My 422 smallblock build

Washed the block and got a quick coat of paint on her and got the freeze plugs beat in.
Layed the crank in and checked main bearing clearance with Plastigauge. All measured between .0015 - .002”. Crank endplay measured .0025”. The crank is a forged piece from BPE with a 4” stroke and 2.10 rod journal. The rotating assembly was internally balanced by Courson Racing Engines in Emlenton, PA to 1852 grams.

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If you use ARP bolts on the main you will have to clearnce the pump where it sits above the bolt. I had my main seal leak 3 times before we found this. The 3rd time through we found it because the oil pump gasket blew into 2 pieces (half of which was sitting in the bottom of the pan) . Looking back at my build thread, I see that somebody warned me about this but I didn't catch it.