408 Ford Stroker Engine Build Up

Assembled my 408 stroker shortblock
Thursday, March 22, 2007

Hey guys, been a few days. I have been working here and there waiting on parts to finally get close to buttoning up the bottom end on my 408 stroker. Here are some pictures of the assembly along the way. Things like installing the probe pistons, checking rod side clearances and so forth. I also got the DSS main girdle and there pro windage tray bolted on. I noticed right away that you need some spacers when boltng on the windage tray or the rod bolts hit the tray.

I didnt have any spacers laying around so I used some aluminum rod I had laying around and put it into my lathe and made four .450 tall spacers, worked like a charm.

Shown above is the Probe forged piston being installed.

Above is a shot of the Permatex Assembly Lube I use on all my bearings, it's like molasses and resists gravity well, I like it since I know the engine will be sitting for about 1-2 months at most before it gets ready to fire. It also helps greatly when I am constantly turning the engine over by hand during the build.

Shown above is checking connecting rod clearance between each other.

Here we are checking the connecting rod side clearance against the crankshaft.

I will be posting pictures of the nearly completed bottom end of my 408 stroker shortblock tommorrow. Stay tuned.