I've been a certified master tech for over 30 yrs. with two degrees and a four year apprenticeship under my belt. From there went to corporate America and moved through the ranks to manage a global technical support team. My comment isn't about me, it's about Devin. I've watched almost every video he's done and I've disagreed with 1% of what he's said or done. Folks, he's the real deal. He does the work right. It's really refreshing to see someone who knows what they're doing on the internet. Most are hacks and don't know it. Carry on Devin, you're doing a great job and inspiring many! I wish you well.
Then as we all know . None of us are perfect and learn by instruction or accidents . How do you feel about not covering intake manifold ports to keep falling objects out and entering cylinders ? I do not mean to be over critical just instructional .
@@marvin984 I worked at a Chevy dealer in the early days and a tech next to me didn't cover the intake while performing a major repair. When he started the engine, it stopped suddenly. During teardown it was discovered a bolt made it into one of the cylinders. Fudge. He had some explaining to do. I always tape off intakes while working on an engine that is not being torn down.
What a gorgeous engine. That’s a true work of art. When you can open the hood of a car and you and a couple friends could just stare at the engine and talk about it for hours. Modern cars are completely void of all soul.
Damn that's a beautifull engine!! As a car mechanic i can see the passion you have in every project, the joy of starting an engine and the sound of "hard work pays off" another heart alive and kicking!!
Its a great feeling... till you spin a rod bearing on your own motorcycle engine. Haha ive rebuilt tons of engines v8s-1cyl and only major failure ive had was my own engine. It was my fault but yeah
The 365 had some very finely machined cylinder heads. They almost looked like they were polished combustion chambers, very very fine machine work, you could barely see the lines. Some models came with a pair of WCFB four barrels, and the same bat wing dual four barrel air cleaner that came on the 57 Chevy dual four engines. And the air cleaner was dual oil bath.
Just knowing the parts and pieces is never enough - and this was rarely explained to us in High School automotive tech class. There's so much more to know and learn about the engineering, and the parts and specifications and why that is left out of the equation for most students that it is no wonder why so few people do it well. Davin has helped me to understand the mistakes I've made, and technology I overlooked, over the last 30 years while trying to fix my own vehicles. Many thanks to Davin and the team! Yes, stop motion is cool - but so is the information we've received from Davin!
Exactly. Phone with camera is invaluable tool. Stuff happens in life, I had to leave my project for few months, and if it wasn't for pictures it would take me a lot longer to assembly it back. Also Davin I like to thank you for your tip from two or three episodes back about removing high spots from camshaft bearings with scotch-brite. Saved me a lot of cursing and swearing yesterday.
When my house was built a few years ago, I walked through and took pictures of all the framing, plumbing, wiring, etc., while it was still visible. Did the same when finishing my basement. It has already paid off countless times in simplifying repairs and maintenance. One of many reasons why I can never move again.
One thing of note, anytime I assemble valve train (locks, retainers, springs) I always smack the tip of the valve stem with a hammer a few times. Just in case something isn’t seated properly. It’s much better to have one fly apart in the shop than on your freshly rebuilt engine on startup. I’m thinking I’ve saw you do that before in another video though. Great job, as always.
Wow Davin, that Cadillac engine is mighty handsome. It would be truly fine to install that in a restored Cadillac that would have been correct for that particular engine. Great job.
Taught my son to take photos when I taught him how to do the brakes on his '86 F-150. He'd have been lost without the photos, especially on the rear drums. Great tip!
I’ve had cracks on my thumbs and fingers like the one on Devin’s thump. To any one who has never had that happen you have no idea how painful they can be, especially with the job he’s doing. Great work by the way.
You teach me how to be better. The precision of the reassembly is as rewarding as the run-in will be. I now paint the insides,(Glyptol is new to me - and fun) and the outsides of my engines (Tape, primer then assemble the externals separately) before assembly. More time and more attention makes the final process more careful and more rewarding. The engine even looks better when completed.
That magnificent beast is gorgeous. I'm talking about the engine, of course. All blue and everything. You guys are the envy of RUclips. Well done. Again. cheers.
Thank you for using the right stuff I swear by it now that I’ve used it once that stuff is amazing!! I work at a parts store too so my time anyone asks what to use i always tell them to use the “right stuff”!
I can tell how much Ben loves that probe lens and it's fantastic. Also I know you're looking to do a Mini next but I'd love to see you guys tear into an old BMW, maybe a 2002.
Can't imagine this engine going back in a car, it's a work of art. The royal blue and gold lettering are so,.. well, royal. Also, 20:17, another video work wizardry... how the hell is this shot done?!? Will we ever have a "how it's done" of all this impressive work? Can't wait to be baffled by the whole timelapse.
The rockers fit perfectly over our Laowa probe lens! Doing what we can to always keep thing fresh on the creative side to keep up with Davin's mechanical wizardry!
Back in the early 80's I rebuilt the 425 out of my 1978 El Dorado. The original valve springs were single coil spring. When I put it back together I put double springs. The car wouldn't run but about 100 to 105 before. After installing the double springs, it would run a hole in the wind.... I never put a tach on it but it would rev lots higher with the double springs. And I ported the heads and milled them also. It had dished pistons before and flat top after. Decent running old car with a little more horses!!!
Spent a life time running Engineering plants on Destroyers and Cruisers . My young Sailor showed me the phone picture thing on day when I ask why they had the phone on them when we were out to sea . “ Chief to see what it looks like before I forget “ Carried my every day after . Long since retired but it helps
I like how you explain things to explain what would be the best way for me this is like Hands-On because even though I am not there I watch what you're doing and listen to what you're talking about and it really in a sense helps you but if you were doing this at home you could keep this page to go by how to do heads on a Cadillac 365 I also like your stands that you made for your heads that's pretty ingenious gets it up off the table it is closer to you great idea
Thankyou so much mate, this Caddy engine build series is so informative its a pleasure to watch. No Bs just real Engine building the way it should be, once again thankyou regards from Downunder . :)
Great stuff, great engine, great mechanic and cameraman as well! But a little tech tip from my side; it´s very helpful to use caps when putting the valvesealing on the valve shaft. You can prevent that a selaing lip is damaged by the grooves on the top of the valve shaft.
I had a chance to buy a '57 Cadillac Eldorado, but didn't have the cash at the time to buy it. I still think about it to this day, as it was beautiful!
I use the same type of tumbler to clean brass cartridge cases. You can also use ground nut (pecan or walnut usually) shells with a squirt of liquid car polish if you want to try a dry media.
"Majestic," sums that motor up to a T! Love these assembly videos. Wish that's what I was doing for a living. Meh... Maybe for retirement. Looks like tons of fun.
23:50 Yep...lash *ought* to be good, provided valve stem height is where it's supposed to be. On a non-adjustable valve train, getting the machine shop to get it freaking right can be a major headache. And if the rocker shaft assy is rebuilt and new pads installed where the rocker contacts the valve stem, adds another variable to the equation. Dealt with this too many times on 60's Buick motors. Now, I'm just happy if the machine shop can get the stem heights all within about 0.010" or so, and go with adjustable pushrods. I hate the things, but whatta ya gonna gonna do?
So true on the smart phone comment. I take more pictures than ever. Most for records. Often so I can zoom in on what I can’t see by my eyes alone. Hard to fall off the floor!
The heads on my Russian military sidecar motorcycle has no valve guide seal's. That's the way it was done in the 1930's when the engine was designed. That's how the provided top cylinder lubrication for valve guides, valve seats, and the top piston ring. It also improves compression. As a result you do need to keep a check on the oil level in the engine because it uses oil. It's no more than when using a Wankle rotary engine. I asked on some of the forums about adding valve guide seal's when I rebuilt the engine and was warned that would cause problems because it was designed to use oil in that way, just like a rotary engine.
Probably specifies castor oil or something else non-ashing too, or the combustion chamber's going to be an unholy mess... rotary engines with total loss oiling used to use castor oil because it doesn't combust, but it will gum and varnish fairly quickly. Probably have that factored in to the maintenance schedule.
looks good coming together finish and detail is outstanding ,love to build one of them 500ci engines, as good as it gets ,that straight 8 Buick engine cam up a treat, just having them engines on display would be sweet
What I love about you guys is you actually work with the original drive trains. I understand why every classic out there has a crate 350, but that is pretty boring.
I love the fact that these videos are filmed and put together with the same care as the engines themselves. Top-quality content.
These guys definitely need more views and acknowledgment!
I've been a certified master tech for over 30 yrs. with two degrees and a four year apprenticeship under my belt. From there went to corporate America and moved through the ranks to manage a global technical support team. My comment isn't about me, it's about Devin. I've watched almost every video he's done and I've disagreed with 1% of what he's said or done. Folks, he's the real deal. He does the work right. It's really refreshing to see someone who knows what they're doing on the internet. Most are hacks and don't know it. Carry on Devin, you're doing a great job and inspiring many! I wish you well.
Then as we all know . None of us are perfect and learn by instruction or accidents . How do you feel about not covering intake manifold ports to keep falling objects out and entering cylinders ? I do not mean to be over critical just instructional .
@@marvin984 I worked at a Chevy dealer in the early days and a tech next to me didn't cover the intake while performing a major repair. When he started the engine, it stopped suddenly. During teardown it was discovered a bolt made it into one of the cylinders. Fudge. He had some explaining to do.
I always tape off intakes while working on an engine that is not being torn down.
What a gorgeous engine. That’s a true work of art. When you can open the hood of a car and you and a couple friends could just stare at the engine and talk about it for hours. Modern cars are completely void of all soul.
Chrysler products with the Hemi, if you remove that dumb plastic cover, are kool to look at.
Damn that's a beautifull engine!! As a car mechanic i can see the passion you have in every project, the joy of starting an engine and the sound of "hard work pays off" another heart alive and kicking!!
Its a great feeling... till you spin a rod bearing on your own motorcycle engine. Haha ive rebuilt tons of engines v8s-1cyl and only major failure ive had was my own engine. It was my fault but yeah
All freshly built engines have a certain beauty to them.
This thing is gorgeous!
The 365 had some very finely machined cylinder heads. They almost looked like they were polished combustion chambers, very very fine machine work, you could barely see the lines. Some models came with a pair of WCFB four barrels, and the same bat wing dual four barrel air cleaner that came on the 57 Chevy dual four engines. And the air cleaner was dual oil bath.
''get out in the shop and get your stuff done'' best of motivating words....thank you hagerty
Just knowing the parts and pieces is never enough - and this was rarely explained to us in High School automotive tech class. There's so much more to know and learn about the engineering, and the parts and specifications and why that is left out of the equation for most students that it is no wonder why so few people do it well.
Davin has helped me to understand the mistakes I've made, and technology I overlooked, over the last 30 years while trying to fix my own vehicles.
Many thanks to Davin and the team! Yes, stop motion is cool - but so is the information we've received from Davin!
Exactly. Phone with camera is invaluable tool. Stuff happens in life, I had to leave my project for few months, and if it wasn't for pictures it would take me a lot longer to assembly it back. Also Davin I like to thank you for your tip from two or three episodes back about removing high spots from camshaft bearings with scotch-brite. Saved me a lot of cursing and swearing yesterday.
When my house was built a few years ago, I walked through and took pictures of all the framing, plumbing, wiring, etc., while it was still visible. Did the same when finishing my basement. It has already paid off countless times in simplifying repairs and maintenance. One of many reasons why I can never move again.
I was thinking --Tomorrow? I wouldn't remember 30 seconds after I took it apart.
I really like the part 'animations' you guys do. :)) Hats off to Ben for doing such detailed camera setup work!
One thing of note, anytime I assemble valve train (locks, retainers, springs) I always smack the tip of the valve stem with a hammer a few times. Just in case something isn’t seated properly. It’s much better to have one fly apart in the shop than on your freshly rebuilt engine on startup. I’m thinking I’ve saw you do that before in another video though. Great job, as always.
Wow Davin, that Cadillac engine is mighty handsome. It would be truly fine to install that in a restored Cadillac that would have been correct for that particular engine. Great job.
Davin, what a beautiful engine. I really appreciate your attention to every detail. Thank ypu for another great video.
Taught my son to take photos when I taught him how to do the brakes on his '86 F-150. He'd have been lost without the photos, especially on the rear drums. Great tip!
Ah drum brakes. my personal torture
Dont ever stop doing those vids i beg ya!!!! It gives me back the love for mecanics!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Best show and best host on the channel, bar none....and when Tom comes back, there will be another.
-Ed on the Ridge
that engine is looking beautiful,greatjob
I’ve had cracks on my thumbs and fingers like the one on Devin’s thump. To any one who has never had that happen you have no idea how painful they can be, especially with the job he’s doing. Great work by the way.
Some of these old engines are as cool looking as the cars they were in. How they ran and sounded gave each car it's personality.
You could tell what kind of car it was just by how it sounded.
From someone who is into oldschool engines...that is a thing of beauty!
That dark blue is Pecfect for this Cadillac engine Superb !
You teach me how to be better. The precision of the reassembly is as rewarding as the run-in will be. I now paint the insides,(Glyptol is new to me - and fun) and the outsides of my engines (Tape, primer then assemble the externals separately) before assembly. More time and more attention makes the final process more careful and more rewarding. The engine even looks better when completed.
A fine assembly and worth waiting for the startup. She's a Beaut!
That magnificent beast is gorgeous. I'm talking about the engine, of course. All blue and everything. You guys are the envy of RUclips. Well done. Again. cheers.
Cadillac: The standard of excellence!
Holy crap, that's one gooood-lookin' engine Davin. Congrats on a superb rebuild and love the professionalism you and the camera crew exhibit. Awesome!
Thank you for using the right stuff I swear by it now that I’ve used it once that stuff is amazing!! I work at a parts store too so my time anyone asks what to use i always tell them to use the “right stuff”!
I'm enjoying a longer video with more content instead of split up over weeks and weeks
I'd preffer the opposite honestly
From the UK; Every engine is a piece of art work- too good to fit / use! First class as always
Watched this one twice. David's an incredible teacher
I use that same tumble method for cleaning brass cases for reloading ammo. Works awesome. They come out new.
Ferret bedding, aka walnut shells, is the best media I've found for tumbling, especially for reloading ammo.
The best assembly site on the web. Period!!
This very nice engine should be centre stage in a museum with such a nice presentation or pebble beach car show 👍
Gorgeous. I am imagining that engine is going to run silky smooth and be amazingly quiet too. Can't wait to see the time lapse.
Бальзам для глаз - наблюдать за вашей работой!!! Грандиозная дотошность и качество!
Великолепная работа, спасибо;)
Dah!
I can tell how much Ben loves that probe lens and it's fantastic. Also I know you're looking to do a Mini next but I'd love to see you guys tear into an old BMW, maybe a 2002.
Such nice work as always Davin, although I should mention that the camera work is also incredibly impressive... so satisfying to watch!
I wish I could have someone this knowledgeable around so I could learn his ways
In a billion years someone will write about the ancient power cords and realize it was an early method of keeping machines from running away.
What a beautiful work of art.
Like fine Jewelry, I Love the attention to Detail, all Bolts not painted etc.. Looks Great.
One of the most beautiful engine you've done in my opinion
Like the Dark-Blue Color on the Engine Very Nice 👌👍😌
Can't imagine this engine going back in a car, it's a work of art. The royal blue and gold lettering are so,.. well, royal.
Also, 20:17, another video work wizardry... how the hell is this shot done?!? Will we ever have a "how it's done" of all this impressive work? Can't wait to be baffled by the whole timelapse.
The rockers fit perfectly over our Laowa probe lens! Doing what we can to always keep thing fresh on the creative side to keep up with Davin's mechanical wizardry!
Back in the early 80's I rebuilt the 425 out of my 1978 El Dorado. The original valve springs were single coil spring. When I put it back together I put double springs. The car wouldn't run but about 100 to 105 before. After installing the double springs, it would run a hole in the wind.... I never put a tach on it but it would rev lots higher with the double springs. And I ported the heads and milled them also. It had dished pistons before and flat top after. Decent running old car with a little more horses!!!
That Royal Blue sure looks nice! Great video as always :D
Spent a life time running Engineering plants on Destroyers and Cruisers . My young Sailor showed me the phone picture thing on day when I ask why they had the phone on them when we were out to sea . “ Chief to see what it looks like before I forget “ Carried my every day after . Long since retired but it helps
It's purty! Hope it runs as good as it looks.
Another fine engine re-build. I didn't bust a single knuckle.
Now, get your dirty mittens on a 413 or 426 Max Wedge! Love the quality of the work and the videos....🏆🥇👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
I like how you explain things to explain what would be the best way for me this is like Hands-On because even though I am not there I watch what you're doing and listen to what you're talking about and it really in a sense helps you but if you were doing this at home you could keep this page to go by how to do heads on a Cadillac 365 I also like your stands that you made for your heads that's pretty ingenious gets it up off the table it is closer to you great idea
Beautiful engine. Great job.
Thankyou so much mate, this Caddy engine build series is so informative its a pleasure to watch. No Bs just real Engine building the way it should be, once again thankyou regards from Downunder . :)
Glad to see this rebuild is proving to be less of a pain compared to the Straight 8. Can't wait to see this one running!
Great stuff, great engine, great mechanic and cameraman as well! But a little tech tip from my side; it´s very helpful to use caps when putting the valvesealing on the valve shaft. You can prevent that a selaing lip is damaged by the grooves on the top of the valve shaft.
It's a work of art.
I really like those metal retainers as someone use to the small block Chevy
From Greece with love..!
Great and fantastic episode! Such a thrill this engine at this stage. You accomplished alot in this one. Looking forward to the start up. Can't wait!
I had a chance to buy a '57 Cadillac Eldorado, but didn't have the cash at the time to buy it. I still think about it to this day, as it was beautiful!
looks awesome and can't wait to hear her purrrr.
Bravo, love these engine rebuilds by Davin👍
Thanks for sharing👍
Stay Safe👍
Truly museum-worthy work, Davin.
I love these videos so much, the update are better than the timelapses, I love the explanations
It looks like a work of art!
That was fascinating thank you and the team too
I use the same type of tumbler to clean brass cartridge cases. You can also use ground nut (pecan or walnut usually) shells with a squirt of liquid car polish if you want to try a dry media.
Classy looking engine, especially with the gold lettering on the rocker covers.
It's gorgeous!
What a show piece!
That engine looks perfect!
Like a dream. It's awesome
Daaaaaaamn that is a beautiful looking engine!! Hoping to hear it run!!
What a beautiful engine. Love these videos, very well done
"Majestic," sums that motor up to a T! Love these assembly videos. Wish that's what I was doing for a living. Meh... Maybe for retirement. Looks like tons of fun.
A TRUE BLUE AUTOMOTIVE GEM!
That's awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 what incredible job!
I don't mind the tease, more fun that way. Great work guys!
Man that is gorgeous!
A work of art !!
Superb production! Compliments to you both! 😊👍🇬🇧
Looks gorgeous
Loved the shots of the rocker coming together. Y’all do some amazing cinematography.
Beautiful job!
I really enjoy the education and the videos you guys put out is top shelf!
That is one beautiful engine!
23:50 Yep...lash *ought* to be good, provided valve stem height is where it's supposed to be. On a non-adjustable valve train, getting the machine shop to get it freaking right can be a major headache. And if the rocker shaft assy is rebuilt and new pads installed where the rocker contacts the valve stem, adds another variable to the equation. Dealt with this too many times on 60's Buick motors. Now, I'm just happy if the machine shop can get the stem heights all within about 0.010" or so, and go with adjustable pushrods. I hate the things, but whatta ya gonna gonna do?
Nice job, looks great!
Ffffing fantastic. Loved it.
So true on the smart phone comment. I take more pictures than ever. Most for records. Often so I can zoom in on what I can’t see by my eyes alone.
Hard to fall off the floor!
Love the videos guys, keep em coming!
The heads on my Russian military sidecar motorcycle has no valve guide seal's. That's the way it was done in the 1930's when the engine was designed. That's how the provided top cylinder lubrication for valve guides, valve seats, and the top piston ring. It also improves compression. As a result you do need to keep a check on the oil level in the engine because it uses oil. It's no more than when using a Wankle rotary engine. I asked on some of the forums about adding valve guide seal's when I rebuilt the engine and was warned that would cause problems because it was designed to use oil in that way, just like a rotary engine.
Probably specifies castor oil or something else non-ashing too, or the combustion chamber's going to be an unholy mess... rotary engines with total loss oiling used to use castor oil because it doesn't combust, but it will gum and varnish fairly quickly. Probably have that factored in to the maintenance schedule.
That intake manifold looks to me to be a very efficient flow design. Love this engine.
Brilliant... love these videos!
You know tucked in t-shirt guy with a wedding ring is all about his business. Great video.
Wow it looks beautiful! I love the color.
looks good coming together finish and detail is outstanding ,love to build one of them 500ci engines, as good as it gets ,that straight 8 Buick engine cam up a treat, just having them engines on display would be sweet
Love this stuff! Thanks for the video and information!
What I love about you guys is you actually work with the original drive trains. I understand why every classic out there has a crate 350, but that is pretty boring.
That looks really good. Top job.