That engine is a real piece of art when its all together ! What a quality build to go out and put all the hemis on notice ! Great job!

I had no idea Gerald was Damon’s engine builder. I’ve seen Chief take work to Gerald. Damon is hurting feelings at NPK this year. Great work Gerald. Your the man💪

Gerald and Damon are the best team out there, keep going and may the LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALWAYS BOYS.

Gerald doing what he does, love the attention to detail and creative ways around a problem. You’re giving away your secrets…but, can’t give away the hand that accomplishes the work! 👍🏽 Attention to details!! 🔥🔥👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇸

love this vid and seeing it go from broken pieces to RTR is very satisfying

Thank you for shareing how you fix the inevateable damage that happens when you race. It's amazing how long those engines manage to hold togeather when pushed to the limit each race and the skilled surgeons that manage to resrore them to health.

Gerald your a very smart machinist, always impressed by your work.

That's impressive! Both the break and the repair. Neat to see a billet block up close.

Gerald you're the man!! Great repair!! Go Damon!. Excellent craftsmanship!.

Thank you sharing and passing along some knowledge Gerald!! Great video, keep em coming

Thanks for the video Gerald. Damon is definitely having a great season so far.

Glad this came across my feed I knew Damon was doing well but to see something that’s not a Hemi is amazing 💪🏽💪🏽

Gerald said “HEMI LOL” Big Block Chevy to the MF front💪🏽

Excellent craftsmanship!

Thank you for every content you make !. Really love to watch how you repair the motor. Feel like watching Magic ! 😲

I appreciate your content sir ! I really enjoy watching a craftsman of any trade work their magic.

That is really interesting how the sleeves come out like that! Damon seems like he was lucky that all the damage is repairable. I’m can only imagine how much it would be to replace the block along with all the parts. You are a very talented machinist Gerald! Always a great video from you!!👌👌👌

I've been to Gerald's a few times since I was a kid. My friend's dad Howard Whitson used him to build all his ford engines and several others I know have used him. it's great seeing the amount of knowledge he has that would normally just disappear out of existence one day shared online. totally understand not sharing all the secrets but simple things like ball valves on air tools blew my mind. thanks for sharing a part of your world with us.

That thing looks as much like jewelry as a menace! Love it

Great work as always! You do amazing stuff!

🎉🎉MR BRAND YOUR MOTOR HAS OPENED UP A LOT OF EYES. NPK FINALS MORE THAN ONCE 😮 .I BEEN WATCHING ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS FOR CADDY JACK. 🎉🎉THUMBS UP AND GOD BLESS ALL

I'm a fitter machinist by trade and your workmanship and skills are awesome. Nice stuff

Those MBE heads are the sauce!

That is some cool repairs an the removal of the sleeves is the only way to go. Thank you for sharing.

Dr.Gerald, im always impress to see you work and engine

Great content, this is what I like to watch!

Great work. I like the ball valve added to the die grinder hose. I will do that to mine.

Outstanding Gerald Outstanding, cleaned up nice, i hope Damon gets at least 2 wins this season, i wish i had the money for you too build him another Engine and have spare Rod's, Pistons, he's going to need a freshen up before the end of the season.

Always look forward for a video from you! Retired, and just watch the performance and all the technical aspects that has changed from back when. You are a master of your craft no doubt! Ronnie East Tennessee

Nice work Gerald.

...awesome video ! No worries on not sharing proprietary information - a racer & their machinist need to keep that edge on the competition !...

Mr. Brand you are the man.

I cant tell you how happy I am to see a motor built by Gerald doing so good in NPK . Hopefully I can get a motor built by Gerald one day here soon

That was awesome thanks very much Gerald 👍

Lucky you were able to get that fixed for him because he's literally running up front right now in the points... You know he's doing well when you got other racers crying that he's got an illegal engine combo because they can't beat him automatically he must be cheating..I knowIf I was cheating I wouldn't let my engine builder post videos about it and I wouldn't talk about it myself , hopefully Jim howe sees this video and feels extra special ..

Awesome engine guy, that’s a piece of art and it’s working great!

Very impressive. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Hey BRE! I'm so fascinated at your work techniques you having so much knowledge on all the machines and the processes to repair this equipment back to specks for these racers very Cool! The tutorials and videos are perfect!🤔😉👍📹💯✔️👋👋👋👋

Just found your channel and...KILLER! If all you could see in your videos was just the actual work being done, it's dead on where l take my motors. A lot of shops talk the talk but walk, well you know. Marple Racing out of Winchester VA. and if you don't know where it's located, boy howdy, get ready for a fun filled ride. I'm looking forward to more content. Thanks man!

Nice work!

Gerald you're the man!! Great repair!! Go Damon!

Great forensic analysis of the cause of the rod failure. Knowing the exact cause is really important to the racer so he can either change parts or in this case, adjust his maintenance program. I was amazed here that only one rod broke. Kind of unusual that the sister rod next to the failed rod also didn’t fail although it looks like it was on the verge. BTW, those are pretty thin cylinder sleeves there. Interesting method for removing them. Can also see why the engine makes so much power for a BBC. Those heads are amazing.

Gerald u are by far one hell of a engine genius , thx for taking us along for the ride Damon is lucky to have you in OKC nice and close instead of traveling to a different state

I See Why Justin And Jackie Praise you Man i wished i could have had people like you in my life growing up LOVE your Videos I Have Learned SOOOO Much

🔥great work, really enjoy your videos and building knowledge 🔥👊🔥🔨⚙️🏍🚜

Nice repair on the block Gerald. That was pretty tore up. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Ed.

Your a true craftsman Gerald I really enjoyed this video

You always do a great job 👍❤ garold you have a great week sir

Hi Mr. Brand. Good stuff. I learned a lot in this one. Loving it. Wearing my Brand Racing Engines shirt right now

You are awesome Mr. Gerald! Thx for sharing.

Great job! CSI Brand...😊🏁

I Am Really Impressed With This Video And This Engine! Please Put Some More Videos On This Site! Damon Seems Very Down To Earth And I Hope He Does Well! Look Forward To Watching Him Race Again!

Well, I just learned a new way to deburr parts. Thanks!!!

❤Ruby❤ Precious Puppy❤ I love seeing Ruby on your videos.

nice work, Mr.G! would be awesome to see an extended version of these types of jobs, if at all possible.

Nice work

Good video. You really do nice work. Wish you were close to my location I’d use your shop for all my builds.👍

Love your channel!

Great video!

You're a very talented man!

That is a very cool puller you got there.

Amazing How well Team Rogue 405 are doing this year with this under dog combination 💪😊🤙

Great video sir!

The video production work is top notch!

Gerald, love this video, expert quality job #1. Thanks for the tip on the ball valve for my grinder💯🏁 Go Damon

I find this very interesting. Please keep on doing these videos. Some of the stuff you can do is amazing. Later

Nice work.

Great video my friend.

No wonder this combo is winning races what a master class engine builder .

I learned so much from you my brother ❤

Everyone in Oklahoma slapping their face...Geralds phone ringing off the hook....well done sir!!!

Great work Gerald

Amazing the great of condition those bearings are in.

Awesome work. I wish you would have shown how you found the center of the bore when cutting the groove for the wire ring.

Awesome. You might be able to answer a question that I've had and don't think I've seen. Some of those guys and gals run aluminum rods also. Has anyone tried sleeving them where the rod bolts screw in and now that I've seen this video where the rod pins go through? 🤷. I'm here just trying to learn. Them variables on those ecu's are like the line coding for cnc. Gotta make sure those alpha numerics and decimals and zeros and numbers are in the right position. 😁. TY for sharing.

Always a learning experience watching your videos and thank you again for all your help with my sons motor

Three words !!!! Well Done SIR

Gerald and Ruby, y'all rock! Damon is lucky to have you as his engine builder. Peace P.S. Thanks, Jackie, for the video!

You are the man Gerald. !!. You build one hell of an engine. Competing with all the super high dollar hemi’s. Kudos to you sir.

Great work!! So many videos about broken aluminum rods trashing the engine. Is aluminum that much better than steel H-beam or titanium rods? Or even CF rods? Good work, good luck!

Got Rouge hurtin feelings!

I could watch you troubleshooting engines all day. Hard to do cause a lot of people think it’s always black and white which is far from the case with engines.

Nice job GB ! Who was the mfg of that billet block ? I definitely enjoyed the vid with a great view! KUDO'S to Damon... he is showing them all how to get it done! Respectfully, Seth

the man!

Those. Main. Bearing s. Tells. Me. Alot. About. This. Repair

The way you pulled the sleeve out with the puller, is that method ok to use on most types of sleeved motors, eg: rover v8, thanks for sharing your knowledge

Talk to Steve Morris about r&r rods this looks familiar 👍

Wow I am so jealous of all that know how

That's surprisingly little damage for such a big 'bang' Pretty amazing it didn't punch a huge hole in the side of case, billet block must be incredibly strong. Nice use of Portapower (?) ram much easier (and quieter), what interference fit are you using? (around 0.005"?)

I’ve been using a die grinder wrong all these years. Never thought of a ball valve 🤦‍♂️👍

Your videos are awesome. Are those cool ass Brand racing engines t shirts avaliable?

Nice

It definitely shows good oil pressure and set clearances you can run an engine at full nuts with regular rod changes it didn't happen over night took years of combined trial an error.

Nice work!!! What brand oil does it run?

That's a neat trick on the sleeve sorry Chief that was not your motor

Its Crazy to see the difference in workshops between nr 1 and 2 in no prep kings. Noonan has marble floors and rooms are cleaner than a hospital ready for heart surgery. It's good to see you don't have to spend crazy money to win.

Wow! That damage looked a lot worse to me than you made it seem. So I assume all new rods/ pistons, repaired the crank, maybe a valve or two? Re sleeved a couple and cleaned up the cam area. Could have been much, much worse. The waller on the rods is just normal wear?

He is Kicking Azz and taking Names in NPK and Running a BIg Block Chevy.

Just curious, did you deck both sides after the weld repair or is it okay to just deck the repair to match? Very cool video.

Thank you so much Mr Brand very interesting the repair of the engine, i guess unless you follow Damon its pretty hard to image a small home town machine shop, a billet BBC that is currently holding number one in points again all done with knowledge and exper and not saying it didnt cost money to rebuild but iam sure that set up even with Matt's big 9's on it the engine is still way less expen than one of the Pro Line or Noonans that many in NPK had major engine failures before Damons engine failed... So my Question to you Mr Brand is if Damon and Criag are on the road during there grueling schedule if they carry spare Rods in these case it would have maybe extended the engine til the mid season break but with the pistons wrist pin journals that sloppy would it have been worth there time to install new rods at the track with the old pistons or just bring it back to you for service? either way 51 runs with two known tuning issues that may have sped the failure up it still out preformed engines double the price. Has a Automotive shop owner up here in Mi its real easy to relate about sticking with Mom and Pop shops they WILL have your back . Again thank you for not just this video but all that you have made love the content and exper .....