Now for the crank. I told you, I lightly scotch brighted the main bearings and dropped in the bottom half. I also formed the rear main seal using a press and a peice of PVC 2 3/4 inch OD coupling and the rear main bearing shell. Press the rope into the slot. Pull it out and install in block. Read the book how to trim. Ok, I put crank in and set all mains and tighten one at a time by hand. I like Clevitte 77 bearing grease for my assembly lube. I put wrench on front front and spin crank. I then start to torque at 30 LBS increments and spin test all the way to 95 lbs. I had the crank ground tight as I was shooting for .001 to .0015 clearence. I plasti-gauged all nine and hit from .0015 to .002. Everything is good here and tomarrow we will install the rods and pistons. Remember I had the rotating mass balanced and we are looking for 7000 RPM runs here. Just kidding. Being a true drag racing fan, I hope you all feel the world lost a cool guy and champ Saturday when Scott Kalitta was killed in qualifing in New Jersey. I have been to about 25 different NHRA events since 1982 and These guys Are my hero's.
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