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Old 03-23-2009, 12:26 AM   #1
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engine teardown!

soooo i've been working a lot on this engine, and i'm down to the meat and patata's. almost fell and busted my head open trying to get the LIM off... more than a little force was necessary. i was lifting the entire engine off the stand and it still wasn't coming off, but alas, it released. and here's the beauty i found after removing the heads....




yes, that is a LOT of antifreeze in cylinder 5... lovely.




and more... prettyyyyy.




and some of the lovely parts i took off



yay!! now i need a torque wrench......
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Old 03-23-2009, 12:33 AM   #2
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nice, a chick whos not car retarted j/k what are your plans? S/C?
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i'm not sure yet... just tearing it down. this is the spare one i bought for $75. as soon as i save up the money, probably in a few weeks, i'll be sending in the UIM and LIM to get ported and polished, i'm also getting a new TB at the same time!
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cool, i wish i had a spare
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Old 03-23-2009, 12:38 AM   #5
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sexy. engine looks nice too.
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Old 03-23-2009, 02:29 AM   #6
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Nice lill lake in that cylinder

Good luck with the build
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the #6 bolt torque..its impossible to get...unless I use telekenesis
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good luck with the build

wish i had a spare too
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you dont need a torque wrench for tear down.
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she will for the rebuild though. there isn't too much more she can "tear down".

you'll probably need 2 torque wrenches. i'd get a cheap one that does a decent range of ft/lbs and then a good one that does low in/lbs.
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yeah sorry, didn't mean for tear down... but yeah... after i got here i just kinda sat and looked at it. and then left. haha, i was like uhhhh. and that stupid accessories bracket or whatever is getting in my way, but one of the bolts is like... terrible.
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i'd imagine getting a good torque on it would be harder when its just free standing.

having the thing bolted to 2 tons of other metal/rubber makes it easier for engine to NOT move.
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not really, most engine stands lock into place so you have no problems....
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yeah right now it's just on a crate on a trailer we brought it home on. we haven't had enough people to move it, and I got ancy
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well with just the block now, you should be able to lift it into place yourself and bolt it to an engine stand......
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just have to share a funny comment my 15 year old sister made the other day..

"oooh when you get it back together we should put it in that car in the garage!"


she was referring to the 1969 GTO. I was like yes tiff, that would be a brilliant idea!!!! not.
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that would be sweet, hahah, if i can find pictures, i know in denver there is a porchse with a 3400 in it.......i know cuz my old togs are on it......
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that would be sweet, hahah, if i can find pictures, i know in denver there is a porchse with a 3400 in it.......i know cuz my old togs are on it......

That could be a definte improvement on a 912, 914 or 924.
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You should put ported/ polished 3500 heads and UIM/LIM... that would be tight. The 3500 UIM is aboslutely massive, I think you'd be pleased with it.
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You should put ported/ polished 3500 heads and UIM/LIM... that would be tight. The 3500 UIM is aboslutely massive, I think you'd be pleased with it.

how hard is that to do? i mean obviously after you buy the parts... does everything fit nicely?
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You tearing it completely down?

may as well...

My dad said the biggest improvement he seen off building a motor was having the pistons balanced.

He just (last spring) rebuilt his motor into a 327 for his 69 Z28.
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