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9-13-2009
so i thought i would be able to put the oil pan on an torque everything down, but apparantly the oil pan my buddy has had this whole time is the smaller oil pan (4qt IIRC) so once i installed the oil pump, the pan wouldnt fit!! its ok though, because im sure the pan on the 1.6 motor is the larger 5 qt one (someone correct me, if i have the #s wrong on the pans) so what i think ill do sometime this week is an oil pan swap, ill put the smaller pan on the 1.6. hopefully the oil pump on that one wont interfere, otherwiseill be wasting a lot of time...
on a side note i have been starting to do research on my next project and i came across a VERY VERY rare and sought after part. if i end up with it, it might change the whole game plan.... or i might not who knows!
9/26/09
i think this 1.6 stuff needs to get out of my sight! and if i can trade it for a transmission, i will! spread the word. i hate to see it go, but id really need to finish building this 16v and finishing the project, i wont let the man hold me down
hopefully this mess will continue to weigh down the desk and make me wonder when the desk will fail, but for now, im going to keep building it!
10/6/09
hopefully ..... but then things like this push me back...
10/26/09
goodie goodie! got the carbs out of here and hopefully the BVH gets sold also which means my two main distractions are out of the way and even though i didnt get any money in my pocket from the carbs being sold its nice to see them gone and same with the BVH. especially nice because this next month is going to be crazy. at some point the swap needs to happen. soon if i am serious about DRIVING this car to bonelli in a few weeks.
11/5/09
the motor is in the car!
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the trunk
moved out of my apt so now im cruisin around slammed like a mofo... trying to get the last few pieces to get the MS setup ready, but if this thread is any indication, i cant make up my mind about certain things so i might make a big decision and it will direct certain actions. for fear of changing my mind (which i do a LOT) i wont reveal the plans, lets just keep our fingers crossed that the coupe will make it to bonelli
12/12/09
motor should be out tomorrow, theres no rush.
im waiting for my close ratio transmission. ill probably redo my rear brakes once the motor is out, ive got all new drums, shoes, rear bearings, ebrake cables, etc.
12/13/09
ok ok ya big babies, heres some pics...
the garage
me, working
the rear brakes
today
now that the motor is "out" im going to redirect my attention to fixing the rear brakes so i can drop the back down on the ground. then its just a matter of the transmission getting here and getting an exhaust. then im done. if i have a good month at work this motor might get a nice boost
stay tuned...
12/20/09
worked on the rear brakes for a lil bit today
painted the drums with a high temp paint
motor & header are completely out of the engine bay so I took another "chillin in the bay" pic cuz im a dork, no scion t-shirt this time
not sure whats going on with the transmission, but ive got the xmas weekend off so ill probably get a bunch done then...
stay tuned
1/2/10
ok i was sick for a lil while so i didnt do any work, but i got my parts in and so i got back to work on the rear drums.
all i need to do is press the bearings in the drums and reinstall them im all done. i should be getting a bunch done this weekend
1/7/10
motor and tranny are bolted up together and under the hood.
im making a trip to tacoma screw tomorrow to pick up a few lil things here and there that i need.also picking up my pass side control arm since that one never got new poly mounts to match the driver side. i should have the motor and everything bolted up in the next few days then its just a matter of tying up loose ends. the exhaust will probably be a PITA since i dont have money to buy a 2.25" setup yet and ill just haveto make the 2" work til then
i just noticed that of all the new parts i got for my drums they didnt give me new thrust washers and guess where the old ones are? thats the only thing left for the rear drums, we pressed the bearings in tonight and installed those so im basically done with the brakes, but ill be bleeding the whole system with new brake fluid.