The piston was tapped into place as it went down the cylinder walls. When installing the oil pump you will need to make sure that this tapered bolt locks in the oil pump.When installing the oil pump you will need to make sure that this tapered bolt locks in th Steps 17-20 need to be repeated until all of the pistons are installed. The oil pump has a tube that needed to be bolted on. The head was torqued down to 95 lb-ft. The connecting rods were also installed one at a time. The valve and lifter cover were installed. With the lifter and valve rods installed, Bill moved onto installing the two-part rocker arm setup.With the lifter and valve rods installed, Bill moved onto installing the two-part rocker a With everything on the bottom end completed, the pan gasket was installed. Bill used Egge copper head gaskets. The valvetrain was ready to go on. With everything on the engine, it was touched up a little like the rest of the block that had already been painted.With everything on the engine, it was touched up a little like the rest of the block that Bill adjusted each valve and rocker so that when the engine is fired up the first time it won't need any further adjustments.Bill adjusted each valve and rocker so that when the engine is fired up the first time it The oil pan was dropped in evenly and bolted down. The head that was built in our first part of the buildup was reunited with the engine block.The head that was built in our first part of the buildup was reunited with the engine bloc « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article By Saul Vargas Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!