atruepretense
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jul 15, 2009
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Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
Haven't been updating much since I haven't had much time at all. As of right now, the engine is back in and ready to go! Haven't fired the car up yet, since a few things got in the way.
My axles were completely seized inside the hubs so I could not remove the trans easily. The passenger side axle was also seized inside the trans, so I had to put the engine back in with the trans still in the car.
But now, the engine is rebuilt, I removed the A/C condenser, compressor, lines, everything! Removed the EGR, removed the EVAP canister, etc... Much more room in the engine bay now for sure.
So now, all that is left for me to do is to wait on my new SS oil feed line. I'm still running the poor ol' T25, but the shitty copper crap line that DSMs use was all bent up, and the fitting on it was seized, which led to it breaking. I've been waiting for a week now, and it hasn't arrived. So I figured i'd reuse the old crap until the new one came in...Guess not! Also just ordered a 1G BOV to replace my knockoff Type S which has started to leak. I'm going to order some aluminum piping and couplers to make a new system. I'm still running the side mount for now, but I completely hacked up my UICP for the BOV. So that's going to be all replaced and fixed, since I was getting some leaks there.
Aside from that, we are almost done, and she's almost ready to be fired up. I could fire her up now, and just plug the oil port on the oil filter housing, but I don't want to damage the turbo, even though there would be no load.
Oh well...
My axles were completely seized inside the hubs so I could not remove the trans easily. The passenger side axle was also seized inside the trans, so I had to put the engine back in with the trans still in the car.
But now, the engine is rebuilt, I removed the A/C condenser, compressor, lines, everything! Removed the EGR, removed the EVAP canister, etc... Much more room in the engine bay now for sure.
So now, all that is left for me to do is to wait on my new SS oil feed line. I'm still running the poor ol' T25, but the shitty copper crap line that DSMs use was all bent up, and the fitting on it was seized, which led to it breaking. I've been waiting for a week now, and it hasn't arrived. So I figured i'd reuse the old crap until the new one came in...Guess not! Also just ordered a 1G BOV to replace my knockoff Type S which has started to leak. I'm going to order some aluminum piping and couplers to make a new system. I'm still running the side mount for now, but I completely hacked up my UICP for the BOV. So that's going to be all replaced and fixed, since I was getting some leaks there.
Aside from that, we are almost done, and she's almost ready to be fired up. I could fire her up now, and just plug the oil port on the oil filter housing, but I don't want to damage the turbo, even though there would be no load.
Oh well...
