Been a bit since I've updated this, but I started school this week and well its gonna be a rough few years as usual i guess.
Anywho, I'll be spending most of this sunny day doing homework rather than putting the car together, but hopefully I will make some progress this weekend and its starting to look like I need to just hurry up and slap the car together if i want to make proving grounds or even my bday!
4/30/12 - Cleaned and bled 3G lifters that were already in a 2G head I picked up:
5/2/12 - New vs. old.
You can see through the old one, around the edges at least.
5/3/12 - Initial install method, took me a while to get this far
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5/3/12 - initial install mock up. Looks like it could be a PITA.
5/3/12 hmmm, 2G head all cleaned up. Munchgsx stage 0.5. To include Evo valvetrain, and thanks to nick/Cornfed2.4 HKS 272s!
Cornfed 2.4 thanks for the oil cap, hopefully its better than my old one! Booo mobil1, i need a new sticker for that.
Pre-ported oiling hole:
Driver's side install, i decided to change the install method since the other way was going to be a PITA. To be honest I might end up throwing these in the civic and ordering some 5.25" for the talon just so i can have them fit in the door but I'll see next year or some other time. (Need to not get distracted by this non-necessary stuff)
Doesn't look to bad, they are Infinity Reference 6030cs components for the price they are rated very well and do well without an amp with I'm going to try out I think, I'm not going for some show quality system just something decent that I can turn up when I'm by myself.
Tweeter install:
5/6/12-Speaker install complete
This is my gear shift display installed, i didn't grab a pic of the display itself I'll have to remember next time, but you might be able to see it in one of the next few pics.
Interior 90% complete, its the most its been together in a very long time maybe 9 months! (you guys might be able to see what's missing.
Usually I'd say what's left totally, but I'll try to keep it to the necessary items.
-Drill 2G head for install to block
-Install cams, lifters, etc to head
-Assemble manifolds to head
-Front ball joints, control arms with new bushings, coilovers.
-Buy injectors.
-need radiator.
-install rear splash shield stuff.
-finish trans installation, its bolted to motor and held up by a jack.
Now what i'm trying to make happen:
-Do some powdercoating since parts are off the car that should never have to come off again.
-Install vacuum pump, ton of room without head on the car.
-Drop rear subframe and install active toe elim, and poly bushings.
-possible rear brake upgrade.
-find a lightweight sub/amp combo.
-Rebuild TB, do FIAV blockoff, put in new shaft seals. (old ones leaked like bitch I was def. losing a good amount of power there)
-Stop adding weight to the car.
Hopefully by the end of this weekend I would of made some good progress. One can only hope.