Built. Not Bought ~ Creative Engine Crafting The Old School Way

Uncle Tony goes over his buddy Dallas Brown‘s 350 Buick Super Stock engine which is a throwback to the days of crafting power — rather than just buying it outright.

And ultimately, that’s where gearhead fun really is…

Built. Not Bought.

Dallas and Uncle Tony talk old-school hot rodding using a Buick small block specimen out of Dallas’ Super-Stock class 1963 Buick Special.

They discuss double capped and counter-weighted crankshafts, cut rod journals, and the rest of the modified and trick bottom end and move up top and go over the rocker arms, camshaft, and more. They talk about fabricating, tweaking, and the trials and tribulations of getting the engine geometry correct. This is good stuff…