Make slowboy not so slow

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

An engine mixes the oil and coolant much better than you could ever do it by hand, and it also depends on the amount of coolant in the oil. Again, was the oil milky colored when you drained it?

[asshanson]

No, it was pretty black. Just the stuff on the headgasket/block was milky. Also the headstuds had the milky stuff on them when I took them out.

[C3L1CA]

Looks like you're making some good progress on the car! Those brake lines suck to install, especially the going to the driver side caliper. haha

[asshanson]

Yea that was the worst of the four by far. Got the brakes all bled today. Tried gravity bleeding but that didn't work for two of the four lines, I had to have emily step on the brake and force fluid into each individually. After that I was able to gravity bleed any of them, but since she was already helping I had her do the push push hold method, it seemed to go quicker.

Once it's running I'll drive around for a bit and then rebleed the entire system.

[asshanson]

Got the cylinders all lightly ball honed, but they were in pretty much perfect shape still. Also got all the new rings filed and pistons installed. All that is left is to install is the head and button things up. I decided to go with .020 for the top ring and .023 for the second, hope that works out alright for me. I also lined up the gaps to where they're supposed to go, I never realized the locations were so specific. Good thing I had someone helping me.

The old rings were gapped at .024 and .028, so that explains the blowby and low compression numbers.

Oh, is it normal for a company to ship 9 ring sets? I only ordered and paid for 4 sets, but I got a box with 9 of them. Is that in case you mess up 5 separate sets?

[A//// Guy]

Good progress! Id have to say gravity bleeding isnt a good idea. I always have someone pump the brakes for me when im bleeding, much faster results. You did start with the furthest caliper from the engine bay right? Then follow to the next furthest. You shouldnt need to rebleed them after a while.. if the pedal is rock hard, youre set.

[tehehodi]

......I had her do the push push hold method,



never tried it, gonna have to show me next time your in town...sounds fun..

...... pump........ rock hard, youre set.


didn't know you swung both ways peter....lol kiss me thru the phone!!



game!

[asshanson]

Yesterday I got the bearings and rods all attached to the crank, but didn't know how tight to make them. Then Emily's parents came over so I was done for the day. Tonight I torqued all the rod bolts down, so the bottom end is all set to go now.

Got the headstuds installed yesterday with blue loctite, and today I noticed one had seeped some goop up and was loose, so I redid that one. The rest were in great shape, nice and solid. I copper sprayed the stock composite gasket and installed the head. Lubed up the ARP hardware and torqued down to 85 ft-lbs.

After the head was on I got the intake manifold installed and plug wires routed, as well as all the sensors plugged in. The only things left are to bolt on the turbo, do the timing belt, and put the oil pan back on. It should be up and running by Thursday at the latest.

In the pic with the coil pack, check out the home made bracket where the AC was bolted on. No JMF fancy bracket for me, just metal stock.

[asshanson]

I've never really looked at a DSM head before this one, how do these ports compare to stock? I know this head is ported, but how much? Are both intake and exhaust ported?

The hot tank cleaned up the valves a TON better than they were, the intakes are shiny SS now with just a little crud. The exhaust valves didn't clean up quite as well.

The guy who did the head cleanup said the lifters and guides were in great shape, and the valve job it has was done very well, so that's encouraging. Got new seals, the old ones were in terrible condition he said. He also cleaned up a few scratches in the intake cam journal.

[eclipse_spyder]

The exhaust side does not look ported me. No idea on the intake though.