Block out of square

@krazykuda , do know the sequence the block surfaces are machined? If a un-machined casting is set in a jig, what surface is machined first? Is the block removed from the jig and set up in another machine for other operations. My point being, If something was wrong from the start, all the dimensions would be off if the block remained in the same fixture during the process. If the machine shop line bored, square decked and bored the block to correct issues the bellhousing surface was left untouched. Bores and decks are dependent on the pan rails being correct. also the main saddles are used. I am just trying to see where in the process something could have gone wrong.


On the assembly line machining, they usually mill the oil pan rail and get that as your first surface.... That is done from cast datums... Once the oil pan rail is milled, The oil pan rail becomes the datum for up down... They then cube everything off of that surface... Then they make the manufacturing holes to set the x-y planes off of those... Then the manufacturing holes are the datum for the side to side and front to rear...

The oil pan surface determines the up and down axis for the crank... The crank axis center line side to side is controlled off of the two manufacturing holes.

The rear face of the block is cubed from locating on the oil pan surface...

How was the OP block made... It was a crate motor and did they machine the blocks from raw castings or off of "junkyard" used blocks and then machined to clean them up...

The goal is for the crank axis to be perpendicular to the rear face of the block...

The transmission needs it's axis perpendicular to the front face of the transmission that mates to the rear face of the block.