383 Stroker Top End Assembly
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- This is (Episode 25) of the #ETCGDadsTruck Series.
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This video covers the top end assembly of a small block Chevy for #ETCGDadsTruck. I also cover the installation of the oil pump, pick up tube, and oil pan in this video.
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"Bye pistons, I hope I don't see you anytime soon" 30 seconds later... "Hi pistons" hahah
Eric for ya
little did he know the pistons were installed wrong lol
I have watched this 100 times and still learn more
Eric; there’s a special tool for this.
Also Eric; ima try this. 😂😂😂
I'm forecasting one very happy ending.
The 383 is a natural for a pickup - good torque down low to pull the truck around (much like a big block) with little effort, but still rpm friendly and with decent fuel mileage - perfect for something driven on a regular basis.
I did plenty of 383s, from mild (including a few for boats) to serious builds for weekend race cars - and every customer was stoked that they decided to go with the 383.
Eric, you nailed it! (again)
Thank you!
EricTheCarGuy
You're Welcome! -
and Thank You for not swapping in an LS, there's still plenty of life left in the "old style" SBC!!!
I made my harmonic balancer Installer for under $15, a run to the hardware store and less then 30min making it. Just get grade 8 ready rod. 7/16 UNF and 3/4 UNC weld the two together, 3/4 couple nut and regular nut, a bearing that the outer race touches the HB and the inner race fits over the 3/4 rod and doesnt touch the HB. Then it doesnt gale the HB when installing. Had for a year ish used a couple times works as intended. (Chevy 350 gen 1 crank shaft)
That stroker will be strokin' away in no time.
....I regret nothing.
Theres a specific installation tool for pulling on that harmonic balancer, its risky to pull it on with the crank bolt you can pull threads out of the crank nose. Also dont heat the balancer at all if possible or the rubber separation ring can be damaged - result could be the outer ring walking off the balancer at high rpm and doing lots of damage and a very bad day. You can also substitute RTV for the end seals now, they started doing it at the factory. But I agree, I prefer using the end seals as long as they fit well. Always gotta be careful of too - long intake bolts on a small block Chevy, they can hit the pushrods - also a bad day - lol Please forgive my kibitzing Eric, loved watching the build.
two tips. Throw the oil pickup into the freezer for an hour. I was able to twist mine in by hand after. second one is the reason the good set of intake gaskets didn't come with the end pieces is because they almost always leak after a short time on a chevy small block so most just run a small bead of RTV across rather than use the premade gaskets.
Legend has it that Eric is still giving out pushrods to this day.
Maybe call it ...ole slugger. ..looked like you was in a home run Derby with that balancer. Your vids are awesome man thanks for showing us all this great stuff !!
Thank you for showing what issues you run into and not editing them out
Yep that's why I told myself for my 306 build I am sourcing a factory roller block so I don't have to run those lifters. That way if I ever have to replace a faulty lifter I don't have to pull the intake and heads.
Also I thought of going with the steel comp roller rockers but I ended up going with the aluminum scorpion roller rockers as they have a life time warranty on them unlike the comps.
Its amazing that Eric is allowed to even make these videos, engine assembler not engine builder, one of these was enough
What are you saying? This is a very confusing comment. Also allowed? Who would or could stop him? What?
I had a crank shit the threads out one time drawing in a balancer. Since then I have decided I will only install a balancer with a balancer install tool. Plus it is so easy drawing one in with the right tool. Oh and on the intake gaskets. Some intake manufacturers actually recommend a 1/4 inch bead of RTV for the ends instead of using the little cork gaskets between the heads.
An hour with eric oh man this needs some snacks .
eric: *upload video*
me: *happiness noises*
Wix filters are black as well. Part number 51060 is the one for a 350 in a truck. You can also get the race version 51060R. As for installing the balancer, you can rent an installation tool from most parts stores.
I love those AFR heads. I can't believe how much more efficient they are than old heads.
Take another step in the same direction and get a couple of Vortecs.
That is why you should check as you go.At one time I worked in a machine shop that's the advice I told my customers always check behind every ones work.Keep up the good work.
Eric is OFFICIALLY the BOB ROSS of car repair videos.....imo
You're absolutely right about your machinist. I apologize for my comment. Thanks
Lots of little things lead to it working, even with a normal pattern, just like doing the rockers... oh I missed you, it is easy to do.
@@wobblysauce Paint pens are our friends. Once you get in the habit of "I tightened you, dab of paint" it gets much less frequent that we miss one.
that they are, though that is generally a final assembly job.
This man puts so much love into a rebuild
Back in the day very few engines had a windage tray. A couple of the old Mopar engines from late 60's & early 70's had one, but they weren't put on engines back in the day😆
"...special tool for installing it, it's an interference fit"
*cut to eric holding a soft-face hammer*
"i'm going to try this"
They do make tools to install balancers. Fairly cheap too. Good vid Eric.
Valve covers date back to the 60's. Cal Custom I believe. I had a set for a 59 283 that had the offset bolt holes. Original ones lacked the pcv openings.
When you did the Tron sounds effect when installing the head gaskets I about lost it from laughter. 🤣
Exellant work
I am glad you did a Ford and a Chevy. It is funny how many similarities there are.
a chevy and mopar is even closer. Future video idea maybe?
Congrats. Tape still on filter housing after 75% complete leads me to believe the oil passages were not cleaned / cleared with compressed air.
For the Balancer you can go to Autozone and they rent an installer tool that uses a bearing to press on the balancer and has a long threaded shaft to make it easy. Just FYI.
Smoothly done Eric, you could have edited out the part about machinist's omissions but you showed all that so the crowd will go after him and you come out in the end and ask ppl not to do that. LOL feels like you wanted the poor guy to hear what you might not have said directly.
Eric the car guy is the bob ross of engine building
When you say yah that is between 4 and 10 thousands of an inch without a measuring dial that is exactly how I would build an engine I still cant believe how much patience you have for this
Eric at 52:15 I was shocked that you weren’t aware of using a harmonic balancer install tool instead of a hammer! For $35 bucks you can buy a install tool on amazon, you could have damaged the thrust bearing.
Just wanted to say thanks. You gave me the inspiration to rebuild my engine. A lot like you I have a truck that means much more to me than I can describe. My uncle ment the WORLD to me.
Please do a dyno run and burnouts and doughnuts with DADSTRUCK! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
I have hammered on a balancer before. it went on strait but then got a little cockeyed when I bolted on the crank pulley because the pulley was warped. hammering isn't the best method but it works just fine as long as you're not slugging it. I used a piece of wood to get mine on.
Picking up my engine from the machine shop tomorrow. This video and the last one are kicking my assembly process off with a little more confidence. Thanks!
Wish you the best of luck, and fun!
Good luck!
Good luck with your build!
Just watching the series on this 383. I often wonder, before these projects even start, how much is planned on paper first. Like, how do you decide, to bore the block in the first place. How do you know what cam and valve train components are needed, whether to go with solid or hydraulic lifters, what will actually work, etc etc. Who answers these questions, the builder, the machine shop or a combination of both? I guess I'll search thru your channel as there is a lot of videos you've posted here. Beautiful work you did with this, so far I watched each segment twice. Thanks for these.
Super trooper reference lmao!!! I can’t pull over any more... hahaha. Hilarious movie!!!
It opens with a 1972 Ford just like the one I used to have. They had me at "hello". th-cam.com/video/_sdDPOEG5Q4/w-d-xo.html
One of my favorites.
I really like your videos. They are very helpful. Thank you Eric! :)
So meticulously checked all the clearances in double checked and triple checked but never saw you check piston to valve clearance I know no dome tops but still God I love the engine though awesome!!
The next time I build an engine I will be using much of what you showed here. Hopefully it will be a few years before I have to fuck with the 400 I built for my 83 Trans Am, but once I do, I'll probably be doing something a bit more radical.
all engines should have a windage tray for oil pressure and oil life. foaming is a serious problem do not underestimate it.
100% agree with you
love the super trooper phase
Don’t go a full turn on initial install of valve rockers. You always adjust after the engine has heat cycled a few times.
A bit of noise first off is better than a bent pushrod or valve or burnt valves due to them not closing properly.
Never fill a filter with dirty oil that even new parts have been soaking in. Tip it in the sump if you want to use it but not the filter.
To fill a filter ensure you are filling the input side not the output side.
Always wash and clean new parts and check for machining debris before assembling engines transmissions or differentials.
Nice Big Lebowski reference! Walter would be proud!
SBC’s as well as many other V8’s use 24tpi threads on the rocker studs and a lot of hyd. lifters will call for between .020 to as high as .060 preload. If you do the math it ends up being between 3/4 and 1 full turn to get proper preload. I usually just do 3/4 and it’s been fine for me.
Should put tape over the pickup screen when you weld the tube to the pump. The spatter from the mig weld can get in the pump tube and in the pump
Seeing all this extra work makes me glad I'll be working on an inline 4
Kastar makes a nice thread chaser kit that I use all the time.
Like watching Geppetto working on Pinocchio. Perfection is a work of patience. Great vid. Best to you and yours.
Pro tip: if you leave comments just to help with the TH-cam algorithm. Just type up that comment during the ads
I am so excited. Love watching your vids. Cannot wait for the next one.
My 73 duster came with this bad boy
on my 327 we ported all the ports oil water then polished the inside of the block just to get oil to drop faster but that was a high r engine plus we has a 13 quart oil pan just so it would not run out of oil
Note to camera guy - Try some color correction, add a light warming filter when editing to make the footage just a bit nicer to the eye. Less cold, blue colors will make a huge difference.
The camera doesn't like going from the LED's above my bench to the florescent lights in the shop. The white balance gets all out of wack. The footage you're referring to IS color corrected. I prefer the cooler look over the orange mess it was to start with. Thank you for your comment.
@@ericthecarguy I meant warmer, not orange but cheers for responding
60,000 people watched this video lmao and out of all those views your the 1 person that happened to have that opinion. Thanks for catching the color problem the other 59,999 of us missed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Watched the whole thing in 1 sitting, glad I wasnt the only one a little aroused lmao. Nice SuperTroopers reference there. Youre dads 1 lucky guy for all your hard work.
Also managed to get a Sam Kinison and Tron reference in there.
perfect morning coffee vid
God I love your video's, I swear I could watch em for hours.
And I appreciate that! Thank you!
52:14 R.I.P. crank thrust bearing
I was wondering if anyone else was going to notice.
It's not that the hammer doesn't work but all the energy gets transferred directly to the thrust bearing.
Steve Paul you just contradicted yourself
I wanna go to rollers on my 4.0L. Iv talked to a few guys that said they run way smoother and less heat in the oil. Idk about power gains but. I would imagine it would help alittle. Watching this build is making me want to work a lot of overtime and turn my 4.0 into a 4.7L stroker lol
Cool build. I have a TPI 350 in my older corvette. Runs great, but nice to watch what could potentially be done to the motor other than just doing an LS swap.
LS swaps are just too common. Its like every Chevrolet you see they all have corvette engines in them. I like not following the crowd. Why my 63 will have reproduction Corvette style valve covers on it to compliment my 56 with the Thunderbird valve covers on there. Only difference is they are period engines not late model swaps. My truck how ever I am doing a 306 build for but its a late model block as I want a roller block for my truck since I drive the truck daily.
Not going to do like I did for this guy at work and spend close to $70,000 on my truck by putting a 5.0 coyote in it.
You can do an LS swap, they are definitely good engines, i have one😊
Back in the day, long BEFORE LS engines were designed, we used to build small block chevys all the time. Small block chevys were always the most popular engines to build 35 to 40 years ago.
Just spent one of the best hours watching this video thank you
Nice! Very well done, and good running commentary. Like you and your machinist said, the final assembler is responsible for checking everything. 👍
I’ve been watching the Fairmont series between the truck episodes.
I like the sound effects of the CNC mill cleaning up the intake ports. Pretty close. :)
Don't forget the sleeve that goes on the oil pump, to align the shaft that is run off the bottom of the distributor that ultimately drives the oil pump.
You have fun channel. Take care Bud
Kevin Fische is a great guy and a great machinist, I've had the pleasure to do business with him and his son in the past, they do excellent work, best in this area!
I too found 1 turn on lifters to work best. 3/8 x 24 is around 40 thou. per full turn, which is good preload. Half turn gives you the minimum, and will get noisy when the engine gets heat. I quit using half turn a long time ago.
Ooo..😯 AFR heads 😁 Nice, thats what im using on my 383 Vortec Procharger build, but with the 195cc intake runners.
Damn it, this was posted right before work... I’ll watch it tonight when I am done so the wife can watch it too..😉
Oh boy! Sounds like a date!
Wow Eric just awesome :) You have given me so much knowledge and wisdom to when it comes to working on vehicles. Thank you so much. Have a Blessed Day.
Boy I remember helping my buddy on his Chevelle do valve lash and he runs solid rollers 😬
those glasses man, you look like an oxford Professor in horsepower
Windage tray,,I think you're fine especially for the horsepower you're going to make, my method for installing pickup tube,,, crescent wrench with two rags over the end tap on crescent wrench with your red hammer., Or any other way you can get it in there lol 😆
Glasses and longer beard Eric is the muscle car wisdom father we’ve all been looking for.
Dear Mr. Eric, thank you for posting informative videos, I'm sure for the newbie assembler it's a plethora of information and for some who haven't done it in 20 years or so it's a pleasant walk down memory lane. Thanks again
put a 5/8" wrench around the pickup tube and drive it in. don't beat on the tube.
I would like to note that using a Ford tool (Hammer) to tap the harmonic balancer into place IS a safe and practical way of doing so, but you should always 1: USE A BLOCK OF WOOD to absorb the impact. Even though you did use a dead-blow hammer, you should have instead 2: used a 48 oz. machinist hammer in conjunction with a soft piece of wood in order to safely transmit the most amount of kinetic energy into the balancer as possible with each strike, minimizing the number of impacts total.
The dead-blow KINDA defeats that purpose and is ill-suited for this task, requiring higher velocities to be used with each inadequate blow... It's great for installing seals though!
Half turn is best each cylinder at top dead center adjust both rockers and move on or use the GM method of getting it up on top dead center on number one and adjust 8 of them turn it over 180 and do the rest! , if your dad decides to put the hammer down and hits some high RPM's high oil pressure and your lifters pump up in between is safer, and remove his steel-toed boots! Lol
Thanks Eric , That was so satisfying to watch.....
I like Freshly machined surfaces and tourqe wrenches that don't make my dog go nuts lol
Electric car motor has like 3 moving parts.
Transfer/transmission also has about 3 moving parts.
I have rebuilt a mazda 626 engine . And a Oddessy transmission and a few clutches. And enjoyed the proccess.
Oil pan is gorgeous the heads look amazing
Eric is like the bob ross in engine building
On the push rods you could grind away a very little amount so you are happy with the rocker placement but you have to be very careful bc the afrs are thin there at least the 210s are and the bigger heads and that's also why you want to weld the guide plates so you don't have to worry about them moving when you torque them
She looks gorgeous with the valve covers and carb
Take a shot everytime he says Summit Racing.
That is a nice set up you have there those heads and that valve train excellent choice.
Been watching you since I was a high school teen back during your first videos, then I was barely learning how to do oil changes and brakes and now I’ve swapped engines and rebuilt 350s etc and I thank your videos!
Awesome! Thank you so much for sticking with me. Good luck with your future projects.
Congrats Eric, a new engine is born.
You're dad's truck is going to be a monster when it's all done Eric.
Bahahah! (39.45)
That's just classic Eric!!
'I'm the pushrod fairy', spreading pushrods throughout the land!!
Wow looks great!! Can't wait to hear it
Blue gasket is so fancy
Don't worry about using lots of RTV... many modern engines don't use any gaskets... almost entirely sealed using RTV.
Especially on intakes, never use those rubber cross overs at the front and rear. I personally dimple the block to give a bite and I use the grey RTV that ford use on their diesels for this area. For my 306 I am wanting to build I am just going to use black RTV.
Hey eric I really admire your ability to jump into advanced projects like this with confidence. It shows you're really a pro. Inspiring to beginners like myself. Keep up the awesome work. I love this truck I'm jealous of you and your dad for getting to drive it around.
I started where you are now. Perhaps even further back. The more you do, the more you learn. I'm sure with a little time and practice, you'd be better than me at some point. Thank you very much for your comment.
thanks more learn and tactics happy watching ericthecarguy
Love the black stripes on the valve covers
So much information in this video to absorb & process...
(Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking!)
Have one for me, lol!