Engine Assembly Department
 

This is the heart of our operation. One person assembles each engine from start to finish. We do not use an assembly line because we feel the quality would go down. After a final cleaning, new oil galley plugs, freeze plugs, cam bearings and a reground camshaft are installed in the block. The crankshaft and new main bearings are then put in followed by the connecting rods, fitted with the new piston rings and rod bearings. The bearing clearance and ring gap are also checked at this time. A new timing set is installed and the engine is now what we call a shortblock. If the engine is to be built into a longblock, new lifters and head gaskets are installed, and the engine has reconditioned cylinder heads torqued to it. The last step
is to install push rods, and rocker arms, and to adjust the valves before sending it to the testing department. A new oil pump and the remainder of the gaskets are also supplied with each longblock.