I hear that. I worked on my old B20 and ITR trans for days to get it looking nice but still oem for my last car. I'm about to tackle the same project with my current B20 and Si trans.

Before




After








I miss this setup

 

Looks good man!! Yeah just spending time on actually getting in there and cleaning it can really change it up... Ill admit painting it makes it look really nice and i couldve gone that route and nothing against any people that do cause like i stated before sometimes a motor has just seen alot of love and is way past too dirty to not paint it so it looks nice but i prefer to have the natural aluminum if possible. I just think it says alot when the aluminum itself is nice and clean.. But thats just my opinion and what i choose to do. If mine had not of cleaned up i had some engine paint ready to go also LOL!!

 

im actually thinking about stripping the paint off of mine and starting over.

Eagle One Mag wheel cleaner works wonders on raw aluminium

 

Eagle one huh?? Never thought to try that... Might have to give that a go on my alternator.. Now that the motor and tranny are clean trying to get the alternator clean... I just cant soak it in water so been going to town with a scotchbrite pad bit on a dremel.. Its been working pretty good.

Im just taking my time to go over every nut and bolt and clean or replace everything while im doing the tuck... Heres where im at with my bay. Got one more brake line to make but playing the waiting game for the fitting cause its that weird 12x1.00mm to 3AN that is hard to find...

 

To get back to a factory finish on the tranny case and block has any one used a sand blaster? Obviously there would be a very large amount to mask off but I think the results would be worth it. I think blocks that have been scrubbed clean just dont ever look that great......you can just always look at them and tell they were dirty where as media blasting would give a more uniform factory finish.

 

You could def sandblast it but as for masking off, you can mask off all day long but i can assure you sand or whatever medium you are using to blast with will get in those ports so basically you would need to completely disassemble everything on the motor and blast it and then i would hot tank it at a local machine shop just for peice of mind. There would be nothing worse than sand particles reaking havoc on the inside of your motor and then have to replace bearings and seals just so you could have a nice cosmetic appearance.

Ive done alot of sandblasting and even making metal gaskets wont keep the little sand pieces from getting through it. So masking tape def wont it will just cut through it like a hot butter knife. Also sand blasting has a tendency to leave a very dull finish across aluminum. I agree however that is would clean it up nice just doesnt seem like its worth the work of full disassembly IMO.

 

where did you get the 12mmx1.0 to -3 an adapter at?

 

Here is my engine after sandblasting:



And the transmission:

 

M10*1.25

 

nihkon: Looks really good! although I guess it does have kind of a dull finish to it doesnt it

 

i need your help....i'm trying to do the tuck harness to my hatch 89 SI. I bought a B16 OBD0 engine with PW0 ecu and pigtails, but i need the wiring diagram, where i can find it or some idea and i don't know what is the size of the heat shrink tubing that i can use and how many ft.

 

^ Pick up a factory service manual.

 

Sohc engine and trans looks dope.




heres the first two coats of clear sprayed on the bay. need to wetsand and lay two more coats.

 

Q: How do I (insert electrical query of any kind)?

A: Step 1:

 

On the clutch lever I see you have two bolts on the counterweight. When I was cleaning my 90 Si tranny, I had one real bolt and one plastic bolt. Of course when I tried to remove the plastic bolt it snapped off at the ends of the threads leaving some in the lever. How did you manage to get the bolt out and how would I go about getting out the remaining plastic bolt piece?

 

ANplumbing.com has them...

They only carry the 12x1.00 to 3 AN straight adapter not any banjo bolts unfortunately. I wanted to move to a ITR booster and M/C but just decided to use my GSR setup but like everything on GSR's it has funky stuff here and there like the one odd size on the M/C.

Im looking for a throttle cable pulley to replace mine on my GSR throttle body so i can run the cable across the manifold using the ITR cable holder does anyone know where i might be able to pick up just the pulley without getting the entire throttle body??

 

use a sohc pully? i have a few and the p73 bracket if you need it....shameless plug lol

is the fitting anplumbing has, IF on the 12mm side? pegesus racing has a 12mmx1.0 IF to -3an adapter for $16.99

i need it to adapt a -3 braided clutch line to the factory clutch line union on a eg fire wall

 

Ill PM you on the pulley and as for the question on the adapter i dont know what exactly you are asking.....

 

some are convex flare and some are inverted flare





the inverted flare is what we need to seal to our seats

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/gro...D=PLUMADAP12MM

$17 jeez

i know its around, but got a part # on the earls fitting?

Edit: 23 pages of looking thru the brake line tuck thread and I found it.

305-03M121 -3 12mmX1.0 12 MM X 1.0 male bubble flare to -3 male steel

idk if that bubble flare will seal to a Honda MC?

 

Have you tried a bolt extractor? Any autoparts will carry a set

 

some pics of my bay just had it shaved and repainted hopw everyone likes it because i love it.

 

more pics silver was a base coat we where goin to use love the way it came out but the the candy didnt look good so we went with purple with some pearl.

 

Thanks man! Yeah, sandblasting does give it a dull finish. It's a good thing that's the look I like!

I'm not sure dude. When I picked up my doner transmission, it didn't have the counterweight on there. I ordered all my engine bolts new from Honda, and they were both metal bolts. Sorry I can't be of any more help.

 

what did you use for the shock tower clearance .. a different car or just built you own?

 

IF YOUR REFFERING TO MY TOWERS JOEL CUT THEN AND RAIED THEN ALL EQUALLY AND WE LEFT THE TOPS FACTORY SO THEY WOULDNT STAND OUT I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE DOIN THERE AND PUTTING SQUARE TOPS OR ROUNDED CAPS IN THERE WHICH LOOKS GOOD BUT WE WANTED THAT CLEAN FACTORY LOOK