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Deburring Overkill .. ??

Here we go again ... Another stroker in the mist ...

Don't I know it .. Lol Tis the reason I put the 88 motorhome 2-bolt main 454 motor on the market to sell ... With having Gen VI heads, be somewhat of a performance motor ...

They're multiplying ...

Cool !! Nailed down another seasoned Mark IV 4 bolt main block ... This will also be built into a 496" cid and will be used in the Binder .. Don't have a need for the motorhome 454 anymore, doing a nice upgrade to it by installing a set of Gen VI heads on it .. Wanting to sell it as a long...

400 grit stones are on the way ... I left .0005" in the bores for the 400 to hone out ... After that is done, it'll be at the finish size of 4.310" ... Been in the mode of installing the oversize valves in my 781 heads ... Had to buy more tooling to open up the bowls and cut in the intake seat...

Well ... Got to buy more honing stones .. Was going to use the 280 grit as the finish, but I did some research on these kick-ass Wiseco pistons that have a coating on the skirts ... The 280 grit ain't going to cut it .. Needs 400 grit or better ... Be .0005" to hone out of the bores with...

Not by very much .. Still hot as a fresh fu*ked fox in a forest fire here in central Florida !! But I did manage to cool down the work area enough to get back at it ...

Finally got back to working on the 496" BBC engine .. Been honing the cylinder bores .. Won't be long till one bank is done and be able to move the torque plate to the other bank ..

This just might look as good as it'll run .. ??

Could almost relate to 'Saint Lawrence' .. He said; "Flip me over, I'm done on this side" he was a Roman deacon who was martyred in the 3rd century. He was roasted alive on a gridiron during his execution and is said to have made this remark to his torturers ..

Gen VII on the left and a Gen VI on the right .. Wanting to tear them down, but it's way to hot in the shop to work ...

Honing the block is slow go by hand ..

Work on installing the O.S. valves is going well ...

Holy Chevy Big Blocks .. Batman !! This one is a Gen VI ... (1996 to 2001) It came from GM with roller lifters ... Also have a Gen VII ... (2001 to 2009) Both motors will be took apart for inspection and clean up .. I won't have a need for either motor, although the Gen VII has 496 cubes...

I did change it to a Powermaster 200 amp ... Had to modify the support arm cause it was designed to work with the stock GM alternator ... I try hard not to go to Wally World cause of Women who shouldn't be wearing spandex !! (Hurts me eyes)

Jumping into building the 496" motor ... Torque plate is on and I'm just about ready to hone out .005 to finish size ... But ... It's close to a hundred degrees in the shop, even with fans on me I'm cooking ... Flip me over, I'm done on this side !!

Not something I wanted to do, was needing to buy some tools so I could work the 781 heads so I sold the 4-bolt main block ... Bowl hog takes out meat really fast .. With oversize valves going in, got a need for this tool ... The fellow who bought the 4-bolt block wants me to finish building...

Got a feeling that the 454 stroked & bored to 496 cubes will be right beside the 8.1L .. Still looking for tank number three .. I have the IH Oem 16 ga left side tank and a 30 ga center tank, but I have been searching for the factory optional auxiliary 16 ga right side tank for about 3 years...

Okay, after some serious thought, going to continue to build the Mark IV .. I went and picked up the Gen VII 496 ci, it's still on the trailer along with a Gen VI 454 ci that happen to jump onboard .. The Gen VI has a factory roller cam, one piece rear main seal was produced from 1996 to 2001...

If you've going to be a bear, be a big bear !!

Two pairs of prescription glasses was the price paid ... Here's how that happen ... A friend found it sitting on a farm in Kentucky, got it home and tried to get it running .. Wasn't going to happen cause the stock 220 ci Silver Diamond straight 6 block had a 5" crack in it .... So it sit in...

Going forward with the 454 build .. Still thinking about using the Gen VII ??

I don't know which motor I want to build now ... As you know, if you been keeping up with this thread, I'm wanting to build a stroker 454 BBC motor ... Started to build a 454 2-bolt main .. Got pretty far into the build on it.. Spent a few bucks on it .. Then I ran up on a 4-bolt main...

Rat motor going to look good in the engine bay ..