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Chevy Small Block Car Water Pump
Polished Weiand high-flow... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Car Water Pump
Polished Weiand high-flow water pump
Chevy Small Block Roller Rocker Arms
Lunati aluminum roller rocker... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Roller Rocker Arms
Lunati aluminum roller rocker arms
Chevy Small Block Harmonic Damper
Professional Products Harmonic... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Harmonic Damper
Professional Products Harmonic Damper
Chevy Small Block Camshaft Timing
Lunati High Performance Timing... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Camshaft Timing
Lunati High Performance Timing Set.
Chevy Small Block Dui Distributors
Performance Distributors DUI... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Dui Distributors
Performance Distributors DUI distributor and wires.
Chevy Small Block Permatex
When installing the head gaskets,... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Permatex
When installing the head gaskets, they were first sprayed with Copper Spray Gasket from Permatex...
Chevy Small Block Head Gaskets
...thus ensuring a good seal... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Head Gaskets
...thus ensuring a good seal would form.
Chevy Small Block How To Books
And lastly, reference books... 
   
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Chevy Small Block How To Books
And lastly, reference books purchased at the local bookstore. I relied on these quite a bit.
Chevy Small Block Cylinder Heads
Before the heads were installed... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Cylinder Heads
Before the heads were installed we cleaned the surface with solvent and a soft rag. The oils from the milling and assembly plant would interfere with our sticky gaskets and could affect the way they seal.
Chevy Small Block Cylinder Heads
It's always good practice... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Cylinder Heads
It's always good practice to clean each part before install, even if it's right out of the box.
Chevy Small Block Arp Head Bolts
The supplied ARP head bolts... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Arp Head Bolts
The supplied ARP head bolts are cleaned and then torqued down to the specs provided with the kit. When this engine went together, we made sure to closely follow the supplied instructions, especially when it came to the torque numbers for the bolts and studs.
Chevy Small Block Pushrods
The pushrods were next, and... 
   
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Chevy Small Block Pushrods
The pushrods were next, and the cam lube was used at each end of the rod.

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