Shovelhead Engine Build
Step By Step Tutorial...
Also A Good Shovelhead Rebuilding Guide!

New DVD! Shovelhead Engine Build (and rebuilding guide):

This new guide called Building A Shovelhead Style Engine is the best instructional DVD on motorcycle engine builds on the market. The instructor has a Master rating from Harley Davidson and was a Harley Davidson lead mechanic for several years, and now has a passion for teaching.

His style keeps you involved, and his guidance makes it all easy to understand.

What you will get is a well produced 2 DVD set that has a total run-time of 97 minutes. 

By the time you get through the DVD's you will have the confidence and knowledge to help you build or rebuild a shovelhead engine. And it will always be there for you to pick up and view when and if you need guidance or a refresher on how to build or rebuild a shovelhead engine.

Shovelhead Engine Build Side Bar: A Shovelhead rebuild requires more details for the novice engine builder but this DVD set is ideal if you have some experience rebuilding because it provides a road-map for you to follow. If you want to build a Shovelhead with new parts this DVD set is your step by step guide.

Here is a list of the main components of this shovelhead engine build:

• Heads, Engine case, Oil pump, and Super E carburetor are from S&S
• Flywheels are 4 1/4 stroke from Truett and Osborne 
• Pistons are 3 5/8 from Wiseco
• Cylinders are 3 5/8 from Drag Specialties 
• Cam, Tappets, and Push Rods are from Andrews
• Rocker Boxes and Rockers are from Drag Specialties.

Although this DVD guide is for someone building a Shovelhead engine, it's also very helpful for someone who wants a guide to rebuilding a Shovelhead motor.

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Here's What's On The Shovelhead Style Engine DVD's:

Shovelhead Build

Disc A Bottom End --  Runtime 48 minutes.

Introduction

Chapter 1

• Mount Oil Pump 
• Oil Pump Outer Cover 
• Add Ring Gear On Pump 
• Install Gear Key & Circlip 
• Torque Oil Pump 
• Oil Line Fittings

Chapter 2

• True Flywheels 
• Press Bearing Flywheel 
• Install Left Side Case On Flywheel 
• Check Clearance & Play

Chapter 3

• Bearing Onto Pinion Shaft 
• Clean Case Halves 
• Case Adhesives

Shovelhead Engine Build Bottom End

Chapter 4

• Lube Bearings-Mate Case 
• Start Bolting Case Together 
• Seat Bolts With Loctite 
• Washer And Nut Up 
• Torque 'Em

Chapter 5

• Cam & Oil Pump Gears
• Pinion Gear
• Breather Gear And Shim
• Cam Gear
• Alignment Of Breather & Pinion Gears
• Final Bottom Assembly

Chapter 6

• Install Tappet Screen 
• Install Tappets And Blocks

Shovelhead Engine Build

Disc B Top End --Runtime 49 minutes

Chapter 7

• Piston Rings 
• Fitting Rings 
• Filing Piston Rings 
• Fitting Rings To Pistons

Chapter 8

• Clean Castings Of Rocker Boxes 
• Mock Up of Rocker Boxes 
• Final Assembly Rocker Boxes 
• Install Bolt Covers

Chapter 9

• Set Pistons Into Cylinders 
• Hook Pistons To Rods 
• Mount Cylinders On Block

Chapter 10

• Install Rockers To Heads 
• Torque Rocker Boxes

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Chapter 11

• Install Head Bolts 
• Bolt Down Cylinder Heads 
• Torque Cylinders & Heads 

Chapter 12 

• Align Intake Manifold 
• Install Push Rods & Tubes 
• Adjust Push Rods 
• Set Push Rod Tubes 
• Final Will The Beast Start? 
• Sign Off

Side Bar: You can use Building A Shovelhead Style Egnine as a guide to tearing down or rebuilding an shovelhead engine. Just keep in mind that the process of rebuilding a shovelhead engine is much more involved with respect to tools and measuring than using new, unworn parts.