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Kevins 75 Camaro

  • The welds around the ring gear are real nice and have beautiful penetration.  That is all that matters.  On top of the good welds they are also balanced so that the motor will be happy.

    • The welds around the ring gear are real nice and have beauti…
  • Here we are after Paint Stripping the whole block.  You cannot leave the Orange on the Motor.  If you were to paint the Black Engine Paint over the orange it would show when ever the paint was nicked or chipped.

    • Here we are after Paint Stripping the whole block. You cann…
  • Notice the nice High Performance Passenger casting on the rear of the block.  They were so proud of the motor that they also cast it above the oil filter area.  Nice to tell the world.

    • Notice the nice High Performance Passenger casting on the re…
  • Now the pan is on.  The rest of the block is painted up Black.  I have the transmission bolted up to the back of the block.  I also have taken the time to install the Dip Stick Tube.

    • Now the pan is on. The rest of the block is painted up Blac…
  • Now we go back to the motor.  The balancer has to come off to be paint stripped.  You cannot put paint stripper on the rubber layer between the Inerta Ring and the Hub.  It will delaminate.

    • Now we go back to the motor. The balancer has to come off t…
  • That is the main reason that I take them off.  The other is that you cannot get to the back side with the balancer on the motor.  It was supposed to be a new unit and it is.

    • That is the main reason that I take them off. The other is…
  • I must admit, the work was a bit laborous.  In this case I almost had to undo half of the work assembling the motor.  Luckly I did not have to remove the heads.

    • I must admit, the work was a bit laborous. In this case I a…
  • You have to degrease the block with Brake Cleaner once the paint has been removed.  It will not only soften up residual paint left from the stripping but it will eliminate oil.

    • You have to degrease the block with Brake Cleaner once the p…
  • After carefully degreasing the upper rails of the heads a coat of High Temperature Engine Enamel is shot onto the upper valve cover side of the heads.  Then the Gaskets are installed.

    • After carefully degreasing the upper rails of the heads a co…