$200 Craigslist 454 Engine Rebuild: DIY Honing Rusty Cylinders (78 Firebird Ep.14)

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After tearing apart our questionable engine in the last video, we needed to decide if it was worth using at all since the cylinders had water sitting in them. With it all apart, it is still difficult to tell how deep the rust goes but it doesn't look good. We'll use a cheap cylinder hone to clean things up a bit and decide how far we want to go with this engine block since machine work and oversized pistons aren't really in the budget.
Dates of filming: December 24th, 2019 (Cylinder Honing)
January 15th, 2020 (Showing Bores Up Close/Talking)
Song List (Order of First Appearance):
0:01 Hickory Hollow - Dan Lebowitz
3:56 All Hail the Queen - Dan Lebowitz
8:00 Gold Bug Island
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@RonaldFinger 3 жыл бұрын

It’s illegal to upload this quickly! Slow down!

@jimmywait74 3 жыл бұрын

No more soup for you! btw are you ever going to finish that damn Fiero?

@jairotena8281 3 жыл бұрын

Ron's the leading expert on this, listen to him!

@ooinvsaoo 3 жыл бұрын

@@jairotena8281 my thoughts exactly!

@FuzzyDiceProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah?! Just you wait.

@DavidScheiber 3 жыл бұрын

It’s illegal to comment this much! Slow down! :P

@TheFalcro1234 3 жыл бұрын

I am an automotive machinist by trade and have 30 years of experience doing it. I cannot tell you how many times over the years I have done exactly what you are doing here. Most of the time the result is satisfactory. You are doing everything right imo. The naysayers are whacked with their visions of perfection. You only need perfection when perfection is the end game. perfection as I understand it is not your end game here it just needs to work. I believe it will

@JamieBainbridge 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear someone with a clue and genuine experience thinks this will work 😎

@jessiebickel2214 3 жыл бұрын

Every build these days is almost required to be balls to the wall big power when quite honestly nobody making those comments could handle more than 350 hp

@TheFalcro1234 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessiebickel2214 exactly correct. I started building engines in the late 1980's and in the shop talk it was always said that an honest 400 hp to the ground would make most poop their pantaloons. I think the same hold true today.

@frigglebiscuit7484 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessiebickel2214 this. i built a big block mopar, and honestly...i dont like how much power it has. its too unpredictable for me. im gonna be putting a 318 in and build it to 350hp and be happy.

@chevy6794 3 жыл бұрын

The way your comment started that was not where I thought you were going with it. Lol. As the old adage goes we’re not building a rocket ship here. Lol. I feel that it may not last as long as one done right? Or be as healthy? But you could build a lot of budget motors for the price of one done well. Just check all your clearances especially ring end gap. If you want big power a boat or something that is taking a lot of abuse that may be different. I guess it’s all what your trying to accomplish. I’m not a machinist though. When I was a young kid I bought a ct70 that was blown up. Had a burnt valve and had got soo hot you could break the rings like dry noodles. Needless to say the bore was a mess and I spent all my budget on parts. Couldn’t afford a small hone. So I stuck a piece of ready rod through a block of wood wrapped a rag around it and duck taped iron oxide sand paper to it for a hone. It broke in fine worked and I beat on it for 2 summers and then sold it. Lol.

@nealelliott 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that you're showing that a low budget rebuild can be done without a machine shop.

@normanmadden 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJeremyseattle Hey, if it works, it's not wrong.

@scottbutts6703 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me happy that there are still people doing this at home in their garages

@minunimionraino 3 жыл бұрын

Positive comment for the algorithm: Good luck with the build!

@austindoud273 3 жыл бұрын

Probably shouldn't say algorithm

@icantbelieveitsbuddah 3 жыл бұрын

It worked, the video popped up on my home page

@bloopbloop5663 3 жыл бұрын

Worked

@brandonbell8159 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t sell this kind of build to a customer but I’ve built many engines like this in my day. There isn’t to many cylnders a old cast iron ring won’t seat on.

@Guns_N_Gears 3 жыл бұрын

Ask someone thats has owned a Vega if they ever had that problem 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@oldamericaniron5767 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, in my experience simple cast iron rings are very forgiving in less than perfect cylinders.

@gavincurtis 3 жыл бұрын

@@Guns_N_Gears We got 70,000 miles on ours before it coasted into the lot as a trade in....never to start again. One morning it had enough compression to start and dad said it is going to the car lot, to never be seen again.

@Guns_N_Gears 3 жыл бұрын

@@gavincurtis To never be seen again, that line is priceless!!!!!

@wiseimagination7102 7 ай бұрын

Hey can i please show you my one? Im stressing hard about it

@brandonbell8159 3 жыл бұрын

Throw a cast ring in it and it will run like a new one. You should see how bad some of the ones I have built were with never a issue.

@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse 3 жыл бұрын

I love this "good enough" and "let's hope for the best" approach. As an sperger I regularly bog myself down with perfectionism and get frustrated when perfection just doesn't want to happen. This feels so much more enjoyable. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. It's an adventure either way :)

@derektitov6667 3 жыл бұрын

Same. Then I get all disappointed with myself when I delayed tackling something only to find out it was super easy all along when I actually go do it.

@Yellow_Hammer 3 жыл бұрын

Algorithmic overlords be pleased with this content. It is delicious.

@roblewis7186 3 жыл бұрын

I love these budget builds. It's how most of us do our own projects so it's cool to see the experiments. Keep it up man.

@trippledee351 3 жыл бұрын

Get one of the best looking top rings off one of the pistons and sit it in each of the cylinders to check for roundness. Check at the upper part of the bores, down at the bottom end of piston travel towards BDC and in the middle of the stroke area. Use a piston to square the ring up in the bore. Shine a light up from underneath and look for light getting through on the outer land between the ring and cylinder wall. Also measure the gap of the ring to see if it varies much in the different areas.

@loushear4497 3 жыл бұрын

I screen shot this so I can use it later. Thanks for the information.

@Mixter81 3 жыл бұрын

This is good

@finscreenname 3 жыл бұрын

That's the first thing I thought also. It sure would have made me sleep better at night. Those new stones with lite WD-40 would cut those cylinders up to the next size fast.

@mikejorden3164 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@billmelcher1794 3 жыл бұрын

Best info in the entire article!!!

@chrisperks1112 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the shot when you faded from rusty to cleaned up

@Me-vn3ek 3 жыл бұрын

I’d say never let perfection get in the way of good enough

@macoppy6571 3 жыл бұрын

The shorter format is acceptable. Production quality is higher than previous longer form content. 👍

@vavra222 3 жыл бұрын

You uploaded this video just when i was halfway through the previous one, that feels great!

@N0Fumar 3 жыл бұрын

Also, the transition of the photos of the cylinder wall during the honing process belongs in a museum. That was great

@mollygrubber Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I was going to comment on this. Pure magic.

@waylmaster7487 3 жыл бұрын

I went to bed to the previous engine video, then I wake up and watch this one.

@BrettBaker 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, Rusty Cylinders, I knew him well.

@korn111685 3 жыл бұрын

I now expect a video in the morning... 🤣

@JHaas117 3 жыл бұрын

im so glad to see a update so quickly! i would totally enjoy it if the videos were more frequent just split up into chunks like this. really hope this build survives!

@jeepindave5464 3 жыл бұрын

3 months of videos in 2 days? Yay!

@charleykeenan6171 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! The work your doing is MUCH more real world than the high dollar builds other people are doing.. Can't always throw out the block and who can afford a machine shop on the rates they charge these days? Great job and take a bow! Your content is top notch and real world!

@briantruck2284 3 жыл бұрын

True

@AndyMcBlane 3 жыл бұрын

Bare minimum comment to show the overlords I am doing pleasing things for the recommendation algorithm.

@FuzzyDiceProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Basic response to comment. Praise be to robot overlords.

@HoboJoeGarage 3 жыл бұрын

2 Fuzzy Dice videos in a row! Good luck with the build.

@Frignothanks 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 4G64 running around with a similar method with about 80k miles on the rebuild. Yeah it doesn’t pass a leakdown test as well as you would from a fresh rebore but in operation it’s clearly functional.

@derektitov6667 3 жыл бұрын

Alright! Awesome to see more new content with your patented step-by-step explanations that I love. I feel like I could watch a video of yours and replicate the exact project myself and that's a rare thing.

@turnersgarage6134 3 жыл бұрын

I love your content, even if it's a 5 month wait, or not even 24hours, it's always exciting to see you get a new video uploaded

@derektitov6667 3 жыл бұрын

Seconded

@jessebrandt452 3 жыл бұрын

A home job like you did is fine with stock pistons and rings. Lots of guys run a .010 overbore with std. parts. Great build so far!

@billmelcher1794 3 жыл бұрын

How does that work in the end ?

@grantreid8583 Жыл бұрын

As a reconditioner we would not call it a 010" thou overbore, we would say i thas 010"wear as this wear mainly occurs near the top of the ring travel mostly on the thrust side of the bore the lower parts of the bore will still measure std. Hastings rings were the go to ring for worn bores that have just had a hone run through them.

@josh258us1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad you learned your lesson from the blazer and tore the block down first. It cleaned up very well gm is more forgiving on tolerances then other makers. I'd use cast rings they'll seal real well, oh and don't worry about the purest out there the 78 is gonna be a beast when she's done.

@lord_derbro2568 3 жыл бұрын

That poster send me to hell laughing

@brandonbrown3463 3 жыл бұрын

Dude throw a set of pistons and rings in that and run it till it blows. I’ve run way worse...it’s all about the fun. Every engine blows up eventually.

@MyLonewolf25 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend 3 stone hones over ball hones ESP if you’re removing a lot. Ball hones are great for getting a quick cross hatch but 3 stones you can use to remove taper as well Also you have about 5-10 thou of over bore with stock size pistons Also you can use a piston and a ring to check for roundness and taper Use the piston to square it and light at the bottom to check round Use a feeler gauge in the gap to check relative expansion of the ring through the bore

@kuklok1989 3 жыл бұрын

Two videos back to back it’s gona be a good Saturday

@WorthlessWhips 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to see the 78 getting some love!

@PowerHouse2013z 3 жыл бұрын

Woah. A new vid before a month i like this!!

@user-ug9nn 3 жыл бұрын

it's perfect .. don't worry ... in the past, on one of my car, the cap of one of piston rod get lose ,... so I replaced that cylinder (sleeve, piston, piston rod,...) the repair was done quick with cheap parts in 2 days, the crankshaft have on one side a wear witch I estimated some around 0.5mm -0.8mm... I intended a proper repair of the engine and buyed later a complete set of pistons, rods, crankshaft that never get in the engine (sold the set later with the car). So I run the engine 4 years (probably around 75000Km) with that bad crankshaft, with a piston rod with higher weight than the other tree (some around probably 50g) and no issue from the temporary quick repair done on the road. The only mention is that this was done on a car probably 20-25 years ago...

@elizabethbitc9579 3 жыл бұрын

Two Fuzzy Dice uploads in less than a decade? WHAT IN THE HELL?

@HAunderscoreVE 3 жыл бұрын

WHAT?! Two episodes in two days? You spoil us, sir.

@transam8607 3 жыл бұрын

I think the way the cylinders came out are going to work perfectly there's nothing to worry about.

@JohnAnderson4242 3 жыл бұрын

Feeling better about my DIY 4 cylinder project after watching this. Mine's not quite as bad as this, but close in 1 bore. Great topic / video.

@joshuayeatts1504 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I think I can speak for a lot of us here in saying, you have brought many laughs and lessons from your projects. My brother and I talk about crazy projects you take on all the time when we are talking about the crazy projects that we have lined up. Thank you!

@dlpereira 3 жыл бұрын

You left me hanging with Part 1... Goddam you released another!!!

@TheBrokenLife 3 жыл бұрын

I have to respect that you actually took the time to make a poster trolling yourself and the audience. :) I'd be curious to see how these sorts of projects actually measure out for you in the future though. A set of cheap T gauges can't be that much cash these days... edit: And... Commented about 2 seconds early! haha

@gregpallett1839 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you went public with my machine shop slogan.

@DOCTOR_KIA 3 жыл бұрын

What a treat!!! Two videos !!

@ian_lambert-knight 3 жыл бұрын

Two episodes in a day. U spoil us good sir

@tj84vinnie 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the series, can't wait for more.

@killerdinamo08 3 жыл бұрын

It's good to work like this when you have parts cheaply available needed for an engine rebuild. Nice job!

@SantiagoScolari 3 жыл бұрын

Two videos in two days!!! Best weekend ever!

@SkewdVision 3 жыл бұрын

Two days of uploads back to back, what a treat! Good luck with the build!

@Hydrogenblonde 3 жыл бұрын

Go for it. I did the same thing with a engine 35 years ago and it is still going strong.

@Dovahkiin27 3 жыл бұрын

2 fuzzy dice rebuilds videos in 2 days? And part of the same series?! A blessing from the lord!

@CaptainSir56 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel. Well done, Mike! Keep up the great work!

@dcrasta 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to see you’re using the Classic stone hone. This tool has been my go to honing tool with my iron block builds .. i have had great results using ATF . Subscribed

@RdandTrk1 3 жыл бұрын

I love all the Firebird content, the 78 and the 91!

@brucenaylor2043 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a video the other day where a guy used a 50 gallon drum and a battery charger to do electrolysis to clean the rust from an engine it did a really good job especially on the ports inside the engine block.

@safetyfirstintexas 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot the molasses

@brucenaylor2043 2 жыл бұрын

@@safetyfirstintexas He didn't use any in that video. What does that do?

@safetyfirstintexas 2 жыл бұрын

@@brucenaylor2043 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fN6jYLl4r7qpgIU.html

@HudsonJJH 3 жыл бұрын

Love this low budget engine build, you rock man!

@bryang7216 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos on KZfaq of the way things work in the real world

@davidec.4021 3 жыл бұрын

Most anticipated comeback, for me at least. Great as always man!

@darrininverarity4297 2 жыл бұрын

I had bad experiences with machine shops,you are on the right path👍

@TheWhiteDeath36 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I haven’t even watched it yet but I am excited! I love these videos

@jurajkovac1770 3 жыл бұрын

this is exactly what i was looking for. thanks for this experiment

@2koolchris291 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah Multiple videos very quick love the content

@sojourner1999 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, another video! I like the new format!

@tomashton1781 3 жыл бұрын

This might help, place the top ring in the bore, using a piston to keep it square in the bore, measure the gap ,then push the ring down almost to bottom of the bore, measure the gap, if the diffrence is less then 3 thousandth, your okay, when you buy new rings use over size rings and file fit the ring gap for NA use ,The gap should be between 15 to 19 thousand, then check the ring gap at the bottom of the bore, if the gap is less then the top of bore, open the gap, the deal is you never want the ends of the ring to touch when the engine is hot, or they will break, and score the cylinder walls. One thing you can try is a barrel faced top ring ,if they make them for chevys, a barrel faced ring wont leave a ridge (honda), I have broken the top rings because the rod bearing was beyond the service limit and the top ring hits the ridge (plus I had a lead foot) a loose piston in the bore can rattle when cold, some times a machine shop can knurl the piston skirt, which is a band aid. Good luck.

@terrykilo951 3 жыл бұрын

I did the same to a small block 350 in the mid 80's. It was wonderfully loose! I ran it in a hobby stock'r and it never seized despite over heating regularly over 250'.

@jameslucop4503 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been waiting a year for this! Great job! 🔥 🦅

@lukasholzapfel8285 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Budget Rebuild type Videos. And also the Video split up in multiple parts. Makes it easier to watch

@dreamerx23 3 жыл бұрын

2 videos in a day, definitely my lucky day

@andy347495 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, I can't wait to see how this turns out.

@yoanls1415 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for saving this engine

@andrewpate9157 3 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled upon your channel. So far it’s great. I like that your willing to try regardless of what may happen. I have a garage with several projects that I’m afraid to start because everyone says it has to be done at the machine shop and not everyone can afford to do that. This gives me hope thank you… maybe now I will attempt a few of these projects

@nathancoye 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoying this series!

@oldamericaniron5767 3 жыл бұрын

I like this, it’s more of a real world scenario versus the TV shows with all the latest and greatest where money doesn’t seem to be an issue. Honestly, how many of the backyard builders live in that world.

@kennethwood713 2 жыл бұрын

did this on tailgate of elcamino, drove from Arkansas to San Diego next day, sold car 5 yrs latter still running great

@henryspas2641 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the content!

@averagecarguy420 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that was quick

@BudoReflex 2 жыл бұрын

Love your attitude.

@DILLSN0OB 10 ай бұрын

I do the same thing you are doing in this on many of my own engines and i am by no means judging you for doing so. I do think it's funny that you torque every single bolt to spec exactly but play a bit loose with the machining of engine components. You are genuinely a great example to me personally and you make me try harder to be more perfect and precise with everything i do I just thought this was a funny comparison. Love you keep doing what you are doing.

@tahustvedt 7 күн бұрын

I really like this series.

@franklofskog2914 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to follow this build!

@danielelliott3659 3 жыл бұрын

I can't remember how many engines I've done like this in the last 45 years. The job you did will run fine

@babakzekibi315 3 жыл бұрын

2 videos in 1 day. Awesome

@classicskrt2422 3 жыл бұрын

I love those types of vids!

@400sbccamaro 3 жыл бұрын

I've done several small blocks this way with pitting and worked great

@johnle231 Ай бұрын

Is it ok to do this while the crank and cam shaft is still installed

@brandonbell8159 3 жыл бұрын

Cleaned up pretty well you won’t have a issue. Wall slap either thats a old wives tale. I’ve seen a lot of guys run std pistons with a .010 over bore. A little more clearence won’t hurt but not enough will.

@sierraridgereaper 3 жыл бұрын

Lol... piston slap is not a wives tale.. it happens at start up as the engine warms then will dissipate as temp rises. You can hear it and its very distinct.

@brandonbell8159 3 жыл бұрын

@@sierraridgereaper ive built engine with a lot of wall clearence and they never make a sound🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

@brettjohnson8009 3 жыл бұрын

You've never owned an early Vortec huh?

@jimmyschmidt14 2 жыл бұрын

slap is normal on an engine with forged pistons.

@KannX 3 жыл бұрын

That's how you hone engine after great apocalypse when all proffesional machines are dead. Super cool video :)

@danmartin7823 3 жыл бұрын

Coming along good!

@DjoSimd 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That fast of an upload ?! I'm excited!

@tomsdimitris3370 3 жыл бұрын

Love the upload!

@philgrimsey3637 3 жыл бұрын

Hey. New subscriber here and this is literally the first video I've watched. Can't wait to see more and good luck with it all 👍

@avelezusmc7929 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how I would do it awesome work I picked up some good points you made also thanks

@realtrooper6576 3 жыл бұрын

2 videos in a row nice dude

@JBO3022 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Big Blocks forever.

@watermelons1285 3 жыл бұрын

Aww dude you are spoiling us...love it

@ct1762 3 жыл бұрын

i've gotten away with this for some 2 stroke outboards, but really not a spot to cheap out IMHO. It's fun to do for sure, and if you only want 100 hrs out of the motor nothing wrong with it . but most automotive shops only charge $50-$60 per cyl bored and finish honed. Nothing like putting a motor together with 100% confidence... priceless. thanks for the video!

@icu_corey_rn_903 3 жыл бұрын

TWO VIDS IN A ROW!? YES

@DaehokProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Its buggin the hell out of me. CLEAN THE DAMN BLOCK!

@ModernBeastx1 Жыл бұрын

Damn I really enjoyed this. We don't need some paper at a trade school telling us when we need to bore our cylinders. Trial and error is how we learn. subbed :D