My Current Rebuild

[shredwin]

Mine old 420A was bored out 30 over.... I never had any overheating issues, but yeah the aluminum radiator will keep it cooler... whats your compression ratio?

 

[Diamondrev]

10.5:1 on wiseco pistons

 

[shredwin]

10.5:1 on wiseco pistons

Hmmm... you can always change the stock radiator later on, I would just use the stock one for now and use some of that royal purple cooler stuff... if it over heats then yeah go with the aluminum radiator and some more royal purple cooler... Oh yeah the aluminum Radiator is gonna look sweet as hell

 

[Diamondrev]

Hmmm... you can always change the stock radiator later on, I would just use the stock one for now and use some of that royal purple cooler stuff... if it over heats then yeah go with the aluminum radiator and some more royal purple cooler...

yeah i think i will just use the stock one for a while.. my car has been down for way too long and i want to drive it again!! Ill get an aluminum one after i sell my daily driver..

Oh yeah the aluminum Radiator is gonna look sweet as hell

Yeah i know.. thats why i bought the polished valve cover, it will look good with the polished Obx IM, SS headers, and Polished intake..

 

[Side_Show]

you should check and see if mishimoto makes radiator for you. I paid like $200 for mine. I'm pretty sure they make them for both 1g and 2g turbo models, but i dunno about the NA models.

 

[Diamondrev]

you should check and see if mishimoto makes radiator for you. I paid like $200 for mine. I'm pretty sure they make them for both 1g and 2g turbo models, but i dunno about the NA models.

yeah i saw mishimoto on ebay for the 4g63 1st and 2nd gen.. but not for the 420a.. i was actually thinking about buying the 2nd gen turbo one and just run my own hoses..

 

[Diamondrev]

I made a little visit to the shop yesterday.. got to see my block machined and honed to 40 over

heres a few pics...

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Then finally done

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[Diamondrev]

WOW is all I have to say to my rod bearing... this is why it was knocking so bad..

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But the stock Crank still looks good...

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[AshTsi]

Can't wait to see it all together! Keep it up

 

[wrknmike924]

Wow i have had about 8 or 9 motors with rod bearing problems that i have been into and replaced but yours by far takes the cake man. Got it lookin good tho. Love that feeling of watching your own motor get bored dont cha?

 

[Diamondrev]

Love that feeling of watching your own motor get bored dont cha?

HELL YES

reality started to set in. i am so excited to finally get my motor up and running soon.. it been over a year, but this time she will be built..

 

[wrknmike924]

Totaly know the feeling. Waterlocked mine back in Sep and just about a week ago got it running again. Was gonna just rebuild it but i ended up BUILDing it. Greatest feeling in the world man. Your gonna love it.

 

[EDM95]

It is looking good man.

 

[Diamondrev]

Doing these MOUNTS WERE A PITA!!!!
Me and my buddy finally finished them..

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[Diamondrev]

Cleaning them up.. we used the torch at first but it just got on fire so we used a dremel and a reciprecating saw..

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Finally finished after 2 dremel cut off wheels and 4 saw blades...

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[Dsmj89]

Looking good man, keep up the good work.

 

[Diamondrev]

Hey guys thanks alot for the support, just cant wait to driving my built 420a...

i will be getting the motor back this wednesday so hope fully my buddy and i can get the motor in by this weekend..

 

[shredwin]

Hey guys thanks alot for the support, just cant wait to driving my built 420a...

i will be getting the motor back this wednesday so hope fully my buddy and i can get the motor in by this weekend..

I bet your excited... I know what it feels like not to drive your DSM for a while

 

[Diamondrev]

I bet your excited... I know what it feels like not to drive your DSM for a while

yea man, and like i said before.. it has been down for over a year..

and before that i went through 2 trannys.. so i only drove it for a few months in 2007..
i really cant wait. ill be wrenchin all day, every day just to hear her start again..

 

[shredwin]

yeah I know what you mean ma... I kinda miss working on my DSM but its still cold out here in PA. I remember when I had my 97 RS it was a gas saver with neon tranny

 

[wrknmike924]

Cleaning them up.. we used the torch at first but it just got on fire so we used a dremel and a reciprecating saw..

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Finally finished after 2 dremel cut off wheels and 4 saw blades...

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Funny i tried the same way and had the same outcome. Fire. haha

Got them lookin good tho man. Very clean. Let me know how the vibration is once shes back together!

 

[Diamondrev]

will do wrkinmike.. right now im actually sanding down these mounts to see if i can get a good polish...

going to the shop in a few hours to take more photos. hopefully my pistons are in the block.. ill post them later...

 

[Diamondrev]

MORE PICS
they painted my block which actually looks really nice, they said that they will be finish building the bottom end today and the head tomorrow...

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[Slo2gen]

You will enjoy the 10.5, I had 8.8 for a while and it sucked. I just got mine running the other day with 10.5 CP pistons on a .020 overbore and its a LOT better. Vibration...yeah, its bad for me but I have the Prothane side mounts rear insert and an old school XtremeRS solid metal front mount(like the solid one Howell sells) and it vibrates hella bad. But I like it Congrates and good luck.

 

[ricerrocket]

that chair is a goner...