engine rebuild help, lots of questions on organization and other stuff Options

[stateofidleness]

hey guys..

so im in the middle of "rebuilding" my engine, and by that i mean replacing all the hoses, stripping the smog equipment, painting/powder coating to make it look nice, and other general maintenance.

what i have a hard time understanding is how you guys keep everything sorted when taking it all apart?? im an ABSOLUTE noob with this stuff and am basically learning as i go from online forums and friends (MUCH MUCH MUCH appreciated btw!)

taking it apart is no problem lol, but im scared that i wont be able to put it back together.. i barely know the names of most of the parts of the engine let alone where the parts "should" be. ive seen some very beautiful engines on here and know what mine could possibly look like if i take the time to do it right. that is what inspires me and keeps me motivated.

WITHOUT spending tons of $$ on taking it to a shop to be "machined" (dont even really know what that means... is it possible for me to have a solid reliable engine "rebuild" without taking it all COMPLETELY apart... basically tin off and stopping... i dont have the knowledge or funds to turn it into a huge powerful engine but i think i can do most myself and have a solid build.

what all would ya'll recommend i do (im a novice, keep that in mind) and side question is how do ya'll keep it all organized?
another side question: if i get all the tin off and decide to powder coat, will the coater straighten the tin for me to? how do ya'll straighten the edges?

thanks for the help in advance!

maybe i should post in the concourse section as well for some pics of stock 2.0L's?

[stateofidleness]

Jakes video

NOTE 4: Assembly should be the least of your concerns at this juncture. That will simply happen in time. You will do your homework. Ask for help. Do everything several times during the mock up stages. And YOU may well build a very bitchin Type IV engine.
(The smiles after building your first engine is priceless)

Do it once. Do it right.

Clayton

which video do you suggest? he has like 230 videos lol

you know, i actually smiled after reading NOTE 4! got me excited because i really think i can learn to to this stuff

and i totally agree with that last statement!

question though clayton... is it dumb to not completely tear down the engine completely and just clean it up and do routine type stuff right now and maybe save all the machining and heavy duty stuff for later on with more money and experience?

[David_S]

is it dumb to not completely tear down the engine completely and just clean it up and do routine type stuff right now and maybe save all the machining and heavy duty stuff for later on with more money and experience?

That is what I am planning to do with my project. Car had a 1.7 in it that wouldn't run. After I had the car apart, I got bored and hooked the wiring back up to the engine with it sitting on the garage floor. I found out that the PO had a couple of fuel lines hooked up backwards. Now, it runs pretty good sitting on the floor. My 76 parts car has a 2.0 in it that burns a quart of oil about every 200 miles. I want to put the 2.0 in my 73, but it is going to have to wait till I drive the 73 for a while. I am going to drive it with the 1.7 while I save up to build the 2.0. All I am going to do to the 1.7 for now is clean it up, make it look good, and fix a few oil leaks. By the way, did you ever get my floor pan pics ?