 7 This clutch pressure plate...  7 This clutch pressure plate has less than one thousand miles onit and will be reused. We marked the flywheel and pressure plateorientation with a splotch of spray paint so we could easily reassembleit in the same orientation. |  8 Next, the billet flywheel...  8 Next, the billet flywheel is removed from the engine. It is sonew that we're not going to have it resurfaced. |  9 Don't forget to transfer...  9 Don't forget to transfer the oil pressure sending unit. Do itbefore initial fire up. We've seen what can happen when it has beenforgotten; the contents of the oil pan end up on the floor. |
 10 Here the clutch cross-shaft...  10 Here the clutch cross-shaft pivot ball stud is removed fromthe old block. The boss on the new block is drilled, tapped, and readyto accept the stud. Because our car has the OE-style mechanical clutchlinkage, this is a very important consideration. |  11 Our go-together begins....  11 Our go-together begins. the new oil pump is mated to the original pickup using a new gasket. |  12 Starting on the bottom...  12 Starting on the bottom of our block, the new pump gasket isset into place, and the pump, with drive rod, is installed using Loctiteon the bolts. Make sure the drive rod has the required collar on it toprevent movement should the distributor be removed. If the collar is notpresent, the drive rod will stick in the distributor when it is removedand then fall free into the oil pan. |
 13 Extra care is used installing...  13 Extra care is used installing the end seals. They fit into a groove and rest on top of the pan-rail gaskets. We secured our gaskets with a gasket cinch to keep them from moving out of position. |  14 Here, our thoroughly cleaned...  14 Here, our thoroughly cleaned oil pan is installed onto the newshort-block. Once in place, the harmonic balancer was then installed.It's now time to roll our engine over to begin work on top. |  15 Our Smeding Performance...  15 Our Smeding Performance short-block came equipped with a CompCams retro-fit roller (PN 35-425-8). This grind features a gross valvelift of .513 on intake and .526 on exhaust. Duration at 0.050 is230-degrees intake and 236-degrees exhaust. Lobe separation is 110degrees. To make it work, Comp Cams graciously furnished these hydraulicroller lifters, lifter links, and retaining spider. These componentswill allow us to run the roller cam in the nonroller block. |