treeafodo
Austin
It's all good man, it happens.
It's going in the Miata, but is definitely not the OEM engine. Haha
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It's going in the Miata, but is definitely not the OEM engine. Haha
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treeafodo
Austin
Today I removed the cam bearings from the engine
Removing Cam Bearings by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
Cam Bearings Removed by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
And the core plugs
Core Plugs by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
And here is the bare block.
Bare Block with Gasket Material by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
The gasket material residue needed to come off the deck surface so I used this handy tool to help out. For those that don't know- this engine is 0 piston to deck clearance so I had to be really careful not to scratch the deck surface. Any knicks or gouges wouldn't be easily repairable other than welding or hoping the gasket can make up for it.
Gasket Material Removed by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
Then I placed the block into the parts washer for half an hour.
In the Parts Washer by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
When the block was in the parts washer I removed all the rings from the pistons
Piston Rings Removed by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
and disassembled the rods in preparation for cleaning and ARP install
Opened Rods by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
When the parts washer was done I noticed that one of the bell housing bolts had damaged threads, so I ran the tap through it to repair it. I ran the tap through all the other bell housing bolts just to double check that they were all clean and damage free. All the threads were perfect after that.
Tapping Bolt Holes by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
Once the bell housing bolts had the tap run through them I remounted the engine on the stand. I also wiped down the cylinder sleeves with penetrating oil to prevent them from rusting.
It's so clean. Cleaner than pictures do it justice. <3
Clean Block by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
My teacher also brought my lifters in for me. I didn't even get the chance to open them up. This is the warning on the box. OEM GM Racing Division Lifters. I've read about these being rated for 10,000 RPM without failure.
GM Racing Lifters by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
Removing Cam Bearings by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
Cam Bearings Removed by Austin Rajki, on FlickrAnd the core plugs
Core Plugs by Austin Rajki, on FlickrAnd here is the bare block.
Bare Block with Gasket Material by Austin Rajki, on FlickrThe gasket material residue needed to come off the deck surface so I used this handy tool to help out. For those that don't know- this engine is 0 piston to deck clearance so I had to be really careful not to scratch the deck surface. Any knicks or gouges wouldn't be easily repairable other than welding or hoping the gasket can make up for it.
Gasket Material Removed by Austin Rajki, on FlickrThen I placed the block into the parts washer for half an hour.
In the Parts Washer by Austin Rajki, on FlickrWhen the block was in the parts washer I removed all the rings from the pistons
Piston Rings Removed by Austin Rajki, on Flickrand disassembled the rods in preparation for cleaning and ARP install
Opened Rods by Austin Rajki, on FlickrWhen the parts washer was done I noticed that one of the bell housing bolts had damaged threads, so I ran the tap through it to repair it. I ran the tap through all the other bell housing bolts just to double check that they were all clean and damage free. All the threads were perfect after that.
Tapping Bolt Holes by Austin Rajki, on FlickrOnce the bell housing bolts had the tap run through them I remounted the engine on the stand. I also wiped down the cylinder sleeves with penetrating oil to prevent them from rusting.
It's so clean. Cleaner than pictures do it justice. <3
Clean Block by Austin Rajki, on FlickrMy teacher also brought my lifters in for me. I didn't even get the chance to open them up. This is the warning on the box. OEM GM Racing Division Lifters. I've read about these being rated for 10,000 RPM without failure.
GM Racing Lifters by Austin Rajki, on Flickrtreeafodo
Austin
If I had the room at home the first things I'd buy would be a parts washer and a sandblaster. Those both amazing.
Thank you sir. I like what you've been doing to the Lunchbox, been following your progress in Facebook and Flickr.
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treeafodo
Austin
We have a few of those smaller ones, as well as a large one on wheels like that. They work pretty well.
After my midterms today I spent some time in the lab. I mostly spent the time working on the heads. While removing the valves and springs the spring compressor failed and a keeper went flying across the room. Never ended up finding it.
I'll have to order a new set. Then I removed the gasket material off the heads. Here is one head clean and the other with the gasket residue on it.
Clean and Unclean by Austin Rajki, on FlickrThen I took the car off jack stands for the first time since I got the frame rails and pushed it outside. It was a pretty mild day today compared to the weather we've been having. I cleaned the garage up a bit when the car was out. I forgot how small this car was since it was jacked up pretty high.
I ended up throwing out the old fenders and hood. And started to remove the PPF, but wasnt able to finish since my grandpa came over.
Outside by Austin Rajki, on Flickr"New" finish panel mocked up.
Booty by Austin Rajki, on Flickrtreeafodo
Austin
I'm planning on it. My school has a flow bench, but not a PnP machine. I do, however, have access to one outside of school.
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JustinMcGee1
I like Hondas
this is going to be bonkers
Samurai_Blue
Yolo Whippin'
you a mazda comp member?