Lbz build pictures along the way.

[JDPlowboy]

Truck blew a hole in #7 piston, scored the block too deep so I'm starting with a fresh Lmm block. I just picked it back up from the machine shop today. The procedures the performed were

Oven baked and steam cleaned
Replaced cam bearings
Bored 20 over and torque honed
Pan rails, front/rear covers decked to match each other.
Crank bore was torque honed
New freeze and oil galley plugs
Rotating assembly balanced
Polished crank.
Blocks head surface decked

I'll post pictures as I go along, build is consisting of:

Socal girdle and main studs
ATI dampner
Socal billet flexplate
Carrillo rods
Diamond billet Pistons 17:1
SoCal 3388AF
Merchant heavy duty push rods
SoCal beehive valve springs and cups
Arp head studs

 

[JDPlowboy]

 

[1TRIKHD]

Looks great so far man. One day I'll be able to do this to my LBZ.:thumb:

 

[Hot COCOAL]

That's a cheap ass parts list, and they used to much assembly lube...you better start over...I'll take that useless stuff off your hands for ya:angel:

:thumb:

Never know whether to say to grats or sorry
Nevertheless, it looks like its gunna be AWESOME!

 

[superswamper003]

Looks great! Did they key the cam and crank?

 

[Noreaster]

Looks great! Did they key the cam and crank?

That cam comes keyed

 

[JDPlowboy]

Also had crank keyed yes, forgot that in the process list.

Cam comes Keyed

And for anyone wondering the machine shop bill was $3600... I think he got hosed on that deal but maybe not. They did a very thorough job and I'm confident with everything.

 

[JDPlowboy]

That's a cheap ass parts list, and they used to much assembly lube...you better start over...I'll take that useless stuff off your hands for ya:angel:



:thumb:



Never know whether to say to grats or sorry

Nevertheless, it looks like its gunna be AWESOME!

Sorry I used too much lube for your taste lol

 

[JDPlowboy]

Cam going in

 

[JDPlowboy]

 

[JDPlowboy]

Nevermind that last post... Lol

 

[malibu795]

Why putting it it from the back?

 

[Ne-max]

3600 is ridicules. Mine cost 1200 to bore .20 over, align hone, deck block and heads, cut crank keys, install cam bearings, go through heads with new seals and springs, balance rotating assembley.

 

[Awenta]

^^^Holy crap

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[catman3126]

2350$ for machine shop bill on my short block. that was cleaned, honed.020 over, pistons hung on rods, balanced, line bored, Keyed the crank, and assembled, then deg checked the cam

 

[JDPlowboy]

Diamond Pistons and Carrillo rods

 

[JDPlowboy]

File fitting the rings

 

[JDPlowboy]

 

[Brassfield]

So........ is this blackeys new heart???

 

[Robby Avery]

Subd for a nice build I know that's a new block but what color would that on the block be called for paint purposes