The post that took three years to write! That's how long it's been since I purchased the 1969 Ford 351 Windsor that I decided to use for this project. After all it's been through, putting the motor back together was cake - at least it was with my
BAMA buddy Chuck guiding the way. He also brought the spring compressor, the big book of torque specs and much-o experience. I think it took us about three hours to assemble the engine. For a lot of this time I was too busy enjoying myself to take photos, but a few key moments were captured.
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| Martinez, California, July 2011 |
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| It all starts with some lube |
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| put in the crank and torqued down the main caps |
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| pistons went in next |
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| starting to look like an engine... |
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| cam, timing chain, t/c cover and oil pan installed |
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| Heads torqued down, rockers installed, valves adjusted |
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| Chuck "persuading" the balancer to go on! |
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| You don't see this on engines that were painted after assembly! |
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| Emeryville, California, July 2014 |
Nice job! What did you think of Monroe's book?
ReplyDeleteWell, we didn't really use it that much because my friend Chuck has put 100's of motors together...Probably would have used it more if Monroe included the torque specs for the 351W, but we ended up getting those from a Ford shop manual..
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