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Done for now - now to wait for Nando's teener to return from paint and body to finish her off....

Nando, got a name for your car yet???

Hey guys, great job! Thanks for taking the time to take pictures and posting.

"The Money Pit!"

This project went well over my projected budget. What I'll do in the near future is give a break down of cost for people that have never and are thinking about rebuilding a T-4 engine.

I believe the incidentals are what really add up.

Thanks Jay for taking the time to and lending your home for this rebuild. I have to go get ready for my driving.

I'll be getting the beast back late PM today or early AM tomorrow - will post pics.

regards.

Hey, I got your messege, yes it is ok to pull the pump cover - leave it off, I have two more unused gaskets to replace it with. Cover up all your open holes with plastic or a wad paper towels into all the holes --

I have inventoried all the remaining items and we are good to go for the final countdown.

I found a dyno shop in Opa Locka so we can measure your new engines actual output -

If we can get it done before you go over the road great, if not, well, guess just have to wait...........

[quote name='martinef1963' date='Mar 21 2007, 06:12 AM' post='877551']
"The Money Pit!"





Do not believe him - He has a better car than I, and I have spent more beans....

(he had a better car to start with tho.. )

Money Pit was delivered from the body shop yesterday afternoon. I took some pictures of hell hole. I didn't have time to really inspect the floor pan triangle that R & R. From the top side it looks good, but from the bottom, duno.

The hood and passanger side were worked on also - they did a good job on matching the paint.

Looks like I will have to add several replies to get the pictures uploaded.

Fernando

Here are some more pixs

I was going to wash the engine bay area and prep for sound/heat pad installation, but the weather here in Miami today has been non stop raining. So I thought I would attach the engine mount brackets to the engine case and found that the left bracket can not be installed without modification. The full flow oil pump doesn't allow room for install. Aside from grinding the right side of the bracket down, are there other bracket applications that would allow for normal installation?

Here are some pictures:

where did ya get the 'elbow' for the full flow?

Hi AA - I didn't get it, J picked it up. He would be the source.

regards - Nando

Got it at advance auto parts - on the specialty rack...2.95 can be yours..

Damn Nando -- --- --- Ain't gonna do this for at least a week.....oh man.

Work was brutal today -I do not know how I made it through....

Just grind the one side of the mount - there is plenty of steel left over to hold things in place...

Take some photos of the body due - post them, I want to see how it turned out...


Note: I am re-reading all we talked about this am .....

Man I was some kind of 'tight' last nite.............

Note to self: Never drink gin mixed with coke ever again.....

Gin & Coke - One thing for sure you will learn...

So today the sun was out and I got to some engine bay cleaning. I pulled the brittle engine bay rubber off and used POR 15 Marine product to get all the caked up crap from down under.

I rinsed twice, pat dried, and used my Black & Decker garden leaf blower to get all the moisture out.

Here is what it looks like this PM:

that came out super nice!!!

k

Yea, if it were not for me not[i] being gay...I would have penis envy...

Here are the machined down motor mount. We had to in order to have it work with the full flow oil pump plate. It is a very snug fit though, think I will take it back and have them shave it down just a #$%^ hair - should work.

Here are the pictures:

Is it snug on the nipple or the hose

I looked like that Peanut guy w/ the dust hanging around him all day long. It was messy, but the end result was well worth it.

POR 15 Marine - is incredible. Once I sprayed it on I could see the stuff working on the grease & grim. It took me no more than about 1 and half hour to get it looking like it does.

I'm working on some Samual Adams tonight - I deserve it.

The "NIPPLE" on the hose side it is perfect - I think just a little more, not much should be fine. I think if we leave it like that it will be pushing on the nipple/plate too much.

Your thoughts on that?

If it is not touching it now - it never will - you are good to go!

what's all the weird crap shown in the lip of the engine lid? wax on, wax off.


















NOT!!!

k

It's the heat shielding material - the "foily" material on the edge is a bit rusted.

Thank God the wife doesn't want to do anything today, but read a book. I woke up today wanting to install the heat shield/sound pad on the firewall. Sooo.......

This one looks beter:

FARFENNUGENN !

hOORAY, i AM OFF OFF OF wORK -- - -

Hey dude, I set all your stuff (Gaskets and oil cooler) out on the workbench for you to grab while on your way...

Man these Sam Adams White Lagers are going down smoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooth......

thanks - hey do I need to take the clutch, pressure plate too, or will you bring that down?

I bought & rcvd in the mail today a flywheel holder, so you don't have to bring that down for the final put together.

Don't mix that Samual Adams w/ Gin & Coke or you will surely

Yea, no, only worry about the gaskets and cooler - I will bring everything else down

the revision on my 2.0 hast still to come, so is soak this thread up like nothing.
but one question.
are the pictures in post #24 only on my computer not avial.
space is reserved, but no picture

TOM

Hi Tom!

Welcome to the world which changes all ..................

n that post, no, no pictures. I was just faking out a friend is all. There are many, many knowledgeable people here who share very freely. Have no restraint in asking a question, make posts and join the fun.

And remember, WE have seen it all >>>>>>> NO question could ever be presumed as stupid,,, anymore, oh we have seen it all. What I am saying is, don'y hold back!

Great work. And thread too. That engine bay came out really nice.

just noticed something....

why didnt you use longer studs on the oil pump, vs using cap screws ?

and - what size hose are you ladies using? , like my oil cooler up front, ill be running AN -10 (5/8 ID) hose.... blah blah over kill.

btw - the fittings on your remote filter adapter are 3/8 npt correct? (got a pic?)

Nando- Looking very good as you said she would. My compliments to the chef.

Thanks Mike,

The heat/sound pad from Performance Parts wasa bit pricy, but it really worked out well. I used an avionic epoxy to get it to stick w/ out worrying down the line about failure.

She's coming along nicely.

regards,

Nando

Aaron - we went looking for longer studs, but couldn't find any on a Sunday. We noticed that the studs were shorter than what we needed that day - as I've learned during this rebuild there is always some surprise, piece missing, wrong thinga ma jig, etc...

Because of Jay's work schedule we only get to work on Sundays - you can imagine my frustration - my teener has been down for a while.....

I believe the house is the same (Jay chime in if I'm wrong here), and yes the filter adapter are 3/8 npc.

thanks,

Fernando

Click to view attachmentI just rcvd my Cylinder Head Temp Gauge and I am wondering if I was missing something??? OR NOT?

I've attached a picture to see if someone could esplain to me.. Were is the sensor portion of this kit???

Could it be that loop looking thing???

That thing that looks like a ring terminal is the sender.

Brian - is it #2 or #3 spark plug hole?

While you have your engine apart, I suggest notching the spark plug boss where you intend to install that sender . . . it prevents the sender from getting chewed up everytime you pull and replace your sparkplugs. Not a whole lot of room down in that spark plug bore.

Apologies if you already planned on doing that!

-Chris

You want to put it on the hottest cylinder. I believe that is #3.

^^^^ cyl #3.

BTW - can you take a pic of the clearance behind the fan shroud to the elbow? i am wondering if i can put a smooth AN 90 there on a 3/8 npt - AN 10 adapter....

jwalters said something like 2" ?

Okay AA - got rid of my kids today and got to work here are the pictures you requested:

wicked. thanks for that pic!

Sorry bout that AA but they look like they are sideways - here is another. If you want I will PM you the pictures.

those were great. thanks!

I also managed to do some engine bay work and added new rubber. SWEEEEETTTTTT....

Today I really was on a roll w/ out the kids around.. I got to put Money Pit together for this Sunday's finally:

OK Dude - do you have EVERYTHING together for sunday ??????

Have you checked everything twice and then thrice ??????????????

Got the fuel pump in???? anything else ordered in ????

ARE you missing anything ?????

THINK!!!

Do you have a gas can ??? Filled????

Got the exhaust ready to go in ????

Only a few days left - do as much as you can on your side to ready it - -if you feel froggy go ahead and mount the intake manifolds - and, well, hell, the carbs and anything else - Distributor??? Put motor "straight up" with the timing marks I showed you - the dizzy slot will be.........maybe you should wait for me.


Have a beer on me - - - and should I bring some...............

You know, looking at the top pic in this post - even your engine is "happy" - I see it is standing to attention!!!

Looking good dude - Now that I think about it - IF you had your clutch and pressure plate you could mate the motor and tranny - of well, that will not take long...........