Sometimes I think we can be too harsh to newbies. That being said, this guy needs some good advice and guidance. He probably isn't doing anything maybe some of the rest of us have done at some point, but the bad part is he has made a how to video so he can teach others to do the wrong things as well.
Joe
Joe, you need to watch all 24 videos. You will on more than once ocassion yell STOP JUST STOP. I thought it was a goof at first.
One he puts all the main and rod caps on and then yanks on the crank and says, "yep i can't move it,, there must be no end play." Another time he puts rtv on both sides of a rubber felpro pan gasket. He never checks for clearances on any bearings or rod or main cap clearance, doesn't adjust the rockers properly, installed the push rods and lifters dry, put moly lube on the back of the bearing shells, and pushed on the middle of them HARD with his fingers, torque's half the bolts with a open end wrench on a pipe, never measured for ring end gap or tension, puts pipe sealer on the wrong head bolts, wipes everything down continuously with paper towels, and leaves the short block uncovered for weeks.
It took him a YEAR to build the motor, and never showed it running. I bet it siezed within 5 minutes. if that.
And you are right. The bad thing is he titles his videos as INSTRUCTIONAL.
He could have bought a reman shortblock for the price of the parts he threw together.