I'm thinking about putting my engine together inside my house. I think it'll make it that much easier to work with and take my time with things than being outside in Alabama's gates of hell heat/humidity. Not to mention I'll be able to keep it alot cleaner and work on it when I'm in the mood without having to change clothes,etc.

Getting all of the pieces inside individually won't be a problem, but will it be another story once the entire short block is assembled?

 

There was a thread here on H-T a long time ago about one individual who built an engine in his basement, getting it in part by part was fine but he ran into problems getting it up the stairs once the whole thing was assembled

 

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yes

 

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vtec69

Very entertaining thread.

 

Do you have any stairs or tight door ways? if not then go for it, nothing like not sweating while working on a motor

 

Do you have a sliding basement patio door?

 

Depending on where your bedroom is in the house, ie: basement, second floor, can make a huge difference. Carrying an assembled engine block up and down a flight of stairs isn't exactly easy.

I would recommend it if:

A. You assemble and store it on the floor level of the house.
B. You have an average sized doorway opening.
C. You can tolerate the smell of an engine being built.

Assembling it in a climate controlled room is always a good idea.

If you make additional wheels for the engine stand, you can roll it into the restroom with you. We all know that you are most focused in there while you're doing your business. Nothing like the smell of assembly lube and poopy combined with sweat. Multitasking is great.

 

I carried a fully assembled b18c shortblock up and down and back up 20 stairs by myself.

btw, I'm only 170lbs

 

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yeah the shortblocks not so bad..the longblock can definately be done w/ 2 people.

 

I'll be doing it on the ground floor. I'll wait until I get it out of the house to bolt the head on. Thanks