Engine Rebuild for Beginners, Part 2 | Extra Good

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Description: Continued from Part 1, Ethan & Kristin walk you through the assembly portion of a Small Block Chevy 350 engine rebuild. See the entire reassembly process as they stop along the way with expert & beginner tips. Looking for help with a specific part of engine rebuild or assembly? Jump ahead... 0:00 It’s the holiday special version of Extra Good! Plus, catch up from Part 1 1:07 SBC 350 reassembly and how to insert engine crank and seat the engine caps 4:39 Installing piston into cylinder 14:00 How to set the timing when inserting timing chain 16:59 Final Engine Build reassembly timelapse & wrap-up 18:37 Project F100 Update: Putting the engine in the chassis 21:37 Extra Good Engine Day Recap & bonus drag race follow-up! If you haven’t seen the engine teardown from Part 1, watch now: https://youtu.be/8BMyxRiH7TQ Subscribe to catch each Extra Good episode: https://www.youtube.com/drivingline?sub_confirmation=1 A couple of notes from the teardown & reassembly. This was a quick field teardown and reassembly. As noted in the video, proper engine torque specs and torque sequence MUST be used throughout engine reassembly. Charts are available for SBC 350s or whatever engine project you’ve got in your own garage. Special Tools Used (though not required): ARP Rod Bolt Extensions, aka “engine spikes”: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-910-0005 ARP Tapered Ring Compressors https://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-900-0000 Ethan goes into detail about installing pistons in the 4:39 chapter. Including using the tapered ring compressor. These are much easier than the piston ring compressors, however those are more universal whereas the tapered ring compressor must fit the bore size of your specific engine application’s cylinder. So depending what you're working on, either tool can be chosen. Other things to keep in mind when installing cylinders are how to properly index piston rings and the proper orientation or direction that pistons go. This isn’t something you want to get wrong! So watch the video if you have any questions. Kristin even learned some new engine vocabulary in this episode: rod journal, main journal, chamfer and fillet. Also, taking apart an engine is the perfect time for beginners to see for themselves exactly what top dead center and bottom dead center really look like. We use the crank direction to set timing the easy way when inserting the timing gear. Finally, we get to revisit the ’66 Ford F100 project! It’s been a few episodes since their twin I-Beam front suspension work (back-up to that here if you missed it: https://youtu.be/-nXJXdoXi-s). Here, they put in the 351 Cleveland engine they’re using in the truck and go on to discuss when this particular car restoration is slated to complete. We hope you’re enjoying the projects! Comment below and let us know what job you’d like Ethan & Kristin to cover next. As always, thanks for watching! Subscribe & get notified for the next Extra Good episode on Driving Line: https://www.youtube.com/drivingline?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Driving Line on Facebook: https://facebook.com/drivingline Follow Driving Line on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivingline/ Follow Kristin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greasegirl/ Musicbed SyncID: MB01XAPTCUKWP8C