03-30-2015, 10:42 AM
I picked up the head from the machine shop on Friday.
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This isn't even close to the total amount of parts I have laying around.
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On Saturday I just did a lot of general cleaning and getting the garage in order, and reinstalled the head sensors, oil check valve and header studs so the head is ready to be dropped back on the car. I also swapped in my new chip and the new injectors.
Unfortunately on Sunday when we did finally get the lower timing cover off (took a torch and the biggest breaker bar you've ever seen) the intake timing chain guide was busted. I had just taken it the rest of the way off in this photo.
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The good news is the car is as "torn down" as it needs to go. Everything is cleaned and prepped and can start going back together as soon as the chain guides come in, which should be this week.
With this parts delay and family obligations this upcoming weekend it seems very unlikely I'll have the car together for the show. I figure if that's the case I might as well take my time and try to sort out some little annoyances, here's my list of things I might get around to doing after work this week.
1.) Re-wrap the headers. I'm 90% sure I have most of a 50ft roll left over, the old stuff is loose, fraying and has 2 years of coolant and oil packed into them.
2.) Strip off the crap flaking from my valve cover and give it a decent coat of high temp paint. I know that freaks people out but my valve cover has a removable plate on the little vacuum channels so everything can be accessed and meticulously cleaned, I've done it before, I just didn't sand long enough to make it look good.
3.) Drop the radiator in and make myself some good sturdy brackets so it stops hitting the fan.
4.) Pull the driver's seat and replace my clutch and brake arm bushings, the parts are lying around somewhere, i might as well throw them in
5.)I deleted the washer reservoir and hid the wiring, which kinda has me fired up to try and clean up the rest of the wiring a bit.
6.) A friend sent me a coolant level sensor a long time ago (like 2 years ago) I just now opened it and realized my connector is a different shape, so i might see if i can find the right connector to splice in so I'm not getting a low coolant warning in my rebuilt-ish engine.
This isn't even close to the total amount of parts I have laying around.
On Saturday I just did a lot of general cleaning and getting the garage in order, and reinstalled the head sensors, oil check valve and header studs so the head is ready to be dropped back on the car. I also swapped in my new chip and the new injectors.
Unfortunately on Sunday when we did finally get the lower timing cover off (took a torch and the biggest breaker bar you've ever seen) the intake timing chain guide was busted. I had just taken it the rest of the way off in this photo.
The good news is the car is as "torn down" as it needs to go. Everything is cleaned and prepped and can start going back together as soon as the chain guides come in, which should be this week.
With this parts delay and family obligations this upcoming weekend it seems very unlikely I'll have the car together for the show. I figure if that's the case I might as well take my time and try to sort out some little annoyances, here's my list of things I might get around to doing after work this week.
1.) Re-wrap the headers. I'm 90% sure I have most of a 50ft roll left over, the old stuff is loose, fraying and has 2 years of coolant and oil packed into them.
2.) Strip off the crap flaking from my valve cover and give it a decent coat of high temp paint. I know that freaks people out but my valve cover has a removable plate on the little vacuum channels so everything can be accessed and meticulously cleaned, I've done it before, I just didn't sand long enough to make it look good.
3.) Drop the radiator in and make myself some good sturdy brackets so it stops hitting the fan.
4.) Pull the driver's seat and replace my clutch and brake arm bushings, the parts are lying around somewhere, i might as well throw them in
5.)I deleted the washer reservoir and hid the wiring, which kinda has me fired up to try and clean up the rest of the wiring a bit.
6.) A friend sent me a coolant level sensor a long time ago (like 2 years ago) I just now opened it and realized my connector is a different shape, so i might see if i can find the right connector to splice in so I'm not getting a low coolant warning in my rebuilt-ish engine.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S