I must say I was impressed with the wood engine run stand. It may just be me but I have always like my vacuum advance on the other side. Very nice build sir and glad to a BBC being put to work.
ionel sandra this is a time lapse video so it is like fast forwarding a movie but very fast and with out taking anything out of the actual footage away
I am very impressed with the quality of the work and I have to say I would have never thought that wood would have held together for a engine start up stand. you gave me idea for my next project
gone hunting thanks for the comment! Yes the wood stand was very solid. I had a lot of wood laying around so that’s why I used it. It didn’t budge. Even when revving it up to 4-5k rpm
I just came to your video from your 67 Malibu 454 Build blog so I thought I'd let you know. I have a '66 Elky I've been working on since about the same time.
connor jones don't let the wood fool ya. The stand ended up being pretty damn solid. I had the engine revving around 5-6000 rpm(not in video) the stand didn't budge.
I saw that your gauges had took some vibraitions, that means maybe your Flywheel have a counterway. I guess that your harmonic balancer must have a counterway in an inverse way. Dude, I'm writing by the words of my father, he doesn´t know english very well but it's for sure that he's a wise man about balancing. Our regards from Mexico, We loved your video, thanks for share it.
Hi JR, excellent presentation and great work producing this video documenting the rebuilding of your engine. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share it with the YT community, Ciao, L
Excellent Build !! I remember those days ! Those where the good ole days going to NAPA to get parts drinking lots of Beer listening to Rock music . Oh and don't forget them women !! Yea Baby ~
You always put the cam in first so u can reach inside the block and control what the camshaft is doing and better guide it in the way you put it in is a very good way to damage those cam bearings
Im 74 years young and did this for a living all my life. Been to a lot of schools for different types of automotive but my dad taught me early on about correct assembly of an engine right down to plastigauging the main and rod bearings and the very first thing was ALWAYS INSTALL THE CAM BEARINGS AND CAMSHAT FIRST to reduce chance of damage to the shaft and bearings
Great Video, should run really well in your Motorhome. Nice to see somebody take their time on a nice clean build on one of these ole Big blocks. Should make really great torque from 1500 on.... good job
hell's yeah man big pistons, long stroke, and fun horsepower. got to love them Chevy big blocks. are the cylinders bored at all or is stock? and what did it dyno?
Watched this video like 4x. Love it! I just picked up a gen 5 454 for my 55 BelAir project. I want to put on a set of aluminum heads and a cam to wake her up. Was wondering what gen block you have and what kind of hp and tq your motor is making? Awesome job man!
I saw a few things that I would not do, but nothing to get in a twist over. Over all, it looks very good. Just wondering...why would you use a 454 block instead of a Dart 502 block? Your oil pressure seemed to be low at an idle...only 20 pounds or so. My motors will idle at running temperature with a minimum or 60 pounds and usually pushing over 80 pounds over 2000 rpm. Did you check your clearances? You also put the dial indicator on #1 to check TDC (I assume), but you put the timing cover and harmonic balancer on before you checked. How were you going to make any adjustments if needed...but then for a street motor, you dont really need to worry about that stuff. Out of the box for the cam will always be good enough. I didnt see you put any sealer on in the corners for the oil pan...did you have any leaks? I almost always use MLS head gaskets with a heavy spray of copper coat just to make sure that everything seals and sealer around the water ports on the heads and intake...just a little CYA for that. I have had new dart and Edelbrock heads with a new Edelbrock intake leak a little water on each head in the back where the water ports are blocked on the intake. Why it had a small leak...who knows, but I spent several days a few years ago trying to figure out where some water was getting into the oil...and actually, I didnt discover it...my 10 year old grand daughter did and showed it to me. Sure enough, she was right. Put some sealer on and put it back together and no more leaks. What did you put this in and since it has been a while...how is it running today? Again...good video. www.MotorsbyShooter.com
Hello, Thanks for your comments I am always very thankful for helpful knowledgeable comments. I will try and answer all your questions. I used this block instead of the 502 because I found a good deal on it, It had already been cleaned up and bored out and included the pistons with it. As for the oil pressure in this video it was showing low because it turns out there was a leak on the line to the gauge, once I fixed it it showed 60 lbs at idle. I definitely checked all my clearances and this was just final assembly all my checks can be found on my blog which is linked in the description. Yes I did put sealer on the oil pan. This video was taken awhile ago and unfortunately I'm still waiting for my 67 Chevelle to be done in the bodyshop. but I have this engine mounted on the frame and have it wired to run every so often. It runs great so far on the frame and fires up right away even after sitting for months. This was my first engine build and learned a lot during it. I am currently working on a 5.3 GM LS build to eventually go in my other project, a 57 International A100 pickup. Thanks again for your comments
MotorsbyShooter thanks. I also forgot to mention. You mention about me checking tdc with the indicator. I had already degreed the cam so I knew it was on spec. I have an adjustable timing indicator on the balancer. So what you were seeing me doing is just adjusting the pointer to be right on TDC
I want to learn how to do this so bad. Just now high school shops do not teach this stuff anymore (at lease mine). I would to rebuild a 350 from my El Camino, just do not have the money or the knowlegd/workspace to do it in. Just makes me sad and depressed.
I was lucky in High school our school had an old Viper V10 donated to us and we got to tear it apart and put it back together, I always remembered that.
High schools mainly teach about electronic components and how to probe individual wires to determine if a sensor is faulty or if the ECM, PCM or TCM is at fault. Anything mechanical, you are told to buy a crate motor or new trans. The cost has really pushed rebuilding modern parts out of the picture
we are doing engine rebuilds in my automotives class, most people got to do theirs on some old V8's, but I decided to do one on the 2TZ engine in a Toyota Previa.
thank you. i appreciate your cam install technique, i also note your epoxy and screens in valley. did your block recieve mods? what block is it? for instance, girdles, spool valves, block porting? what are your oiling enhancements?
Hi! I have a question. I saw you glue the whole camshaft, how does the lifters add to it I would only glue the parts where the cam bearings are placed. Im not judge you ore any just curious. Thanks
pazazz06 gaming during initial startup yeah the oil pressure was reading about 28-30psi at idle. When revs were higher it climbed up over 40 psi. From what I've read this is acceptable. I also suspect I had a leak on the oil pressure line. Because the next run( not filmed) it was leaking all over. I fixed it and then the pressure was reading up at 30psi at idle and over 55psi when revs higher.
Thanks for the response. It was hard to tell in the clip. I have a 70 Chevy Longhorn with a factory 402 (truck stamped heads), Dana 60 rear end, three gas tanks plus an 8.5' box deck. the 70 was the first year of the 402. I enjoyed your video and appreciate you sharing it :)
I must say I was impressed with the wood engine run stand.
It may just be me but I have always like my vacuum advance on the other side.
Very nice build sir and glad to a BBC being put to work.
This man works extrem quickly !
ionel sandra this is a time lapse video so it is like fast forwarding a movie but very fast and with out taking anything out of the actual footage away
Raceboy5512YT you don't understand humor, do you?
The size of those pistons. Jeeze. I work on mostly BMW inline 6 engines and these 454 pistons are HUGE.
those bad boys are 4.28" each to be exact, they're huge
my ball sack is huge.
uh look at a 8v92 vs these the pistons are small on a 454 but the 454 is a bbc
welcome to a real engine
this aint no 16 yr old white highs school girl engine , 454 is chevy monster type shit ,
I just love the rumble of a 454. Sounds so sweet. Nice job by the way.
David Brakefield thanks!
Good to see a mighty 454 cid chevy big block rebuild to better than new condition, and hear the V8 rumble again.
Cheers.
nice , I like your attention to detail. I have two 454s pulling one now to rebuild. good motivation
I am very impressed with the quality of the work and I have to say I would have never thought that wood would have held together for a engine start up stand. you gave me idea for my next project
gone hunting thanks for the comment! Yes the wood stand was very solid. I had a lot of wood laying around so that’s why I used it. It didn’t budge. Even when revving it up to 4-5k rpm
I just came to your video from your 67 Malibu 454 Build blog so I thought I'd let you know. I have a '66 Elky I've been working on since about the same time.
Thanks for the support!
i love how you were able to hold a frame twisting big block in a stand made out of pine pretty impressive
connor jones don't let the wood fool ya. The stand ended up being pretty damn solid. I had the engine revving around 5-6000 rpm(not in video) the stand didn't budge.
It's a Morgan test frame!
You realize most houses are built from wood lol
Sensei please, teach me your ways. I will follow your lead to the end of the earth. Humor aside, you are special.
B P haha. Thanks for the compliment
great job ...sounds awesome...have a 454 in my 70 nova...that is the cam i am looking at for it....now definate!!!
The epilepsy was totally worth it watching this beauty
I saw that your gauges had took some vibraitions, that means maybe your Flywheel have a counterway. I guess that your harmonic balancer must have a counterway in an inverse way. Dude, I'm writing by the words of my father, he doesn´t know english very well but it's for sure that he's a wise man about balancing. Our regards from Mexico, We loved your video, thanks for share it.
I never ever would've thought to build a running stand out of wood.
Hi JR, excellent presentation and great work producing this video documenting the rebuilding of your engine. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share it with the YT community, Ciao, L
lancelot1953 thanks for your kind comment
Nicely done, I'm running a 454 in my boat. No replacement for displacement.
So you screw the things onto the other thing, got it.
That kind of 454 engine is great for a 1978 to 1990 Chevy Caprice and 1986 Pontiac Parisienne.
Ol Chevy impala is pretty mint
yeah my dad went through 3 of these within the span almost 4 months. they were in his 1994 Chevrolet silverado rollback tow truck
IT IS ALIVE!!!!!!!
Rapidly becoming my favorite channel
Thanks for the comment!
My favorite big block Engine.. :)
haha is he going to be putting it in that pink Mustang
I was wondering how he got it to fit in there also!
Carson Marks you Sick 🙂
That's exactly what I thought :P
Carson Marks lmao
Carson Marks lmfao ikr
Wow! That beast sounds like a Harley idling! Love it!
hey man nice work, I have one just like that, getting ready to rebuild it
Nice 454 build and epic music!
Excellent Build !! I remember those days ! Those where the good ole days going to NAPA to get parts drinking lots of Beer listening to Rock music . Oh and don't forget them women !! Yea Baby ~
Very nice, wish i had the opportunity to do this. Unfortunately i have too many hobbies and too little money lol
I love that engine, chevrolet 454 RULES
really cool video love the 454
He's going to be hauling ass when he puts it in that Barbie mustang
Been a long time since I tore into a
bigblock,had to do an overhaul, talk about challenging
Excellent ! Просто супер!
Amazing what your mind and hands can do, right brother?
I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF PUTTING THAT CAMSHAFT IN LAST. A VERY GOOD WAY TO DAMAGE THE CAM BEARINGS AND DESTROY AN ENGINE
don't worry I was gentle with her.....
You always put the cam in first so u can reach inside the block and control what the camshaft is doing and better guide it in the way you put it in is a very good way to damage those cam bearings
Hey thanks for the tip I appreciate it this was my first engine build hopefully not my last. I am always looking for advice. 👍
Im 74 years young and did this for a living all my life. Been to a lot of schools for different types of automotive but my dad taught me early on about correct assembly of an engine right down to plastigauging the main and rod bearings and the very first thing was ALWAYS INSTALL THE CAM BEARINGS AND CAMSHAT FIRST to reduce chance of damage to the shaft and bearings
Damn can you slow down a touch so I can follow. Lol. Damn awesome video.Having my 454 professionally done,so it would run. Thanks for your video.
so majestic.
A thing of beauty
That’s beautiful!
Thanks for the comment
You have lots of talent
+PilgrimTitan Hey Thanks for your comment
Great build vid!!!!Thanks...
Thanks for the comment
You putting it in that pink mustang?
RJB28STER ob
sweet , looks and sounds awesome , thanks for sharing
thanks for the comment!
Awesome video !! 👍👍
Congratulations 😉
Chris31 Productions thanks a lot for the comment
JR Chevelle What are the upgraded specs if you don't mind me asking
That was awesome! And doing with a tigers hat on. 👍🏻
I don't live to far from Detroit in Canada. so I get to some games when I can. I'm a fan of the D. But also our Jays too! Thanks for the comment
You are the MAN"" GREAT WORK
Thanks for the comment
Very powerful engine 👍🏼
Fantastic job. thanx
80-years old OHV engine design. Engines like that were in cars from 50th or 40th
Nice work! Looks great, sounds great!
Mach One thanks!
you are a craftsman .
Eyad Jam thanks for the comment!
Thanks for sharing.
What an amazing video.... 😍😍😍
0thers1d3 thanks for your comment!
Niiiiiiiiiiice... Compared to the SB each individual part on this engine looks monstrous.
Great Video, should run really well in your Motorhome. Nice to see somebody take their time on a nice clean build on one of these ole Big blocks. Should make really great torque from 1500 on.... good job
My Lord, it is going into that pink Mustang, hold on Barbie ! Can't see Ken from all that dust !
Good shit brother, really fun to watch. I hope you have a lot of fun with your new engine : )
YaksAttack hey thanks a lot appreciate it. And I plan on having lots of fun with it.
Nice job! Looks like a steady idle ;)
Damn.... Those pistons are HUUUUGEEEE!!!!!!!!
wow very nice good job my friend
Thanks a lot
Well done!
Maybe if you put it in the middle of the Mustang it may fit-----of course keeping it on the ground may be a. Problem. -- that's a monster motor
this is AMAZING
Thanks for the comment
hell's yeah man big pistons, long stroke, and fun horsepower. got to love them Chevy big blocks. are the cylinders bored at all or is stock? and what did it dyno?
never mind I saw your post down further. nice job I'm sure it hauls ass
Wow props....
Excellent.
Great motor!
James M thanks for the comment!
Now that is Art
thanks for your comment
Oh i thank you, that was truly beautiful and calming to watch, really love the running stand you built too
awesome work und video
thanks for the comment
Watched this video like 4x. Love it! I just picked up a gen 5 454 for my 55 BelAir project. I want to put on a set of aluminum heads and a cam to wake her up. Was wondering what gen block you have and what kind of hp and tq your motor is making? Awesome job man!
MonroeHandyMan thanks for the kind comment. This is a mark IV block. I’m not sure on exact hp numbers but I’m guessing around 500-550hp.
Gee he built that quick
Beautiful
Danilo Orbolato thanks
Nice music man
Nice work, is your wife still with you ?
Alex Abadi haha. Yes she is still with me.
She with the dude from the bar ghost pecker
All that stuff looks brand new, where did you order your parts?
Dam look at those pistons
Dudes on Bikes 👍
Good Job!
Thanks for the comment!
I saw a few things that I would not do, but nothing to get in a twist over. Over all, it looks very good. Just wondering...why would you use a 454 block instead of a Dart 502 block? Your oil pressure seemed to be low at an idle...only 20 pounds or so. My motors will idle at running temperature with a minimum or 60 pounds and usually pushing over 80 pounds over 2000 rpm. Did you check your clearances? You also put the dial indicator on #1 to check TDC (I assume), but you put the timing cover and harmonic balancer on before you checked. How were you going to make any adjustments if needed...but then for a street motor, you dont really need to worry about that stuff. Out of the box for the cam will always be good enough. I didnt see you put any sealer on in the corners for the oil pan...did you have any leaks? I almost always use MLS head gaskets with a heavy spray of copper coat just to make sure that everything seals and sealer around the water ports on the heads and intake...just a little CYA for that. I have had new dart and Edelbrock heads with a new Edelbrock intake leak a little water on each head in the back where the water ports are blocked on the intake. Why it had a small leak...who knows, but I spent several days a few years ago trying to figure out where some water was getting into the oil...and actually, I didnt discover it...my 10 year old grand daughter did and showed it to me. Sure enough, she was right. Put some sealer on and put it back together and no more leaks. What did you put this in and since it has been a while...how is it running today? Again...good video. www.MotorsbyShooter.com
Hello, Thanks for your comments I am always very thankful for helpful knowledgeable comments. I will try and answer all your questions. I used this block instead of the 502 because I found a good deal on it, It had already been cleaned up and bored out and included the pistons with it. As for the oil pressure in this video it was showing low because it turns out there was a leak on the line to the gauge, once I fixed it it showed 60 lbs at idle. I definitely checked all my clearances and this was just final assembly all my checks can be found on my blog which is linked in the description. Yes I did put sealer on the oil pan. This video was taken awhile ago and unfortunately I'm still waiting for my 67 Chevelle to be done in the bodyshop. but I have this engine mounted on the frame and have it wired to run every so often. It runs great so far on the frame and fires up right away even after sitting for months. This was my first engine build and learned a lot during it. I am currently working on a 5.3 GM LS build to eventually go in my other project, a 57 International A100 pickup. Thanks again for your comments
@@jr9070 Cool beans...holler if you ever need help.
MotorsbyShooter thanks. I also forgot to mention. You mention about me checking tdc with the indicator. I had already degreed the cam so I knew it was on spec. I have an adjustable timing indicator on the balancer. So what you were seeing me doing is just adjusting the pointer to be right on TDC
Fantastic
I am trying to find the song at 4:00-6:00. Can't find it in the link
atr 6:30 I thought he was going to put this beast in that pink Mustang. o_O
First Mustang with power LOL jk
I want to learn how to do this so bad. Just now high school shops do not teach this stuff anymore (at lease mine). I would to rebuild a 350 from my El Camino, just do not have the money or the knowlegd/workspace to do it in. Just makes me sad and depressed.
I was lucky in High school our school had an old Viper V10 donated to us and we got to tear it apart and put it back together, I always remembered that.
High schools mainly teach about electronic components and how to probe individual wires to determine if a sensor is faulty or if the ECM, PCM or TCM is at fault. Anything mechanical, you are told to buy a crate motor or new trans. The cost has really pushed rebuilding modern parts out of the picture
JR Chevelle , what gauge is that you are using on your stand?
I believe it was just a cheap RPM gauge I picked up on ebay.
we are doing engine rebuilds in my automotives class, most people got to do theirs on some old V8's, but I decided to do one on the 2TZ engine in a Toyota Previa.
That is a one fast table!
Nice, are you planning to swap that into the pink Mustang over there?
Umm, how are you gonna fit it in that pink Mustang?
wow they can make a engine 👌👍👏😁
Love it!
Thanks for the comment
thank you. i appreciate your cam install technique, i also note your epoxy and screens in valley. did your block recieve mods? what block is it? for instance, girdles, spool valves, block porting? what are your oiling enhancements?
I would like to build one . What would be the first step in getting started
in the mustang's owner face!!!!! 6:25 to 6:45 xD
nice video
I was waiting for someone to mention the ford. Haha.
hahahaha greetings from argentina jr!!!
Hi! I have a question. I saw you glue the whole camshaft, how does the lifters add to it I would only glue the parts where the cam bearings are placed. Im not judge you ore any just curious. Thanks
Very nice. How did you know you had the timing adjusted proper?
Thank pink Stang will haul ass with that motor!
This shows that you know what you are doing, but it would be more helpful to most people if you slowed your vid down so we could learn something.
i definitely want to put a 454 big block on a 3rd gen Camaro, but i dont have the money, tools, and knowledge on how to do it.
can you put a flat plane crank ? I don't know much about engineering
did the oil pressure only around 20 psi at idle worry you? thats a brand new build, it should be up around 40, dont ya think?
pazazz06 gaming during initial startup yeah the oil pressure was reading about 28-30psi at idle. When revs were higher it climbed up over 40 psi. From what I've read this is acceptable. I also suspect I had a leak on the oil pressure line. Because the next run( not filmed) it was leaking all over. I fixed it and then the pressure was reading up at 30psi at idle and over 55psi when revs higher.
6:30 is he going to put it n that pink mustang?
How much did it cost to build the engine, parts only.
i have a 454 BigBlock with 150 compression one all 8 cilinders Is that oké Thanks pro
Curious, are those truck heads on there? Also, what beast is receiving this heart?
Tibor Roussou they are edelbrock rpm performance aluminum heads. I am putting this in 67 chevelle I'm building.
Thanks for the response. It was hard to tell in the clip. I have a 70 Chevy Longhorn with a factory 402 (truck stamped heads), Dana 60 rear end, three gas tanks plus an 8.5' box deck. the 70 was the first year of the 402. I enjoyed your video and appreciate you sharing it :)