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[Barbbachello]

I just got a Fenix alloy radiator, pretty happy with it.

How many dollhairs?

 

Nice pick up!!

Thanks. Now you see why im after your old bonnet haha

[Dougsubi]

320 dollhairs from Fenix on ebay. Better quality that the cheapo ones but not to pricey

[Barbbachello]

320 dollhairs from Fenix on ebay. Better quality that the cheapo ones but not to pricey

Bit out of budget. Might see what snowball has

[Adam]

Just get a standard rad

[Barbbachello]

Just get a standard rad

I think so. Dont have the boost wound up to warrant an alloy one












yet 

[Beckers]

Save the cash until conversion time, then buy a bid arse rad for the tarbo engine.

 

 

[Barbbachello]

Save the cash until conversion time, then buy a bid arse rad for the tarbo engine.

 

 

then do skids right?

[Beckers]

then do skids right?

 

Yep, 

 

Skidslyf bro

[aekOne]

Very cool. Conversion completed before Dylans I suspect

Ps: White gen 2 sedan always wins

[CodeBurn3r]

You need that hose nick.. it looks like Coolant crossover pipe to intake manifold..

I'm telling you.. this RSK work has been worth allot more than a forking clapped out Silver 2.2L GX

[Barbbachello]

I'm telling you.. this RSK work has been worth allot more than a forking clapped out Silver 2.2L GX

Deals a deal m8
 

 

You need that hose nick.. it looks like Coolant crossover pipe to intake manifold..

Noted. Might be able to slip it back on minus what broke off or will raid jollys lol

[WALKER]

Good stuff
Can't wait to see what's to come.

[Barbbachello]

Ok so a lot happened today. Engine came out with relative ease. Only tricky bit was the drivers side bottom gearbox nut but we got it in the end

Dirty engine bay is dirty

 

Crank bolt and cam sprockets come out super easy cos rattle gun. Timing case has a tiny crack in it at the top, is it an issue?

 

Started tearing engine down and things started to go down hill. This engine has definitely been apart before and whoever did it made an absolute meal out of it. Straight off the bat there was 2 forked cam cap bolts. One is totally rooted and needed vice grips.

 

The other is still rooted but came off with some careful socket work.

 

The next part was done by me sort of. Front cam bolt snapped >: (. That said i put so little effort into cracking the bolt im blaming the peanut who assembled it who probably over tightened it.

Removing the head bolts and heads themselves was a doddle and good god head bolts smell weird. The heads themselves smelt like an egg fart but the bolts smelt like rancid tomato sauce?

 

Heres where I need some help as this is my first time doing any sort of work like this. 3 cylinder bores have rust? marks in them

 

Is this a headgasket thing? Is the block still fine to use or is it d? The engine, apart from the over heating ran fine before hand. What should I be doing about the cam bolt? Obviously it needs to come out but whats the best approach? Drill out etc or new head perhaps?

Heres a photo of the rest of the parts cos why not. Clutch has loads of meat on it thankfully

 

Thats about it for now. Time to google what to clean and so on

[Robert]

Hahaha

Those smells mean the engin has been cooked
good work!

Progress

[Barbbachello]

Hahaha

Those smells mean the engin has been cooked
good work!

Progress

Yeah im glad im doing it DIY. Such knowledge wow etc, Time to clean the shit out of everything and paint some things for the extra kw/sweg

[CodeBurn3r]

that smell is normal for the head studs.. its so strange but every one i have done smells like that..

Guys, so you know, this car actually drives really nice and is quiet!

 

Nick, Green scourer the bores slightly with some oil on the cloth.. that will fix the bores, do it gentle and only enough to get rid of the colour.

 

Everything else seems normal.

 

Nulon Throttle body cleaner will get those pistons nice n clean..

 

Cam cap bolts are always fuckers.. i have a heap spare

p.s. take photo of the old gaskets.. i wanna see where they failed.. prob same place as normal.. water jacket to combustion

[Barbbachello]

that smell is normal for the head studs.. its so strange but every one i have done smells like that..

Guys, so you know, this car actually drives really nice and is quiet!

 

Nick, Green scourer the bores slightly with some oil on the cloth.. that will fix the bores, do it gentle and only enough to get rid of the colour.

 

Everything else seems normal.

 

Nulon Throttle body cleaner will get those pistons nice n clean..

 

Cam cap bolts are always fuckers.. i have a heap spare

p.s. take photo of the old gaskets.. i wanna see where they failed.. prob same place as normal.. water jacket to combustion

Same cleaning process for the head surface? You can have a look at the gaskets tomorrow cos i cbf getting photos now. Inb4 gaskets havent failed and this was a semi waste of time lol

[Meadyy8]

Cam bolt can be retrieved with a left handed drill bit, or an easy out I guess?

[Barbbachello]

Thats my thinking. Ty is taking his and now my heads to get machined tomorrow so might get the machinists to do it cos im a pleb. Also while under the car i noticed a completely split steering rack boot. I can see the little fix ups to get the car roadworthy costing more than the gasket job lol

[CRUISN]

Nice progress.