My 422 smallblock build
So I had a little setback during assembly. It was one step forward and two steps back this weekend.
During the initial mock-up of the rotating assembly I mistakenly thought I had enough clearance between the bottom of the cylinder bores and the connecting rod bolts. There was no contact anywhere but it was close. There was .070” clearance on one and a few were within .020”. I did some digging and found that K1 recommends .060-.080” for steel rods and .100” clearance for aluminum rods.
Soooo, long story short I broke it back down, notched the bores, washed it again, and reassembled. Now I have at least .075” clearance on every one.
Gotta love it.
So I had a little setback during assembly. It was one step forward and two steps back this weekend.
During the initial mock-up of the rotating assembly I mistakenly thought I had enough clearance between the bottom of the cylinder bores and the connecting rod bolts. There was no contact anywhere but it was close. There was .070” clearance on one and a few were within .020”. I did some digging and found that K1 recommends .060-.080” for steel rods and .100” clearance for aluminum rods.
Soooo, long story short I broke it back down, notched the bores, washed it again, and reassembled. Now I have at least .075” clearance on every one.
Gotta love it.
