Hi Olivia and Danny, I had a 1967 Cuda it came from Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago. Was a 340 6 pack 4 speed car. I ran it once at US30 in Indiana and it ran 12.6 with street tires. The earth quake took out a bridge in your area.
Yeah, guys, the rings will move and occasionally line up. That's why a cylinder breakdown test that is a few pounds lower isn't a big cause for concern. Run the engine for a bit and recheck and it will go away You want a light spring on the valve, for testing, because you want a true measurement without pushrod deflection. You should check valve clearance with a gasket and everything torqued. But, add the thickness of the head gasket, and you should be ok. For valvetrain geometry measurements for ordering pushrods, torque the heads with the gaskets.
You can check PTV with the degree wheel 10 degrees before and 10 degrees after with a dial indicator at the top of the cvalve and the low tension springs installed also a 4.350 tapered ring compressor will make piston install much simpler. I couldn't tell if you install the oil slinger on the snout behing the timing cover it helps. Oil pan studs are the best way to put on that oil pan with a windage tray and last use the balancer to center that timing cover then bolt it down. Hope this helps
Getting Barbara primed up, love it! Sorry to hear of the earthquake, I've never felt one, hope all is ok there. "Stop looking at my cylinder heads" 😂 Danny, glad you are a wizard at making modifications/adjustments, the Mopar was putting up a fight. For paint color, go with your gut feeling and what you both like, don't go off our pick, lol. I was liking the black with some kind of gold highlights or vice versa gold with black highlights (maybe subtle hidden flames, I know Danny is not a fan), but something that matches your Gnarly logo? That's an awesome looking big block Mopar! Look forward to the first start up!
i just checked and i read there was one centered near el centro with several after shocks. when i lived in riverside calif back in 1968 one was centered near salton sea in april 1968. it was a 6.6 mag. felt as afar as 600 miles away. i was in riverside in my home, walls started moving , light in ceiling swaying, telaphone polls were sawing outside now this was over 100 miles fron the center. lived in florida with major hurricans and ill take an earth quake any day to a hurrican, love the engine build your doing. ufta! that BIG BLOCK makes that carb look small
Always liked the hammered look body paint. That in Black Satin on this build would in my opinion look killer because its NOT a show car and helps hide some imperfections. Add some chrome exhaust tips. And do the Engine Mopar Orange instead of blue . With your Wheels and Tires. I think she'd look the part
Good catch team on the head gaskets hanging over into the cylinder volume. I blew both head gaskets and 2 pistons on my Mopar 340 doing a 'Legendary' burnout....lol. Many a slip twixt a cup and a lip. We have a full roller engine now !
Josh from Japan again. I watched this engine build yesterday. At the end of the video, you guys started talking about Barbara the Barracuda. So That's her name. I thought, what is her nickname? Then what popped in my head was "Barbarra" like the Barbarians. Then get some to draw up a sticker to put on her. A mighty barbarian she-ra holding an oversized club above her head about the bludgeon a beaten-down Viking Barbie. Anyway, good job on that 512 stroker. Can't wait till you release the new improved "Barbarra" vid. Lol. My brain wonders into weird places sometimes. But fun. Keep up the good work guys. J-f-J
Most Pistons have instructions for you on ring placement on the Pistons, but generally staggering the rings is fine, and yes they will spin in the grooves.
I had a new 69 Charger with the same 383 as Barbara Barracuda. It was Chrysler Bright Red with 3:55 Perform Axyl Package and 4 Speed. Loved everything except 4 Speed on long drives. I hope you two do the 6 Speed Manual! My vote is for Chrysler Bright Red with very little Orange in it and Black interior.
if the ring slots are lined up it will oil and compression will be down .plastic gauge is used to check that valve to piston clearance and bearing clearance , not cookies .
love watching ya'll. As far as color, you could have the best of both worlds and do a flat black hood and then a solid body color. Plumb crazy purple perhaps :) Yellow, orange red. Id think green would look awesome as well, but you already have Barbara. You could ask your subscribers to vote. Regardless, thanks for the content. Love watching your channel.
I thought of a great color for your 68 Charger. Are you familiar with the old 1960s butternut yellow color. It's like a toned down yellowish creamy white color and it is gorgeous on chargers.
The video before this was taken off so fast I couldnt finish watching the video. Not complaining Im just suggesting you maybe keep the videos up for a day so everyone can watch. The 512 looks awesome and Im sure it will run perfect. I would paint the engine traditional MOPAR Colors BTW. It will look right with any color. Regards from Ody Slim
I like the Mopar dark green ì was never into green and ive painted ìn the automotive world sense 1977 at my first dealership I was the youngest painter at a dealership I went to work at a chevy dealership at 16 years old I had a 72 nova that was green and the same week I bought it I sanded all down and pried it 80s red oxide primer and drove it like that for 2 years then painted it code 10 corvette white lacquer in the sun it would blind you. Lol now I think that green is so nice looking and if I could fined another Nova I'd paint it green before any other color it would be hard because maroon is my favorite color I have a 88 monte carlo SS big block 427 car that is black but most of the monte Carlos I see are black so I'll be painting it maroon or charcoal gray. I love the 512 build I thought Olivia was going to give us the cam specs on the 512 😮 I hope yall have a great weekend
Ring spacing?You would really know the next time you take the pistons out during a "re-build if they are still clocked the same.Whats wrong with spacing them out?Doesn`t really take any longer,I know that push rods spin while engine is running.
I would have sent that timing cover back it was just too far off. When you install the timing cover leave the timing cover bolts really loose and install the harmonic balancer on to center the seal and then I would have tightened the oil pan to try and flatten that surface. Then tighten the timimg cover. LS motors are like that.
Okay okay paint the motor block black goes with any color car paint the car the factory Orange put a flattening agent in the paint remain with the Sinister look but with some color😊
Dark metallic charcoal …..graphite color……you can make a ghetto engine run stand out of a $50 storage cradle….i have a short video of one i put together a few years back for a LS i put in my c/10
Olivia and Danny Black is the way to go. You guy’s make it like the Fast and Furious Charger. Love it. No matter what you decide. Thanks for sharing! 💯👍👊
