Old Project Day #1-4... Stole your thead title 94GTLaserRC!!

Yellow302 · Jul 9, 2008

Same crap that 94GTLaserRC is doing, I finally got around to making a photobucket account and uploading all the pics...

this is from the beginning till current...

Yellow302 · Jul 9, 2008

all crap thrown out

My switch panel to power my tuning box

Thats all the first set of pics

Yellow302 · Jul 9, 2008

And part 2....

Me being excited

Its out

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My happy co-worker

Empty bay

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This is why you should take your seats out when you pull the brake booster

Cleaning up the bay

Yellow302 · Jul 9, 2008

Part 3 now...

Reason to pull an engine

Very sexy oil

Some bay work

more bay work

more...

valley

Don't let this happen to you!

NEW ENGINE FROM THE JUNK YARD

Old Cam and New

Yellow302 · Jul 9, 2008

Part 4 - Current status... Need 2 goats of grey on the block and we are ready to re-assemble the new engine. Still waiting for a friend to weld the bay.

Yellow302 · Jul 9, 2008

Installing new valve springs for the old heads

Opening up my own make shift paint shop

Prime time

Decided not to pull the k-member, going to pray it in there.

New engine all cleaned up

Engine primed

Just 1 coat... doing at least 2 before clear

1 coat... don't mind that rust its gone... looks a lot better in person

1 coat

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DON'T MAKE MY MISTAKE... PAINT THE HEADS FIRST AT LEAST 2 COATS... LET SIT OVER NIGHT. TAPE IT OFF AND SPRAY THE BLOCK 2ND!!!

autumn_again · Jul 9, 2008

i'm confused by your valve covers.

how did you get one for the passenger side that had the hole towards the rear of the car.

did you get two drivers side ones?

i was buying those at the swap meet, then i realized the fill tube would hit on the throttlebody with the sn95 elbow.

Bosko5.0 · Jul 10, 2008

Nice Job.

BlueOvalStangGT · Jul 10, 2008

Better be careful cleaning your block up, the paint where the oil filter goes cant be good for sealing. Other then that looks like your making good progress!

Yellow302 · Jul 10, 2008

autumn_again said:
i'm confused by your valve covers.

how did you get one for the passenger side that had the hole towards the rear of the car.

did you get two drivers side ones?

i was buying those at the swap meet, then i realized the fill tube would hit on the throttlebody with the sn95 elbow.

i have no fill tube, i run 2 breathers piped out the fenders, im going to re-route the 2 lines into a T and run them into the old egr pipe fitting, if my new long tubes have it.

Yellow302 · Jul 10, 2008

BlueOvalStangGT said:
Better be careful cleaning your block up, the paint where the oil filter goes cant be good for sealing. Other then that looks like your making good progress!

lucky for me thats the old explorer one, i need a tool to pull ours out of my old block.

RIO5.0 · Jul 11, 2008

Nice work....Should look mint when your done...

94GTLaserRC · Jul 11, 2008

That's some Nice SHEET!! De ja vu all over again!!

Tomorrow (sat) is 8 weeks since we started. Been about 2 weeks since the last major day, but Ive been working on some small things.

Just spent about $75 in chrome bolts/nuts/washers that will be in highly visible places....C/C plates, Vortech Alt. bracket, TB to Intake bolts, and a few more.

Keep us posted.
RC

Yellow302 · Jul 13, 2008

so today i installed the oil pan, timing cover, cleaned the water pump. installed lifters the last of the new valve springs, pushrods, rockers...

i then moved on to priming the water pump, and then spraying the rest of the block, valve covers coat #2 and lower intake... the paint gun was clogged so i have it soaking in paint thinner... i wasted 2 hours... but got a decent amount accomplished. The new valve springs are beefy as hell.

O a side question, 2 of the valves arent seating all the way... they have some serious carbon build up. Any way of cleaning them up, even after the car is up and running or before hand.

94GTLaserRC · Jul 13, 2008

Yellow302 said:
so today i installed the oil pan, timing cover, cleaned the water pump. installed lifters the last of the new valve springs, pushrods, rockers...

i then moved on to priming the water pump, and then spraying the rest of the block, valve covers coat #2 and lower intake... the paint gun was clogged so i have it soaking in paint thinner... i wasted 2 hours... but got a decent amount accomplished. The new valve springs are beefy as hell.

O a side question, 2 of the valves arent seating all the way... they have some serious carbon build up. Any way of cleaning them up, even after the car is up and running or before hand.

You should always use Lacquer Thinner for cleaning. That's what all the professional shops use..they buy it by the 50 gallon drum.

You can get a gallon at Walmart for about $15.

Let's see some pictures of the paint.
RC

Yellow302 · Jul 13, 2008

ill take some shots of the paint mixin in. it really is coming out nice. im working all week but ill be back in the garage this coming friday

95Mustang302 · Jul 14, 2008

yellow,

I have a novi 2k and was windering if you clocked the blower housing to get that pipe to work, and if so, how would I go about that, and where did you get that pipe.

Secondly... How well do those valve covers fit with the novi and such. I've always wanted those covers, but even the cheap ebay chrome ones I have, have problems with the novi hitting them and almost being too tall for the throttle linkage...

94GTLaserRC · Jul 15, 2008

Why didnt you take the C/C plates off before prep and paint?
RC

Yellow302 · Jul 15, 2008

95Mustang302 said:
yellow,

I have a novi 2k and was windering if you clocked the blower housing to get that pipe to work, and if so, how would I go about that, and where did you get that pipe.

Secondly... How well do those valve covers fit with the novi and such. I've always wanted those covers, but even the cheap ebay chrome ones I have, have problems with the novi hitting them and almost being too tall for the throttle linkage...

All very good questions. I have done them all.

clocking the blower goes too far and it doesn't line up at all. im using a fox body vortec pipe which i cut off the end to fit. honestly go get a custom pipe bent to fit, its on my list of things to do the pipe doesn't fit that nice at all.

Valve covers required a 1 inch intake spacer to clear everything.

You can't take the pass side valve cover off without removing the blower.

So... stick to stock hight valve covers, get a pipe made.

Yellow302 · Jul 15, 2008

94GTLaserRC said:
Why didnt you take the C/C plates off before prep and paint?
RC

I'm still waiting on the welding to be done. then i have to support underneath and take the plates off. So i am planning on doing it.

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