so here is the update on my car... these pics were taken about a week ago.. i will have up to date ones in the next day or so.

firt off here is the car ready for paint... the roof is getting done in black... its all primered in these pics... currently the car has black on the roof and the bumpers are all done getting painted...




here is the motor work as it stands right now...


here is the damages...


new pistons to compare,





new pistons on rods

thanks Tom(crateenginedepot) for getting me those rod bolts at the meet!

freshly sleved and honed block



the head

 

lookin g00d

 

what the heck happend to your car in the first place?

 

how much is it gonna cost you total to build the motor?

 

a little over a grand.... gasket kit, new sleeves, new pistons, and lots of new bolts (most are toque to yield)... and a lot of manual labor

i boosted over 20psi, and went rich... washed the cylinder walls. then leaned out and melted down the piston... the other three pistons were cracked too.

 

doing carbon fiber hood and trunk?

 

i no, i am 2 toning the hood. black and red...

the black paint is, black pearl metalic

 

looking pretty good

 

is that con rod on the left looked like it got a lil toasty where the crankshaft goes or its just my eyes? is it still good?

5th pic

 

that black mark... its marker...

 

are you getting new rods? also where did you get our parts and the sleeves?

 

no new rods, its not needed. all parts were from GM except the diamond pistons

 

Can't wait to see the beast be done.

 

how much power do you plan to push? gm sells sleeves?

 

What compression ratio are those new pistons ya got??

looks kinda like someone wants to boost up their car again, and/or run a little nitro?

and what hp are the gm rods rated at?

 

I'm glad to see your car coming back together. It's a good time to port that head!!

 

oh me too!!! i will have plenty of pics and vidoes before the first da of having it back is done!

its just a matter of if you can get me out of the driver seat to come and show you guys lol

i have no idea on the power right now... but with my 2.6 pulley 60# injestors, rebuilt ported blower and intake mani, fujita F5 intake custom full exhaust (-header) and methonal injection oh and dual by pass valve.... i would guess 300 ish or so... at the wheels

yeah GM sells stock replacements...

i got the 9.5:1 no point in uping the compression.... it makes me nervious to do that... the risks can be high on doing that with a high boosting car.

oh and i will be boosting past 20psi again after the build and breakin

i hope the rods will take more then 350... 400 hp would be nice... but if you know or find out fill me in.

i was looking at the head the otherday and was pricing out doing a port polish, 3 angle valve job, and a set of cams, with valve terrian upgrade... but its not in the budget right now... i got some things i want to do to my truck and i just dumped thousands in my car over the winter... so that will be on phase 2 of the engine build... later this summer... along with head studs and some other little things....

 

here is the latest o nthe body work.

thats me checking the gap on te hood






the front bumper was just wet sanded and the roof has yet to be clear coated... i wanna take the sun roof out before i do that

 

Love. Love. Love. The paint job. Can't wait to see it done.

Why didn't you go with Darton Sleeves and did you sleeve the block yourself?

 

i got the factory GM sleeves, for damn cheap... and yeah i did it my self....


do the pistons are all in but one of them... i broke a ring... i will have it tomorrow! tne it goes in and i will put the motor back together.

oh the head is ported now too

 

ok so i have had the car driving/breaking in for about 4-5 days.... i waited for a good 600 miles before getting on it a lil... the computer is still tuned down and the boost cuts out at about 18psi... for the break in time... once broken in i will be pushing about 25psi. but when i was getting on it last night i instanly fucked the clutch... its not shot. but it slips bad... i think my car boosts to hard and to fast for the stock clutch. i checked it for leaks but its clean... i am gonna bleed the clutch to see if i got air in the lines... but i dont see how i would have. it just feels real funny when i launch it... and when i get on it the RPMs jump up then they fall down a lil and then i take off... and no, i am not burning out. even cruising at 55mph in 5th if a push the throttle down more the RPMs jump up then fall back down...

so i am looking into the centerforce DFX clutch.

 

wow that is probably the best looking paint job on a balt ive seen. props

 

thanks man

 

What oil are you using for break in?

 

how much were your pistons?