Here you can see oil pick-up has been installed and the windage tray bolts are being tightened

Chris Blair stands guard over the fat aluminum heads for COPO 427 engines. They were stacked like cordwood.

With the timing cover installed the next step was to bolt the heads onto the block.

Check out the depth of the oil pan massive reservoir.

Before running the engine a leak test is done. The engine is now ready for a “cold” run and then the dyno.

The engine is on the stand and ready for a “cold test” at the Novi, Michigan, facility.

Once the heads, and valve train installation is done the next step is the Fuel Injection and manifold installation is next.