Building all the wrong cars

almost done collecting parts



EDIT: got my throttle body too!

THAT SHITS POSSESED BRO CALL THE PRIEST

Ordered Today
Hondata Intake Manifold Heat Shield Gasket - 2ZZ-GE
MWR Cam Set - 2ZZ-GE - Stage 3

As soon as my valve train comes in, it is assembly time!

Running tab so far:
$400 Motor
$350 Misc used OEM parts
$750 12/15/09 Valves, Gaskets, Oil Pump, etc
$550 12/18/09 Valve springs and retainers, ARP head studs, ECU
$100 12/20/09 Throttle body assembly
$700 1/15/10 Cams and Hondata Gasket
Total $2850

Running up the credit card bill, Kevin.

I see nothing but good shit bro.

Master Trucky wrote:

Running up the credit card bill, Kevin.

I see nothing but good shit bro.

Thanks man.

All paid cash. No debt for me

I was debating on cams vs GT wing. I figure now is a much better time to do cams than later. I can measure valve clearnace MUCH easier with the motor out of the car.

GT wing will be had by the end of the year.

Very true.
Looks can always wait.

What kind of GT wing are u looking to get??

I want a Voltex, but they're hard to find used. New, they cost way too much for me at the moment. I'll probably end up with an Origin one and solid stays.

Motor assembly started

Also; plan for 2010:

^^FUUUGH.

Cant wait to park next to it.

Dope plans Kevin.

hard top
+
wing=

/game

sweet chop bro

BRO.

Still waiting for the main bearing cap bolts and valve springs/retainers for the head. I can't do anything without either.

hahaha nice title. good progress. more pics of motor work would be cool.

When things actually sart happening, i'll get pics. Right now it's just the block girdle "installed" on the block with the crank/rods/pistons too.

I'm going to call Toyota...

Finally some real progress! Supertech valve springs and retainers came in, so I was able to put the head together.

Bare head



New vs Old valvetrain (man the old stuff looks bad!)


All put in. I'm sending the head to be resurfaced and pressure checked. (reason the rockers and cams aren't installed)

nice!! lookin real clean.

Block is assembled. Just need to put the head on, and do the timing components.

Here's the sub assembly (that holds all the main bearings) sealed and placed on the block.


Main bolts torqued +45° +45°


New pump (and stronger gear for 9000+RPM), pickup, and baffle installed


You can see the corner that cracked off, and was welded back in place in the top right of the first two pics. This is a non-structural part, and only has to seal the oil pan (which is sealed with RTV/FIPG/Hondabond anyway. This should not be an issue. You can also see a cracked thermostat housing, I have a replacement along with a new thermostat. No other cracks were detected on the block.

Looking good looking good. Looks real clean. Very organized. nice job so far man. Good luck man.

Lil Baby E-Mindz wrote:

Looking good looking good. Looks real clean. Very organized. nice job so far man. Good luck man.

Thanks, I try to keep everything very organized. It's such a pain in the ass when you have bolts and parts all over the place and not labeled!

I have all my valve shims on a piece of cardboard in my room, set in a line how they came out. If these get mixed up, I'm fucked and have to measure a lot more than planned.

HAHAHAHA, i remember when i was doing my valve stem seal on my KA, in my room my mom's was tripping!!!!

Organizing all that shit is a pain but puting it all together is fun, makes me wanna build another motor.

Looks rad, props for doin somethin different.

Bought these. Should be here in a few weeks.