THE CRANK WAS RESTING ON THE ORIGINAL BEARINGS FROM 1971. (MIKE)> HERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY. NOW WE CAN SEE THE CASTING NUMBER THAT DESIGNATES THIS BLOCK AS A 1966 TO 1972, AND THE ACTUAL CASTING DATE IS RIGHT ABOVE IT. SO WE'LL PUT THIS ONE IN OUR PARTS CAGE FOR ANOTHER BUILD DOWN THE ROAD. WE'RE STROKING THIS ENGINE TO OVER 500 CUBIC INCHES. THE CRANK SHAFT'S CASTING NUMBER IS TWOTWOZEROSIXONESIXZ ERO, MAKING IT A FORGED STEEL PIECE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD PRACTICE TO LOOSEN THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE IN, WHICH IS THE REVERSE TORQUE ORDER FROM WHEN IT WAS ASSEMBLED.
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REMOVING THE TWO MAIN CAPS WILL FREE UP THE CRANK. (PAT)> WE STILL HAVE TO FINISH THE TEAR DOWN AND KNOCK THE HEAVY CHUNKS OFF BEFORE WE SEND IT OUT TO GET MACHINED, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE GETTING ALIGN HONED, EQUALIZING AND SQUARING THE DECKS, AND ALSO BORING AND THEN HONING THE CYLINDERS WITH TORQUE PLATES. THEN SENT US EVERYTHING IN A COUPLE OF BOXES. THEY PULLED THIS 440 OUT OF A PARTS CAR, DISASSEMBLED IT TO MAKE SURE THE BLOCK HAD NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE. NOW WE TOLD THEM OUR PLANS FOR THIS ENGINE AND THEY JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US OUT. SO WE MADE A CALL TO THE MOPAR PROFESSIONALS AT STEPHENS PERFORMANCE DOWN IN ANDERSON, ALABAMA. (MIKE)> JUST LIKE A LOT OF YOU, WE NEEDED A SUITABLE CORE TO START WITH. (MIKE)> HOLY COW! (PAT)> 1,080 ON POWER AND 1,119 ON TORQUE, AND STILL ON PUMP GAS, ALL WITH A GIRDLED TWO BOLT MAIN STOCK BLOCK. THEN WE SPRAYED IT WITH A 300 SHOT OF NITROUS TO LAY DOWN AN IMPRESSIVE GRAPH ON OUR SUPER FLOW. IT MADE 754 HORSEPOWER NATURALLY ASPIRATED. THEN WE SURPRISED THE BIG BLOCK FORD CROWD WITH A 557 INCH BLUE OVAL BAD BOY THAT GOT THE INTERNET BUZZING. (PAT)> WE SATISFIED YOU BIG BLOCK CHEVY FANS BY BUILDING A 572 INCH ANVIL THAT MADE 750 HORSEPOWER ON GAS RIGHT OUT OF THE PUMP. TODAY WE'RE TAKING CARE OF ALL OF YOU MOPAR FANS WITH AN RB, OR RACE BLOCK, BIG BLOCK BUILD THAT'S GONNA USE THE LATEST PARTS IN TODAY'S AFTERMARKET. (ANNOUNCER)> FROM JUNKYARD TO SHORT BLOCK, IT'S MOPAR MAGIC TODAY ON ENGINE POWER.