Well here is an update on the Firebird

Engine  Click here to see engine updates

 After much encouragement I ordered forged rods. It turns out that the rod bearings were too small for the forged rods. They would have been too small for the cast rods that were in the engine also. The bearings that were in the engine were Federal-Mogul and replacement bearings were also federal-Mogul. So what do we do? We shorten the rod end, bolt the rod caps back on and then bore and hone the new hole to the correct size. Oh, yes, now that the rods have the right size hole for the bearing the bearing is to large for the crank. So, send the crank out to have the rod runnels’ turned down and get over size bearings to fit the crank.  Click here for the story

The Cam is installed Click here ,
             and the timing chain is installed  Click here.

I have three intakes to choose from. An original Torquer, A Performer, and a Torquer II. They all have their strong points and weak points. We will try all three on the dyno and pick the one that works best. Click Here

Head work Click here

             Because I have gone to a 1.6 roller rocker the heads had to be clearance for the push rods. Click here for the story
         
          Mount springs on valve stems. Click here

Time now to put a lot of the engine pieces together. Click here

Time to start to get ready to see if it was all worth it (Dyno) Click here