Will it blow up? probably... will we blame Jeremy? absolutely.

I love that Cleetus doesn’t act like he knows more than he knows. That growth mindset is part of what sets these dudes apart. Very little pretentiousness, lots of curiosity. That’s a combination for success.

This is the greatest build ever, "we found a balancer outside." The statement every junkyard builder loves. I want to see Ruby tearing it up from now on.

This is actually quite educational on how to rebuild an engine.

21:41 "We found a ballancer outside" That's the spirit of this engine.

*On a serious note: I learn so much with every episode from James. He’s awesome!* i would love an episode where he talks about his automotive background and how he got started with cars

I don't know what james makes money wise. But it aint enough.

Gotta say, it's pretty admirable that you don't act like you know everything and it's easy to see you're adamant about learning. Adds to the fun of the vid, great content!

I've learned so much from James!!! Happy he's on the channel!

I've learned so much from James. That dude knows so much about engine building.

"We're not professionals"...I dunno about that, James seems to kno what he's talking about/what he's doin. I'd say u got a couple professionals on team Bartle Skeet.

It's wild to watch this in 2022 knowing how much yall have grown and learned. Who woulda thought that you would own your own racetrack and an intire shope of your own that bigger than the one you shared with Jeremy.

tapered bore ring install tool will change your life

just winging it all the time explains my entire build

You guys have without a doubt the best sponsors of all time. The details they're putting on the parts they send you are just hilarious!

"one last bog" "Chss" "that's it.. that was it" lol such precision on that last one

So to explain a couple things. The short travel lifters aka Johnson lifters are specially made Hydraulic roller lifters. What they are is hydraulic lifters with less movement in the piston that pushes the rod up and down. The reason you do that is normal hydraulic lifters maintain the rocker to valve gap, on solid lifters there is no piston to provide clearance they use an actual gap to let the valve close. On a short travel lifter it uses oil pressure and a small movement to control the gap.. essentially it's a short travel precision gaped internally controlled lifter. it is a solid lifter with a built in gap.. It allows the cam to be used on the street lower rpm useage and have the characteristics of a solid without the maintenance and need to gap them from time to time. Ring gap is easy to understand. Piston rings need a gap so they do not seize in the piston bore when hot. The factory builds the engines to make roughly 400 hp and only needs a small gap to control the combustion process and maintain oiling in the cylinder. On a boosted engine they produce a prodigious amount of heat and metal expands when heated. When you put a lot of heat on the ring they grow and can touch, If they touch they can lock the piston to the cylinder, and the connecting rod and crank keep moving and basically you pull the piston apart at the ring land which is what happened with the other engine. So to stop that from happening you add more expansion room to the piston ring and they do not touch *hopefully* and then the ultimate limit to power is the parts themselves, aka pistons and connecting rods.. that motor should make 8-900 hp and live for a long time if oil pressure is maintained and the rev limiter works in case a drivetrain part fails. I'll take connecting rods for 100 cleeter with cylinder 6/8 for 500 >;) Ls's are notorious for destroying cylinder 6/8 because of overheating they are the last cylinders to receive water cooling and run hottest and if you watch racing channels and stuff that use ls engines they seem to be where stuff breaks the most. This should be fun to watch.

I love how all the company’s you work with customize the parts with something hilarious.

Been so long since I saw these videos I had to go back and watch Ruby's beginning again.

James is a get 'er done kind of guy. A great mechanic.

Just to let ya know yall got me out of a ticket. So i get pulled after doing a burn out in a parking lot, when the police man asked what i was thinking my only response was i was doin it for dale. He laughed said i love cleetus. Let me go with a stern warning. 😁😁😁

" We are not professionals, we are just W_I_N_G_I_N_G I_T" In the most entertaining and results producing manner possible.

It seems James has been to the Roadkill School Of Engine Rebuilding. And now we have McFarland Performance Engines.

Man I just cant get enough of your vlogs guys, they are perfect length where they end with you wanting more but not too long where you get bored. James was great teacher and cleetus you are the best kind of student, one that actually wants to learn, Shuts up and does exactly what the guy teaching says instead of the typical arrogant "I know I Know" fools that watched a KZfaq video so they think they know everything. Cant wait to see Team Bartle Skeet and Ruby back at the track making more power than ever, your vlogs are definitely my 13yr old son and my favorite to watch.. Thanks for the great content and awesome editing work.

If you’re not cutting apart a sticker to write “Dew it for Dale” you’re not really living to your full potential.

James must supervise cleetus building a motor because look at the way he's holding the hammer 17:00

This is how you are supposed to do it in the first place. Hands on with the junkyard stuff. Learn. Improve. Build. Car crafting can be used as an analogy for life. Great idea to just get a fun no pressure project to learn on. Keep doing more and more yourself Cleetus. Make Ruby a monster. I would love to see that corvette a year from now with a crazy set up that you had the majority share of work in.

James is amazing, such knowledge, an incredible teacher too, so patient. I could easily watch and listen to him for hours!

I hope Ruby launches fast enough to blow all those stickers off her rear end~

James is such a genuine guy. You can tell he is very invested in working with Cleetus and you can tell that Cleetus honestly cares about learning what James has to teach. #broteam

Ruby is a great addition to the cast. Leroy & Neighbor have the big boy gear. Ruby brings in the home grown appeal. Nice job guys!

James is very knowledgeable

**puts truck engine in a corvette** truck: *_AM I A JOKE TO YOU?_*

"The sequel" and "Round 2". You guys have some awesome partners!

Please keep showcasing the builds and changes. Watching something break then go to fault analysis/tear down, then to the build, the tune and dyno and then back to the track. Easily the most interesting part of the channel and it's Hella informative.

I love how in depth you go with actually building these cars. Being able to actually learn from these videos set them above the rest

Cleetus, seriously... calling you guys not professional is just understated. The combination of you, Cooper and James IS professional! That's how you run a successful company. Find one's strengths and let him do what he does best. Love you guys! Celebrating with you since the very first episode!

I’ve learned more in this 30 min video than my teachers have taught me all week

I remember building my first engine... thanks for the memories! Nothing like hearing that rumble when it fires up! That good old SOUL AWAKENING!! HELL YES!

Congrats on your first engine Cleetus, and to the rest of the shop for an amazing job and videos.

Once the back is stickered, would you clear coat it with uv resistant clear to protect them.

Anyone else get depressed if they don't get their daily dose of freedom and bald Eagle?

James is right! only way you learn is wrenching yourself. Cant wait to see this thing rip.

I love how you're always willing to learn more about how your cars work! Thanks for teaching us, James!

16:18 I lost it at Jeremy's laugh ...

As soon as you posted this my day has turned around. Thank you for your hard work and positive energy. You James and cooper are the best

I am sitting here with the morning coffee watching you guys fit rings. I have done it so many times over the last 40 plus years I don't remember the numbers .ha ha. I have one of those ring compressors which I was given back in 1975 and a few years ago it finally wore out .It was already old when I got it, great little tool. When I fit rings and bearings I use that thick engine stuff from Moreys or Lucas. . Works well, but dont put it in the oil for the initial break in because the rings won't seat too well. 😁

One thing I got to say, it is absolutely awesome to see how far the shop has come from when you guys just got the place to doing the floors I'm putting the lifts in to having it pretty much looking like it's completely packed with cars. Phukin AWESOME !!!

I hate those compressors so much. I broke a ring on my motor, then invested in one of the conical ARP compressors. They're around $35-$75, each one only fits one piston diameter, but they go in perfect every time, and the best part is that the compressor doesn't touch the piston, just the rings, so they slide through super easy.

I have full confidence that it will not blow up on the first start. Keep up the great work Brother.

Hi guys totally loved this engine build ...I’ve seen a few before but never seen how the gapping was done loved it and learned a lot ..... ty.... now I’m continuing to watch

James is right. In the early 90s I had to replace the head in my 1979 VW Golf GTI. I thought I knew what I was doing. I had a Chilton manual and I still screwed it up. I put my head gasket in upside down and siezed the new head. So 750 German Marks for each head and an additional 100 marks for the gaskets and head bolts. That little screwup cost me an additional $1150. Total replacement cost was $2500. The extra $150 was for pizza and beer for use of the motor bay and the motor sergeants presence while I was doing the work. He helped occasionally. I will never forget to look for the mark on the top of the head gasket again...... Good work Garrett!

trust James, anyone that sprays that much nitrous knows how to fix broken parts....

That’s probably the best name for a cam, Dumpster Fire

Sometimes working on a car is fun and sometimes no fun at all, depending on what you're doing, where you're doing it, and why you have to do it. But once you have an engine on the stand with a box full of new parts nearby, the rebuild is always pleasurable work. And the excitement and satisfaction you get when it fires up and runs nicely is hard to duplicate.

You have the best "Family" INCLUDING all the teams that help with parts. There have been a few instances in the past, IE: Leeroy's engine tare down and the statue that was made, and now with "Part2" on the lifters. It really makes for a "jolly family orientated" channel! So this shout out goes to Everyone at your shop Cleetus, as well as ALL the teams that assist with parts, support etc etc.

Nothing like a cam called dumpster fire I love that 😂😂

I just watched a Hoonigan ad on a Cleetus video.

Great video, I loved the more detail on building the engine. Can't wait to see Ruby live again

Thank you to all the sponsors, Texas Speed you are awesome. I have had untold amounts of Joy do to your love of shenanigans.

Can't help but to crack open the old dew ever time I watch.. keep it up

Cleetus .... you gotta name the el Camino Elroy dude. You already have Leroy and Elroy off the Jetsons

It's also good to give the ring compressor a few taps with the hammer handle on the outside wall to ensure that the rings are seated deeply into the ring lands before rechecking the tightness and then tap the piston into the hole.

I know basically nothing about what you guys are doing....but....love the excitement you always show....kudos for doing what you love!

Literally any V8 engine: -starts- Cleetus: WOOOO HELL YEAH BROTHER

I feel like cleetus has a proud dad moment and feels more American every gosh darn day

Something about how you buys not only build and race these machines, but the personalities AND the personalities you give your cars [with names] that hearkens back to 'the olden days' when I was young and we would race [minus all that high dollar machinery from pro building shops...none of us had any of that stuff or the money for it, but oh well] our own hand built home made machines.

Gapping and indexing piston rings is FUN! Years ago I was helping a friend build a small block 350 for his wife's car. Layed all the parts out (I was doing the pistons while he got the crank and rod bearings ready). Oh what is THIS? In the TRW kit is an extra top ring! My evil streak came out. I hid it. Fast forward to when we had the engine built and in the car ready to fire up and I layed the extra ring on the console. He gets in the car to fire it up and goes batshit! Took me an hour and a beer to convince him that it WAS an extra ring! Then the passenger front core plug leaked (they are NOT "freeze plugs" only to clean the casting sand out of the blocks). At least that one is easy to get to!

Team Bartle Skeet is 3 Bald Eagles just WINGING IT for for Murica !

CLEETER! You should get a sealed oil system for the turbskie because we know it'll blow again, and if you do that, you shouldn't get metal shavings in the bearings and everything else from the engine's oil!

I respect the fact that you're willing to put your hands into your project bro. I've had people that have project cars and they're deadly afraid of touching it.

I love building engines. I am glad you could experience it. Good video Cleet.

Great idea with the mini harbor freight bench grinder! Way cheaper than an actual ring filer. 👍🏻 I loath those old school adjustable ring compressors though. Lost count of how many rings I’ve broken with one of those over the years. I switched to the exact fit compressors a few years back. Way easier to pop into the bore and less time consuming. 😉

James knows his stuff !

So happy to see all the comments about James since I taught him everything he knows. Proud mom. That's my boy. Thank you cleetus for respecting what he loves to do and big thanks to the subscribers.

I'm doing a Ruby binge watch and am astonished at how far the McFarland team has come...facility, process, success, etc. Bravo Gents...Bravo.

"We are not professionals..." I beg to differ. James is definitely professional!

I want to build an high performance engine so bad, currently we’re tearing apart a 466 Cummins for school love it

Ice been an auto mechanic for 20 years and have always wanted to build/rebuild an engine and after watching you guys nail it, I'm confident I could do it too! Awesome video and what a great fun project! I'm gonna need more Mountian Dew too!

You all and Sleeperdude's patience of learning and storytelling is awesome!! Dig watching y'all just having fun doing what you do and seeing how far things can go mechanically!!! Keep on truckin' boys!!

Save the stickers for the Honda Civic's. I heard it adds 50hp for them.

This channel is sick... all ways learning something new ....UK England

Honestly man I think that you and James really do a great job of explaining how you’re doing every task. I’ve learnt so much stuff watching your videos and it’s all so interesting!

Living the dream! Blowing up junkyard ls engines with your buddies.

Picking up a Bartle Skeet on my way to Harbor Freight right now!

Used the restroom at work to watch! Get er done !

Great enthusiasm and mateship within the crew make these videos a pleasure.

Hell yeah brother 👍 u can hear the compression before it even started that's how you know it's a strong motor good job Boyz.😇✌😎

The Auction Corvette is one badass ride. I have an idea for future consideration though.. An oldschool Checker Cab LS build!!! What say ye?? :D

Who thinks Leroy, ruby, and neighbor and all the others should be implemented into forza?

Just watched the new 69 Camaro build video and now watching this again. Crazy how far yall came in 5 short years. Junkyard ls build to todays 5 second Camaro build going.

I like that you have a mechanic you pay but help and try to learn as much as possible with him

Got the official AdamLZ livery callout!!! Dumpsterfire Take2

Summit Racing sticker deserves to be on the back of ruby as well! Edit: I saw the sticker, it needs to be bigger! Lol

Love the truck nuts just chillin on the parts washer in the back ground😂😂

You guys deserve every single penny you earn from KZfaq. Its solid (look forward too) entertainment. The Junkyard motors is all I run line. Made me laugh at loud

You have to have your rods resized if you use the ARP bolts

Those stickers aint shit until you've got a MightCarMods CHOPPED sticker!!

Love to see it, goes to show if you stay humble you can learn anything! Look at where they are now, whole team is killin it

I started watching you guys a while back. I'm a car guy as far as I like to keep my cars running as long as possible so I do some DIY. I find myself really looking forward to your new videos, though. Seems like a great group of guys with great personalities. Can't wait to see Ruby rocking 10s and below!