Roger🫡, thank you.

Good updates. Just remember when it comes to bearing clearances, those numbers are for a stock power +a bit engine. If you're doubling the power, youd want to be more on the looser side. Also depends on weight and type of oil you're intending to...

Hey, man. I really enjoy reading your thread and updates. Sucks that the previous owners didn't know their ass from their elbow when it comes to working on DSM's. You've definitely got the drive to make it right and acquiring new skills along the...

Thanks so much! I actually enjoy writing these much more than I thought I would, so it's really great to hear that. And you guys are great, I'm learning so much from everyone's builds and old forum threads. I'm really close to purging all traces...

Alright, last update before this thread is caught up with my real-time progress.After the front of the block was assembled, It was time to do the rear main seal. And - as always - something had to go wrong. This is what the oil pan bolt hole...

Whoa, what's this? Another update? Yessir.And this one mostly just involves shipping mistakes and missing parts and existing parts not fitting. Yay!Anyways, after I deciced to go ahead with the build, despite my less-than-ideal cylinders and...

Alright, so with the internals ready to go, the short block assembly started. This was in january, right after new year's.I started by getting the bright orange block onto an engine stand and digging through my pile of parts for the balance...

Next update! Hope everyone is having a nice holiday, I sadly don't have much of anything to do on the car right now so I figured I would just write another one of these.Believe it or not, I do try to do right by this thing, other than that...

This next update would make me look a little better if I wrote it as it was happening almost 6 months ago, but I made a mistake along the way, so I decided I would write it with hindsight to point it out.I got the block, crank and pistons back...

Well, I really wanted to finish my engine first and then write it up, but it's been almost 6 months since I've pulled it and it's still not done and I feel like if I don't put out an update soon, I'm just gonna start forgetting everything I...

I just got off the phone with a new machine shop with no good news.I provided the same shop that did my block with the head, brand new seats, valves and guides for them to hopefuly fix my recessed valve seat issue. I also gave them all the head...

great job with the rebuild!ive done a few rear fender rolls now and the easiest way to do a clean roll is to start the initial curve of the inner fender using leverage under the rear control arm to push the fender roller up into the fender. do...

Thanks man!Yeah, that's solid advice. I actually started the fold exactly as you described. I found *pulling* the fenders to be much harder, but once I locked the roller at 90° with the bracket I described, it was OK. I do remember having to...

Thank you! Happy to help!

Nice comeback! I’ll definitely be using those fender rolling tips

125 days into the engine build and I've finally built an engine. Granted, it's not the one that's going in the car BUT! it is a LEGO replica of it.Look at it! It's so cute!It's based on Replica Motorsport's design that I adapted to...

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I'm afraid it is possible, because the paste I used on this final pass was VERY rough and very old. I also used enough pressure to literally burn my fingertips, just by spinning the valve.No valve is...

I agree on the seating, I only mention lifter style because the lenght I added to the stems has to go somewhere and my concern was that the cams would put enough pressure on them to open the valves by 0.5 mm even when they were supposed to be...

I figured I would just continue this thread so I'm not starting new ones again - I had the block inspected thoroughly and (other than those marks in the pictures) we are in spec for the manley pistons. The shop said only one of the vertical marks...