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I am still one handed. lol I am doing what I can. I think I will try to get this motor together and out of the way so I can focus on everything else.Comment
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You piece of poop! WORK
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=0 Doing some work to the oil filter housing bolt tomorrow hopefully=)Comment
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After the bay is done and some of the holes on the body are shaved. My friend hasn't wanted to do any work on the bay without me there and my dust restriction is now finally lifted.Originally posted by Evil Panda View Post
That is just Eugene clowning=) I don't mind it. He is a good guy.Originally posted by Bystrov View Post
Thank you for the compliment
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I got the oil filter bolt modified today.
To me it looked terrible with it being the only non stainless socket head bolt. After thinking of a few ways to do it, this seemed the easiest and made the most sense.
The head of the bolt was faced off and a hole was drilled down the center. We then tapped the hole to 5/16-18. The socket head bolt threads in, acting as a new head.
The black oxidized bolt is just for mock-up. I have a 5/16-18x3/8" stainless bolt on order. Once it arrives I will use a strong thread sealant to essentially make the bolt one solid piece.Comment
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Excellent work!-Christian.
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Bueno! Love the attention to detail Earl!Fleet
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I got out to the shop yesterday. It felt great to be back at it.
I started off by fitting the latest batch of stainless hardware. All of them fit great except for one of the alternator bracket bolts. The one that they gave me is way too short=/ I will be ordering it when I pick up my oil filter housing bolt today or tomorrow. I didn't get any pictures because my engine is in a dark corner.
I also test fit the modified oil filter housing bolt with the temporary head.
It will fit right in when the stainless bolt is there and sealed in.
After I got all of those in I decided to mount my trans bushings for now.
While I was doing all of this myself, my friend Greaser Kyle was in the bay. He started by patching the indent behind the drivers side tower.
There are these indents on the inside of the strut towers.
Originally I had planned to use black plastic plugs in the holes to clean them up, but Kyle was in a patching mood.
He then filled in the seam along the bottom of the tower.
Since that patch went so well, Kyle wants to patch a lot of indents that I was just going to leave alone. He is the artist here and it will lead to a much cleaner look. That is completely fine by me=)
I will be back at it this weekend. Hopefully I will have a good updateComment
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Since I am going through the trouble of making almost everything new, I am going to tackles front hubs.
I have been looking around to see what's available and have seen a few interesting things.
The cheaper ones use a rougher casting that requires less machining. I am unsure of the bearing quality, but I am sure they aren't as well made as the more expensive ones.
I am stuck between these two on ECS Tuning:
The top one is an example of the cheaper casting, but I am unsure of how well it does the job.
I am thinking I should play it safe and buy the more expensive SKF assembly. The thing that gets me is the $80 price difference for a pair. Are the SKF assemblies going to outlast and out perform the MTC assemblies enough to justify $80.Comment
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