Blue V8 short block on an engine hoist with heads off showing do…

A blue-painted V8 short block hangs from a chain sling on an engine hoist in a shop, with the cylinder heads removed so four domed piston tops and the bare deck surface are visible. Head studs stand up around the bores and the block still carries its oil pan, timing cover and harmonic balancer, with a stripped car body in the shadows behind.

AI caption July 2005 · Photo 66 of 304