So heres my build thread, obviously...

Pretty much I don't have a HUGE knowledge of motor work, when it comes to blocks and heads, but this is going to be my lesson.

I will start from the day I purchased and try and post up here every time I do something to the car. I'll try and keep it pretty active.

So here it goes!

I picked up the car from a local guy/buddy knowing the car needed a bit of work, but for $2500 I knew I was getting a pretty decent deal.

Things I knew:

~Head was blown in some sort of way, Around cylinder 1 there was a large carbon/oil build up, so first guess is Valves.
~Car needed new tires, the ones on it worked just well enough to trailer the car home.
~Car had some sort of built block, Rods for sure, not sure of pistons etc.
~Car had coilovers but they were off brand and needed something new.
~The wiring on the car was complete **** and needs to be re-done.
~The Car had no battery, so that was required.

Day of pick up, the 110 mile drive home



The Tear apart Crew



Everything getting ripped apart









Found a new problem also... Not only was the head shot, but we had a *little* piston problem., one was not sitting straight, the other was destroyed around the top walls, and had a hole about the size of a pencil on the side of it... on a side note! We found out it had almost brand new Eagle Rods!





Time for new pistons!




Also picked up a new B18A1 head for dirt cheap, with a very clean inside + almost brand new cams! Along with a 52 trim turbo that was lying around that I had on an old civic.




Bottom of the head, looks like cylinder 1 had a little bit of trouble at some point, but overall its decently clean!




1 of the 2 front bumpers I currently have for it, Getting valve cover painted by my girl to match, for 1 of the looks, kinda a trashy/dirty look xD









So this is where i'm at right now, as you can see, it still needs a bit of work. Hoping it get a bit more done this weekend when I have off from work. Ill keep everyone updated!

Thanks for looking!!

-Chris

 

Looks like a great start! Resize the pictures in your next update.

 

Cant wait to see how this turn out! What all did it have for mods when you purchased it?

 

For everyone reading at home, that's what happens when you run a turbo without tuning the car properly. Detonation took that piston for a rough ride, and left the lube at home.

 

how do i resize :/

 

Use http://www.imgur.com. It will auto-resize for you - just click "large thumbnail".

Example:

Original.


Large thumbnail.

 

Thanks man!! Will do, yeah i noticed they look too crazy huge lol

 

I wanna see more pics of it from a side view showing the paint

 

Neither of these rims are on the car anymore but here's a couple side shots