by Donnie Hurt | Mar 4, 2025 | DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
I have a never-ending pile of cores being moved around the shop from here to there. I use threaded stud casters to roll them out of the way. These have a 3/8-16 stud, but I also have them in M10 to fit LS blocks and can be used in the bell housing side as well. And...
by Donnie Hurt | Feb 1, 2025 | BLOCK WORK, UNCATEGORIZED
On blocks and heads that have “suspect areas”, I have a “quick check” before I commit to bolting on the pressure test plates. I simply use my blow gun with a brake line attached, and blow air behind the questionable area, with some soap or bubble spray on the face...
by Donnie Hurt | Dec 18, 2024 | BLOCK WORK
Instead of hammering sleeves in, I made this fixture out of a small bottle jack, threaded rod, and a steel plate. Once the plate is drilled for different blocks it makes the job super-fast, and my arm isn’t sore from swinging the hammer.
