Dsm2Nv
15+ Year Contributor
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- 7
- Dec 27, 2007
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toronto,
ON_Canada
So i have had this car for about 6 years now and just wanted to post its progress threw this long jorney! Here is a couple of pictures of when i first got her.
At this point i drove the car for about 2 months with out a single issue. But then it all started first thing to go was my driver side axle, followed by my passenger side axle and then all my brakes started to seize at this point i thought the worse was over having no mechanical knowledge everything was paid for out of pocket and being 17 years old working part time wasn't much of help. So after everything was fixed i started to drive the car again and it started to overheat about 4 days into driving it brought it back to a mechanic to find out it had blown the head gasket and they wanted about $2,000 to fix it at this point with no funds left and with out a car i decided to park it and start to buy parts slowly to put a 6 bolt motor into it and build it faster and stronger so it begins !
This is what i had done to the engine.
Disassemble Engine and inspectio
Engine head rebuild and resurface
Bore/hone cylinders walls plus wash and replace frost plugs
Resurface block deck
Balance rotating assembly
Align hone main bore
Micro polish crankshaft
Assemble bottom end/set ring gaps
Assemble long block assembly
Parts Used For This Build.
Ross Racing forged pistons 9.1 comp
Eagle H-Beam Connecting Rods
Arp Main studs
Topline Oil Pump Assembly
Topline Waterpump
Topline complete gasket kit
Mitsu Timming belt
Mitsu Hydrulic Tensioner
Mitsu Idler and Tensioner pulleys
brian crower springs,valves,retainers
Mitsu 4 layer MLS headgakset
Arp Head studs
ACL Race Main Bearing set:
ACL Race Rod Bearing set:
Topline revised lifters
40 mm tial wastegate
vict performance 02 housing
vict performance external dump
greddy timming belt
aem wideband
stewart warner boost gauge
hks full exhaust
At this point it was spring time and i send her off to a local machine shop to start the work needless to say i was impressed with there work. Leading up to this point i had been reading alot on tuners and my local dsm board ca.dsm.org also helped some local menbers threw winter with there build witch tought me alot about my own car. So it was time to build her with help from a local menber we got the motor done here is some pictures of the motor being put together and build threw the spring.
At this point i drove the car for about 2 months with out a single issue. But then it all started first thing to go was my driver side axle, followed by my passenger side axle and then all my brakes started to seize at this point i thought the worse was over having no mechanical knowledge everything was paid for out of pocket and being 17 years old working part time wasn't much of help. So after everything was fixed i started to drive the car again and it started to overheat about 4 days into driving it brought it back to a mechanic to find out it had blown the head gasket and they wanted about $2,000 to fix it at this point with no funds left and with out a car i decided to park it and start to buy parts slowly to put a 6 bolt motor into it and build it faster and stronger so it begins !
This is what i had done to the engine.
Disassemble Engine and inspectio
Engine head rebuild and resurface
Bore/hone cylinders walls plus wash and replace frost plugs
Resurface block deck
Balance rotating assembly
Align hone main bore
Micro polish crankshaft
Assemble bottom end/set ring gaps
Assemble long block assembly
Parts Used For This Build.
Ross Racing forged pistons 9.1 comp
Eagle H-Beam Connecting Rods
Arp Main studs
Topline Oil Pump Assembly
Topline Waterpump
Topline complete gasket kit
Mitsu Timming belt
Mitsu Hydrulic Tensioner
Mitsu Idler and Tensioner pulleys
brian crower springs,valves,retainers
Mitsu 4 layer MLS headgakset
Arp Head studs
ACL Race Main Bearing set:
ACL Race Rod Bearing set:
Topline revised lifters
40 mm tial wastegate
vict performance 02 housing
vict performance external dump
greddy timming belt
aem wideband
stewart warner boost gauge
hks full exhaust
At this point it was spring time and i send her off to a local machine shop to start the work needless to say i was impressed with there work. Leading up to this point i had been reading alot on tuners and my local dsm board ca.dsm.org also helped some local menbers threw winter with there build witch tought me alot about my own car. So it was time to build her with help from a local menber we got the motor done here is some pictures of the motor being put together and build threw the spring.
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