Nascar engine

You didn't mention what era or brand of cars you are planning to do but these should give a general idea. Here are a few shots of some Ford engines I found while wandering about in the Wood Bros' garage and the Roush Museum near Charlotte last fall. I'm not sure when they started using the new valve covers. I don't know if there is a source for these.

These two are from the Wood Bros

This is from Jamie's wrecked Busch car on display at the Roush museum. Be aware there may be a few dents, creases and scrapes that aren't normally part of a normal engine.

This is a NASCAR engine on display at the Roush museum. You can see the alternator (top), distributor, water pump (center), and the oil pump (bottom) and associated drive belts.

Another view of the Roush display engine.

There are some structural differences such as front-mounted distributors and right side oil pump on the Ford engines. I'm not sure about the latest Chevy, Dodge and Toyota engines. Hope this helps.

John31388 wrote:

Thanks man that helps, got any tips on what to do for detail up parts for like wires and hose and stuff like that.

plan on using a lot steel braided hose with AN fittings. I know where three P7 hemis are stacked up in crates. When one of them comes out I'll do a handfull of pictures

glt

surprisingly all NASCAR engines are pretty much generic even though they are of different brands. All use a dry sump oiling system, so the factory style oil pans are different. They'll all have an external oil pump package mounted on the right side of the engine. Intakes kinda all look the same, and all run the same carb. The air box will be shaped a little differently per car

gary