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Time to start a thread of my own. I decided to start with my engine build as I can safely do that in my garage and keep the neighborhood overloads off my back with me trying to do body work in the driveway. Going to do the common towing geared build shooting for ~450hp / torque. Plan to pair it to an E4OD with gear vendors under / over. The truck itself I am not 100% on other than a frame off restoration with some restomod stuff to make it my own.
I also plan to start some YouTube series or a semblance of one since I can find tons of 3-5min videos about this or that on a 460s or bullnose restorations but nothing in depth.
Depending on how interested people are I will post snippets here and there with the engine work or can be more detailed if so desired. This thread will grow beyond just the engine however. Anything that I don't plan to use I can let it go for cost of shipping, so I will be calling those out in this thread.
Picked up an engine (and a C6) from a guy in town last weekend that just did a similar build. Got a cradle from Stumpy's Fab Works intended for transporting and final storage after the build is complete. Dan decided he didn't want to have breaks and leak out of the drum cylinders the day I was heading out to pick it up. So a thread asking for help on that will be gracing the board shortly. Luckily I was able to have the motor delivered so that worked out.
Since last weekend I have attempted to get it on an engine stand. It was a very cumbersome process and would really like to know how to do it better cause I will have to do the process in reverse at some point. Couldn't fit the stand between the legs of the hoist to slide in the mounting plate into the stand. Ended up in a sketchy situation that I would rater not do again. On the stand now and seems to be holding the weight so on to the tear down.
What tips do you guys have for keeping a tear down organized? I have a tray organizer for bolts but larger items like pistons, rods, bearings, etc I don't just want to lay on the bench.
I have a move coming in a couple months that will net me a single bay pole barn to work on my truck in so I don't want to have a huge sprawled out mess of parts when it comes time to move.
What tips do you guys have for keeping a tear down organized? I have a tray organizer for bolts but larger items like pistons, rods, bearings, etc I don't just want to lay on the bench.
I have a move coming in a couple months that will net me a single bay pole barn to work on my truck in so I don't want to have a huge sprawled out mess of parts when it comes time to move.
If you are not going to be able to reassemble the engine before you move I would not bother disassembling it till after you move. Then there is zero chance of bits going missing during the move.
Regardless, it's a clean looking motor.
Very good organizing system is plastic baggies and masking tape/markers.
That's working for me when I pulled apart 2 trucks to make 1 good one.
I say "working" as I am still making the 1 good one and many baggies to go thru yet LOL.
Dave ----
The baggies was the first thought, but where to put them all is where I just settled on a bin organizer and labeled the bins.
Was thinking the other day when moving around my scrap wood pile, I could make a little stand for holding the rods, pistons, and push rods. Working with them one at a time so not to mix up the order.
I will need to make a better bench though. Current one is the top of a computer desk I made to fit in a bedroom closet so it has odd notches cut out and hole near the back where I had cables running through. Not really big either.
Probably going to take the advice of holding off till I move. Would like to not have hardware go missing.
Yes best not to pull it apart till after the move.
When you do start pulling it apart you need to stamp the cly numbers on the side of the rods & caps so they stay together and should also do the pistons.
Keep the rods & caps bolts together because if they get mixed up they will all need to be reamed back to size.
If you remove the pistons from the rods and going to reuse them because both the rods & pistons were marked you will know what goes with what.
I have a project I have been working on for close to 20 years and is all pulled apart. I had all the parts on shelves along with tools & supplies.
When I moved what to do with it all as I HAD to take it with me, you can't buy parts for this project.
I bought a lot of 15 gal bins with lids from Home Depot. Parts, tools, supplies all went into the bins.
You can see them on the right side, black w/yellow lids, in the picture.
After the move I had a lot of empty ones so when I started the truck project parts went into them along with the baggies.
As I needed parts to put back on the truck just go thru the bins, no I did not mark the outsides what was in them.
SO.... Year later and I am pretty much settled in and wanted to get going on the donor motor tear down. Pulled it out of the barn and setting up in a lean-to off of the woodshop. Metal bench and old concrete so perfect for a messy tear down. Picture for you guys of the motor in transit.
Had to sling the motor all the way forward on the boom. Poor girl doesn't have the hydraulics for anything else.
Looks like a nice starter shop at the left of the picture...
That was where I was going to pitch my tent but plans changed. It is only permitted as a agricultural covering or something. Basically can strictly only be used for storing equipment, no cars or anything. So getting permit to pour concrete slab in there would be denied.
But the truck is equipment for a farm
And moisture comes thru a dirt floor and hurts equipment so you need to pour cement.
That's my story and I am sticking to it. LOL
Dave ----
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so I don't want to have a huge sprawled out mess of parts when it comes time to move.
