Head Gasket 4 (100%) - Page 5

[ion] C2 · 01-25-2012, 01:24 PM

Made in US..

Edit: I just called and ordered a new set from Wiseco, overnighted, only $34 total. Not bad.

kwhauck · 01-25-2012, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by [ion] C2

Made in US..

Edit: I just called and ordered a new set from Wiseco, overnighted, only $34 total. Not bad.

and all that worrying for nothing!!

[ion] C2 · 01-26-2012, 07:49 AM

[ion] C2 · 01-26-2012, 07:17 PM

Wow, so the new piston ring set that came in today has one ring that's bent a little bit. Called Wiseco, they're overnighting a brand new set for free. Hopefully this one is good, lol.

Welding a new pushlock fitting onto my oil pan so no more oil pan leak.. finally. It's leaked since May 2009.

Gr1m · 01-27-2012, 02:05 AM

i think i just got a hard on from those pics

rocketfast321 · 01-27-2012, 10:54 AM

falloutboy · 01-27-2012, 01:56 PM

baaahhh how could I missed this thread??
somethings wrong with the e-mail system here.

Looking good so far, but the letters on your piston are upside down

might wanna turn them around

MMGT1 · 01-28-2012, 05:01 PM

I had time to show a couple of the guys at work your build today. hahahhahahahhahaaa... they think we are all nuts. They were convinced that no one was a "simple" as me with an N-Body. I told them we are many... now get the F%$# out of our way! LOL

[ion] C2 · 02-04-2012, 08:46 PM

Near completion.

Back in the car. New water pump, new lower radiator hose.

Wonder what this wire is for....

I got some new actual stainless steel braiding to go over some of my hoses, and some heat shrink tubing to terminate the ends cleanly. And some insanely high temperature sleeving for my oil feed/drain lines. No more oil leaks for me either, as I had my oil pan fitting re-welded with a pushlock end, and a new oil pan gasket.

I'm doing it all right this time.

JLw7123 · 02-04-2012, 09:03 PM

wow looks good won't belong till u are driving it again

[ion] C2 · 02-04-2012, 09:05 PM

Hopefully by next weekend. Just waiting for my head to be disassembled, inspected, cleaned, and machined Monday.

JLw7123 · 02-04-2012, 09:06 PM

now what headgasket will you be using and will you use copper spray again.

[ion] C2 · 02-04-2012, 09:15 PM

I have a .074" Cometic, and will be using copper spray on the exterior surfaces. Worked really well last time (8 months of severe driving and racing), even with a bad sealing surface (wasn't machined, had warpage, and physical etching damage right where the chamber seal was).

I could drill out the rivets and spray each side of each layer like a very select few have, but I have absolute confidence in the manner I plan to do it.

billytheman1188 · 02-06-2012, 11:26 AM

1. Love that you went back to the stock bumper covers.

2. Weren't you putting something on the firewall too? Dressing it up a little bit....

[ion] C2 · 02-06-2012, 02:14 PM

1. Me too.

2. Yeah I forgot to install it when I was tinkering the other day on it. I'll put it on tomorrow.

3. I'm also re-wiring my fuse box so there's no more spiderweb of a fire hazard.

mmorello82 · 02-06-2012, 03:17 PM

Lookin Good Man. Bet you can't wait!

Oldsman · 02-06-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by [ion] C2

3. I'm also re-wiring my fuse box so there's no more spiderweb of a fire hazard.

ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ion] C2 · 02-09-2012, 10:58 PM

No updates but interesting note. I was looking through my Head Gasket 3 pictures and, although not high enough resolution to be sure, it definitely looks like the cracks between the valves on cylinders 2 & 3 existed the last time I put the head on... lol.

Gonna stop into the shop tomorrow to install a few random things, still awaiting word on the new head's inspection/machining/cleaning.

Papa Rad17 · 02-09-2012, 11:17 PM

your getting your back together right as mine got tore apart.

looking good though!

[ion] C2 · 02-14-2012, 07:57 PM

Installed A/C delete pulley, tensioner, alternator, ground straps, added new stainless steel braiding, dropped turbo manifold/downpipe/etc. in place until head goes on.

Head still needs reassembly. I need to tell them what springs to use. Maybe they can just use the 30,000 mile ones off my old head, or I could buy new ones.