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Thank you! He asked me to bring it in once it's done and we'll dyno the car at school. The last 3 months was a race against the clock, but somehow it all came together on time. I know. :( Haven't washed the poor car since September. I went to wash it today, but the hose is MIA. Sent from...

Well, as of Friday I am officially a college graduate! :D The hunt for a career starts tomorrow. I was really busy over the weekend, so this update is a bit delayed. It all happened on friday. Huge shout out to Summit Racing for their fast shipping. I got the proper head gaskets in in time and...

Went in to school today for a big haul to get this thing done. Timing is set, oil pump is installed and the windage tray is torqued in place. Timing set and Oil Pump Installed by Austin Rajki, on Flickr Windage Tray by Austin Rajki, on Flickr Got the lifters all primed and ready for install...

Got more work done before class this morning. On top of finishing the other head, I set up "shop" lubing the piston rings, pistons and bores. Also cleaned all the journals again, installed bearings and lubed them up with assembly lube. Workspace by Austin Rajki, on Flickr A little while later...

I've been so busy lately I haven't had time to update anything. Barely have enough time to sleep anymore. Working full time, school full time, side jobs, studying, working on presentations and hanging out with friends finds a way to suck all your time away.This week and next week are exam weeks...

Woke up super early today and went to school 4 hours before my class started. I was able to get quite a bit of machine work done on the heads. Since time was short I didn't take a lot of pictures until after the machine work was done. The heads were set up on this machine and the valve seats...

You betcha! I bought the engine just outside of Detroit, loaded it into the back of the Integra and brought it directly to school. I only brought the parts in the house when they weren't home to take pictures of them then brought them to school. I slipped at dinner one day last week. I said...

The 1.6 finally sold. Here is Lexy with her old heart for the last time. It's a good thing I'm not a doctor. Goodbye 1.6 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr Goodbye 1.6 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr Goodbye 1.6 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr The garage is a disaster. I've been helping my dad build a shed for...

Thanks man! I hope so! Positive Progress has been made!:bouncin: Cam bearings in! Cam Bearings Installed by Austin Rajki, on Flickr About to install the cam to make sure it spins freely. Comp Cams Billet Cam by Austin Rajki, on Flickr Cam Fits and Spins! by Austin Rajki, on Flickr...

Showed up to school today to see that my block was back! The cam journals were honed and are now smooth all the way around. I don't want to say they're fixed quite yet, because I still have to install the cam bearings as well as the cam tomorrow. My fingers are crossed! Cam Journals Align Honed...

Who wants a piece of crap LS? Went to install the cam bearings. Pulled the engine off the stand and cleaned both the journals and the bearings really well. Junk by Austin Rajki, on Flickr Put the cam bearings in. They went in really nice. The cam disagreed with the bearings and decided not to...

Someone take this car off my hands.

I ordered some of the last few pieces to the puzzle. Mellings ported, high pressure oil pump Comp Cams cam lock plate OEM GM cam thrust plate/retainer OEM GM bolts for the new thrust plate. GM changed the design of the thrust plate in the later years. Mine has hex head bolts, where the new...

I'm not a fan of my 35mm prime. I rarely use it actually. I prefer less focal length for most of what I do. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yes! So much yes! Rachel goes through cars faster than I go through valves. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Did you purposely spell your name wrong in the thread title? That last pic isn't your car, is it? I like that angle. This body style is nice when done aggressively. Another picture to get you to keep the car

I ran out of Simple Green so I went to purchase some more to be able to continue cleaning up. The store I originally bought it from no longer carries it. I did some searching around and I found some Spray Nine which is pretty much the same idea. It was a pretty good deal. 4 liters for $18. I...

I completely understand that. I ask my teacher a lot of things before I do anything, just to make sure it turns out correctly. I appreciate the kind words. I'm excited as things are starting to come together, but also losing my patience since my luck has been so bad lately. I'm actually...

Did more work on the LSx today. I finally told my parents that I own this engine and I've been rebuilding it. lol The cam bearings had some rough spots along the edges. I took a bearing blade to them just to chamfer the edge a bit. Now they're really nice. Before Picture Cam Bearing by Austin...

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