PISTONEERING, PART 2

Here I'm putting on a connecting rod cap...AND doing it so the numbers on cap and rod are on the same side--a VERY good idea.

I have already checked each of the rod bearings for the correct clearance. Time to "button 'er up."

Being a belt and suspenders sort of guy, I add LOKTITE to the con rod nuts. Cheap insurance, see...

I'm using a recently calibrated precision "clicker" torque wrench to tighten the rod bolts to exactly the correct torque. And yup, I DO check them all twice. Note the new [orange] rear crankshaft seal. You can also just see two of the five new [brass color] water jacket expansion plugs in the block. All the reciprocating parts of this engine have been precision balanced by a local shop that has built over 5000 V8 racing engines. He thinks its FUN to do a little Ford V4!
Engines that we build in this horsepower range idle smoothly, are completely reliable and have amazing performance.