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  • Title: Kirks Judge Motor
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Here is the valley pan all painted and straightened. I have also taken the time to source a new rubber plug for the pcv valve. It will look new and function fine.

Kirks Judge Motor

  • Once you have the bearings and studs installed the bearings are lubed with our special anti wear lube and the crankshaft is set down carefully into the bearings.

    • Once you have the bearings and studs installed the bearings…
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  • It is also critical that the oil dipstick tube is installed first. Once the number three main cap is in place you will have quite a hard time installing it.

    • It is also critical that the oil dipstick tube is installed…
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  • The studs are correctly torqued. The special ARP lube is applied to the nuts and the washers. You also should put the lube on the threads. There is no way to check stretch with these studs.

    • The studs are correctly torqued. The special ARP lube is ap…
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  • It is also very important to hand fit the caps to the block. They have to bolt down square to the block to function right. In the case of this block the actual factory holes were out of alignment.

    • It is also very important to hand fit the caps to the block.…
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  • Here you can see the Top of the Line Sealed Power Forged Pistons. I really like these and they are my pick for a Heavy Street or Strip motor.

    • Here you can see the Top of the Line Sealed Power Forged Pis…
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  • These rods are the best that we manufacture. In this case they are just good insurance against connecting rod failure. I will not build a motor without our rods installed.

    • These rods are the best that we manufacture. In this case t…
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  • These rods also have ARP Rod Bolts installed. We will actually stretch these bolts to .0063. Then I will know beyond a doubt that they are correctly torqued.

    • These rods also have ARP Rod Bolts installed. We will actua…
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  • All of the factory holes need to be tapped to ensure that the fasteners are correctly seating into the block. Not to mention that without a clean bore the torque reading will not be correct.

    • All of the factory holes need to be tapped to ensure that th…
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  • It is also imperative that every single little space in the block is free of all metal, grit, grime and everything else. You need to be extremely careful at this stage of assembly

    • It is also imperative that every single little space in the…
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