engine rebuild project, PIX ADDED, more to come... Options

[nightryder]

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

[playr158]

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

[Rusty]

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)

[nightryder]

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)

+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)

[nightryder]

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!

[Batman722]

Stef and I can be there Sunday

[nightryder]

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.

[Rusty]

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

[Batman722]

Nate, any updates ?

[nightryder]

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...

[Rusty]

maybe ithats a sign.... to charge your car battery?

[nightryder]

actually i just checked it last night , full charge



i hope that it isn't a sign of anything... i want this to go as smooth as possible

[airforceb2cc]

What kind of pistons did you put in? If they are forged...where did you get them?

[nightryder]

to be completely honest, I'm really not sure. When I had brought the car to my machine shop, he said he had a connection and could get me all the parts.



hes done great work for a lot of people i know and he is one of the best machinists around so i trusted his opinion and didnt ask questions.



but no, they arent forged.

[Batman722]

Nate update !

[njccmd2002]

Nate update !

yeah, nice work. dont know much about engines, but how much have you spent so far.

and 180 was for the top part or the bottom part?

im researching wether i do this or buy remanufactured..

[addictions]

ok dumb question i know but is this a 2.2 or 1.8? sorry im kinda new i know

[jcbass7]

Nate update !

X2

[hurley97]

did you finish? did it start?

[Rusty]

update we need updates & pics