Plugging along. Making good progress. I should be able to pick up my heads today. Turns out one of the guides was a bit egg shaped. Its also the same valve where the new LS6 spring broke. I also had the guides machined for the lower height seals. All is well....

HOWEVER!! You knew this was coming.

WTF moment. My F23 has the shifter rod clocked 45 degress. Somehow ol' smoke and mirrors clocked it. Luckily I noticed this as I was transferring everything over to my replacement F23 (damaged due to improper FW thickness). So either I need to find the correct shifter brackets for an f23 swap or figure out how to rotate this and use what I have. Personally, I would rather go the correct route.

Have a look:

"new"


old


both

Good to hear you are still working the issues Steve. keep with it. Your workmanship is far superior to he who shall not be named.

Probably just drilled a new hole for the roll pin to go in.

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Sorted!

Good to see you are still working on it.

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88 Coupe: 2.0L Turbo 4 Cylinder, W2A, T25 Turbo.
84 Indy #64: Restoration Project, Super Duty 4 swap

In the car and the 1st job was to bleed the clutch. No leaky HTOB. Time to get busy.




Oh yeah.. notice the orientation of the bolt for the dog bone... LOL

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quote Originally posted by BV MotorSports: In the car and the 1st job was to bleed the clutch. No leaky HTOB. Time to get busy.

That is good news! Did you spin the crankshaft by hand to make sure the pressure place clears the transmission?

quote Originally posted by fieroguru: That is good news! Did you spin the crankshaft by hand to make sure the pressure place clears the transmission?

Damn sure did. I really didn't want to go down this road again. I really appreciate your help with the measurement process. Going together really well. Longest part is finding all the bolts and nuts. Its been apart for a while now. :/

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Especially if she is willing to turn wrenches with you...that's awesome!

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Almost there, should start tonight.

Update:

Will not crank. Stater was seized. Replaced with new unit. Cranks better than ever. FIXED

Crank, no start. No 12v signal at coil packs. Replaced CPS. FIXED

Crank, no start. Spark plugs soaked. Spoke with DH and he told me how to rescale the tune for 60# injectors w/ pictures! lol AWESOME.

Just need to burp the coolant, nut & bolt check and clean her up. I plan on driving it around for 2 weeks then trailer it to MASE to get it dyno tuned. Vids to come!

Cool! How does it run?

Needs tuned... its a mess.

in for video of curb jumping.

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quote Originally posted by BV MotorSports: Needs tuned... its a mess.

There is currently no maf sensor connected. So technically it needs a maf and not a "tune"

It was tuned well when it was parked and the changes the new injectors made are very simple to do in one flash. Dyno tuning would be a waste of money without a doubt.

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So what you are saying is.. "Hey Steve, I'd love to come visit sunny Florida next week"!

Updates?

Spun 2 bearings. Looking for a new engine.

quote Originally posted by BV MotorSports: Spun 2 bearings. Looking for a new engine.

I guess you were having fun driving it jumping curbs...NO?

Damn! Thank goodness you have another racing Pontiac you don't have to tear down on a monthly basis. Sorry to hear about more issues with what should be a really nice car when done.

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Its a beast... then it breaks. LOL I dont like to drive it.

Engine found and ordered!

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I picked up a 32k mile 2005 Monte SS engine. Plans are to swap in my ST3 cam, LS7 lifters, MLS HG, ported heads, valve train, Manley SS vavles, ARP HS & double roller. Hopefully I will be driving it this month. Not touching the bottom end.

quote Originally posted by BV MotorSports: I picked up a 32k mile 2005 Monte SS engine. Plans are to swap in my ST3 cam, LS7 lifters, MLS HG, ported heads, valve train, Manley SS vavles, ARP HS & double roller. Hopefully I will be driving it this month. Not touching the bottom end.

I wouldn't reuse the lifters since they probably have contaminated oil in them. Clean the heads really really good and don't forget to flush out your turbo and feed/drain lines, oil pan, etc.

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Intake fixed:





I just need to verify my pushrod length once I reassemble the engine and fingers crossed, all should be good to go. Granted, I need to learn how to do it properly.

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awesome thread. hopefully this has a good ending

Engine is back in!

Up and RUNNING! So good so far.

Get that thing done so I can come down for a ride!!!

Rea through every page. Took 2 days. Amazing the trials and tribulations this project has gone through. I hope this new engine has a happier conclusion and things work out as they should. All I can say is way to stick to it and great job overall. Many kudos

Thats a lot of reading. I try to look back to reference things but it gets me angry when I read some of the garbage in this thread. It really needs cleaned or I need to start a new one.

Anyway, for your viewing pleasure.



uploading a vid to youtube

Awesome! Hopefully this is the fix that sticks.

Meh! Leaking HTOB. So I have to build an engine brace to support the engine. No way I am pulling it all back apart.

quote Originally posted by BV MotorSports: Meh! Leaking HTOB. So I have to build an engine brace to support the engine. No way I am pulling it all back apart.

I put the car on 4 jack stands. Lower the cradle, about 6" on the pass side and rest the cradle on blocks. Remove trans mounts. Put jack under engine. Tip cradle down on drivers side and the trans will pop right off.

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