Teh Teardown and Build Up *pics*
 

here are some pics i took today....



whats missing? :p





here's the new engine!!! LOL j/k this is teh block, needs honed as the walls are smooth and yes it is upside down






bad bearings, all kinds of scrapes on most of em


whaddaya mean it was burning oil???? ya dont say...

old heads


pistons are fine, just a lil dirty so they cleaned em up


crank anyone?


another pic of the block, i tried taking it so it would show the smooth walls but it didnt turn out too well


lastly, here's my car sittin on the lift

^holy effin useless post mark lol

cool jon...keep us updated on the build, should be interesting...i have a buddy lookin at the same kit for his impala

^ lol

thats was good haha ill have to wait til i get home to see pics

lol useless post of the year goes to......

who's hand is that in the picture

who cares?? its the mechanics

How much is this costing you?

lets see.....

$850 to pull the motor, $1200 for the rebuild, ~$500 for new bearings, installing the crank pulley, installing the tranny mount, and i still need to discuss with them further on the tranny cooler. I found one at NAPA for like $50 so we'll see.

That's jackal :p

Jeez, you're getting hammered on that rebuild.

Oh, and check ZZPerformance for a nicely sized B&M cooler for around $46+ shipping.

i actually consider this rebuild to be competitively priced considering the area. DC metro is by no means the cheapest part of the country lol

i'll check that site in a minute...

oh and i almost forgot, dyno tuning should be around $200.

Nice!!

BJ, zzp no longer sells those coolers.

that's an interesting change from 3 days ago, they still had some.

You are going to want to get it dialed in as close as you can on the street before you hop on the dyno. Trust me it will be hard to get a excellent tune in any time under a week.

Dyno tuning for $200? usually it's $150 to tie it down and one pull. A full tune is going to take several pulls. If you got that low of a deal, either you got lucky, or you should take a closer look at who's tuning it.

im gonna be there when they do it since the software is on my personal laptop. granted, i have a limited knowledge base but i should be able to tell if it is right or not.

and its not a roller dyno, its a chassis dyno pack.

just got an email from the shop.....teh block is no good. well, it would be good if i had bigger pistons (.020" over) but i dont. so now i gotta find a new/gentley used block or spring for the pistons. pistons would be around $700. how much do you think i can get a block for?

question for you gurus....would "sleeving" the block fix my situation? i heard that shit is expensive though....