Engine Rebuild (pics)
thanks guys! i couldnt be more happy with how everthings turning out. tomorrow i bring my builder the final parts that he needs to finish her off! i got in my oil pum today and im very happy with it. its a real quality piece and real heavy duty. and as always here are some more pics of the progress
heads all buttoned up ready to get put on tomorrow
my builder was impressed with my gasket matching job. i have to admit that for the amerature i am i did pretty damn good
short block fully assembled
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heads all buttoned up ready to get put on tomorrow
my builder was impressed with my gasket matching job. i have to admit that for the amerature i am i did pretty damn good
short block fully assembled
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ok guys! the moment ive been waiting for! a fully assembled long block!
i think it looks fantastic in orange! the heads are going to remain bare and the intake i painted cast aluminum so itll be easier to clean off. im going to try to get it installed on saturday into the engine bay if i can. i have to double check some things prior to doing that however. meanwhile here are afew more pics
i think it looks fantastic in orange! the heads are going to remain bare and the intake i painted cast aluminum so itll be easier to clean off. im going to try to get it installed on saturday into the engine bay if i can. i have to double check some things prior to doing that however. meanwhile here are afew more pics
ok well not much of an update but its something. ive been waiting for my engine still but itll be back sometime this week along with my spec stage 2 clutch. in the mean time ive been painting some things so its all nice and pretty when my new engine goes back in. i still have afew other things to do before i can say im done and 100% ready for my engine. but it will all get taken care of this week. afew pics of the work
alright its been awhile since an update. and afew things have recently happened so its time its been a real busy couple of days. but its finally done. my engine is 100% complete With a windage tray and the oil pan baffles. i believe my builder when he told me that it didnt have a windage tray in there when he pulled it apart. but a $7 tray from summit cured that problem! and im very happy about that. i dont have any pictures of the engine fully complete but i will tomorrow when it comes to my shop. saturday i hope to get it all bolted into my freshly painted engine bay and hook up as much as possible. today my friend stopped by with a present for me for the top of my intake. tell me what you guys think of how my fuel rail came out with my OCD friend and his polishing skills lol
i think it came out great! almost makes me wish i had painted my intake black. but i really like the cast aluminum look and atop my engine itll look Perfect!!! ill take a pic tomorrow when i mock it all up.
and the cause of my latest dismay. my purdy newwindage tray
its been a real busy couple of days. but its finally done. my engine is 100% complete With a windage tray and the oil pan baffles. i believe my builder when he told me that it didnt have a windage tray in there when he pulled it apart. but a $7 tray from summit cured that problem! and im very happy about that. i dont have any pictures of the engine fully complete but i will tomorrow when it comes to my shop. saturday i hope to get it all bolted into my freshly painted engine bay and hook up as much as possible. today my friend stopped by with a present for me for the top of my intake. tell me what you guys think of how my fuel rail came out with my OCD friend and his polishing skills loli think it came out great! almost makes me wish i had painted my intake black. but i really like the cast aluminum look and atop my engine itll look Perfect!!! ill take a pic tomorrow when i mock it all up.
and the cause of my latest dismay. my purdy newwindage tray
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Verdad Gallardo welp got the engine back today! im very psyched about the whole thing yet very nervous at the same time. the engine looks good. everything looks good. i had to pull out my old pilot bushing tho but it was a snap with a special puller my boss had. if anyone is planning on changing there bushing make sure you get this tool!
talk about a worn out pilot bushing holy ****!
oh yeah i also go tmy spec stage 2 clutch today!!! it looks amazing!
i cant wait to see how this car feels like with everything new!
talk about a worn out pilot bushing holy ****!
oh yeah i also go tmy spec stage 2 clutch today!!! it looks amazing!
i cant wait to see how this car feels like with everything new!
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well guys i know it sbeen awhile since ive updated the thread and im sorry for that. ive just been Extremly busy. like today i didnt get home from my shop till after 11 at night. and i was there from 8. and just for you ss.slp.ls1.............
its idling alittle better now after i ran it alittle more. and also for you ss. slp. some pics from the clutch install from earlier
it looks Amazing. i cant wait to feel it with a new pilot bushing! its going to feel like driving a car and not a 50 year old broken forklift! and here it is.. the money shots!
tomorrow i plan on getting the transmission back in and if the weathers any good i plan on taking it for its maiden voyage! im so excited i can barely think lol and heres a cool time lapse i took of when i put my engine in. see its not so bad
its idling alittle better now after i ran it alittle more. and also for you ss. slp. some pics from the clutch install from earlier
it looks Amazing. i cant wait to feel it with a new pilot bushing! its going to feel like driving a car and not a 50 year old broken forklift! and here it is.. the money shots!
tomorrow i plan on getting the transmission back in and if the weathers any good i plan on taking it for its maiden voyage! im so excited i can barely think lol and heres a cool time lapse i took of when i put my engine in. see its not so bad
thanks for the compliments guys! today im going to attempt to install the transmission. and if all goes well i might have it back on the road tonight!!! im very excited about it. to bad its been raining all day :\
im very excited about it. to bad its been raining all day :\ trans is in! so after along arduous struggle. the transmission is in place! all bolted up ready to go. the DS was installed and everything was great. when i went to put the slave cylinder for the fork i had to push it back in but before i could do that i had to lift the clutch pedal off the floor. no big deal i thought. until after everything was said and done and i went to go press my clutch pedal in to feel it. instead of the clutch sprining up it stayed to the floor. i thought that it just needed to be bleed or something, so i lifted it off the floor and tryed it just one more time. but this time i heard a popping sound 
NO! Not my throw out bearing Again. if it was that i would of seriously killed myself. i went under the dash to find this
my primary cylinder rod not only got bent. but broke in half im hoping right now that its only that and nothing else. i plan on just relacing everything and hoping that thats all thats wrong this time. ill find out tomorrow or saturday when i go to replace it.... ugh. i just cant win :\
NO! Not my throw out bearing Again. if it was that i would of seriously killed myself. i went under the dash to find this my primary cylinder rod not only got bent. but broke in half
im hoping right now that its only that and nothing else. i plan on just relacing everything and hoping that thats all thats wrong this time. ill find out tomorrow or saturday when i go to replace it.... ugh. i just cant win :\ 