The engine is finally installed. I will be putting up a bigger write up about the process, but in the end we swapped out the old engine, took off the important bits and installed on fresh engine, and re-installed in to the engine bay.
There were a few hiccups but for our first time, I think it went well.
This was a process that started last August when I sourced an engine with a blown head gasket.... here are pics through the process:
Picked up the engine and brought it home in Dad's trusty econoline van
Tear down progress, gasket was blown around cylinder 4
Quite the collection of parts
Crank from blown engine
Close up of timing marks on cams while installed (before taking it apart)
Taking apart the head, tedious work
Stock rods to be replaced with SCAT rods
Cleaning the pistons (reused the stock forged pistons)
Pistons clean, SCAT rods installed
Crank installed in fresh block (block was cleaned, fluxed, decked and honed), ARP main studs
Refreshed head. Left it pretty stock, plan to take the head off engine that is currently in my car and building a head. No in the cards right now
Rods/Pistons installed
Bottom end all closed up
ARP head studs in
Head installed
Tommis Billet crank cog
Reference PIC of N75 before puling the engine
Front end off, disconnecting things
Engine out
Tired Engine (head off)
Ready to pull EM and Turbo off old head
Fresh
Installed in engine bay, left intake off so we can connect everything with ease
Everything back together (my brother approves)
Bent valves that caught us in the middle (more on this later)
Ready for Bumper and lights
