I started the official build today!!!!
I spent a good amount of time rescrubbing the block and finished painting it.
I used a dupli color product in red.
I then gathered up a few build supplies..thought I would try the Lucas Lube.
I then installed the freeze plugs and cam bearings. I am hoping I installed them correctly. With the motor in the uprite position,with the pan in the 6:00 position, this is what I did....
#1 holes are in the 10:00 and 2:00 position
#2-4 holes are in the 2:00 position
#5 hole is in the 12:00 position
I installed all oil tunnel threaded plugs , front and back except for the plug that gets a .030 hole drilled through it.
I had made this plug a couple months ago and put it in that special place where I would not forget it. Well.... idea did not pan out so well.!
So, I will just make a new one tomorrow.
This block has extra holes I need to plug because it was was designed for a dry sump, and I am using a wet sump system.
I also have to do some research on that Bowtie block cause it has no provision for that blind oil line plug in the back of the block.. I am assuming it is because it
was designed for a dry oil sump, but I need to make darn sure.
On the front of the block I installed the center plug and marked it so I could add some insurance as to not block the cam bearing feed hole.
I ground a nice angle that lines up with the hole.