth mile, back in the sixties. I'm 76. Ahhh, the good ol' days. The engine didn't answer back, either.

[@Shellshock361]

Awesome build

[@TheDustyaman]

This is awesome. Do a slant 6 rebuild. Those engines are legendary!!

[@dougankrum3328]

Yeah, I bought a 73 Valiant with the 225 six, in 1990...drove it until 2015, when it was stolen right out of my driveway....I put maybe 200K miles on it...changed out the motor and auto-trans one time....most reliable vehicle I ever owned...!

[@tobiasgustavsson3164]

Ive rebuilt one from a valiant. Was Amazing to work on.

[@4406bbldb]

TheDustyaman good for you, they sure were. Patting myself on the back. I worked in the engine lab at Chrysler and tried to save them from going extinct. We turbo charge them and with 60s rotating assembly could run to 20 psi boost, this was in 71 probably. We turned it into a diesel and it was great. Easily out ran the Olds V8 Diesel. Just had to reminisce. Thanks

[@ThePaulv12]

What's good about them? They make no power, have average reliability and are thoroughly boring. On top of that they're not cross flow and only have a 4 bearing crank. They're no great revvers either. I guess the're OK for grandma to take to church on Sundays but I'd rather have something a little more interesting. To each their own I suppose...

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

and weak,low powered and brutally and prohibitively expensive to make justifiable power with.they are meant to be cheap,low performance daily driven engines.

[@bonnfan9079]

i would love to see a v12 flathead rebuild or maybe a buick or pontiac straight 8 rebuild

[@lucasm2214]

Absolutely phenomenal video. Thank you Larry for asking questions! For a guy who doesn't know a lot about engines the explanations really helped.

[@mschiffel1]

How about a Chevy inline six time lapse rebuild?...Everybody has a V8...Let's see a Stovebolt for a change.

[@cartcam6856]

I agree!

[@larrystanley1581]

it would be good to see a 6 cylinder

[@yousefwaheeb1108]

yes lets see that

[@235chuck]

YES!!

[@legopnuematic]

A GMC V6 would be neat to see aswell... expecially a 478ci V6

[@delandmona]

Thanks! Brought back a lot of memories to my 75 year old brain! Dirty fingernails, busted knuckles!

[@koonsickgreen6272]

I love this video. Very informative

[@rodneybrand8521]

Couldn't beat the Chevy small block 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@mattblack9344]

Peter Brock did, with an aussie 308 holden motor, Bathurst. 3 seasons in a row. 👀👍🇦🇺🏁

[@billysmith5721]

toyota can

[@fkrr5]

Doesn't get any more American than a SBC

[@jimgaffney4524]

It is the winningest race engine ever

[@isdamanjeff]

Freeze plugs are not freeze plugs, they are actually called core plugs and they do not always pop out when the block freezes. Also, I tend to use brass core plugs when I do a motor because steel rusts out. Marine motors are notorious for that. Enjoyed this, think i'll watch your other engine videos.

[@raymondwagoner4896]

Also called soft plugs.

[@grassyfieldz4578]

@@raymondwagoner4896 Also called welsh plugs

[@tuxedomechanic6019]

How much in total? I'm heading to the junkyard now to find one and I'm send it to you overnight.

[@charlesvan13]

It's funny that the one guy is like 'what's interesting is that there is no cam on the head. The pushrods are basically sticks..." That's how almost all engines in the US were designed from the mid 50s to the 90s.

[@chrisschwedes]

Those crank bearings are hydraulic bearings silly. They fail when your low on oil or oil pressure and then your engine is toast. That's because the wight of the load of the engine is riding on a hydraulic layer of high pressure oil (its equivalent to hydroplaning on the road).

[@wesleyaitken8756]

I did not know that...wow, learn something new everyday

[@rogermarshall8991]

Christoph Schwedes Also known as friction bearings but that thin layer of oil does protect the crank form heat damage. Early engines had the Babbitt installed in the connecting rod. If a bearing was oversized the whole Rod had to be replaced or reshimed.

[@ignignokt-6050]

They’re call plain bearings also. Most rebuilders call them plain bearings. It’s just semantics really.

[@smogbusters3443]

Well that's definitely an explanation that I've never heard before but I guess it fills the bill it's basically correct I guess that's all that matters

[@paramedic79ca]

Fun to watch.

[@29auto30]

Fel-Pro Oil Pan Gaskets OS34510T 1 piece oil pan gasket....just a FYI.

[@blaraxx]

wow.. awesone. great video dude.

[@goyeabuddy]

you mentioned those plastic timing gears. they were a bad idea, ford used them also. I've had several of these gears literally explode! they were driven by a aluminum gear, so you had to replace it with another plastic gear unless you replaced everything as a unit with steel gears.-

[@gordbaker896]

Engine failure on '67 GTO 400 360 HP when plastic cam gear failed at 48,000+ miles. Fortunately that was in the 50,000 mile warranty days. All new Short Block from GM.

[@rogermarshall8991]

The timing set was a built-in failure feature. Built to last 60 or 70,000 miles and take a big dump into the oil pan.... Just outside the warranty window. The mfg could say anything they wanted to.. When was the last time you could hear a double roller chain running. ???? It offered shop service or car replcement when it failed.

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

Over the years I've observed that when one manufacturer comes up with a bonehead move, it seems others look at it and say, "Ooooh, that's a bad idea, let's do that!"

[@danielmccoy8875]

I had a freind who raced ..mostly Chevy and Pontiac motors and swear by the nylon faced gears..they absorbed a ton of vibration and helped squeeze some extra horses out ..but he replaced them after every race day..

[@benjaminpayton9190]

Cool. Learnt alot. Have alot to learn. Thank you.

[@GaryKrum]

always always always rotate your crank after installation of each journal. If there's a bind, you will feel it then and there vs after assembly and scratching your head wondering which journal is the culprit.

[@danielkirk7281]

Who is talking about scotch bright lol

[@smogbusters3443]

@@danielkirk7281 it's an old wives tale that comes from cross hatching the cylinders before installing the piston and ring assemblies to make the rings seat faster and seal better than without cross hatching. People would "scotch brite" the mains and rod bearings thinking that the same thing would occur. All it did was put 50,000 miles on the bearings before starting the engine for the first time.

[@mrhammer4365]

Great video. Greatly appreciated.

[@Joshua_list]

Love the videos, personally I'd like to see this type of commentary, but without the verb basic information. I'd be expecting the people who watch this to know the basics. Tell me more who did the work what did you do to it. Not what is a push rod, what's an oil pickup, etc.

[@ms90sbabyy]

Josh wow I just left that same comment before I saw this

[@Floresbrandon95]

Everyone has to start somewhere. This video could be better of information to learn than another. So if you don't want to hear about it, don't watch it. Simple as that. =)

[@jeffsyellow]

I know this comment is 3 years old but, you guys knocked this one out of the park! Thank you so much for posting and sending me back to a time when my dad had me replace engines for guys he knew in the summer when he went off to work on second shift and I watched my buddies go off to play basketball for half a day. He told me that if I wanted to make some real money in life then I needed to prioritize when and what was more fun. To me it was making my dad happy and learning how to use my hands then, I could go and play. You know out of all of my buddies I was the only one that had a car( 1973 Buick Electra ) that could out run most of the guys my age that were driving because we re-built the engine. Thanks for the memories because I miss my dad and the lessons he gave me! You see, all that from posting one video,,,,,,,,

[@anyshitt]

I love that story.. peace to you friend.

[@Wassenhoven420]

These two are an interesting match up (first time viewer) - one of the men has a life more closely tied to Technician work and turning wrenches in general, the other guy at least has interest and is successful at prompting dialogue that newbies may be interested in or be able to digest lol.

[@faithinverity8523]

A superb video. Bravo. Why not use fuel injection?

[@jamesking8105]

Its amazing to see how much work goes into a rebuild. Thanks for sharing. Definitely takes a good amount of skill and knowledge patience to do this type of work.

[@bstacy8386]

I remember my first 350 build with my brother and are buddy's, back in the early 80's it was cheap to build it was a Lt1 block 4 Bolt mains double roller timing chain 10 .25 compression Pistons... 3 quarter Cam.. 194 heads... blackjack headers... Holley aluminum high rise intake... 600 cfm Holley carb 4 barrel double pumper.... that carb I borrowed from my brother that he had in on his small block 318 which he still brings up time to time.... still brings tears to his eyes ; ) this 350 block i put in a 72 Chevelle Laguna it was definitely a sleeper.. good times ill never forget when a time when the cop's pulled up beside me at a stop light if looks could kill lol .... thanks for the fond memories )

[@Themanfromglad]

Loved this video boys! Being born in 1968, I had the opportunity to get several small block V8’s to power my GM cars of the time. We did a couple of engine swaps, popped in a few cam shafts, intakes and better carbs. Seeing this time lapse really brings back memories. Such well done productions guys, a step above. Keep it up!

[@JDLarge]

I bought my first car in 1981, a 73 Nova Hatchback for $700!!! It was on a Wednesday, then two days later that Friday the engine threw three rods, one through the hood on my way to Chicago.(Only doing 120mph!) All due to a clogged pcv valve. I called the used car lot (after towing it from south bend Indiana to Ft Knox Kentucky using a Vega wagon and four packages of clothesline as a tow rope, true story and it only took us eight hours.😉) I told them what happened, so in good faith they brought a 327 plucked out of a recently totaled corvette. That had a four barrel, an hei and headers too! Luckily at the time I was stationed at Ft Knox where they had a post garage where you could work on your own vehicles there and storage was only a dollar a day including all the tools you’d need, just sign them out clean and return them to the window. The old guy working the window taught me a lot doing that swap which I’m forever grateful for. I was 19 at the time and had only learned the basics in high school shop so that opportunity was a god send. The only problem I ran into was after I was done it wouldn’t go into second, any guesses why? (350 turbo auto trans) The vac modulator hose broke at the tranny, but soon as I told the old guy, he had me on a lift and went right to it to point it out like he knew or something…😜 Once plugged in all was perfect! I’ve since rebuilt my share from bare blocks up and I’m always tinkering even though today’s cars aren’t anywhere as fun. Hopefully I’ve downloaded all of this knowledge to my boys helping them work on their own vehicles today. The next project in the pipe is going to be a bit challenging. It’ll be an all hands on deck build, because we’re debating on dropping a 350 into a 99 Ford escort ZX2! My oldest is a fast and frustrated kinda guy and is insisting on just working with the existing four cylinder that’s in it. I’ve thought about it but I do love my emission less 350’s! Anyway, thanks for the video, watching those engines being rebuilt never gets old! Wish us luck lol!

[@MrDazana]

That was awesome!. Question. How much did this rebuild cost from start to finish ? How many man hours did it take to complete a project like this ?

[@Bigzero.Scratcher]

I need my 350 rebuilt. My grandfather passed away and left me his 1975 caprice. Engine needs this same exact work. 😪😪😪

[@DS2GZ-6SP-BEATZ]

This is one of the most amazing chevy small vid I've seen so far on the net hands down 💯

[@thompsonbrothersautosales9355]

This is really great. Thank you!

[@Big_Uncle_Randy]

What was the total cost of the rebuild ?

[@kevinbrady75]

chevy sells the 350 small block New on a crate for 3k

[@Yabnhiel]

@@kevinbrady75 what ?? Really ?

[@splatacular]

My uncle and I rebuilt a 350 for less than $400 back in 1992. New rings, bearings, and gaskets cost $77 then. New cam, lifters,and springs were another $77. Used crank was $50, all standard, no overbore or down turning on the crank. I had to get a 4bbl manifold and carb from the junkyard. It's super cheap if you shop wisely

[@Reub3]

@@kevinbrady75 Whaaaat!? *Alexa! where can I buy a new 350 small block in houston* XD

[@dhix2388]

yep just bought a 350 long block new crate engine. from summit racing. shipped from Georiga/to S.C. 2680.00 includes shipping. got in in three days,

[@mesnlokz3335]

What oil would you recommend after you brake it in ?

[@Bootlgr4]

Great video! I'd kill to get to work alongside a guy like Davin on a few of these rebuilds. I've been wrenching on engines for decades, but can only imagine how much I'd learn from a guy like that.

[@Ibrahim-iw2kr]

Is it impotant to dgree the aftermarket camshaft the Mechanic told me no need ?

[@bobbygrace8579]

This video brought back so many great memories ! My favorite engine , I build hundreds of these from 1980-87. Thanks guys !!❤

[@mobilechief]

Nice Thanks

[@jeremybuchanan4759]

"How'd you learn all that stuff? You just watch youtube?" :)

[@edwardhotchkiss9085]

I learned the hard way from factory service manuals and visualization. Kids these days! What was a chilton’s?

[@elizabethcarlson1321]

I enjoyed the video. A few things that I noticed. It sure looked like it had a blue painted timing cover. That wouldn't have been around before 1977. This also had pre 1968 valve cover with the script on the left bank. These did not have PCV or vent, the right valve cover had the vent to the air cleaner, but there would have been no PCV. This would help explain the grunge on the motor as with no PCV, there would have been excess crankcase pressure that would cause oil leaks. It would also make for a much dirtier motor inside. So someone was playing with this before these folks happened along. Before this, small blocks had the vented oil fill pipe in the intake manifold.

[@talljake]

I'm loving both the timelapse rebuilds and these explainer videos! Keep up the good work guys!

[@buddyjohn]

@1:00 you missed a intake, "it goes exhaust intake INTAKE exhaust exhaust etc, get it right cupcakes

[@aymenSeb3i]

this is MechaPORN

[@zawszeedek]

rather talkPORN

[@zawszeedek]

I went on mute. couldn't stand this blah blah blah

[@jackolsen5250]

Adam Marszałek there is a version without talking

[@peterdelavega8500]

Aymen Sebai photo

[@ericbattis993]

Aymen Sebai I don't know what's going on but I'm having problems accessing all my accounts and my passwords are all changed

[@TrustyAnt]

I need my entire Chevy 350 small block carb engine rebuilt . Does anyone know where I can go ?

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Those rams horn center dump iron exhaust manifolds aren't that bad! Compared to the newer log type that dump out one end...

[@shaark92]

vid resurrection ... I had problems with the rams horn splitting in the middle on my built 283. removed/welded w/ nickel rod and replaced 1/2 dozen times.

[@garyanddoris6022]

Lot of skill the machine just does the grinding, the real skill comes from the man or woman doing it .......

[@vettekid3326]

Back in 1983 I was working on a 1978 Pontiac station wagon with a bad lifter in a 400 engine. The owner bragged about changing the oil every three thousand miles and was expecting it to be really clean on the inside but when I pulled the valley cover off there was carbon built up from the block to the cover. It turns out he used cheap Sears oil exclusively. That stuff was the worst oil on the market due to the high amount of ash & lack of additives to keep the oil from breaking down. In the end he had me just put it back together & he traded off.

[@williammatthews2948]

VetteKid I remember the cheap oil back in the day. It wasn't good for lubricating anything of worth. Maybe an old lawnmower engine.

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

+VetteKid I've seen a few people running SAE 30 Non Detergent in their cars several times. They get the $1 dollar quart of oil from Dollar Tree or wherever and expect it to work "just fine".

[@Sheehy223]

It's kind of painful to think of how many V8's were killed by that garbage oil.

[@markrich3271]

All oil that reads SAE falls under strict guidelines and is in no way considered cheap. SAE means all oil with that label will be the same company to company no matter where in the world its bought.

[@skylinefever]

Usually when I see someone using that $1 per quart oil, they are buying it for a car that constantly leaks or burns oil. At that point, these people don't have to think about how quickly their engine is wearing out, since their engine is junk anyway.

[@josem.romeroromero5305]

explanation really help God bless

[@adi_hd]

first time watching this channel under 1000 views 👍

[@babydaddy1930]

Lol those horrible cast exhaust manifolds are really good ....ram horn style...I have a set and need a motor for them...lol

[@kennethhacker1341]

Great video and great vibe ,I built a lot of these little monsters,still the best engine per cubic inch

[@anthonynelson9136]

The very first thing that goes in the block after the cam bearings are installed is the camshaft. The reason why is if a cam bearing got nicked when it was being installed and the cam won't slip right in or is binding it is a lot easier to deal with it before putting together the rest of the rotating assembly.

[@johnh1001]

Anthony Nelson : Why don't air they "I dream of Jeanie" anymore ? Answer : It's because President Trump doesn't want the American people to see an American airforce captain living with a belly dancer from Bagdad in the middle east .

[@michaelphelps5064]

good idea. i will remember that suggestion. Thx. Thats why I read comments.

[@donrutter6550]

Ruined it with that edelbrock carb.

[@bcastro2798]

Why do you say that? I am interested in knowing why they are bad.

[@MorganMcGinnis]

@@bcastro2798 probably just a purist that thinks anything outside OEM is garbage... cuz Rochesters are Sooooooooo Great........ *Sarcasm* i'll take a Webber/Edelbrock any day of the week over an old 2bbl

[@bobthbldr3]

@@bcastro2798 There are thousands of them running on drag strips all over the country.

[@jackkallemdjian3945]

Those are not freeze plugs they are core plugs and the ONLY reason they are there is to let sand out of the casting during casting process, don’t let anyone convince you otherwise, yes they will pop out in freezing weather but in severe cold your block will crack,

[@frankpaya690]

You're absolutely right.

[@chriswenkle2635]

Excellent stuff! For a guy who only knows how to fill the gas tank - this was totally informative.

[@petecunes7143]

I have a Chevy 283 that I had rebuilt. It originally had a dog pump system which I got rid of. However there is a hole that needs to be plugged at the rear of the block next to the pressure oil sensor. What would that be plugged with?

[@3melendr592]

Nice job! Love those old rams horn exhaust manifolds.

[@kowalski363]

Great video

[@viceanas9533]

fantastic bro

[@mmarmrcz6770]

My '32 Ford hotrod has this same engine. Super reliable and she moves!

[@embreesmith7613]

genius level commentary ..!!

[@teredude]

Should have had the Sunnen Line-Boring Machine.

[@williamstrouse2921]

Love these time-lapse videos. For the past 5 decades or so i've been told that one of the reasons the American engineered, factor-built engines have such longevity is because the tolerances are so sloppy, thus plenty of room for wear without losing too much umph. And; after a total rebuilt like you have done here, those loose tolerances are tightened up. Yet i understand you believe these rebuilds last longer. Are those concepts reconcilable?

[@BuzzLOLOL]

New and rebuilds aim for the same tolerances, but new may not achieve quite the same, because they're trying to do it faster, but maybe not since the person doing it has more experience...

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Building new to acceptable tolerances is good... rebuilding to exact closer tolerances for the planned usage is even better... "room for wear" is not an engineering concept... nor is "sloppy"... room for temperature caused expansion/contraction is...

[@fishonohio980]

Where are you located I was wondering if you could rebuild my 350. And how much it probably would cost

[@patiali4650]

fish on ohio just wondering the same thing...

[@pneumatic00]

This is beautifully done. Excellent!

[@tww1981]

rebuilding a carberater engine is alot easyer than a modern engine with so meny electronic sencers !

[@skj6962]

How about rebuilding a Pontiac V8?

[@josephwolosz3205]

Shazheb KJ it's still GM, SO you can get similar results

[@derekstewart8175]

What do you want to know?

[@jeramibanks3276]

Build a 400

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

Pontiac is the best. They actually remove all casting marks and are "Machined" away. Big difference between Chevy engines..It's that extra effort that hooked me on them...

[@betosgarage]

I have a 301 Pontiac i took off my 80 regal I am currently rebuilding . It’s my First time doin it so these videos help a little

[@michaelmika2995]

How much for the 18436572? Awesome video.

[@navvet4518]

Steel freeze plugs and an Edelbrock carb.... Not a wise decision. Both will fail prematurely.

[@197669666]

Agree, both were poor choices.

[@vinnyonwheels1841]

beautifully done, And what an engine shop! being a machinist.. wow. top shelf. Look foreward to building one for my drift car one day :D