Ive never honestly buit an engine before... let alone taken parts to a machine shop for work.
I just bought a block (was told its from a 90... but the block casting # is from a 91-95) and now im trying to figure out what to have done.
First things first... im assuming you need to make sure that the parts you have are good and can be built upon.
So thats where my questions come from. What do i ask a machinest to do? It would be a nice addition to the FAQ especially for ultra noobs like me to have a list of what to have a machinest do to certain parts you start to collect.
For example:
I hope the above makes since! Basically i want each section to follow the guidlines of what i have already for the crankshaft process.Crankshaft:
When you first get your stroker crankshaft from a 258, you should first check to make sure its something that you even want to use. Take it to your favorite machine shop and have them... (this is where i need help)
Once you have the information above, then here are some possible things you can do:
(again this is where i need help so im going to wing it)
#3 is optional .. here are the reasons why or why not to do it:
- 1.) Get the crank ground down to make it whatever
2.) Get the crank cleaned
3.) Get the crank treated with xyz
(More information goes here)
Rods:
(again this is where i need help so im going to wing it)
When you decide which rods your going to use (258, 242, or eagle) you should consider doing the following:
blah blah blah blah
Engine Block:
Take your block of choice into the machine shop and have to following done:
blah blah blah
Cylinder Head:
more blah
This should help out alot, and i dont think it would be to hard for a experienced builder like some of you are, to do.