Orca - 11 sec street rippa

[AWD-Tony]

Love the progress car is amazing

Thanks man!!

 

[AWD-Tony]

FMIC time

 

[AWD-Tony]

It’s been a long day, 12 hours in da garage to be specific. Couple of heli coils and finally figured out how to get the trans in and out without f%#€ing up the subframe. Tweaked the ac lines and we should stay cool when it’s hot. The FMIC was always slightly off so straightened that out and cleaned up the dull end tanks. Enjoy and thanks for following

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

Great build! Wish I had the patience and know-how to do all that. Side note. How the hell do you embed all the pics?

 

[AWD-Tony]

Great build! Wish I had the patience and know-how to do all that. Side note. How the hell do you embed all the pics?

Thanks man! A wise man once told me it’s only nuts and bolts. Select add photo/file at the bottom, then select full or thumbnail.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Since I had drained the brake fluid, I took apart the rear calipers to paint. Couldn’t just have the fronts painted yah know!!! Any who, the p/s was missing this spring retainer so I drilled a washer to make it work. These were remans that I bought from advance auto when I first got the car...! Should have just kept the originals and rebuilt them. Everything is back together once I’m done with the rear calipers.

Prime oil
Bleed p/s
Bleed brakes
Bleed coolant
Remove ac evaporator to remove the oil-might wait on this one

One more weekend and I should be firing her up

 

[AWD-Tony]

After 12 hours in the garage, I was ready to fire her up. Added all fluids, primed oil system and I had to tighten a few bolts, zero leaks after that. Primed fuel system, and it’s leaking on the p/s of the rail. Pretty sure it’s the end cap of the rail so I have to take that apart tomorrow. Pretty sure it’s the oring inside.

 

[SpankyStokes]

What an amazing looking bay.

 

[AWD-Tony]

What an amazing looking bay.

Thanks man!! Not too bad for a 28yo

 

[AWD-Tony]

Well I got everything back together but bad news. It’s pushing coolant. I thought since I had the head resurfaced last year it would be fine to use mls and even had the machine shop check trueness. It started smoking so I threw in a new oem composite hg and that didn’t fix the issue. I ordered a coolant pressure test kit and have a feeling there’s a cracked in the head or block. Hoping it’s a cracked head tbh

Majority of the stuff I’ve done you can’t see but I’m super happy how the bay look now. But we all know looks aren’t everything.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Damn sorry for the news but youll be up and going, again time frame well depends on you, and your situation.

 

[Scotty_R8]

man that is just clean! Love it

 

[95REGF150]

Just read the whole thread man. Sorry to here the motor's got an issue but you should be proud. Absolutely great work. Car looks amazing congrats.

 

[AWD-Tony]

@iugrad92turbo @Scotty_R8 @95REGF150 Thanks fellas!!! Hope she’s up and running wells soon

 

[AWD-Tony]

She keeps fighting me... Set base timing, set biss, tuned idle, ready for cruise tune and she’s pissing coolant from timing side. Removed the timing cover and this 2 year old (about 5k miles) Gates water pump is leaking from the weep hole. Not sure if it’s from starting it without coolant but that’s the only thing I can think of. New one is ordered. Please stop fighting me

 

[92AWDHX40]

Damn that stinks, alway something huh, murphys law. Keep at it.

 

[AWD-Tony]

Damn that stinks, alway something huh, murphys law. Keep at it.

Sooo true man!!

 

[1cleangsx]

Or maybe your belt tension was a little too tight?

 

[AWD-Tony]

Or maybe your belt tension was a little too tight?

I’ll loosen it up a little this time around. Good news is that it looks like it will be here today. Gotta love Amazon

 

[Vegas Smith]

It's always two steps forward, one step back.

 

[AWD-Tony]

It's always two steps forward, one step back.

Always!!!! Big Sad!!

 

[beegeezy]

Just read the whole thread...good stuff! Did you find the cause for you pushing coolant? Was it the water pump or was that unrelated?

 

[AWD-Tony]

Just read the whole thread...good stuff! Did you find the cause for you pushing coolant? Was it the water pump or was that unrelated?

Thanks man! I had 3 & 4 injector wires crossed and just needed to drive it to seat the rings. It didn’t smoke after that. I don’t think it’s pushing coolant.

Got the wp off. Just waiting on Mr. Amazon to swing by

 

[AWD-Tony]

@beegeezy

 

[AWD-Tony]

Picked up a set of 1600 and ditched the Bosch 2200s. I’d tune the idle and the next time I came out, it wouldn’t start so I wasn’t sure if it was too much fuel or too little on startup. Luckily ecmlink has the answer, crank injector adjustment in da. Bumped it a few % and it started right up. Also degreed my cams without using test springs and solid lifters. I know, I know. I rotated the motor 10 times per cam and it’s on the money.