We FINISHED Our Engine!! 512ci Stroker Big Block Mopar For Our 1968 Dodge Charger

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[@TxHammer757]

Use a brass hammer when installing dowel pins

[@bobtucker8875]

I was a 440 Mopar kinda guy in Hi school, mid 70s. Sure brings back a lot of memories seeing this project come together 🤩. Thanks 👍 for sharing guys.

[@mitchhuested6244]

Yeah, guys, the rings will move and occasionally line up. That's why a cylinder breakdown test that is a few pounds lower isn't a big cause for concern. Run the engine for a bit and recheck and it will go away You want a light spring on the valve, for testing, because you want a true measurement without pushrod deflection. You should check valve clearance with a gasket and everything torqued. But, add the thickness of the head gasket, and you should be ok. For valvetrain geometry measurements for ordering pushrods, torque the heads with the gaskets.

[@LesMorrisracing]

Hi Olivia and Danny, I had a 1967 Cuda it came from Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago. Was a 340 6 pack 4 speed car. I ran it once at US30 in Indiana and it ran 12.6 with street tires. The earth quake took out a bridge in your area.

[@midwestlee-iw8nl]

yea bought some parts from mr. norm , headers for my 1966 dodge coronet 383 . also bought 4.10 pumpkin for my 8 3/4 .

[@randyhoepker5528]

Looking forward to the 440 fire up and hearing that 383 Barracuda talk!

[@TheHord]

Getting Barbara primed up, love it! Sorry to hear of the earthquake, I've never felt one, hope all is ok there. "Stop looking at my cylinder heads" 😂 Danny, glad you are a wizard at making modifications/adjustments, the Mopar was putting up a fight. For paint color, go with your gut feeling and what you both like, don't go off our pick, lol. I was liking the black with some kind of gold highlights or vice versa gold with black highlights (maybe subtle hidden flames, I know Danny is not a fan), but something that matches your Gnarly logo? That's an awesome looking big block Mopar! Look forward to the first start up!

[@user-wh3ec5vc6j]

Take comfort in restoring the Charger, the important thing is that the result is excellent 😙

[@user-ul3cp4kz2i]

❤Paint it Orange! I think it would look really cool. RW

[@KristerRehn]

That Cuda are soooo beautiful...My alltime favoritecar...😍

[@artco-zr1]

Always liked the hammered look body paint. That in Black Satin on this build would in my opinion look killer because its NOT a show car and helps hide some imperfections. Add some chrome exhaust tips. And do the Engine Mopar Orange instead of blue . With your Wheels and Tires. I think she'd look the part

[@jmr1970]

If know one has suggested. You can use the alcohol fuel inlet pump diaphragm. They’re made with a Green material. They do last longer…New sub😎👍🏻

[@calid6960]

Great job on the engine rebuild

[@donsmith8614]

That's a great looking engine, can't wait till you fire it up!

[@pegbledsoe8993]

You can check PTV with the degree wheel 10 degrees before and 10 degrees after with a dial indicator at the top of the cvalve and the low tension springs installed also a 4.350 tapered ring compressor will make piston install much simpler. I couldn't tell if you install the oil slinger on the snout behing the timing cover it helps. Oil pan studs are the best way to put on that oil pan with a windage tray and last use the balancer to center that timing cover then bolt it down. Hope this helps

[@guywerry6614]

That is a SWEET looking Barracuda.

[@davidpowell5137]

22:32 I think Olivia should have to say "Press my cookie" every episode :)

[@manuelcuellar8954]

Hi olivia and Danny u 2 are awesome really enjoy your channel

[@blackgtx]

I think painting the block with cast blast would compliment the variety of aluminum finishes…

[@sammcdaniel5557]

I had a new 69 Charger with the same 383 as Barbara Barracuda. It was Chrysler Bright Red with 3:55 Perform Axyl Package and 4 Speed. Loved everything except 4 Speed on long drives. I hope you two do the 6 Speed Manual! My vote is for Chrysler Bright Red with very little Orange in it and Black interior.

[@GodisgoodLeoIneke]

Love the block💪 thanks for sharing ✌️candy Apple red or cherry dark red looks awesome on the dodge🫶

[@rondejoux8006]

Wow this engine will bang big.

[@ws678ta]

Good catch team on the head gaskets hanging over into the cylinder volume. I blew both head gaskets and 2 pistons on my Mopar 340 doing a 'Legendary' burnout....lol. Many a slip twixt a cup and a lip. We have a full roller engine now !

[@toddclark332]

Happy a great Valentine's you too

[@justinhromek73]

You guys rocked it tonight! Engine looks awesome and FAST! If UPS had a Slayer to deliver packages in they would never be late! 😊

[@Gvelly]

Awesome video! I think lemon twist would make that Charger pop perfectly! Black would be too blah

[@32road]

Lookin’ good!!👍👍

[@adamdecker5785]

Color of car, Surfers Color, Malibu blue with a hand painted mural, big waves and Surfers riding em, SURFS UP!!!!!!

[@kimdearrington258]

Most Pistons have instructions for you on ring placement on the Pistons, but generally staggering the rings is fine, and yes they will spin in the grooves.

[@paulgrimm]

You have some nice cars❤

[@randelswanson8881]

Beautiful Barracuda ❤

[@garywilson12]

i just checked and i read there was one centered near el centro with several after shocks. when i lived in riverside calif back in 1968 one was centered near salton sea in april 1968. it was a 6.6 mag. felt as afar as 600 miles away. i was in riverside in my home, walls started moving , light in ceiling swaying, telaphone polls were sawing outside now this was over 100 miles fron the center. lived in florida with major hurricans and ill take an earth quake any day to a hurrican, love the engine build your doing. ufta! that BIG BLOCK makes that carb look small

[@lawrencebrandt8448]

if the ring slots are lined up it will oil and compression will be down .plastic gauge is used to check that valve to piston clearance and bearing clearance , not cookies .

[@mitchellfeidt8879]

Awesome

[@larryssnova76]

Yes the rings spin when the engine is running

[@TheJayterror]

Piant it plum crazy purple!!!❤❤❤

[@joshuafisher7791]

Josh from Japan again. I watched this engine build yesterday. At the end of the video, you guys started talking about Barbara the Barracuda. So That's her name. I thought, what is her nickname? Then what popped in my head was "Barbarra" like the Barbarians. Then get some to draw up a sticker to put on her. A mighty barbarian she-ra holding an oversized club above her head about the bludgeon a beaten-down Viking Barbie. Anyway, good job on that 512 stroker. Can't wait till you release the new improved "Barbarra" vid. Lol. My brain wonders into weird places sometimes. But fun. Keep up the good work guys. J-f-J

[@toddmillican1926]

Acid brushes sure help with applying lube, etc. Cheap, and throw away. Fun video. I'm doing a 400 based 512, and boy, do the dollars add up.

[@SoCalSlaughter]

Danny! I think the header is in 2 sections to get past the steering linkages

[@srthellcathemi3037]

I think a great place to start looking for a color would be considering the original Mopar colors, then go from there 🤔

[@user-gv8fb4zv5o]

I like watching you to Great job

[@thatdudeinorange5269]

Could hear a needle drop 😅 See it as a good thing you had to adjust so many things, now you know it goes together well!

[@user-ns4vg9vd3w]

I've heard they work their way around in the ring groove.

[@sprintmademe]

I don't know if any of the head bolts go.into water jackets but the ARP assembly will not stop water passing by.

[@antilaw9911]

Yes space the rings 180. There is friction. They do not spin.

[@PalmerGulch]

I'm looking at my Gnarly Speed Shop Sticker which easily provided a suggestion idea for the Charger color...How about Gold with Black Racing Stripes.

[@sprintcarsandguitars959]

black with dark purple mixed in.

[@TxHammer757]

Aluminum piece goes on the bottom to align the spring, put the spring on then your retainer and locks

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

I like the Mopar dark green ì was never into green and ive painted ìn the automotive world sense 1977 at my first dealership I was the youngest painter at a dealership I went to work at a chevy dealership at 16 years old I had a 72 nova that was green and the same week I bought it I sanded all down and pried it 80s red oxide primer and drove it like that for 2 years then painted it code 10 corvette white lacquer in the sun it would blind you. Lol now I think that green is so nice looking and if I could fined another Nova I'd paint it green before any other color it would be hard because maroon is my favorite color I have a 88 monte carlo SS big block 427 car that is black but most of the monte Carlos I see are black so I'll be painting it maroon or charcoal gray. I love the 512 build I thought Olivia was going to give us the cam specs on the 512 😮 I hope yall have a great weekend

[@brianrichardson7946]

That green car in the corner needs a holley sniper unit that way you can fire it up any time and drive

[@davidhartley8526]

I would paint the color of the car the original green but what ever you do will be great!

[@diggindiggenit6540]

very cool

[@antediluvian101]

love watching ya'll. As far as color, you could have the best of both worlds and do a flat black hood and then a solid body color. Plumb crazy purple perhaps :) Yellow, orange red. Id think green would look awesome as well, but you already have Barbara. You could ask your subscribers to vote. Regardless, thanks for the content. Love watching your channel.

[@armondoborjas4362]

Nice job. I think antique white😮 with a mopar orange engine. 😂

[@davidowen888]

Noice 👌

[@1975napier]

The right shade of gray with red/black accents/ decals would be kind of different. I’m sure you guys will decide on a color that you both like.

[@stevenwright2476]

Where Did You Get The VALVE COVERS ???

[@eddiemathers1721]

You're missing the two bars that hold the intake valley tray pan down.

[@kimdearrington258]

Why is there so much variance in the oil pan and the timing cover? Is it the variations in aftermarket stuff that is the issue?

[@mikej3960]

I think green with black accents would be a good look for the charger. You could call it the hulk or the green hornet. Just a thought.

[@roycervantes1341]

Yeee Yeee !!

[@barryk253]

Damn I missed the stream again 😢😢and my suggestion for paint is Dennis’s blue 68 Charger in the Christine movie 👍🍻

[@robanderson960]

How do you guys find all these awesome classic cars?

[@tlr-nut7275]

The two pushrod styles are ball & cup.

[@user-df7vu8sq2u]

Does the cookie dough help set the valve lash?

[@seventybuick]

I would have sent that timing cover back it was just too far off. When you install the timing cover leave the timing cover bolts really loose and install the harmonic balancer on to center the seal and then I would have tightened the oil pan to try and flatten that surface. Then tighten the timimg cover. LS motors are like that.

[@thrashmarky]

That big block looks KILLER! Also a black Charger is never a wrong answer.

[@ultra4suzukisamurai679]

I usually use brownies when I do my piston to valve measurements. lol.

[@tomfletcher3817]

How do you degree a cam without any pistons installed???

[@OdySlim]

The video before this was taken off so fast I couldnt finish watching the video. Not complaining Im just suggesting you maybe keep the videos up for a day so everyone can watch. The 512 looks awesome and Im sure it will run perfect. I would paint the engine traditional MOPAR Colors BTW. It will look right with any color. Regards from Ody Slim

[@artco-zr1]

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[@artco-zr1]

should get you back to the video.😎

[@RexCars1]

Glad ( for now ) you two are going for POWER over Bling

[@edbangs4161]

Did you guys see the Black Cherry Charger that Kount Kustoms made? Beautiful Color

[@user-se6vq7pm9z]

charcoal gray

[@pwthomas757]

👍👍👍

[@jamesnewell120]

Check the paint code on the fender never anything bad about original colors

[@stevenwright2476]

Who Made Those Valve Covers ??

[@user-df7vu8sq2u]

General Lee orange

[@curtisdanielsforservice4131]

Okay okay paint the motor block black goes with any color car paint the car the factory Orange put a flattening agent in the paint remain with the Sinister look but with some color😊

[@robertrobinsonrobertrobi-we6rl]

Leave Everything Silver

[@paulmaigler289]

How about painting the car with a black base and doing a crimson tinted top coat. Car is coming along, keep putting one foot in front of the other!!

[@jerryburks2755]

looks good may sound good but the Important thing is how much power maybe 400 HP

[@tlr-nut7275]

I'd say 625hp.

[@jerryburks2755]

I dought it makes that much would like to know how much HP it makes anyone can guess

[@devinminar3089]

I thought of a great color for your 68 Charger. Are you familiar with the old 1960s butternut yellow color. It's like a toned down yellowish creamy white color and it is gorgeous on chargers.

[@traviswschneider]

lime green charger stripe kit

[@Darryl-69SE]

Paint the Charger Red!!!

[@atv55803]

nicks garage in montreal is a great go to mopar builds he build monster motors mopar

[@billyperrigan6476]

A black cherry metallic

[@ajcaton72]

What about a dark green on black . ❤

[@Dane_the_Pain]

camo paint job

[@timothythomas1737]

Rings will rotate

[@hectorraigosa7149]

Black is like wearing a tuxedo.. just hard to keep clean. A blue painted block will stand out..

[@randyhemker792]

👍👍😎

[@ryanjoe1977]

Paint it orange and make it a general lee

[@OnlyTheEd]

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake Affected countries: United States and Mexico 2 miles from El Centro, CA · Feb 12, 2:36 AM

[@karlsracing8422]

Its basically a big sb chevy.

[@user-mi2wg9sh6c]

holley 950 ultra match feul pump.

[@trentdawg2832]

Dark metallic charcoal …..graphite color……you can make a ghetto engine run stand out of a $50 storage cradle….i have a short video of one i put together a few years back for a LS i put in my c/10

[@davidsolloway9349]

like 194 !

[@garycovington1439]

I like the car in orange....or Plum Crazy....but that's just me

[@careymoore4790]

So who you meet you wife if she lived in Canada. By way you guys rock on builds

[@lennardlennard414]

I turned down a 100k offer for my cheap satin black painted '68 Charger. 👍

[@kimdearrington258]

I'm not an engine builder but I would not want the gaskets protruding into the cylinder.