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The Monte Carlo and the Corvair, in the garage. Getting ready to pull the engine.
Unbolting the headers, getting ready to pull the engine. Once the Monte Carlo's giant fan shroud was out of the way, and the headers were removed and all the accessories removed, there was actually enough room to squeeze the engine out without removing the hood or the radiator.
The engine, out of the car and on the stand.
A look at the valvetrain that gave the Mark IV big block the nickname "porcupine."
Down to the bare block, ready to go to the machine shop.
A table full of parts. The camshaft is standing on end at the right side of the picture. The pistons and rods and cylinder heads are in the foreground, in the background you can see the oilpan and carburetor.
The main bearings.
The TH400 transmission and crankshaft. A box full of pushrods and rockers, and a bucket of lifters. These will all be replaced with new parts, so no need to keep them organized.
1 comment:
http://www.powerblocktv.com/episodes/HP2009-23/battle-of-the-big-blocks I watched this show a while ago where they built a big block Chevy and ford with a bunch of different parts to see what happened to the performance. I think the link will take you to a list of parts that they used and a video showing the performance.
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