97 eclipse

[AWD-Tony]

What bothers me is that they didn’t even contact you, you had to contact them It’ll come around quick

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Hopefully, but I'm getting the run around about my valve cover. Guy keeps saying he's going to ship it and doesn't. I still have my original but I want to put it all back together with the new look and bigger case ports.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

I went through some of my old pictures and discovered the pic of the 97 when i returned home with it. i will be posting new engine pics once the head is done.
tits fun to track progress.

i hated that spoiler i went factory in under a month. you really cant see the bumper but it had a rough life so purchased new on both

 

[GoldyBay]

Hi! thanks for this post

 

[AWD-Tony]

I don’t mind that spoiler. Had a similar one one my 2g but it weighed a ton .

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Yeah that one was heavy too , plus i love the high rise arch the best and never had one.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

I bought this seal due to it being in the parts diagram for the CAS housing. Upon disassembly I did not find an old one inside and have no idea how it is installed or if I even need it.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Don’t think you need that if you’re running the cas. Might be the plug if you’re not running one. Not 100% sure though. Make sure you orientate the cas pick up correctly. With #1 cylinder at tdc it should fit this way

 

[JeffGS-T97]

thanks man I got mine marked with permanent marker lines while at TDC before taken apart. you can slightly see them in the picture. Good looking out i appreciate it!

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Don’t think you need that if you’re running the cas. Might be the plug if you’re not running one. Not 100% sure though. Make sure you orientate the cas pick up correctly. With #1 cylinder at tdc it should fit this way

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Do you have any specific ways that you use to smooth the cam bearings. I have 3 on the intake cam that feel a little bumpy. It is super light, i didn't know if i should leave it or polish it up a bit but dont want to damage the ID of the bearing.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Are you talking about the rockers or cam journals? If it’s the rockets, you can buy replacements. Post a pic

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Cam journals. The cam shaft retainers.

 

[AWD-Tony]

I don’t think you’d want to mess with those. They’re usually line honed at the machine shop and you have to remove material off the caps. Take a pic of the head, cap and old cams.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Ok i will leave them be, I'm overly critical sometimes I'll look into having my buddy machine them at his shop.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

This is the worst one

 

[JeffGS-T97]

The line pattern cannot be felt but the texture doesnt feel completely smooth.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Hard to tell but I’ve seen worse. If you can’t feel it with your nails, I’d say roll with it. But if your buddy works at a machine shop, have him look at it.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

I sent him pictures, he seems to think they are in good shape the metal isn't carved at all its only a line pattern. I think he's just going to lightly smooth the one.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Yup and if your old cam looks good no need to worry. It rides on a sheen of oil so you’ll be fine

 

[JeffGS-T97]

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Had to work 12 hours today but had me reward waiting at home and the head is one step closer to completion.

 

[AWD-Tony]

It’s such a nice looking piece kinda sucks it’s under the vc.

 

[JeffGS-T97]

I was thinking the same thing , so i took a picture so i could share

 

[Joe' GSX]

Hey what’s up man. Got some pics for you. Here’s the bracket that I have in the trunk. I currently have it mounted in the spare but it might be moved to the right side of the trunk. Maybe ll I’d like to build a new floor so that way i have all trunk space available.
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So the ground is just bolted to a good ground with paint removed. The positive is ran to the front where I have it on the Evo x fusible link. From there i connected all the wires such as the harness and starter. I made a bracket and put it in front of my catch can
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All the parts for the fusible link are available on maperformance. I think it’s a total of three things.

What battery did you use? red top 25?

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Yes sir. I need a battery that can keep up with all the extra load I put on everything. I think this is a really good choice for these cars IMO