How many Engines have you rebuilt ??

**snaggeltooth** · 11-16-2009, 11:27 AM

not counting engines you have helped on .. Ones you have pulled out the car .. dunked, and totally rebuilt .. 2 Pontiac 400s, 1 Pontiac 428, 1 455 Olds, I dont count the Pontiac 455 because it was basically a short block that I changed the cam and heads on ... and dont count many many Outboards that me and Dad rebuilt or Engines I helped my Cousin rebuild in his cars .. mostly 302 Fords ...

**B34M3R** · 11-16-2009, 11:30 AM

Just one. A 4.3 Vortec out of an S10

**justinmc978** · 11-16-2009, 11:30 AM

i can rebuild a gas powered golf cart motor, haha

**Spaz** · 11-16-2009, 11:31 AM

ones that i've rebuilt... 1 lt1... 1 ls1... ones i've helped on... a shit load...

**Hi-Po** · 11-16-2009, 11:33 AM

Just one SBC. Hot tanked, blue printed everything, built from a bare block, had the opportunity to slap the heads I ported with the help of a SuperFlow flow bench. Then got to strap it on an engine dyno and do my best to blow it up. Little engine 7200RPMS countless times, I couldn't blow it up. That was a good time.

I did however have two friends along for the ride.

**67CamaroRSSS** · 11-16-2009, 11:35 AM

I stopped counting back in the 80's when I was doing it for a living.

**Modulistic** · 11-16-2009, 11:37 AM

this was my first, it technically doesnt count by your rules cause I basically just took instructions from my dad the whole time. Ive done 3 cummins after this one though.

I always see people post their cam swap pics and think "aw, what a cute little cam"

other than that I did a 302 for my 68 torino way back.

mostly im just a lazy engine swapping son of a bitch.

**Y2KArcticSS** · 11-16-2009, 11:40 AM

I have yet to rebuild an engine...still debating on whether to rebuild this one when the time comes, or replace with something a little bigger...at 175k, I should really start weighing out my options.

still waiting though, maybe by ummm...2026, that's a good year

**allbaugh_04** · 11-16-2009, 11:41 AM

I don't know enough to do this yet

I've helped out on one before though

**Hi-Po** · 11-16-2009, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Modulistic

this was my first, it technically doesnt count by your rules cause I basically just took instructions from my dad the whole time. Ive done 3 cummins after this one though.
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/irstakes2...5flcummins.jpg

I always see people post their cam swap pics and think "aw, what a cute little cam"
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/irstakes25/_images/cam.jpg

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/irstakes2...es/intlook.jpg

other than that I did a 302 for my 68 torino way back.

mostly im just a lazy engine swapping son of a bitch.

Coming from a ex Caterpillar employee, I understand that. The shop I worked at was labeled a 5 star shop. Meaning every part had a designated rebuild area. Most I ever did was replace main bearing's in a D8 Dozer that had a fresh 2 hour engine, that had serious UOA problems. Installing main bearing caps with a 3/4 impact gun was something I had never experienced.

**Spaz** · 11-16-2009, 11:42 AM

oooo!!! and a weed wackers and two lawn mowers...

**86 IROC-Z** · 11-16-2009, 11:43 AM

lawn mower engine with my dad when I was like 12 or 13 years old.

**tep98ws6** · 11-16-2009, 11:50 AM

4cyl cavi engine in class, 454, 388 stroker, 5.4 triton (sucked!!!!!!), one LS1 - up to two this week when I pull mine out

and my 125cc dirtbike engine + my 80cc project that keeps being pushed to the backburner

**snaggeltooth** · 11-16-2009, 11:51 AM

I didnt rebuilt my LT1 in the 97 trans Am .. mainly because all the wiring and have to drop it instead pull it ...and I would worry about working on a all aluminum engine like the LS1 ..

**Spaz** · 11-16-2009, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by snaggeltooth

I didnt rebuilt my LT1 in the 97 trans Am .. mainly because all the wiring and have to drop it instead pull it ...and I would worry about working on a all aluminum engine like the LS1 ..

don't worry... there's nothing really different... ls1 isn't a hrd engine to rebuild... just give your self time to work on it cause you'll end up forgetting something stupid and having to pull it back apart...

**67CamaroRSSS** · 11-16-2009, 12:03 PM

I guess I should rephrase this. While I did several hundred (maybe 1,000?) shortblocks (~6-8 a day) when I worked for an engine rebuilding plant in downtown Los Angeles (who shall remain nameless as we parted on less than stellar terms), I have done 50-60 engines that I took out of the car, had hot tanked, machined and rebuilt for customers when I had my own shop. Maybe 10 of these I took the time (hey, the customer was paying the freight) to blueprint during assembly (all engines were balanced) as they were being used for "extreme duty" (read: racing). Most were SBC/BBC but there was the odd FE/Windsor Ford or B/RB Mopar (never did an A engine though).

This doesn't include the half-dozen SBC's and 3 BBC's I did for my own racing "ventures" (at least that's what they were wrote down as for tax purposes).

I added this as it better suits the OP's thread definition.

**Smittro** · 11-16-2009, 12:25 PM

350 sbc (86 blazer)
350 sbc (89 3/4ton)
350 sbc (4-bolt out of 74 wrecker for an 84 1/2ton)
330 olds jetfire (1965 F-85)
350 olds rocket (77 gutlass)
307 was my first @ 13 with lots of help. (C-10 stepside) can't remember the year. Scored a cyl putting in the pistons had to start over..
360 Crysler POS (78 Cordoba hard top)
1.8, (82 cavi wagon) Grandma's car way back.
2.0, (pontiac SOHC)
2.5 (Iron Duke 86ish s-10)
2.5 SOHC (89 Dodge Spirit) POS
3.4 TDC (Twin Turbo, still working on it nearing completion)..
2.8 (89 Camaro rs)
3.1 (90 Grand Prix)
Soon my 3800II in prep for a Supercharger.