Im going to use this thread to make a journal of the engine build process. My friend Jay (username JV) helped me finally get it to my house after being outside under a tarp for about 6 months. Its going to be built over the winter, and I HOPE to drop it into something in the spring. Plans as of now are built bottem end, freshen up the head, rebuild the trans, add a LSD, 4.7 FD, and 5th LS gear. After all that, its going to be a JRSC tuned with uberdata, or gt28rs turbo setup.

Day One: 11/03/05

Trans Seperated and Draining

There she is in all her former glory, beat alot of cars with this motor...including Sean with his old setup


Removed ACT HDSS, like 8k miles mabey, great clutch

I don't spare any expense, 2/3rds of a full hasport mount kit.

Harbor Freight Engine Stand

Engine Stand Mount Secured

Coppertone Suntan Shelves from CVS So much better then everything lying everywhere

Money Saved on the hasport mounts, goes to the most important and vital part of the build!

 

Cool, i recommend t-belt and water pump.

 

Day 2, im in a rush, so ill add captions and put it in the right order tomorrow.

 

sweet thread, good luck with the build

 

is that rtv in the mounts? nice build BTW!

 

Good luck with it.
I would go with the gt28rs setup

 

yuengling!!! YOU BASTARD!!! QUIT TAUNTING ME!!!
its my FAVORITE beer and im from PA, but now live in OH where we cant get it!!

oh and good luck with the engine build up. and please go turbo. JRSC suck compared to a turbo. i have never owned one, only driven them

 

7/11/05: Had about 15 min to work on the beast tonight

Cam Rails Off

Top View

Numbered the caps

Caps Off

Caps off and on the table

Cams Out

One of the caps has a scratch on the journals Not too bad, but not good never the less

Layed Everything back on to keep together so no parts are lost


Head and Bottemend should come off on thursday or friday!

 

I've Decided to go another route with the block, this will be its new main purpose




Broke my Fav shorty wobble extension on a headbolt

Headbolts all out

Head finally off!

Plenty of carbon on the valves

Plenty of Carbon on the Pistons



Smooth as a babys butt





Oil Pan off

Oil Pickup Removed


What all you LS guys dont have


Bolts loosened up


Wear on a main journal

Girdle off



Oil Pump off


Another Bottem end Pic


Wherd that darn piston go?


Ah, there we are!


Random white crap in the block



Modified by xerox445 at 6:01 PM 11/10/2005

 

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Ballsey, That **** would have been gone if you lived in Portland. Too many people here would rather steal than buy their own ****.

Good luck with the build. Looks like an excellent winter time project.

 

I can tell by your wrenching technique that I'm going to want to subscribe to this now.

to being more underground than my basement concrete.

 

nicccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

weak don't waste your time with the jrsc.

 

drive your car.

Side note, the next update should be over the christmas break sometime.

 

i do

 

Got some new hottness for the build. Coming along, slowly but surely. Just taking my time on this one, making sure everything is done right, the last car everything was done wrong and I won't have it this time...


9mm ARP Rod bolts

Piston Ring Filer

Rod Bolt Strech Gauge

This motor will be built right the first time

 

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to being more underground than my basement concrete. </TD></TR></TABLE>


DITTO nice work man any updates

 

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Ballsey, That **** would have been gone if you lived in Portland. Too many people here would rather steal than buy their own ****.

Good luck with the build. Looks like an excellent winter time project.</TD></TR></TABLE>

second that. I live 40 miles south of portland.... Our auto related thefts here have almost gone up 75% in 5 years.