| Engine Assembly,
continued |
42. Rod bearing
halves are identical, so it makes no difference
which one of the pair goes in the rod end or the
cap end. Do make sure however the bearing tangs
line up with the grooves in the rod. A little
moly on the crank side is all that is needed. |
43. The rod cap
screws are torqued to 40 lb.ft. using moly lube
on the threads.
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44. Since we had
a windage tray on the previous motor, we decided
to see if it would fit with the stroker. |
45. Turns out the
scraper louvers needed a little hammering to clear
the rod bolts. |
46. Before closing
up the bottom end, we installed a Melling high-volume
oil pump. It' a good idea to disassemble a new
pump, inspect it for burrs, and then coat the
rotors with moly. |
47. An ARP hardened
oil pump shaft is installed for insurance (high
volume pumps can put a lot of stress on the stock
shaft.) |
48. Finally
the oil pump and pickup screen are bolted into
place. |
49. It's a good
idea to always measure for adequate pickup-to-pan
clearance. Measure the height of the pickup, and
then measure the depth of the pan. Shoot for 3/8"
to 1/2" clearance from the bottom of the
pan. |
50. Finally the
rubber oil pan seals are fed into their respective
grooves, front and rear. |
51. The Fel Pro
oil pan gasket is laid into place. Use a dab of
RTV where the gasket tabs intersect the seal. |
52. The oil
pan is lowered and secured into place. We're now
ready to finish up the top half. |
53. Because we are
using Crane link bar roller lifters, they need
to be installed before the heads go on. Using
the supplied lube the lifters are coated and installed
- link bars must face the center of the motor. |
54. A set of Fel Pro Perma Torque head gaskets
are set on the deck Note the front water passages
should be blocked by the head gasket. |
55. We'll be reusing
the World Jr. aluminum heads,
ported by Total Engine Airflow, from our 302.
They are bolted into place using 7/16" ARP
head bolts. The heads feature 1.94"/1.60"
valves, and flow 265cfm/225cfm at 0.500"
lift, intake and exhaust respectively. |
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