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2-4-2012
Hello back! Here's are some updates!
Sorry for the delays, thing have move in the garage but haven't got the time to upload everything on the computer.. So there you go for what happened in January!
So at first here a picture of the motor when we begin to disassemble it.
Here's another shot while working, it's not as clean as I was thinking it was in the shop! Bad lightning! But I'll fix that!
Here I've got the pieces I need to get this motor run like new!!
some refresh (painted) parts installed, and we have removed the aristo water pump for the soarer 1jz's one, with the clutch fan. Paint the water pump and surround piping, so it look brand new! Also new timing belt, termostat and sparkplug installed.
I have a little hdr fun for those two pictures, just to show you "how much" space I have to deal with to work on my car! At least, I have a garage but not very large space! It's like working in a closet loll!
Now we had to remove the 2jz aristo front sump oil pan to install the 1jz rear sump oil pan, that I had refresh.
hmm look like new!!
Also thing about how I want the valve cover and I chose the Rinkle Black. That's an very nice finish, the picture is not rendering it for you to see it, i'm sorry. When you see the valve cover painted with everything arround, it's going to be sexyy!
And finally turn arround and work my way on the engine bay. 1991 to today dirt! Pretty nasty!
So the idea was to clean it, because I didn't want to do more, and was thinking I was able to do a nice clean job.
The result on one side. Look not bad on the pic, but in real it's semi metallic paint, semi grey sealer and a little naked metal.... not what I espected!
So........ dammit! Let's do the real job! Dissamble everything and sand everything (thanks to my girlfriend on the sanding/wash/tape help!!)
Tape and mask everything. I've manage to make my self an "home paintshop" with a fan in the window!
And paint everything gloss black. 2 coats of black basecoat, 2 coats of clearcoat!!
I just loooooove the finish, serioulsy wasn't feeling like it would have a nice finish because of where I painted it (the garage, dust, LOT OF STUFF, oil and gaz that felt on the floor, etc...) But for an engine bay, DAMN I love it!
So tell me what you think! I have some other piece to paint for the engine so my friend can work on the engine while I'm assembling back the engine bay.