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Post by namelessfoe on Jun 3, 2019 18:10:10 GMT -5
That sucks, at least it was only one.
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 3, 2019 20:40:20 GMT -5
Yeah, but it still delays me until the weekend.
Adapted a 4G63 intake manifold to fit this afternoon though.
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 4, 2019 16:29:02 GMT -5
Drove to Wiseco Canada's location after work
Picked up the rings for $47 after tax.
Summit wanted $65 and it wouldn't be here for 1+ weeks.
My normal supplier $50 shipped, but 2 weeks.
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Post by namelessfoe on Jun 4, 2019 18:54:15 GMT -5
Can you post a pic of how you got the manifold to fit? How many rings did you need? Nice to know you are that close to Wiseco. Summit I find to be decent priced items, but they bang you on shipping, which takes forever to get there.
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 10, 2019 11:27:27 GMT -5
I only needed one ring set (sold in sets). The lower compression ring is all that snapped. My friend who broke it paid for the replacement as well (he wanted to, not that I asked. Just a good guy) As for the 4G63 intake manifold, what you need to do is make a bracket that bolts to the underside. My mill went out of alignment, so my bracket became completely sloppy. You also need to cut the "ear" off a 4g69 manifold for the thermostat housing to work as a spacer, and have to plug the EGR on the '69 head because it doesn't line up with the '63 manifold. You can drill it out to 9/16", tap it with a 3/8 NPT, and put in a brass plug. Be sure there are no metal filings inside the head when you're done. To fit that thermostat housing spacer you make, you need to cut the "ear" off the '63 manifold. The bracket bolts to the back of the manifold, then you bolt the bracket to the head. The 2 visible studs are from the head, and what the '69 manifold bolts to. The 3 holes are where the bracket bolts to the '63 manifold (Shown on my old crusty block)  The throttle body bolts right on, no issues. Same opening size on the GS throttle body as an evo 8 intake manifold has.  New motor is coming together. The brackets I had cleaned were off the outlander. It turned out that almost every bracket was different--oops! I'd rather have dirty brackets than a car that doesn't run this year, however. (Motor is a little farther along than this, I just can't take a nice picture at the moment. Power steering pump is on, timing is done, timing covers are on)  BONUS: Mice decided they wanted to live in the timing cover of the engine I swapped out. They turned the balance shaft belt into a nest, and the lower timing cover was full of mouse fur, shit, and pee.   The belt looks extra bad because I ran the car for 45 minutes when I took it out of storage. Good thing I didn't drive it!! That's a 14 month old, 10,000km belt Engine is nearly ready to drop in. |
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Post by namelessfoe on Jun 10, 2019 16:21:14 GMT -5
Damn, was that an OEM belt? Nice friend you have. That's a lot of work to get that manifold to fit. Coming along great.
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4G69 Build
Jun 10, 2019 16:36:49 GMT -5
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 10, 2019 16:36:49 GMT -5
6 holes in the rail, one in the head, tap one hole, and 2 cuts.
Not bad really. But the worst part is that you can't really access that with the head still in the engine bay. It's best done with the motor out of the car. The engine gets pulled with the manifolds installed. The lower side bolts on the manifold are super hard to get otherwise.
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 15, 2019 9:56:58 GMT -5
Ready to drop in...  And in!!!! Took 5 minutes to get it into the engine bay. I love working on this car (when I'm not snapping nuts and bolts like crazy)  |
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Post by joshinator99 on Jun 15, 2019 18:24:29 GMT -5
Very nice! Great progress!
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 15, 2019 20:20:05 GMT -5
Shift linkages are in, power steering is hooked up, axles are in, struts and tie rods are bolted on, catch can is in, brake booster is hooked up, exhaust is on, coolant lines are on, turbo oil/coolant lines are hooked up, vacuum/boost lines are run, evap lines are on, fuel line is connected, fuel rail is iffy but we'll see (69 rail doesn't bolt to the 63 manifold, so I modified the rail to fit, and am hoping it's lined up), clutch line is hooked up, slave is on, mounts are all on, boost controller mounted, ground wires are hooked up (except one, which comes later)...
Next up, serpentine belt, battery, leftover vacuum/boost lines, radiator, intercooler, charge piping, intake piping, fluids, bumper and I guess break in time.
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Post by joshinator99 on Jun 16, 2019 2:14:50 GMT -5
Damn, you’re getting there! When do you expect to be able to fire it up?
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 16, 2019 7:43:53 GMT -5
No idea. Depends on weather. It's been really rainy, and the trend is continuing. It's also been cold. I don't have much motive to work when it's 5c out. Gotta do it on the warm days when it's not raining and I'm off work, right
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Post by Sabertooth on Jun 16, 2019 11:12:31 GMT -5
Got a leaky core plug on the back of the motor... It's about 10 minutes of work from running though, so I'll just see if a heat cycle seals the plug. Overall, a pretty heartbreaking discovery.  |
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Post by joshinator99 on Jun 16, 2019 18:28:30 GMT -5
When you say core plug, is that what we call freeze plugs? And old racers trick is to put a very thin layer of coolant-resistant silicone around the edge before tapping it into the block. That’s not much help now, obviously...
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Post by namelessfoe on Jun 16, 2019 18:52:04 GMT -5
Leaving the AC out? I've broken more bolts on this car than all others combined. Hope that freeze plug decided to play nice.
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