Engine Builder's Notebook

[LincolnW]

I normally just use zip lock bags and a sharpie.

If I'm tearing down a block I label the bags with the bolts that I don't think I will remember. I'm getting to the point though where I don't need to do that anymore, since I've rebuilt so many Honda engines. lol

I use a sharpie to mark the piston tops if I am reusing the pistons, and I usually lay the valve train components on a piece of cardboard and mark their location with a sharpie.

I also record the bottom end measurements, bore measurements, and ring gap etc in a spiral notebook in case the engine fails, then I can look back through them and see if I can figure out what went wrong. But so far (*crosses fingers*) all of my engines are still going. yay! Well, one of them failed but that was because of too much boost, the rod failed, which was not a result of something I did wrong while building it!