congrats on a job well done. good for you man...

Nice Build. way to keep one on the road, and the engine bay shot makes me happy in my pants :lol:

 

edit: while you are at it, do your research on oil filters and get that POS FRAM filter off your brand new motor!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited October 27, 201015 yr by Ricearu

(decked, hot tanked, and bore'd 0.50 over)

You bored it 0.50 over? You don't have any cylinder walls left!

 

Just joshin ya, congrats on the successful build. Looks like a ton of fun.

 

...sidenote. My thoughts on the oil pressure light... I think that the starter couldnt turn the engine over fast enough to give the proper pressure to turn the light off, yet enough speed or function to allow the pump to suck up oil and transport it where it needed to be on initial startup...

This is exactly right. Very rarely does an oil pump move enough volume at cranking speed (about 300 rpm) to build pressure in the system. You generally need about 450-500 rpm engine speed before you start getting a safe working pressure.

 

Some people will remove the spark plugs from the engine prior to the first crank to allow the engine to rotate easier, moving more oil through the system. And creating less chance of scoring new bearings due to compression.

 

edit: while you are at it, do your research on oil filters and get that POS FRAM filter off your brand new motor!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll second this. Go find a Wix supplier in your area. http://www.wixfilters.com/

Edited October 27, 201015 yr by Fairtax4me

both my soobs, my ford f-150 w/ 4.9l I6 gets wix filters, hell my lawnmower gets a wix. it takes a chevy v-6 filter lol

Good job and great pictures.

 

Maybe you should go into the rebuild business!

Thanks everyone for your replies!!! I'll go down and get a new filter asap I'm *thinking* about purchasing another blown 2.5rs and rebuilding it... not to this level... but rebuilding it to keep yet another on the road.

 

Just over 1300 miles down and running great!