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The other parts I took off the car for the time being.
The starter opened up Attachment 23991 Attachment 23992 Attachment 23993 Attachment 23994 Attachment 23995 Attachment 23996 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10643Small.jpg The old driveshafts and intermediate shaft Attachment 23997 The knuckles and upper control arms Attachment 23998 The brake caliper brackets, rotors, lower forks and my Hayame full coilover suspension Attachment 23999 The clutch and flywheel Attachment 24000 Attachment 24001 Attachment 24002 Attachment 24003 Now onto the progress pictures I took the block to my backyard and got some engine degreaser and brake cleaner to clean it up. Then rinse it off with some high pressure water. How it looked after I finished cleaning it up and done drying Attachment 24004 Attachment 24005 Attachment 24006 Attachment 24007 Attachment 24008 Notice the rusty looking cylinders; it was just surface rust, so I wasn’t worried at all. It came off by just wiping it with your finger. I was also boring .25 over so nothing the machine shop can’t get rid of. Now onto the most time consuming and looked over parts of building a motor; cleaning up the threads of the head studs and main studs holes. First got to make sure you buy the right sized tap. In my case it was 11mm x 1.5mm. Confirmed by the Helms manual and checking the old head bolts and main bolts that came out of the block. Attachment 24009 Attachment 24010 Attachment 24011 More proof, the head bolt screws into the main bolt hole perfectly. All the confirmation I need. Attachment 24012 |
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Chasing the threads of the head bolts hole
Attachment 23938 Attachment 23939 The shavings that came out of all the 10 head studs holes (sorry for the blurry pictures) Attachment 23940 Attachment 23941 Attachment 23942 Onto the main bolt holes, it’s the same process http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10119Small.jpg Attachment 23943 The results, this is what came out of each main bolt hole. Shocking isn’t it Attachment 23944 Attachment 23945 Attachment 23946 How the threads looked after, nice and clean Attachment 23947 In the meantime the head was sent out to my local machine shop and this is how it looked when I got it back Attachment 23948 Attachment 23949 Attachment 23950 Attachment 23951 Attachment 23952 Attachment 23953 Attachment 23954 Attachment 23955 Attachment 23956 Attachment 23957 Attachment 23958 Attachment 23959 Attachment 23960 Attachment 23961 Attachment 23962 Attachment 23963 Attachment 23964 Attachment 23965 Attachment 23966 Next the block was sent off and this is how I received it back from the machine shop Attachment 23967 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10089Small.jpg Attachment 23968 Attachment 23969 Attachment 23970 Attachment 23971 Attachment 23972 Attachment 23973 The heads done for now until I put it on the block. The parts I ordered have arrived, sweet. Attachment 23974 Attachment 23975 Attachment 23976 Attachment 23977 Attachment 23978 Attachment 23979 Attachment 23980 My replacement distributor king dizzy. My old one was on its way out. Gotta love 3 year warranties. Attachment 23981 My injectors before Attachment 23982 My injectors balanced and cleaned. Attachment 23983 Attachment 23984 My new jdm itr pistons along with wrist pins and new OEM piston rings Attachment 23985 Attachment 23986 Attachment 23987 Attachment 23988 Attachment 23989 My parts box Attachment 23990 |
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Next I started to re-assemble the head. Intake outer, intake inner and exhaust outer valve springs, along with valve spring seats and retainers. Intake is the top two springs and the exhaust is the bottom springs. Exhaust valve springs are slightly taller than the intake valve spring for the GSR.
Attachment 23875 Attachment 23876 Attachment 23877 Exhaust valve springs in the back, intake outer up front Attachment 23878 Intake valves on the left and exhaust on the right. My burnt 4th cylinder exhaust valve in the middle Attachment 23879 The valve keepers a.k.a. ping -----it! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10290Small.jpg Attachment 23880 Attachment 23881 Attachment 23882 Attachment 23883 Attachment 23884 Attachment 23885 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10284Small.jpg Attachment 23886 Attachment 23887 Attachment 23888 Attachment 23889 Attachment 23890 Attachment 23891 Attachment 23892 Attachment 23893 It’s the same for the exhaust side. Then I made sure that the intake and exhaust oil orifice was in place. Attachment 23894 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10478Small.jpg Attachment 23895 Attachment 23896 Then next I replaced all the studs on the intake side of the head to accommodate the thicker Hondata intake gasket Attachment 23897 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10491Small.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10487Small.jpg Attachment 23898 Attachment 23899 Attachment 23900 Attachment 23901 Attachment 23902 Attachment 23903 Attachment 23904 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10100Small.jpg I made a bracket for the EVAP Purge Solenoid and connected the rest of the little things Attachment 23905 Attachment 23906 I also replaced the studs that connect the throttle body to the intake manifold. Attachment 23907 Attachment 23908 Attachment 23909 Next I took the transmission apart and cleaned all the gears and transmission magnet. I also inspected the syncro’s, gears and gear sleeves Attachment 23910 Attachment 23911 Attachment 23912 Attachment 23913 Attachment 23914 Attachment 23915 Attachment 23916 Attachment 23917 Attachment 23918 Attachment 23919 Attachment 23920 Attachment 23921 Attachment 23922 Attachment 23923 Attachment 23924 Attachment 23925 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10062Small.jpg Attachment 23926 Attachment 23927 Attachment 23928 Attachment 23929 Attachment 23930 Attachment 23931 Attachment 23932 Attachment 23933 Attachment 23934 Attachment 23935 Attachment 23936 Attachment 23937 After all that work, it was time to work on putting the block back together. ****will finish the rest of the progress write up with pics a little later on**** |
damnnnnnnnn T thats some serious work you put in. Glad to see you took pics to show what it was to what it will become. Nuff respects for the effort and patient you have to do that. Can't wait to see how it runs, good work T!
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Yeah man, nice build. Keep up the good work. Glad to know that there are tuners out there who take pride in their work.
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Thats a lot of work! Lots of respect for having the patience and time to do it. One question, why didn't you use the ITR lost motion assemblies when reassembling the head?
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Now that's the way it's done:yeah:
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Wayne for a couple of reasons
-price http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gsr/itrlma.jpg -mine are still good, except one -I'm going to use that money for valvesprings instead -and you can use prelude vtec lma's which are basically the same as the itr's except that they're $180 cheaper I'll be replacing them anyways when I get cams |
holy crap trennel, nice work and pics man!
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Ok guys...here's the truth...I did all the work and Trenell only took pics...:s:
but honestly...you guys have NO idea how much time went into this...I think Trenell knew the Helms manual WAY better than any school textbook! We're all very proud of him...:kiss: (hides and runs for being girly...:willy: ) |
WOW! that looks like it took took a while..all hail engine rebuild god Trenelle!
btw how much did it run you in the end T? |
+1 for hard work, patience, and dedication.
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REAL SERIOUS. :yeah:
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wow man looks realli good, you are really commited which is good. Your hard worked pay off man great job! i wanna see this thing on the track!
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damn.........thats alot of work!! good ----.........
i would have dropped a LSD into that tranny while you had it apart....... |
Thanks guys, I'm still not done just yet.
Omar in total with tools, parts, shipping, brokerage, machine work and tax roughly $2200 Lou at the time I couldn't find any LSD's or JDM 4.785 or ATS 4.9 FD what-so-ever, now that it's back together they're popping up all over. Figures eh |
Originally Posted by WildoutWhiteGSR
Lou at the time I couldn't find any LSD's or JDM 4.785 or ATS 4.9 FD what-so-ever, now that it's back together they're popping up all over.
Figures eh |
That is a great write-up! great pics! and major props for doing the work yourself! can't wait to see it completed.
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awesome work T! what work did the machine shop do to your block and head?
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What machine shop did you send it to? Great work. Damn the dedication.
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Sorry Lou no OBX for me, thanks though. If you have a JDM final drive I'll gladly buy it :D
Mark and Scott the machine work was done by Canadian Cylinder Head in North York |
WOW. Thats all i gotta say. Mad props for the dedication and hard work you put into the motor. Now you have a full summer to enjoy a nice healthy motor!!!
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Trenell, that is some serious wrench time you put in!!! Congrats on what looks like quite the build. Even though Amanda did most of it . . .:lol:
Can't wait to see the finished product at the meet!! |
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woah.......you came from whitby to north york for machine shop work :willy: .......thats cool........greame does good work........i bring some of my stuff to him also.......:yeah:
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Whitby to North York isn't that far....;)
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wow thats amazing!!! impressive stuff! wish i could learn to do that or even have the time to do it!
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LOOKING GOOD MR "T" :ballboy: that's Super "T" For U baller boooyyyeee :finger:
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T, you are a MACHINE!!!! im stunned
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Time to put the block back together. How it looked when I got it from the machine shop along with the serviced oil pump and new rear main seal
Attachment 23764 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10088Small.jpg Attachment 23765 Attachment 23766 Attachment 23767 Attachment 23768 Attachment 23769 Attachment 23770 Attachment 23771 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10098Small.jpg Installing the oil squirters Attachment 23772 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10144Small.jpg Cleaning up the main bores and bearings for plasitgauging Attachment 23773 Attachment 23774 Attachment 23775 Bearings Attachment 23776 Attachment 23777 Installed in the mains Attachment 23778 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10151Small.jpg Bearings lubed up in preparation of the cleaned up and micropolished crank Attachment 23779 Attachment 23780 Thrust washers are next Attachment 23781 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10160Small.jpg Installed Attachment 23782 Attachment 23783 Crankshaft in place Attachment 23784 Attachment 23785 Attachment 23786 Plastigauging in process Attachment 23787 Attachment 23788 Attachment 23789 After I finished plastigauging all the mains, they were cleaned up of any excess plastigauge and then lubed thoroughly with engine assembly lube as well as the girdle Attachment 23790 Attachment 23791 Since I had the machine shop install the new pistons on the connecting rods for me, along with installing the piston rings and checking there gap, its one step closer to final assembly. Here they are Attachment 23792 Cleaned up the surfaces in preparation of the bearings Attachment 23793 Then I needed to remove the cap to install the bearings Attachment 23794 Attachment 23795 Attachment 23796 Now time to clean up the cylinders for the piston and rod assembly Attachment 23797 Attachment 23798 Attachment 23799 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10132Small.jpg Then lube up the cylinder walls with WD40 Attachment 23800 Piston ring compressor Attachment 23801 Attachment 23802 Wiping WD40 on the piston ring compressor Attachment 23803 Attachment 23804 Time to install the pistons, ensuring that all the piston rings are facing up and that the gaps are properly orientated Attachment 23805 Attachment 23806 All installed Attachment 23807 Then made sure to use the ARP assemble lube on the nuts and thread bolt end, to have the correct torque for the plastigauging. If you look carefully, you can see the plastigauge in the background Attachment 23808 Rod cap on http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10199Small.jpg Lubed up nut Attachment 23809 Attachment 23810 Placed on the rod Attachment 23811 Me torquing down the rod bolts to ARP specs http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...10204Small.jpg The best way I found to loosen the cap after plastigauging. Attachment 23812 Attachment 23813 |
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This is after I had got the cap loose
Attachment 23696 Attachment 23697 After finishing all the plastigauging for all the rods, I made sure to apply enough engine assembly lube to the journals Attachment 23698 Connecting rod end play within stock specs Attachment 23699 Attachment 23700 Finally I can move on to the rest of the engine block assembly. It took me about 3 hours to plastigauge all the bearings. Done twice, some three times for accuracy. How the pistons should look within there respective cylinders now that they are torqued down properly Attachment 23701 Now for the pictures of the other little/random things that go onto the block Attachment 23702 Attachment 23703 Attachment 23704 Attachment 23705 Attachment 23706 Attachment 23707 Attachment 23708 Attachment 23709 Attachment 23710 Attachment 23711 Attachment 23712 Attachment 23713 Attachment 23714 Attachment 23703 Attachment 23716 Attachment 23717 Now I move onto the oil pump, I prep the surface by cleaning it up then placing the high temp sealant around the matting surface. ***forgot to take a picture of that, my bad*** Oil Pump Installed along with a new oil pickup gasket Attachment 23718 Attachment 23718 Oil pickup cleaned along with the bolts & nuts Attachment 23720 Attachment 23721 The same treatment is applied to the rear main seal Attachment 23722 Attachment 23723 Rear main seal installed along with the new oil pan gasket and windage tray Attachment 23724 Oil Pickup Installed Attachment 23725 Oil Pan installed along with my magnetic Spoon drain bolt Attachment 23726 Attachment 23727 Onto the golden eagle head studs Attachment 23728 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...50041Small.jpg Gotta replace that o-ring on the oil orifice Attachment 23729 Oil Orifice installed Attachment 23730 Next it’s time for the headgasket, only OEM for me Attachment 23731 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...50054Small.jpg Yup it’s facing the right way Attachment 23732 Time to put on the head Attachment 23735 Don’t forget those dowel pins Attachment 23733 Me lubing the ---- out of the washers and nuts Attachment 23734 Head installed Attachment 23735 Time for the cams, lube up the cam journals Attachment 23736 Same goes for the cams Attachment 23737 Attachment 23738 Installed the cam holders along with the cam holder plates (note the bolts to hold on the valve cover are on wrong, should be on the inner holes) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...50067Small.jpg Valve cover put on Attachment 23739 Flywheel Installed Attachment 23740 Pressure Plate and Clutch Disk Installed Attachment 23741 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...60006Small.jpg Putting the transmission back on the block by myself and trying to take the picture at the same time Attachment 23742 Practically done pictures Attachment 23743 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...50135Small.jpg Attachment 23744 Attachment 23745 Attachment 23746 Attachment 23747 Attachment 23748 Other things I did while the engine was out Attachment 23749 Attachment 23750 Attachment 23751 Attachment 23752 Attachment 23753 Attachment 23754 Attachment 23755 Attachment 23756 Attachment 23757 Attachment 23758 You didn’t think that I would leave the engine bay that dirty did you? Attachment 23759 Attachment 23760 Attachment 23761 Attachment 23762 Attachment 23763 Picture in engine bay ***will put up when I get home from work*** |
crazy work trenell!!! me and my boy just put on a new fender, and replaced his door and internals, and we felt like the biggest mechanics, and i come home to read this thread...ahaha...
question? did you learn how to do all this work by yourself? helms? internet? and when you said : " You didn’t think that I would leave the engine bay that dirty did you?" i thought we were gonna see some wire tucking pics!!! but great work nonetheless, and motivates the hell out of me to become more engine savvy!!! |
Originally Posted by esguerra
question? did you learn how to do all this work by yourself? helms? internet?
Originally Posted by esguerra
and when you said : "
You didn’t think that I would leave the engine bay that dirty did you?" i thought we were gonna see some wire tucking pics!!! -so far fuel rail is done -vtec solenoid -distributor -driver side near the shock tower and some of the main harness near the battery. Those were the only ones I could move without cutting and extending wires, since I didn't want to do it and have electrical problems later on causing Nick not to be able to tune my car. Now that it's up and running, I'll finish it up once I stop being so lazy :lol: |
oh, woops...well great job...you and fuzz, all motor twins of 2006!
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Wow, I am impressed, Something I dont think I could ever do. Goodwork Mr.T
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Originally Posted by esguerra
oh, woops...well great job...you and fuzz, all motor twins of 2006!
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Amazing work Trenell... scrolling thru your pics is like watching those shows on spike tv on sundays... just amazing... u must be dying to fire it up... if you havent already
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Pri...it's been fired up and running for almost a week!
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How exactly do you do the plastigauging?
What is the procedure? |
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