pistons and rods

after all i have been reading about garys problem with his connecting rods i'm starting to get paronid about putting my motor back toghter anyway the head guy in the machine shop says he'll shot peen the rods,magniflux them,check the big end bores,were using new rod bolts,check to see if there straight,i hope thats enough i also told him three times the oil hole faces away from cam one more thing with my new pistons from brit tec there is a triangle and some writing on one side of piston would this be the front of piston,whats the difference front or back and lastly i want to thank everbody who ever has answered my sometimes stuipid questions i apperecate it i just wish i could give some help in return thanks steve yandoli

Steve:

This may sound goofy, but Moss has a video called Doc Doolin's Engine Rebuild in VHS format. I found it very helpful reassembling the engine (it even covered the "oil hole issue.")

I humped a little combo TV-VHS unit out to the garage and just kept hitting rewind, pause, etc. as I rebuilt the engine. (Funny how that TV hasn't found its way back into the house, oh, and funny how that co-ax cable found its way to the back of the TV in the garage.)

Steve, mine was a freak!! If you ask for your rods to be 'reconditioned' you will be fine!! Other than that, we can help you thru the rebuild!! Just ask!! We are here, and I am a lot smarter now!!

thanks gary for the support god knows i'll need it. steve

Be advised that the Dr. Doolin tape leaves out a few steps. I can't remember exactly what they were now, but cross-check your steps against the Haynes or Bentley manual.
The tape is worthwhile, though, for visually-oriented people like me.
Seems like the steps left out were: degreeing the cam, camshaft thrust endplay adjustment, rocker arm reassembly. No problem, these are covered in the books.

Now you tell me, maybe that why the car... just kidding.

Yeah, you're right David you need additional documentation beyond the tape.