I havent been posting for some time now because I have been working on my engine project!



Its just about done and I am sooo freakin amped to get it up and running again!


I wanted to share my exploits with ya'll because I feel like you would be the ones to appreciate it...



so i spun some bearings a few months back and that is what jump started this rebuild. I stripped it down, cleaned it up and got quite a bit of work done...


-new pistons, rods, rings and bearings (oversized)
-Cylinder bore
-Deck cut
-honed
-crank; ground and balanced
-repainted block and valve cover and other various parts
-complete valve job
-new valve seals
-head was inspected for wear
-new oil and water pumps
-timing belt
-new gaskets
-clutch
-most new hoses
-distributor
-sparks
-injectors..


I'm sure there is more but they escape me right now. But what was freakin awesome was that before the sparks, injectors, distributor and clutch.. I spent less that $1000!

This will basically be a brand new engine for less than a grand and really, the work isn't that bad!


I will be posting pix soon to show you guys what I've been up to, but i really just wanted to share it with ya'll while I'm getting through it

This post has been edited by nightryder: Feb 15, 2008 - 12:25 PM

nate, you're alive !!!

pics man, glad to see things some along for you !

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pics or ban nate!!!!

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I want to see what compression you have, when your done
plus dyno also well
how about some cams in there as well??

Good Job. I feel like if I did this b4 instead of swapping I would enjoy my car better. Cuz I worked hard to make it run again.

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I was playing around with the idea of cams, but that is something that I can always throw in later, so I'm aiming for summer time (next project )


as far as compression, dyno and whatnot, I will be running tons of tests once its done to see exactly what it is that I have done here.


for now i just can't wait to get her running!

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oh dude absolutely! There is some kind of pride you get from tearing your car down and building her back up.


not to mention you learn a helluva lot of stuff by doing it. The only thing that blows is the time it takes.

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and $

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he said it's basically a grand...for a brand new engine.. thats not bad i dont think plus you have the peace of mind everything thats been done caus you did it yourself....a 5sfte vert FTW!

exactly dude.


but yeah the money sux too. buuuuut if I hadnt done the work myself, I would have paid alot more.



aaand I know for a fact that the thing is solid now. no question. so Now when I do more mods, I know i have a solid bottom 5sfte?

This post has been edited by nightryder: Feb 9, 2008 - 1:52 AM

Yeah...faster verts = Sweet! Good job man and it is great that you did it yourself. What was you back up car?

Aygo

nice job man, post dem pics! progress and final!

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hah, yeah my backup cars were...

-mystique
-oddessy
-83' diesel benz
-....my gf's 98 bug


ive been borrowing cars and bumming rides since my bro came back from school and wanted his car back (mystique)


I'm workin on the pics, I havent been able to get in the garage cuz its been -11 degrees here the past coupl days.

possibly tonight

Just got the head back from the machine shop.....pics..












This post has been edited by nightryder: Feb 13, 2008 - 4:25 PM

damn that's clean Nate ! got any before pics for reference ?

looks good nate.
if the machine shop didnt do it, i would buy a bottle of assembely lube and lube up them cams before you button it up.

Wow that is purdy. I see how they really can't get that varnish off the round cam lobe part that gets that way when the valves are closed.

Reminds me that I need to send my spare cams off to Webcams at some point. But first I am installing a header and probably a SRI or CAI.

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oh no he lubed it up goooood. I frickin love this guy! heres what he did...

-cylinderhead service
- strip
-degrease
- Glass bead
- Pressure test
- valve job
- resurface
- final wash
- reassemble


$180!




as far as before and afters go.... I do have another head i can take photos of. They look the same. I'm getting into the garage on saturday so I will be posting many more photos.

ok soooo I went to the garage tonight to get some work done and I was able to snap a few photos before I started...










I did some painting, put the head on and mostly prepwork so I can throw it all back together real quick... but I wanna make sure I'm doing it right so I'm taking my time

A little bit of a hold up.... I think the dude at the machine shop lost my oil pump bolts...



I'm going to be fair and say that it was a "miscommunication" and the bolts are now unable to be found...



that being said, anyone have a set they wanna send my way? or know a good place to get ahold of them? Auto supply places wont carry them would they?

This post has been edited by nightryder: Feb 20, 2008 - 11:43 AM

you know i think i have some still on my block....oil pump bolts you say?

I can check tonight, if i got them i'll bring'm home with me for ya

you da man! thx bro I really just need the longer ones. I;m pretty sure there are 2 or 3 of them? I went to the dlr and ordered the small ones for cheap.


I went to the garage last night, got a little work done, torquing and whatnot...




action shot!

aligning the cams



progress thus far...




so shes coming along! as soon as I can get that oil pump in I can really start cruisin

aite i checked, apparently when I removed my crank for Steph, i viciously destroyed and trash canned everything below the crank. Sorry bro

wow, looks really nice so after the oil & water pump timing belt injectors clutch new hoses distributor sparks (iridums?) and "chucking" the engine back in: rewiring coolant oil & filter, CHARGE BATTERY (anything else I missed?)




ohh & turn the key (you have to post a video for us to see it)

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+refill the brake fluid because it shares with the clutch, and tranny fluid, axles (and anything else I come across)




while I'm waiting for the bolts to come in, Im spending my time getting everything back onto the engine so when I'm ready to put it back together, I will be all set (somewhat)

bolts are in!



I'm getting into the garage for a good night of work tomorrow night. Now that I have the bolts, I can finish the engine assembly!



That means I can bring the engine back to my car and start the finishing stages! I'm planning on taking the day off and asking some friends to come by so I can bang the install out in one day I'm so amped!

Stef and I can be there Sunday

ok sooo went to garage last night, spent a couple hours putting together the front end. everything seems to be on schedule to get her back on the road on monday...

heres my workstation...































and here are a couple of the culprits that lead to this rebuild...






you'll notice that there are no grooves on the bearings for the oil to get in. they are completely ground down.



i also found that i need a new idler and tensioner pulley, soo i gotta go get those.



hopefully i can put this thing back in on sunday, we'll have to see how it goes.

the engine looks really nice looking in the black, but I dont know about the intake pedlum

nice work and I hope in goes well for install and 1st turnover

Nate, any updates ?

Went to the garage on sunday morning, worked for a couple hours. took a break for rehearsal then went back @ 5.


I finished assembling the engine and only have the tranny left to bolt up.



so @ 1am we moved the engine to the garage where my car is.



everything is just waiting for the finish. I have rehearsal again tonight, but after that I will be there. Hopefully a couple more days of work and I will be done with this.



ok so heres a question... I know how to prime the oil pump, and i lubed up the cams.... anything else I should make sure I do before I start her up? (optimistic! )



I would have more photos for you guys, but the batteries in the camera died, Ill have marty take more tonight...