Boring a SBC for a 383 Stroker Build & Installing Press Fit Piston Pins on 402 BBC Connecting Rods

In this video we tear down a 350 Small Block Chevy to perform cleaning & bore the cylinders .030" over. The block is torque plate honed & cam bearings/freeze plugs are reinstalled. The customer will be using this block for a 383 stroker they are working on.
We also wrap up some work on a 402 Big Block Chevy that was in the shop, including installing new Keith Black pistons on the newly reconditioned connecting rods w/ ARP Wave-Loc Bolts.
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[@kiyoshi8657]

Good shop, good family, good work ethic, and most of all, good pups keep it up!

[@jamesrobers3351]

Went to buy the roadside torque wrench you raved about.... Tell me where I can buy it for what you advertised please.

[@scottybear6265]

You narrate the procedures so a well that a back yard mechanic can understand what your doing . Nice work

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

I'm so glad you've dispensed with the background music in the newer vids

[@Squidbillies1000]

Thank your dad for teaching you such skills

[@rossflores4394]

The level of craftsmanship and professionalism that you and you and your father provide supersedes anything that I have ever seen great videos thank you.

[@keithgoodman7966]

Now this is a machine shop! Great work you guys and dog!!

[@paulbarber1960]

Very tidy shop 👍 Great seeing someone who knows what they're doing and loving their job. Nice to see the shop foreman 🐕 working hard 😎

[@JAMSIONLINE]

Much appreciated! We work hard to keep the shop clean. I hate walking into a shop with 6" of dust and grime on everything. And yep, Declan (the dog) keeps us in line, at least when he's not snoozing in the office lol

[@peaceabsolute3103]

Dude. I love your content. So amazing. I hope your channel blows up!

[@miceinoz1181]

Yes, that your dad had the foresight to start a well run business to support his family, and now you get the proper training to be a good machinist and will eventually take over this business. I wish I could have had that guidance and pathway when I was growing up. I hope your success grows with the KZbin exposure you are getting as it seems to have helped other successful channels. Well done.

[@willieparra2197]

Great video. I’m a Machinest of 20 years and I had rather watch your videos than any of the other crap on here. Keep up the good work

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

All the marvelous tools.

[@ryanferguson110]

Already a master at your craft.

[@zackvahlkamp3960]

Man I wish you guys were closer. We had a real good machine shop that one owner passed away and the other owner retired and he sold out. Good one stop shops are hard to find. Keep up the good work!

[@roncoburn7771]

awesome man if i was young again this is what I would have done only with harleys great video

[@everlyates1946]

Your dad looks be an excellent machinist. I noticed by watching all of your short videos haha. He must be an excellent teacher as well and with the way you explain things must mean you’re an excellent teacher as also. You know you’re good at something when the work looks beautiful and the way you explain it is equally as beautiful. Keep up the good work man. Make sure you thank your father man. And make sure to have a son if you don’t already! 🤙🏼

[@eag21tx1]

Thank you sir for showing your knowledge and this type of trade up to this day I've never seen nobody teach it but now people are teaching it I love it it's something that I wanted to get into keep making the videos you doing a great

[@victorconsiglio3467]

Amazing work!

[@john-lb5fu]

Wonderful work..!

[@6xcchamber971]

Like the precision work!

[@grumpyg9350]

It would be cool if you were to takes measurement of cylinders, with and without torque plate, after honing. Great video, fun to watch👍👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Dean0eastyorky]

If you keep up content I'll keep watching bro sick work

[@jamesmoyamoya1978]

A guy on U tube Chris morloc had content above yours and I watched a video on a little tool designed to scrap 3 angles onto a valve seat. Hold on it gets better. He claims that automotive machine shops don't take there time there for his work is better. It gets better. Then he said the reason a valve seat has 3 angles is for air flow. Can't make this up. Dropped some knowledge on him about the 3 angles and told him to check your channel out before comparing. You're welcome Jim.

[@flflash4717]

Very nice work enjoyed watching!

[@supercharged6771]

Great work! Great video!

[@Mr_Meowingtons]

i put a BBC 402 in a 1981 monte carlo with 3.42 rear gears it was so much fun to drive

[@billquillin1952]

You do excellent work!

[@jamest.5001]

Wot! No crank clearancing? Stock blocks require pan rail and the bore bottoms clearances for 3.75" cranks, i guess the customer is doing that? I built a .040" 385, i got lucky it had been a 383 in its past life, so clearance was done already, i went with 5150 crank and rods, and ARP main studs, and head studs, along with forged pistons, aluminum heads, head studs with 11.5:1 compress is almost overkill, along with a MLS gasket, i only wish I went with a roller cam, and lower compression, so it would be turbo friendly! You do awesome work, I wish I lived closer to your shop!

[@andylawrence8346]

I love your channel. Keep them coming please

[@JAMSIONLINE]

Thank you! Will do!

[@curtisharlan9230]

Happy memorial weekend

[@prevost8686]

I own a SBC truck but Chevy orange is the most vulgar color ever made. I painted mine Detroit Diesel green. Alpine green is much more pleasing to the eye. I appreciate the content y’all put together.

[@davidthompson245]

Awesome videos, gives ya an idea of what's involved in machining parts for your own stuff.

[@WyattCass101]

That machine isn't boring. It looks pretty interesting to me.

[@jonas2431]

This is badass

[@Op1zilla]

Makes u feel good about your engine, ggz

[@angelmarcano6747]

Love your content always love watching this kind of stuff closet Gearhead

[@texasyankee1013]

I've never seen rod ends heated to install wrist pins. In performance engines I thought you wanted a little more tolerance because of heat, at least that's how Harley rods are built. In any event, love your work.

[@edrefeen4006]

That is amazing

[@thesearcherman6652]

Beautiful!

[@CrazyPetez]

Very nice! I’m surprised you didn’t paint the inside of the block with Glyptal to seal the surfaces to improve oil circulation.

[@jayinmi3706]

Is the 383 getting a stock 400 crank, or an aftermarket crank? I was under the impression a 383 was a .030 over 350 with a 400 crank, and required clearancing inside the block for the bigger crank. I imagine someone probably makes a crank that doesn't require clearancing.

[@heatherfawkes4759]

Did I miss where you clearanced the block for the 3.75 stroke? Great video super macine work.

[@denniswilder3014]

Watching your videos they are great.what I want to know is the specs in the manual from years ago have you learned things can be a little different to make them better.or just stick to what works.i build two stroke race motors and I tend to measure things at operating temp or as close to as I can.

[@lorenzodelacruz1887]

I always cut off the handle of the sledge hammer at about one foot. Takes up less space.

[@robertweitlauf4653]

nice work, one reason i support small machine shops, attention to detail and quality work. cool dog to 🐕🐕🐕🐕 any particular reason you used steel freeze plugs?

[@pauljanssen2624]

Actually with the invention of antifreeze you don't need brass freeze plugs fresh freeze plugs for for boat engines that ran saltwater through them

[@richardscott2622]

Don't be picking on the hired help. 😂😂😂

[@doggfriendly]

The only thing I would have done was added Tap the front three oil galley plugs for 1/4 " pipe plug and tap the hidden plug for the same. Or at least pop out the pound in plug and clean and replace with another pound in hidden plug. As you know there is carbon build up in the hidden plug usually.

[@jeffchism2819]

Great stuff. How do you compensate foe the wear of the tool (stone? ) when decking?

[@tattoosteveneo]

I believe is spring loaded. So when the stones wear they just replace them. Also he continuously checks the size with a mic

[@baggerf14]

When you deck the block. How does that affect the intake manifold fitment?

[@hspeed81]

nice job

[@MechanicalEngineering485]

Good

[@copper12heavy69]

How long do the rods stay in the heater thing before you put the pin in? Also, if you get something wrong, how do you get the pin out to re-do it?

[@paulcampbell25]

Nice 👍

[@cartracer64]

did this block require the mains to be line bored, would line boring be done first otherwise may change dimensions while decking the block?

[@yarkobroda]

I saw you on tik tok and ended up finding you here. I want to see what you drive. What mill do you have under your hood? You've go the makings of a cool car youtube channel. You should colab with AvE.

[@kolyoenchev8229]

Can you tell me what plates you use to process a diesel head with burners? Greetings

[@chriscatarcio2983]

I like the car engine content.

[@blownaway4371]

How many times can you hone before you have to change the stones?

[@DarkImageFilms1]

What is maximum safe temp for heating rod so to not compromise it's strength? Benefits over using a press with proper fixture? Thanks, keep up the good work!

[@natejayyy]

Home fluid got some age to it lol!

[@ellieprice3396]

What kind of crankshaft is that with no counter-weights at the end? Thanks.

[@mikekenyon3322]

Ford model T - maybe

[@spraym88]

What does something like this cost? For surfacing, boring, honing, and cleaning the block?

[@randy1ization]

sir I have a question maybe you can assist with,, here goes.. ,. Ok the chevy small block oil system from the research ive done ive read that the SBC uses a check valve in the oil filter housing that works on a pressure differential.. so,., I have read that a chevy small block with normal oil pressure is around 10 to 15 psi at hot idle.,. If a high volume, oil pump is installed, with no changes to the oil bypass valve in the engine, will the oil bypass the filter, and go thru the check valve instead.. also. when rebuilding an engine, how do you service or replace the oil pressure bypass valve... thank ye! would love to see a vid on the intricacies of the small block 88 to 94 oiling system. I see alot of vids where people buy a GMT 400 series truck, see the 12 to 15 psi oil pressure at warm Idle and panic. they put high flow high volume pumps in and feel they have taken care of the "problem" . but im wondering if they are creating a problem.

[@evankibbe590]

The front cam bearing is the one that confuses me because I have seen it in stalled with the oil holes installed in different places !!!!

[@gerrybadger2271]

Good stuff, sometimes I wish I went automotive machining vs more industrial machining. Easier to have your own business imho. Enjoy your videos

[@milkmanpeter]

How come you don't put torque plate when you bore it out

[@brettlyde9220]

Have you measured the bore with the torque plate installed before honing to see if it actually does distort the bore curious to know

[@mikekenyon3322]

SBC's are notorious for warp'd bores. in most applications it makes minimal difference. Torque plate honing is done after rough boring to ensure a straighter bore for performance application (this procedure normally has additional cost) Just my experience.

[@paulcampbell25]

You have the best dad ever can you the difference between a chevy and a Pontiac splay?

[@richardscott2622]

Do you check the main bore after all machining

[@jameswestbrook6166]

Just wondering. I’ve never seen you guys line bore the main journals ..... do you ???

[@Tommyp65]

I thought you needed the pistons to measure for final hone for each hole?

[@Salech2001]

Quick question what does the honing process do?

[@ma61king]

Wouldn't it be better to bore with the torque plate installed also?

[@ThisishowtodoitAI]

How long does it take to set up the block and bore all 8 holes?

[@LD9user]

Is that dog a Husky mix? Looks the same as my dog.

[@longstar550]

As an amateur machinist it hurts me to see those mics hung up not layed down, but you guys do do nice work. Why not deck ur block after you know where ur piston sits in the bore so you can hit the quench you want. Maybe just not practacal for time required to assembly and siassemble for what the customer wants?

[@dakarrifindsout9404]

How much would it cost to bore and polish

[@tattoosteveneo]

I would pay for shipping to you and back plus labor etc for y’all to do my block!

[@ChiefCabioch]

This is seriously old school, if you only use a head plate, and don't heat the block, while honing, you won't end up with nice round cylinders after just the head plate is used

[@JAMSIONLINE]

You have to draw the line somewhere. Hot honeing is ridiculously overkill for this application. The associated cost would never be feasible for 98% of customers. It’s not NASCAR.

[@ChiefCabioch]

@@JAMSIONLINE says you....

[@ChiefCabioch]

@@JAMSIONLINE if it was easy the kids would be doing it.

[@ChiefCabioch]

@@JAMSIONLINE well we were hot honing in the mid 70s, and using an over balance on all engines running above 7000rpm, it's all in what you want to give your customer, others aren't willing to do...

[@JAMSIONLINE]

@@ChiefCabioch That's cool man! You still in it? What's your shop called?

[@moejr14]

I want to learn this stuff. Can I have a job even if it’s just cleaning parts

[@rodconner9079]

Tedious work! People wonder why it costs so much, huh!?!

[@albertgaspar627]

Is the dog's name Declan or Dykum? i could see a machinist going with the second name :)

[@JAMSIONLINE]

Declan lol 😆 but I could see it too

[@albertgaspar627]

would be fun in the shop to yell, "go gittum dykum" as one word and watch customers translate that :)

[@richardscott2622]

Why don't you use a torque plate when boring????

[@benjaminkent4397]

So I currently have my 340 mopar sb at the machine shop (sleeved 2 cylinders) boring over to a 416cid. I have to do my build on a slow budget. What do you recommend I do to maintain surface and cylinder bores while block is stored? '72 Plymouth Scamp

[@garyradtke3252]

Nice work. Music sucks.

[@richb1334]

Hi You need to hold the the video camera and not walk , my eye are all over the place