Well the title says it. I went & picked up my new long block on friday. Its a 99 SO long block with 88k miles. & also dropped it off at the diesel engine builders on the way home. Its getting compleatly torn down, hot tanked, magna fluxed, Ballanced & blueprinted, Its also getting a hamilton "Big Stick" cam, new push rods, & valve springs, The Pistons & barings are getting coted, & also getting O-Ringed & studded, Along with some head work Once its done Its going to get a nice paint job on the block & some powdercoating on the valve cover, Intake horn, & intake tube. Im also thinking about throwing some mach 4's in it instead of the 120's I have in the currant motor See the cracked 53 block is just a good excuse to build a NICE motor

 

sweet yeah any excuse is a good excuse if you get to build a sweet diesel engine

 

Ya thats what im thinking LOL

 

So is there anything else I should be doing to the new engine? Its all apart now & now is the time to tell him if anything else should be done. Please give your input. TIA

 

Where are you getting the work done at? I would be interested to know and if you would recommend them for other guys here in Southern California.

Jacob

 

So far I would recomend them to anyone. Dave seems to be a very smart guy & really seems to know his stuff. The place is BMS Machine In San Bernardino.

 

Hear is a little update, Everything is done, It was hot tanked, Magna fluxed, fully balanced & blueprinted, Head work, Ceramic coated piston tops, Teflon coated piston skirts & barings, A new Hamilton Billit HD Big Stick cam new push rods & Vlave springs, ARP head studs. The Powder coating came back & im told it looks great! It should have been finished last week but the head gasked was damaged & so was the front steel gear train cover. They both should be ariving today & tomorrow & it will be finished. Im hoping to be picking it up monday & than dropping it off for the trans plant & picking it up a few days later. Its getting close & I cant waite!

 

I got the call today, The engine is done & im going to pick it up today. & the swap is getting started tomorrow

 

Sounds awesome looking forward to seeing some pics and dyno numbers it aught to be a bad **** motor

 

Well I got it picked up & dropped off the truck & engine today, The engine looks BAD A$$ Im having some pics sent to me today or tomorow so ill get them posted as soon as possible.