ElAzul
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A few short years ago I spent a couple days a week building race engines and such with a well seasoned race boat, car, engine builder in Central Ca.
One early morning we were buttoning up the rotating assembly on a 555ci injected deal. I always kept the build room spotless and laid out all the needed parts in order of build. We both count and verify rod bolts, main stud nuts etc. before/during the windage tray, pan etc. goes on and rolling the block over. This time I was "busy" for the count and told him he was old but I still trust him to get it right lol even tho I was definitely the student. Later in the day we are ready to stab the intake bolts in. When I laid all the hardware out I set on extra ARP 12pt. rod bolt in the hardware hardware that just happened to be the same one this engine used and not a common type to just be laying around. I then happened to be "on the phone" when he came across the extra rod bolt in the mix and I watched him ponder for half an hour if and how he could have missed it. He was counting in the air, air clicking his torque sequence and so on. Then the foul language, a couple thrown tools and he was ready to start tearing the bottom of the motor apart to check. I played dumb right up till things were ready to come apart then promptly called it a day after I told him what I did since he was not amused at all . It took about 2 months before he would laugh when it was brought up
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One early morning we were buttoning up the rotating assembly on a 555ci injected deal. I always kept the build room spotless and laid out all the needed parts in order of build. We both count and verify rod bolts, main stud nuts etc. before/during the windage tray, pan etc. goes on and rolling the block over. This time I was "busy" for the count and told him he was old but I still trust him to get it right lol even tho I was definitely the student. Later in the day we are ready to stab the intake bolts in. When I laid all the hardware out I set on extra ARP 12pt. rod bolt in the hardware hardware that just happened to be the same one this engine used and not a common type to just be laying around. I then happened to be "on the phone" when he came across the extra rod bolt in the mix and I watched him ponder for half an hour if and how he could have missed it. He was counting in the air, air clicking his torque sequence and so on. Then the foul language, a couple thrown tools and he was ready to start tearing the bottom of the motor apart to check. I played dumb right up till things were ready to come apart then promptly called it a day after I told him what I did since he was not amused at all . It took about 2 months before he would laugh when it was brought up
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