Crate 360 vs DIY Built
If i can do it with help form my friends . One who is in this thread then any one can .
Yep, he did. Dart_Doctor and Old Tired Rebel did a great job working on the engine.
We all verified the torque on every bolt to make sure that they were tight and to let everyone experience how to build the engine first hand.
I would be willing to walk you through a build. It's not that difficult. I am also going to do a "How to" build thread in the future on a small block for others to reference. I've been building my own engines for over 33 years now. I've built daily driver engines that went over 200 k miles.
By building it yourself, you get to do it YOUR way to YOUR standards. I'm a perfectionist, if it isn't right, I won't do it. I will stop and seek the parts that I need to make it right before continuing instead of take a chance. When I build my own engine, I keep in mind that it's my @ss that has to walk home if it breaks, so I build them so they don't break, because I don't like to walk home.... :banghead:
Also once you build it, you learn how everything works and how to fix it if anything comes up in the future. It may also suck you in, to want to build more. It's fun and exciting. There's nothing like the thrill of when you build your first engine and install it in your car and the first time that it fires up - What a rush. There's no better feeling than when your first engine build fires up and you know that IT WAS ALL YOU! Nothing else can beat that rush and sense of pride/accomplishment. Not even sex, drugs, or Rock-N-Roll (or Country whichever you like)...
Not to mention that you get bragging rights by doing it yourself. :glasses7:
