65 Barracuda Gasser + 1956 325 Dodge Hemi Build

Did some more good work on the engine. The final button-up stage has begun, meaning the "fitment stage" is over so all the things we do now are done! Great! Installing the balance damper (the right way!) Oil pump and swinging pickup installed and clearance checked. Oil pan on and torqued, gaskets, Loctite, thread sealant......all the good stuff to make it tight!
We have to make a shaft for the drill motor to drive the oil pump to prime the engine, so that is last.
Pics show the new timing pointer, re-grooved marks on the balance damper, some other assembly stuff and one with the hemi in the foreground and the newly built small block in the background.
The one pic shows a really cool Snap-on hemi clock sitting on top of the old hemi. That thing runs and makes open header sounds! Kept us inspired.