The Progression of KAOS, ... from then 'til now. Options

[KAOS]

I've made so much progress in the past few weeks with my car (thanks mostly to local board members) that I thought I would jump on the band wagon & start my progress thread too.

This thread, just like the car; is a work in progress.

My Car was purchased back in 2006 and was meant to be a project car right away, but unfortunately I was busy with my career at the time and she was quickly neglected.

1994 Celica GT-S w/ ~224K kms on it (approx 139187 miles)

Interior was in great condition, nothing special done to it...

Exterior was in decent shape, except for the driverside fender, which was mashed in, punched back out, and rattle canned. The most unique feature of this car, was the dual exhaust.

Dual Exhaust Sound/Video Clip

This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:55 PM

[KAOS]

Then I caught the mod bug.

The first modification I did, was to upgrade to the JDM Taillights.



The company I worked for at the time was nice enough to give me a vehicle for personal & work use, so the Celica was parked for the better part of 3 years.

In 2007, I was promoted and moved to Calgary Alberta to work for the companies Corporate office.

That's when I met WALKER and the rest of the 6GC members from that time.

(I had also just purchased the 7th Gen rims the day before this picture was taken)



This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:56 PM

[KAOS]

After becoming more comfortable with the 6GC, and where to source parts from... I had the mod bug baaaaad:

In 2008; I purchased my first suspension mods; Tanabe D210 Lowering Springs & a GT-Four Rear Strut Bar:




And in 2009 decided to spice up the interior...

From this:


To this:



aaaaand somewhere in there a 7th Gen Short Throw Shifter was installed...

Also purchased some headers, a cooling panel and Hotwires spark plug wires:

Before:


During:


And After:





This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:57 PM

[KAOS]

Later that summer I managed to get my hands on a set of Custom Projectors w/ Clear lenses (from Rayme via WALKER)

I had to tear them apart and rebuild them myself as the brackets were loose and the projectors would bounce around inside the housings. I also took this opportunity to mount some Halo rings onto the projectors as well.





It was also around this time that I installed the JDM rain guards JDM Rear Visor & removed the amber piece from the JDM Taillights.
I decided to try a little tint as well to match the CF License Bezel:



After the headers were installed and the stock cat was removed - I could no longer stand the sound of my exhaust... so I took it in to get modified.


To this:



The sound is much better, but I do miss the unique-ness of the dual exhaust...


Then the worst happened... the timing belt snapped mid-commute one day. IIRC it was around the same time I was installing the projectors, etc. I can't seem to find any pictures of that event, but long story short; with the help of WALKER & ZenAutoworks I was able to tear apart the engine, replace the timing belt & Water pump and then redo all the seals on my way in/out.

The car was back on the road again!! Yay! But at the end of the fall season in 2009, the clutch went, and left me stranded again at the side of the road. Not just 500KMs after I just finished the timing belt!! Argh!

So the car has been parked since then; waiting to roll again and finally this year I was able to make some progress with it again. (Busy/Cold 2010 year)


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:57 PM

[KAOS]

My 3rd gear had always given me grief while shifting, so I decided to get a whole new bell housing/tranny along with a temp clutch and pressure plate.

In the prep process I was a little distracted and decided to test fit some new body panels. (ie 404 Skirts, JDM fenders, and ST205 hood)




This past weeks worth of work revealed the problem with the clutch;



DESTROYED

See the link in my signature "Project- Tranny Swap" for more details...

But this brings us up to date so far in my progress (or lack-thereof, LOL ) and this is how she sits until I can get back underneath her...


Resurfaced Flywheel ready to install, lightened and machined down...


Hope you enjoyed so far, and I will update when more work is done...

Thanks!


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:58 PM

[delusionz]

I love your Celica, especially your dash

[mak5603]

Great project, very unique! I look forward to updates in this thread.

[whatthe]

C-ONE !!!!!!! Hell-yeh!

[KAOS]

C-ONE !!!!!!! Hell-yeh!

Riiiiight!? I cant wait to get it done and mounted!!

... So pumped!

[NYp8tBaller07]

how loud is the exhaust from inside the car at around 3,000 rpm?

[KAOS]

The new exhaust, or the old dual exhaust?

[NYp8tBaller07]

new exhaust

[KAOS]

new exhaust

I'll be completely honest with you; the car has been sitting for so long that I don't really remember what the sound was like

I do remember that the dual had an amazing sound at 3000

The new exhaust is a little quieter, even with the headers, but its more of a deeper throaty sound, IIRC.

[NYp8tBaller07]

also whats the outlet size on the new muffler?

[KAOS]

2.5" in -> 3" out I believe.

[NYp8tBaller07]

I love your new exhaust and am going to do the same but with a little mor tilt to it so thats why im asking so many questions

[SupraKid]

As I was looking at the clutch picture I thought to myself "wtf, it looks fin..O ****" Thats quite a skill to do that to the spring. Looks great man, this will be one of the few builds ill be sure to follow!!

[KAOS]

As I was looking at the clutch picture I thought to myself "wtf, it looks fin..O ****" Thats quite a skill to do that to the spring. Looks great man, this will be one of the few builds ill be sure to follow!!

LOL - yeah this picture might have been better to post:



As soon as WALKER removed the pressure plate, the spring fell out.


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:58 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

I remember my uncles turbo rx7 ripped the metal from the pucks on his clutch

[SupraKid]

Cool story bro

[johnyboy1976]

do like a nice yellow 6 - my mrs has one

[KAOS]

OMG - those are sexy 6's mate.

Where did your wife get that bonnet from? RTP? (yellowchinaman) kinda looks like his product.

I wants it over here on mine car, but thats a lot of coin for me.

Thanks for sharing those pics tho! Very nice!

[johnyboy1976]

Yer the cf bonnet is off Ray - as is the lip
Just need to finish it off with a cf rear spoiler and mirror covers as it has a cf rear number plate surround on the way
Also thinking of a cf rear diffuser too so it will match my grey 205 in appearance

[KAOS]

Update - I really hate myself right now.

Getting distracted and started 7 different projects at once is really coming back to bite me in the @$$.

I'm slowly trying to get back on track and took the week off to get back underneath my car - and slowly start putting it back together.

The rear suspension/brake assembly is finally complete, here are some teaser pics (iphone pics/flash - sorry for $hitty quality):





Had to reassemble the coilovers (I missed washers on the original install), finally installed my Stainless Steel Braided Lines, and Coated the brake calipers RED.

Also, finished the install of the 7th gen steering wheel, w/ retrofited 6gc cruise stalk... didn't snag pics of that however.


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:59 PM

[KAOS]

Decided to give my baby a little more juice than the 5S could offer...



Went and checked it out after work today - 3rd Gen 3SGE w/ 98K on it. My mechanic was shocked at how clean it was. We opened up the TB valve and looked inside the intake plenum and we were both amazed at how clean it was...

Can't wait to get it home and start tearing into it. YAY!


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:59 PM

[richee3]

Any expected swap date?

[Lil-Joe101]

Great build, cant wait to see her finished. I got my eye on u sir, lol.

[SupraKid]

Nice man!! That should def give the car some more perk.

[KAOS]

Any expected swap date?

Soon - I pick up the engine on Saturday, plan on working on it over the winter - then probably drop it in come spring time.

Sooo... not soon enough I guess.

Nice man!! That should def give the car some more perk.

Thanks Andrew - I'm looking forward to it... its no 3SGTE - yet - but it might be later on.

Hows the Supra game?


The chasm that awaits my new engine...




This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:59 PM

[Lil-Joe101]

Hopefully I will be right behind you in this part of the build as soon as I start working and saving up. MOORRRREEEE PROGRESS UDATES SIR!!!!!!

Oh yeah, now woud be the best time to clean ur engine bay since its free of the engine. Deff try using armorall wheel cleaner, gunk engine degreaser, and a pressure washer or water hose. Then to shine her up armor all tire shine or gunk engine shine. Ive used these two methods for years (since my accord in high school 2003) and hasnt failed me yet.

This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Oct 28, 2011 - 1:41 PM

[KAOS]

Update.

Tonight I installed the front coilovers, driverside JDM fender, and reinserted the driveshafts so the front hub washer wouldn't crush under the pressure. The I reattached the GTFOUR hood, put the wheels back on, and pushed it out of the garage onto the driveway where it now sits under a car cover...

Didn't reinstall the newly painted front calipers... don't have a brake system right now anyways, so I figured, "Why Bother...?"

Here are some shatty update pics for yall... new 3rd Gen 3SGE comes tomorrow morning! YAY!







A height that Jon would be proud of... - I actually had troubles getting my 4" floor jack out from underneath the car... :S




This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:59 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

new exhaust with the swap?

[KAOS]

new exhaust with the swap?

Yeah I don't think I have a choice in the matter... I haven't had a lot of time since the engine was brought home to look at the downpipe, but I don't think it'll match up to the 5S's piping... yay for me!

[NYp8tBaller07]

what size are you thinking of and will we be seeing a tilted can :-D

[richee3]

You can use stock piping. I did with my BEAMS. But the 5S uses 2" piping and the 3S uses 2.25", so it would be better to upgrade.

[KAOS]

what size are you thinking of and will we be seeing a tilted can :-D

Thinking about uping the piping diameter to 2.25", tossing a resonator on the line and keeping the piping as straight as possible, under the rear axels and "tilting the can", yes.

You can use stock piping.

Don't tell my wife that! I was hoping to redo the entire pipe set up...

[Lil-Joe101]

Update.

Tonight I installed the front coilovers, driverside JDM fender, and reinserted the driveshafts so the front hub washer wouldn't crush under the pressure. The I reattached the GTFOUR hood, put the wheels back on, and pushed it out of the garage onto the driveway where it now sits under a car cover...

Didn't reinstall the newly painted front calipers... don't have a brake system right now anyways, so I figured, "Why Bother...?"

Here are some shatty update pics for yall... new 3rd Gen 3SGE comes tomorrow morning! YAY!

Is that a c-one front bumper I see? By golly I think it is. Should be a worthing something later on down the years since there is no more c-one

This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Oct 31, 2011 - 12:33 PM

[KAOS]

Is that a c-one front bumper I see? By golly I think it is. Should be a worthing something later on down the years since there is no more c-one

LOL - yeah - its made for the ST202-204 chassis... so my front end will look like your front end (the hood to bumper gap).

I don't think its genuine C-One tho - I can't find the stamp on the inside of the bumper, but I didn't look that hard either. I did fit it to the front end when I first got it and the fitment was great, so very little body work will be needed. (I do plan on modifying the vents on it).

[Lil-Joe101]

Very nice. Ive heard from a few people that the hood gap is actually quite functional when it comes to cooling the engine bay. As the air is pushed in thru the gap it also pushes the hot out from the top cowl and the two rears. But the gap can be an eye sore to a lot of folks too, lol

[KAOS]

Very nice. Ive heard from a few people that the hood gap is actually quite functional when it comes to cooling the engine bay. As the air is pushed in thru the gap it also pushes the hot out from the top cowl and the two rears. But the gap can be an eye sore to a lot of folks too, lol

I could see that... the gap looks sexy on some cars, but the bumper already has that vent right there... so as far as adding function for airflow; I don't think that gap is going to be sticking around on mine.

[stephen_lee]

I don't mind the gap really.

[KAOS]

I don't mind the gap really.

Exactly what I meant when I said the gap looks sexay on some cars..

[czwalga]

Ehh that gap is way to obvious to me.



You can reuse the stock exhaust however you'll have to put the stock manifold back on versus using the header that comes on the 3sge. I end taking the midpipe and modifying it to mate up with the 3sge header.

[richee3]

^^ Exactly what I did. I had a reducer mated to the BEAMS b pipe so the car isn't obnoxious. Wifey is only half the reason I kept the factory GT exhaust. Neither one of us appreciates a loud car. Overall, the exhaust only cost me $30 as opposed to what it could have cost to have it all replaced. But you know 2" piping is going to hold the 3S back.

This post has been edited by richee3: Oct 31, 2011 - 2:27 PM

[Lil-Joe101]

I don't mind the gap really.

Fall into the "GAP" son, lol

[KAOS]

I had a surprisingly productive weekend.

Sold the 5S engine & wrapped headers; bought my own Engine Crane & Engine stand and assembled them both.

Cleared out a bit of space in the garage to work, and now its time to mount the 3SGE to the stand and get to work.

[KAOS]

Sold the 5SFE over the weekend, so I decided to get to work on the 3S last night.

Started to remove the heat shield, alternator, and upper T-Belt cover... lookit those extractors! W00t!




Decided to mark the t-belt/cams for easy replacement.... and noticed the idler/tensioner pulley.





The T-Belt seems healthy... which begs the question; was it recently replaced, or are the kms on this engine really that low?






Question: Does this sticker mean the t-belt was changed @ 100,000kms? Or that it needs to be done at 100,000kms? Translator please!




This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:00 PM

[Lil-Joe101]

It needs to be done

[KAOS]

The other night I was unbuttoning the engine harness from the block, etc and I found this just lying in a pile of wires on the transmission, under the dizzy. Not connected to anything; and it looks like it was snapped off at one point.

I'm hoping this isn't part of the 96+ EGR system

... can anyone help verify for me?








This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:00 PM

[Batman722]

That's part of the egr system but that's not 96+, it's early 90s.
No 6 gen has a connector like that, that's 5th gen.
Probably a repair/replacement part for something that broke. I wouldn't even worry about it.

[KAOS]

Oh ok. So maybe it came from the guy I bought it from. He had a 5th gen he was going to swap this engine into. Probably a spare part of his that got tossed into the pile.

Phew. Thanks Dustin!

[Rusty]

yeah looks foriegn/old to me aswell
good photos though so you can see the part number

89570-20230
a vsv from mid 80's Corona, Camry, ST161 Celica's etc

engine looks good btw, did you manage to get the LHD harness?

[KAOS]

No not yet... but here's what I'm thinking:

I have a POS harness that has been un-loomed (lets call it that for lack of better terminology at this point), and I've just purchased a mint one from 3WayStunna (so you won't have to keep an eye out for me anymore Rusty) - I'll just extend the loom myself... or pull a Dustin and make a new hole in the firewall.

... I haven't really decided yet, but I have options.

[KAOS]

New harness came in the mail today - finally, Canada Customs had it for about a week.

3WayStunna - you're a life saver dude! Thanks for the hook up!

Side by side: (see the mess I had to deal with, ugh)





Fusebox Included:



New ECU:



Can anyone tell me the differences between these two?




This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:01 PM

[cheela]

can't wait to see this done.

[Rusty]

Very 'Mint' harness


89661-17480 ecu is from the MR2

still trying to figure out where the other one comes from

[KAOS]

Very 'Mint' harness


89661-17480 ecu is from the MR2

still trying to figure out where the other one comes from

Thanks! So... would that MR2 ECU have worked!?

[KAOS]

Got some more work done last night - removed the BENT tensioner from the Timing belt assembly - must've gotten bent in transport.


Started with the Intake Manifold and the Throttle Body:



Not sure what this is, but I figured I would document it anyways:



IM off:
This was quite the juggling act to get this IM off... had to un fasten the TB first, then remove the engine hook; only then would the IM come off without a fuss... interesting set up this 3SGE is...



Gasket appears to be in decent shape - but there was a bit of oil on it, is that norm?:
I also unbolted the fuel lines from the rail before removing the IM - I just re inserted the banjo bolt so I don't lose it.




Now to finish with that old nasty wire harness...:




Now for the driveshaft pulley (or harmonic balancer??):
Also, here's a decent shot of the bent tensioner pulley bracket - see how close it is to the exhaust cam gear? Thats not good... it was actually a tight squeeze to remove it. I felt the cam gear afterwards and there seems to have been a bit of scoring/marking... but I could be imagining things too.



It looks pretty beat up... maybe some of it was from me :???: - I swear I was gentle:






Here's where I left off last night before packing it in:







So far the engine has been a dream to work with - no signs of leaking, the block doesn't have any cracks that I can see, and aside from the bent tensioner bracket & the MR2 ECU, I haven't seen anything visually alarming...

Hopefully tonight I can drain the oil, remove the valve cover, the distributor, and the water pump.


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:01 PM

[kurt95gt]

Lookin good man keep it up

[BonzaiCelica]

great work, wish i could do that!

[Outsider]

Amazing work.

As for my exhaust, I just made a $30.00 adapter to mate the BEAMS b-pipe to my original exhaust.

The open wiring harness pictures brings back memories of mine

Yes, I hope to be at the meet this summer. (work permitting)

You gonna have the car done for the meet?

[enderswift]

lol at flicking off the old harness. I know that kind of rage, but mine was towards the superstrut balljoints

[KAOS]

Amazing work.

As for my exhaust, I just made a $30.00 adapter to mate the BEAMS b-pipe to my original exhaust.

The open wiring harness pictures brings back memories of mine

Yes, I hope to be at the meet this summer. (work permitting)

You gonna have the car done for the meet?

The plan is to have it back on the road late may early June - that'll give me a couple months to iron out the bugs and get it ready for the long trip out to BC in August.

So far so good!

lol at flicking off the old harness. I know that kind of rage, but mine was towards the superstrut balljoints

To be honest, I almost didn't want to go through with the swap looking at that ****ing rats nest of wiring... LOL. I'm so glad I was able to find a whole one instead.

[kurt95gt]

Cant wait to see this done
Should be a sweet lookin celi

[KAOS]

Trying to order some bits and pieces for the rebuild; will these work on a 3SGE head?

http://arp-bolts.com/images/releases/Image...s/203-4207.html

[Rusty]

yes they should work as the Gen 3 3S-GE and 3S-GTE are the same

[delusionz]

Not sure what this is, but I figured I would document it anyways:



A/C idle up VSV?

[Rusty]

yup A/C idle up valve

[3WayStunna]

New harness came in the mail today - finally, Canada Customs had it for about a week.

3WayStunna - you're a life saver dude! Thanks for the hook up!

Side by side: (see the mess I had to deal with, ugh)





Fusebox Included:



New ECU:



Can anyone tell me the differences between these two?

Your welcome mate....also the ECU i sent you was either from a 96 curren, or celica...not sure of the celica year though, but they had the same part numbers....

[bsamps4]

I'd better see a dope paint job on that valve cover sir!

[czwalga]

FYI, do you have a separate? The coil is separate from the distributor unlike the 5sfe, also doesnt bolt the engine bay so it most likely didnt come with one.

This post has been edited by czwalga: Mar 27, 2012 - 6:39 PM

[KAOS]

FYI, do you have a separate? The coil is separate from the distributor unlike the 5sfe, also doesnt bolt the engine bay so it most likely didnt come with one.

Crap - youre probably right...

Pics and part numbers? (if you have them)

I'd better see a dope paint job on that valve cover sir!

Challenge accepted good sir.

... actually I have something decent in the mix.

[SwissFerdi]

^ Hah...paint...in the mix...I see what yon did there.

Good luck with the rest of the progress.

[KAOS]

^ Hah...paint...in the mix...I see what yon did there.

Good luck with the rest of the progress.

Pft, nicely done Ferd.


So - I had to hook up a battery directly to my driverside window motor on Sunday. Long story short, I didn't roll up the driverside window prior to starting the engine swap; so for the past few months the shell has been sitting on my driveway with a huge piece of cardboard taped over the open window and then a car cover, followed by 2 tarps... some friends needed some parts that I just happened to keep in the car when I "sealed" it up, so this weekend I tore it all off and didn't want to put it all back on again and there was bad weather coming THAT night...

*breathe* ...whew!

So I hooked up a battery with the help of "sodap0p" and we were able to get the window up. Yay!

Tonight when the weather was decent I put the door card back on and installed the TRD (knockoff, doesn't bother me) shift knob...

The knob needs to be polished (yeah, I said it ) and the interior is a mess from the swap right now. I also took a pic of the 7th gen steering wheel to add to this archive.

Not much, but enjoy!








This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:02 PM

[KAOS]

Does anyone know where I could find an aftermarket charcoal canister? I'd like to dress up the engine bay a little bit with one... but can't seem to find any.

I've tried Summit and a few other places, but maybe I'm using the wrong keywords?

LMK

This post has been edited by KAOS: Apr 24, 2012 - 11:06 AM

[KAOS]

Took off the oil pan today to reveal this:



Most likely from sitting too long.

Tonight I was able to get the oil pan, the distributor assembly and the valve cover off.

Oil pump looks to be in decent shape:



Look at the special treat that welcomed me when I took the Valve cover off:


CLEANLINESS!!! YAY!






This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:03 PM

[kurt95gt]

Oooooh she be purty lol
Least the head makes up for the oil pan

[bsamps4]

Brings back memories of mine! I too had a very clean motor!

[KAOS]

Kurt/Brent; it was such a relief when I saw the internals... I was so happy!

Picked this up off the Calgary Kijiji today:



Dirt cheap. The guy was just trying to get rid of it... sold his MR2 awhile ago and just had it lying around. Pity.


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:03 PM

[KAOS]

Took the water pump off:



Whats the best way to remove the rust deposits from the coolant lines, etc while the engine is OUT of the car?

This rust deposit shouldn't concern me too much, right? I already know the engine had been sitting for awhlie...

THOUGHTS??


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:03 PM

[KAOS]

Bump - no thoughts? LOL

[mandrek]

how much work are you planning on doing to the motor wile its out? and as far as the lines go, if it were me (and it just was. LOL) swap all of your lines to new 4-ply silicone hoses, and a new rad....

with new parts and the motor out the only real part that you will need to thoroughly clean is the heater core... i have seen it done with a 5 gal bucket, a full bottle of CLR, and a cheap in bucket water pump and garden hose..

fill the bucket, put in the CLR, hook up the pump and dump tube to pour back into the bucket.. and let it cycle for about 30 min.. or until no more sh!t comes out of the core.

if you are not going to pull the block all the way apart you can use a similar system... the key though is that you then will HAVE to flush the core and the system in the motor with fresh water (just hook it up to the water hose, and let it flow till it is clear, and no more junck coming out) good luck bro!

[KAOS]

how much work are you planning on doing to the motor wile its out? and as far as the lines go, if it were me (and it just was. LOL) swap all of your lines to new 4-ply silicone hoses, and a new rad....

with new parts and the motor out the only real part that you will need to thoroughly clean is the heater core... i have seen it done with a 5 gal bucket, a full bottle of CLR, and a cheap in bucket water pump and garden hose..

fill the bucket, put in the CLR, hook up the pump and dump tube to pour back into the bucket.. and let it cycle for about 30 min.. or until no more sh!t comes out of the core.

if you are not going to pull the block all the way apart you can use a similar system... the key though is that you then will HAVE to flush the core and the system in the motor with fresh water (just hook it up to the water hose, and let it flow till it is clear, and no more junck coming out) good luck bro!

Thanks man!

Made some more progress tonight;










This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:04 PM

[Box]

Vinegar is good for removing rust, and for cheap.

[KAOS]

I finally got sick of all my procrastination and fear of taking the block apart on my own; so I locked myself in the garage tonight until it was done.

Overall not bad. I pussy'd out and didn't take apart the head properly, I just removed the assembly from the block and set it off to the side. Suprisingly enough seperating the block from the head was not the daunting task I thought it would be. Yay.

Examining the chambers, it would appear there was some debris in there and I can see some marking, but over all the chambers are in decent shape. Regardless, this engine has been sitting for awhile and the block is going for a day at the spa. Hot tanked, cylinders honed, and possibly machined if needed.

Anyways, the pictures should speak for themselves. The block is completely stripped and ready to go (aside from a few bolts that I still need to document before I take it somewhere.

Enjoy! I sure did.













































What sensor is this??



This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 3:04 PM

[Box]

That is strange. Coolant temp senor maybe...? Only thing I could think of that'd be on the side of the block. That or oil pressure, but that'd seem like an odd place for one.

This post has been edited by Box: May 5, 2012 - 2:17 AM

[KAOS]

That is strange. Coolant temp senor maybe...? Only thing I could think of that'd be on the side of the block. That or oil pressure, but that'd seem like an odd place for one.

Def not oil pressure - I've unscrewed it from the block and beyond the threads, there's nothing... lol. I dunno. Figure it out later I guess.

[Box]

Hmm... Block temperature sensor? No idea, this is quite the conundrum.

[KAOS]

Hmm... Block temperature sensor? No idea, this is quite the conundrum.

Sorry - its the knock sensor. A buddy of mine from town settled it for me.

[Box]

Ahh, thought it might've been that. All the ones I've know are located on the top of the engine and not the side though. Good thing to know.

This post has been edited by Box: May 5, 2012 - 3:20 AM

[Rusty]

great progress

and yes knock sensor

[sodap0pWRC]

that pitting is from detonation, not from debris bro.

[KAOS]

that pitting is from detonation, not from debris bro.

Thanks Steve. are those detonation pits repairable or do I need to replace the parts?

[DKGT4]

Very nice. Great work so far.. This will be done very soon as I need to replace the valve cover gasket... I think I'm getting some oil leak and therefore the exhaust spewing out some smoke.... But we'll see.

[sodap0pWRC]

It should be ok bro, that pitting could have weakened the ringlands below, but I doubt it. I'd check on a price for a set of pistons, if they are cheap enough, I'd go that route. The head should be fine too, not a lot of pitting

[KAOS]

Got the block and the pistons back from the machine shop today - CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

Block looks great... needs a little bit of a pressure wash to get rid of the flaking paint on the block (from the hot tank, I'm assuming). I didn't realize how much gunk/build up there actually was in the cooling chambers of the cylinders until it wasn't there anymore. The chambers look great now, could probably use a little pressure washing themselves. (I can still see a few rust chips inside... )

The block came back with what appears to be some pretty big scratches in the cylinders... I'm a little concerned because they weren't there before I took the block to the shop and now I'm worried that the block might not be usable.

Unfortunately, I'm heading out of town for the long weekend and won't be able to take pictures, etc until I get back.

...or maybe I'll try to snap a few in the sunlight in the morning before we leave, get your opinion(s).

The shop said the cylinder walls and pistons were still well within specs, so I can reuse them for the rebuild.

[Box]

Maybe do a light honing on them? Just enough to smooth things out some.

[KAOS]

Took a vid:

Cylinder Walls

Looks like scratches from the honing tool - doesn't seem like a crack, but I might do a dye test just in case.

Looks like they're high enough in the cylinder wall that it might be higher than the TDC.

This post has been edited by KAOS: May 20, 2015 - 1:19 PM

[bsamps4]

Looks like some tooling marks from the machine shop. I'd take that **** back and have them fix it!

[Rusty]

dang I hope its not a crack. Wasn't there before was it?



one thing you could look at further down the rebuild, is getting some of the heat reflective wrap and putting it on the underside of the intake manifold to prevent heat soak. (GT-4/3S-GTE owners do the same on their factory intercooler) I'm looking at doing the same, but can't find it for sale here in NZ.