Ok, I'm building myself a little project motor for ***** and giggles. I want the swap to be as hassle free as possible, and drop right in, so I'm doing a y8 for a y8.

So far I've got:

-60mm GSR TB
-y8 intake mani
-y8 head w/ almost complete valve train

Im just getting the entire motor, and then worry about what to put in it in a few weeks when I have the money to start ordering stuff. Still debating on all motor or boost, but thats still totally adjustable as I havent started ordering internals yet. Found a block from RICEY MCRICERTON, cause hes cool and stuff, and just wanted to see if people thought it looked good, and kinda to see what something liek this might go for $$$ wise because neither of us have a clue. Its just a bare block and includes the girdle/cap/oil pickup assembly, thats it. Just wondering if the cylinder walls still look good, I'm a total scrub and dont know

Pics of all 4 cylinders + main caps/girdle.
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...s.jpg

Didnt want to directly post the pics because I sized them down, but they are still somewhat large. Any tips/comments/flames/haterism is fine! Oh, and thats dust on the cylinder walls, OR SO HE SAYS!


*Added humongous hi-res pics of cylinder walls.


Modified by jlacoy82 at 4:31 PM 12/19/2004

 

No offense to Ricey but i would never buy a motor that used to be turboed, unless if it was fully built. Just to much risk involved.

Now if its a stripped block then cool.

Also i cant tell **** from your pics.

 

Its just the bare block. And I can put the full size hi-res pics in place of those.

And this isnt Riceys own block he used, he picked up the block for another build I believe and never ended up using it, so hes had this BARE BLOCK laying around doing nothing.

 

oh is that the block that he was trying to turn into a table? I guess he never got around to it. That sucks.

Well then have at it, take pics of the sleeves better (if thats what your pic was suppose to be.

Edit: just saw your new pics, i would send it out to get it honed.

 

He still has the block. Oh well, I'm buying it anyways! I was just bored and wanted to make a thread, or.......not. The pics taken were from him. Plus Ricey is a really cool guy and I'm hoping if I sweet talk him enough he'll just give me the block for free, AND pay for shipping too!

 

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lol.... good luck with that one. Just say youll pay the shipping, he seems cool enough to be coo with that. Offer him a beer, or rice

 

lol, it was a joke, hes gonna get a shipping weight on it, and see what we work out. Now I just have to find the courage to drop about another 2k in parts and machine work to have this engine done. I'm thinking I'll just go all-motor tho and run like 11:1 CR for a little extra giddup, not to mention the fully rebuilt valvetrain so I can rape it with whatever cam I feel like.