the t3d's FIRST "Performance before Appearance" BUILD THREAD!
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supra-b;907365 said:
haha go right ahead :biglaugh:
on a serious note....
i'm gonna be putting up some stuff for sale today, so check out the for sale thread later on!
-t3d
damn...this thread went like 4 pages without any pics! MY BAD!
here they are!
got all those beautiful bad boys in the block :biglaugh:
just another pic of my baby
got the intake housing off so i can get it powder coated along with some other parts
i got stuck with older set of the arp mainstuds, but it came with alternative option as you'll see in the next pic.
as you can see, this was the only way i could fit the oil pump on
got the oil pan painted
the final coat of the block is now done :icon_bigg
slapped that rear main seal on and painted some more parts...don't worry i was careful :naughty: what can i say? i'm an artist! lol
here they are!
got all those beautiful bad boys in the block :biglaugh:
just another pic of my baby
got the intake housing off so i can get it powder coated along with some other parts
i got stuck with older set of the arp mainstuds, but it came with alternative option as you'll see in the next pic.
as you can see, this was the only way i could fit the oil pump on
got the oil pan painted
the final coat of the block is now done :icon_bigg
slapped that rear main seal on and painted some more parts...don't worry i was careful :naughty: what can i say? i'm an artist! lol
had some parts sandblasted to hell. they turned out quite nice. and yes...they're gettin painted too :icon_bigg
newer rack in, old one out!
Russell SS brake lines installed!
GOT MY POWDER COATED PARTS BACK! and DAMN...they're BLUE!
as the motor sat before i had to take it all apart to get the timing cover machined :cry:
alittle bit of paint and the motor mounts look NEW :sarcasm:
organization at it's finest haha :biglaugh:
just another pic of my patient supra :love:
my lovely GREEN rear anti-sway bar. front is on, just not bolted in
took the head to the parts washer to do alittle cleaning
now i made sure to be as organized as possible with the valvetrain
i got my timing cover back. they did a damn good job. very smooth and FLUSH! i also recleaned the gasket surfaces. good thing i had extra gaskets :biglaugh:
replaced the leaky axle seal on the lsd
a pic to kinda show you how it is
this is how the motor is as of now :love:
the t3d's awesome cleaning abilities! :biglaugh:
JOB WELL DONE T3D!
i also sent the head out today to get machined. i'm pickin it up tomorrow morning :icon_razz
to be continued...
build is lookin good! i should be doing the same exact thing to my '88 na. im sticking with the stock internals though but plan on upgrading to 550s/lex afm and a 57 trim. so i'll def be following your thread the whole way for reference and things
i'm 19 too with no job so it's hard getting any money to finish the project up. i need $1500 to finish but it won't be til about May when its done. when did you start on your project?
well, since i'm doing this all at school, i've had too many breaks. it really started kickin into gear late Aug. i got a settlement for my first car accident. i ended up spending like 6 grand in a week. haha including the motor of course. the only big thing i'm waiting on...money wise...is getting enough money to buy all the "preformed" hoses. it's not ALL that much, but i just lost my job, so i'm gonna be alittle tight on money. i'm shootin for probably late next month hopefully.
i bought my first 7mgte back in december '06 and once i got it torn down i found that the block was crap. so i got a new block and got it machined. soon after that found another engine for really cheap so couldn't pass it up. now i have everything machined and ready for assembly, just need gaskets and bolts. it seems like the slowest build ever!
i hear ya man. my car has been on the lift at school for soooo long. it makes me sad, especially i have to drive a 91 Probe Turbo 'til it's done. i wanted to start with a low mileage motor, so i ordered a JDM one off of Tigerjapanese.com and turned out to be just what i was lookin for
time for me to pass out. i'm pickin up my head tomorrow from the machine shop and i'll be able to that all back together on wednesday. so we'll see what comes together tomorrow in the mean time. this will be updated for sure for a heads up.
sweet, look forward to the update. yeah a probe is pretty bad but i'm stuck driving a '96 auto corolla til my car is runnin again. my car developed a rod knock in august and has been parked since. its torture driving that freakin corolla
thanks everyone. i'm at school now, so i'm probaby goin to do some prep work today. i'm gonna pick my head after school and get ready to put that together. i'll take some more pics today and post them up when i get home