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[HectortheRican]

In high school = working part time at a grocery store = slow progress for me

Yuuup that was me last year

high school and working part time at Sears. Suuuuuper slow. Then summer, I got full time and things picked up a bit.

[mkernz22]

i'm hoping to get part-time limited over the winter so i'll atleast get 20 hours a week, but well see

[HectortheRican]

i'm hoping to get part-time limited over the winter so i'll atleast get 20 hours a week, but well see

One time, I got 100 hours in two weeks. Lol

[mkernz22]

holy sh!t dude haha

and update, just bought 2 of these stickers for $4.50 haha
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BUILT-NOT-B...sQ5fAccessories

[mkernz22]

and just bought these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

[richee3]

i'm hoping to get part-time limited over the winter so i'll atleast get 20 hours a week, but well see

One time, I got 100 hours in two weeks. Lol

Pfft. Amateurs. I was pulling a steady 60 hours a week between four jobs over the summer. I wish that was still the case....

Mike, I've been rocking one of those keys for two years. The metal is a little soft, so be careful to never get raped in a parking lot at 12:30 in the morning, give a girl a black eye, and lean into your car and have your butt snap the key off in the lock. Trust me, it sucks. Take your key to the local Toyota dealership, as well as an insurance card. My dealership did a factory cut on both of mine for free.

[Zake]

be careful to never get raped in a parking lot at 12:30 in the morning, give a girl a black eye, and lean into your car and have your butt snap the key off in the lock.

WHAT?!?!

[HectortheRican]

be careful to never get raped in a parking lot at 12:30 in the morning, give a girl a black eye, and lean into your car and have your butt snap the key off in the lock.

WHAT?!?!

x2!!

[mkernz22]

be careful to never get raped in a parking lot at 12:30 in the morning, give a girl a black eye, and lean into your car and have your butt snap the key off in the lock.

WHAT?!?!

x2!!

[enderswift]

lol! ^

[whatthe]

Hahaha

[mkernz22]

Just some recent pictures of me starting to tear down the engine.

Exhaust is off.


Getting ready to take the tranny off and then taking it off.






On the stand after a few days of hanging. (got the stand for about $55 at harbor freight)


After the intake manifold is off.





Lime green fuel injectors? Is that normal?^

Then after the valve cover is off. I couldn't get the color right with the flash being on, but it was a golden brown with a tad bit of sludge in there. Go figure for a car that has been sitting for over 4 years now.






The enemy.



That's basically it for updates on tearing apart the engine right now. I do have one question have do you get the section with the valves off?
I think I saw some bolts under the camshafts, it is those that have to come off?

[richee3]

Removing the head is pretty simple. Take your timing belt cover off, take the timing belt off, take your cam shafts out with a 10 mm socket (have fun..), then using this picture as a reference, here is where the head bolts are. You'll probably need a breaker bar. And hopefully you aren't using cheap sockets because these bolts will definitely win the fight if you are.



This post has been edited by richee3: Dec 9, 2010 - 2:31 AM

[whatthe]

What the hell is that golden brown with a tad bit of sludge ? Old oil?

[mkernz22]

What the hell is that golden brown with a tad bit of sludge ? Old oil?

Pretty much. The car was sitting for about 4 years before I bought it.

Does anyone know what's up with the lime green injectors though?
I mean are they the stock ones or aftermarket?

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Dec 9, 2010 - 9:35 AM

[PolliS_5S-FE]

that... is some wicked rust man

[mkernz22]

that... is some wicked rust man

Yeahhhhh, tell me about it lol
The whole engine will be getting painted so that it looks nice and clean when it goes in

[Ted95]

that... is some wicked rust man

Yeahhhhh, tell me about it lol
The whole engine will be getting painted so that it looks nice and clean when it goes in

def man that thing needs so help lol but we can get the thing lookin freshh again.

btw you gotta think up some color schemes for the intake mani and VC to match the block too. i can get the paint for you too, might need to chip a few bucks in. wont be much tho

[mkernz22]

that... is some wicked rust man

Yeahhhhh, tell me about it lol
The whole engine will be getting painted so that it looks nice and clean when it goes in

def man that thing needs so help lol but we can get the thing lookin freshh again.

btw you gotta think up some color schemes for the intake mani and VC to match the block too. i can get the paint for you too, might need to chip a few bucks in. wont be much tho

black & yellow, black & yellow. not.

yeah it does need some help though lol
i'm thinking black for the block, blackish green metallic for the head and VC, and black for the intake mani

[mkernz22]

So today I finally got the head off, wasn't as hard as I thought it would be

There was a little bit of oil on 2 or 3 of the valves:


The cylinders and pistons were in good shape as well!







Just a picture of the cams:


And then the engine:


I just have to get the crank pulley and flywheel off now
What fun that will be.