# 361 - Project **URL:** \ **Category:** How To\ **Created:** [September 28, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021 "2007-09-28T22:42:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/1 "2007-09-28T22:42:16Z")
Hello Fellows, As promised, here come the first pictures of the 361 bottom end in the machine shop. The block was cleaned and rectified. It took the man four hours to remove all the sludge of the inside walls. Then the block was mounted on the bench and bored to 0.030” over. See the pictures before and after. What a difference! ![2.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/21704bdd39c71b1acec803c790396adfaf792abf.jpeg) ![1.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/5e4f667f3066d9a0227f0ab6b8e17fcba5ac649d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/2 "2007-09-28T22:48:37Z")
Bore before and after…. ![4.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/2e615e61d95e5ff59be43952f43b61535d627f42.jpeg) ![3.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/ba0ce841194de8d5c154e2b49a37a2360a577eec.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/3 "2007-09-28T23:08:01Z")
Block before and after… ![4c.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/550d32fb500ad01f2089b8fedba3e7c2463a434b.jpeg) ![4b.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/4ea987b35a6e44ef44086e11cb23b3e124c6d896.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/4 "2007-09-29T11:36:14Z")
Decking the Block… The rod journals were pretty bad. We had to remove more material from the inside than from the outside otherwise the journal would have been too thin. Now it has a little more stroke than original - something like a mini-stroker. Which one is the Mopar shaft? ![5.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/a91c93dadccde4325c301fd9cdc234c2508b44e5.jpeg) ![6.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/c5490939eeb76d149af66411bf77f7d21809eb2e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/5 "2007-09-29T11:39:45Z")
Decking the block - some more pictures… (sorry for the bad quality) ![8.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/cb40cc24f919bb5e3b545b474046c56aa95d92a0.jpeg) ![7.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/b4b506f3383e83531ffbbbd21f6780e2d8440909.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/6 "2007-11-05T10:20:09Z")
Now the fun part begins! It’s nice to work with new and clean materials. - Installing Piston Rings - Piston ready to install - unpack the engine block with a little help from the next generation of Plymouth owners. ![100_4315.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/ca744c6720fb4120956d7b16c4495afc3e598414.jpeg) _unpack the engine block with a little help from the next generation of Plymouth owners._ ![100_4312.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/9b81739be0cb83eb58fdb1aa90bca22e6db80a37.jpeg) _Piston ready to instal_ ![100_4305.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/7f6d191d77c4b1c1e675d6fc0763e8b0e190fd59.jpeg) _Installing Piston Rings_ ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/7 "2007-11-08T17:46:18Z")
Sweet pix, Stefan! More please! Dan ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/8 "2007-11-12T11:11:50Z")
Of course Dan, here come the next pictures: - The Oil passages won’t stop bleeding and it takes several hours to get all that sludge and dirt out - Finals cleaning with a brush. Now the block is really clean – as new! ![100_4329.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/75a23f660bd746ea02d872f8b47c1d6723642c28.jpeg) ![100_4328.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/9244b8e85bd73ac6c15d12308c067b64cb011c88.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/9 "2007-11-12T16:34:05Z")
- When you go for a complete rebuilt, then you have to decide between parts you have to substitute and parts you can use again. When you finally install the new parts you might figure out that the parts you evaluated as “reusable” are not good enough anymore for your Project. Well, that’s what happened also to me. - The oil pump intermediate shaft bushing had a little gab and also the shaft has some wear. I better replace them too. The sliding hammer shaft is a good tool to drive the bushing out. ![100_4327.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/8da054666b1a89080ea82a11ee440bef82f1f17f.jpeg) ![100_4323.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/94a4f83e06a9c3cb79a349df68644a1680768966.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/10 "2007-11-13T09:38:00Z")
- New cam shaft (P4286675) - Creased and ready to install - The oil pump shaft works as a tool ![100_4344.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/230e90bc63fef431afb3b49c148b4ed4820e0950.jpeg) ![100_4341.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/fa681746dcf1ab684c76c837c5860edf00edb151.jpeg) ![100_4340.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/a52b25e07cda21a6bd2665556e0c7b96ebad7ca8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/11 "2007-11-13T09:42:01Z")
- Installation – slowly and carefully - Almost done - In – couldn’t be better ![100_4357.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/e685afc0fc8d34e7f993c78eb0d7967fbd8640f1.jpeg) ![100_4352.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/619924cf468acadc2de193632bfd1bba6d570bdb.jpeg) ![100_4347.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/ad17942c83cfbdd9e37fa2fdbd1e60c234f599fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 8:33am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/12 "2007-11-15T08:33:50Z")
Finally the bottom end is clean and free of sludge, carbon remains or anything else that doesn’t belong into. Needless to say that this is the fun part – working without gloves and no dirty fingers so far! 🙂 \ - Installing the rear main seal - Crank shaft bearings (Only the top bearing has the groove) - Ready to receive the crank shaft ![100_4363.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/d8e67e04d8f19e72af9d1aac0535c61cfac17ec3.jpeg) ![100_4362.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/304d4f7eae7544a531c282e970e0962fab5af6f5.jpeg) ![100_4339.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/06621096c4865df48c4eb2b2c833b758b123605b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/13 "2007-11-19T10:23:45Z")
The crank shaft was one of the worst pieces of this block because the #7 connecting rod bearing was completely burned. What I’m trying to say is that when I disconnected the rod there was simply no bearing in it anymore. Also the #7 rod journal was severely carved. Simply reworking all the journal to the same stroke would have weakened the whole crank shaft and was therefore not an option. In order to save the crank shaft we had to remove more material from the centre side of the rod journal, than from the side away of the centre. This way the engine has now not only .030” oversized pistons but also a 0.020” higher stroke. - Is anyone smart enough to calculate the new displacement? - Crank shaft – reworked and posihed – sorry for the bad quality of the images. I promisse to teach my son to take better ones. - Crank Shaft - #7 carved rod journal - You won’t belief the weight of this piece until you hold it in your hands. ![100_4364.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/17295964c32f4cdef53a3049bc101242917bb6ce.jpeg) ![#7 rod journal carved.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/423b8bb8930cd229a95c825959be7d8d911d2c5b.jpeg) ![Crank.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/18d1a1c8e1ecae38eaf4c6ba013fe6b7996f1929.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/14 "2007-11-19T10:25:51Z")
- Crank shaft goes in – I’m extremely careful to avoid damages on the journals. - Caps with the new bottom bearings ![100_4369.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/49abd1a6c73c08defea9c8a17653f2525ff2d337.jpeg) ![100_4368.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/6f35846d50c6ad3e2fb581d99730cec39387e4fb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/15 "2007-11-19T10:28:13Z")
- Here the reworked rod journals – What a difference compared to the picture up. - Tighten up to 80-85 lbs ![100_4372.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/a6fd7a525b7466f6bfcb49cc14b69d2a02704530.jpeg) ![100_4371.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/b42fb0e560d5dcd73825d8289801369f972b3822.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/16 "2007-11-27T12:01:48Z")
- All Pistons are ready to be installed - Connecting rod tightened to 45 lbs. - Ready – As much as I liked that work – I hope that I won’t have to do it again. ![100_4378.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/558133d03288b3ada938fd3108375430a8f7cad4.jpeg) ![100_4377.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/7f07d8ef931853d2177ab4dd846cf15467da8a36.jpeg) ![100_4376.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/d1c9922e9061f5bccc87a2809f05709be6f5b523.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/17 "2007-11-29T09:02:25Z")
- installing the oil rings … center - lower oil ring - still oil lower ring - not so easy with my big fingers 😕 ![100_4304.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/9b6a73178bf046f2185af7404c7ba955045afc7f.jpeg) ![100_4303.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/77097a0dd9ac6313c5be98ae1811c485a386e323.jpeg) ![100_4302.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/d2b098db4cef91d93e6e99a52cd1f0dc54aef5d6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/18 "2007-11-29T09:15:44Z")
- upper oil ring - after the third piston I’m almost a professional 🙂 ![100_4306.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/84e86dc0c0b662a92a9761e4235d7e2e92b97d0f.jpeg) ![100_4305.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/8a20c9966145d38603234b81becb86b22f3f137f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/sportfury1959/32/11_2.png) [@sportfury1959](https://59plymouth.net/u/sportfury1959)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/19 "2007-11-30T15:32:38Z")
- and now the compression rings - the finger tips begin to hurt after a while - but now its done. Doesn’t it look GOOD? - Good bye after 48 years ……. ![100_4124.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/059616afbc90e5720106aaf60e3daead122b3b74.jpeg) ![100_4311.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/36af56cdce4ef376fca4e0d9f160ad9e88a5d730.jpeg) ![100_4310.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/f08deafe34f75d0c9d521b704a1dd80e156a770e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021/20 "2007-11-30T15:36:35Z")
> [@sportfury1959](#): > > - and now the compression rings - the fingers tips begin to hurt after a while … Consider it like the pain of childbirth, Stefan. After you’re barreling on the highway at 100mph, you’ll forget all about the pain! 😆 The pix are awesome, keep them coming… Dan [Next page](https://59plymouth.net/t/361-project/1021.md?page=2)