Originally Posted by EndaC
If you want to rebuild an engine it's probably best to start with something simple and light.
Even an M44 when stripped to it's components is pretty heavy. An engine stand makes the job a lot easier.
You'd need the right tools, socket sets, torque ratchet, piston ring compressor. I think the bolt which holds on the crankshaft pulley on the front of an M44 is torqued to around 300lbs so you need a pretty serious torque ratchet to do the job.
Then there's the likes of replacement parts, seals, piston rings, main bearings, connecting rod bearings, gaskets and a lot of bolts which are torqued to yield have to be replace.
Building an engine is a lot of fun but there can be some serious expense involved if you're starting from scratch