Car Progress Thread (3sgte), no progress... Options

[jcbass7]

December 29th 2007

Removed more parts from the engine, about to look inside and see how the head gasket looks and the walls etc.

pics:








enjoy

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Dec 29, 2007 - 6:54 PM

[presure2]

damnit jesse, i keep waiting for a shot of the gears straight on, with the crank @ 0
get out there and take one before you tear her down!
looking good man!!!!

[Rusty]

hmm some HKS adjustable cam gears would look nice:P

going to give the head and pistons a clean?

[jcbass7]

damnit jesse, i keep waiting for a shot of the gears straight on, with the crank @ 0
get out there and take one before you tear her down!
looking good man!!!!

haha well you would have had that yesterday, but i have to take the engine of the stand to do it.. the pegs on the flywheel hit the stand when i try to rotate to TDC so i'm going to have to figure that one out today.

[presure2]

damnit jesse, i keep waiting for a shot of the gears straight on, with the crank @ 0
get out there and take one before you tear her down!
looking good man!!!!

haha well you would have had that yesterday, but i have to take the engine of the stand to do it.. the pegs on the flywheel hit the stand when i try to rotate to TDC so i'm going to have to figure that one out today.

pull them out.
a few twists with a set of vice grips will get them out no problem.

[jcbass7]

edit: gonna need some bigger vice grips

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Dec 30, 2007 - 9:07 AM

[jcbass7]

update.. nothing on the engine, but some with the car..

i was pulling off the DCW triple pod to get the guages out and the adhesive was so strong (3m double sided body mold tape) and the car was so cold that it ripped the vynl right off of the dash... so i guess now im going to be either getting a new dash or molding the pods in and then having it upolstered of something..

suade is nice right?

[Valo666]

oh hellz yes..lol. Is you do saude it will look sick. Check out the newest issue of modified mag with the silver S14 on the cover. He did his entire dash and door cards in saude and it looks sooooooooooo nice.

[jcbass7]

oh hellz yes..lol. Is you do saude it will look sick. Check out the newest issue of modified mag with the silver S14 on the cover. He did his entire dash and door cards in saude and it looks sooooooooooo nice.

ooo i love s14's i'm going to buy one someday and mod it haha

[jcbass7]

for the humor or all.. here is my interior at the moment! what a mess





and the DCW safe inside


This post has been edited by jcbass7: Jan 3, 2008 - 4:29 PM

[Batman722]

jesse, I have a spare dash if you want it

[jcbass7]

jesse, I have a spare dash if you want it

you are my hero

[goferris]

i'm jealous that you have these. is that the only shifter surround that doggy made like that? how'd you get so lucky!

[massbrandon]

^^ I think Doggy made more than one but Jesse is the only person state side that owns one. Jesse, check your PM's brother

[jcbass7]

well i was home for about 12 hours... and did a little.. nothing productive, but needed to be done..

took the TSW's off so i can get to the suspension easier
and i will most likely sell the TSW's since there is no point in them sitting around for 2 years.

I also put her on blocks high enough that i can move around to work underneath etc.

PICS:





Immediate future plans... None.. i won't be back there until... august, when ill be home for 3 weeks. maybe some engine bay tucking/interior gutting during that time and of course fiddling with the 3s thats in my basement as well..

[x_itchy_b_x]

who stole your wheels! least they left it on blocks
haha thats awesome. give me moar pics.

[6GenCelicaST]

PICS:

i don't really think bricks were the best idea for holding the celi up. maye for the time being, but you should probably get some jack stands. i don't want to see the bricks break. it's a b**** to re-jack a car up when it's on the frame (trust me i've done it).

[Rusty]

take the battery out?

good idea of the cover, maybe a cover for the exhaust and brakes?

hope by the time you got a very good plan, so you don't waste those 3 weeks

[jcbass7]

This is my least favorite page of my progress thread. Mainly due to the depressing pictures of my car apart, gutted and rusting.. it can only get better

i don't really think bricks were the best idea for holding the celi up. maye for the time being, but you should probably get some jack stands. i don't want to see the bricks break. it's a b**** to re-jack a car up when it's on the frame (trust me i've done it).

I see your point and appreciate the concern, but i trust my set-up for a short term deal.

take the battery out?

good idea of the cover, maybe a cover for the exhaust and brakes?

hope by the time you got a very good plan, so you don't waste those 3 weeks

Haha, well the engine is out, the interior is apart and the engine harness is out as well.. The battery is mounted in the truck connected to nothing, no need to take it out now...

the brakes are going to rust either way, maybe i'll take the calipers off so they don't freeze, but i literally have no time at home.

I won't waste the three weeks, but unfortunatly i don't think my pockets will be very deep to do much of anything..

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Mar 18, 2008 - 12:58 PM

[jcbass7]

who stole your wheels! least they left it on blocks
haha thats awesome. give me moar pics.

ask and you shall receive


and more brick pictures haha


^notice the axle still in the driver side hub.. i couldn't get it out, we pulled the engine with the axle in the tranny and the hub attached... sucked

Also you will notice my radiator delicatly placed in the engine bay as well as the passenger axle and a large bin containing many various engine items, mounts, clamps etc.. oh well.



The car is so light with no engine and half an interior


And to add to the depression some more.. my biggest rust spot (that i know of..)


This post has been edited by jcbass7: Mar 18, 2008 - 1:09 PM