Started the engine rebuild

[nick6690]

i ordered a notching tool from Lindy Tools wednesday so hopefully it will here soon.

im hoping my car will be running in the next 2 weeks.

wish me luck.

 

[Foxfan88]

cool build, reminds me of when i swapped the motor in my car.

good luck.

 

[90lxcoupe]

nice build, its good to see people getting thier hands dirty

 

[ryan218]

i wish my dad was like that. :sad:

your lucky! nice build. more pics!

 

[nick6690]

Im a pretty lucky kid to have a dad like mine.
I couldnt have done any of this if it wasnt for him.
Heck I probly wouldnt have liked cars if it wasnt for him.

 

[nick6690]

i ordered a notching tool from Lindy Tools, which are great people to work with and sent the tools pretty quick. the only thing is that they sent the wrong size exhaust tool.

i got all the pistons notched and all the sharp edges smoothed out. all i have to do now is put it back together. here is a picture of one finished piston. sorry about the quality, it was with my phone.

 

[nick6690]

oh and if you ever have to do this to your pistons, just save up and buy new pistons.
this was the biggest PITA.

 

[vadim]

Looks like it's coming along really well. My sons are interested in cars because of me, lol, always tinkering with something. my 5 year old loves to pass the tools to me. yeah he's going to be a wrench head just like dad!

 

[nick6690]

i made a ton of progress today.
i was about to bolt the intake on and realized we didnt have any RTV so im gonna have to borrow some from a friend.

 

[nick6690]

me and my dad put the engine in yesterday and all thats left to do now is bolt everything back up.

 

[nick6690]

here is what i had done yesterday. i started it up today and it sounds amazing.