Yea it did just get worse n worse but bad part is i could see the piston was all chewed up before i pulled the head (like in first pics). J-43655???

Hopefully it all works out. Thanks

 

J-43655 is a J-Tool for holding cam gears. It's a ghetto way way of doing what you tried to do with zip ties. Personally, I still prefer to just pull the front cover and time it correctly. I feel a lot better seeing all 3 marks lined up, and knowing it's 100% correct.

I've had some people have no issues with that J-Tool, and I know of a couple that had motors out of time.

 

Using the proper factory specified special tool is the "ghetto way"???

Thats the first Ive heard of that.

If you use the J tool [properly, you will not have any issues. Ive done many cam swaps and on car spring/seal replacements, with this tool, under the pressure of GM warranty time, and have as of this date, (knock on wood ) NEVER had a comeback.

 

Damn dude, no fun.

 

what header is that?

 

I will admit, I only know of 2 people personally that have had issues. One of them was actually at a dealer (hence why when the tool failed, or was used wrong, they replaced his pistons and valves). I wasn't present for either, so I don't know if they did it wrong, or what.

Only point I was trying to make was, if you don't have the tool... No need to spend extra money when all you need to do is pull off the front cover.

 

Looks like a turbo manifold in the first pictures, but if its a header...wow.

Exactly. When I put vehicles in time. I always used this method, and took extra time if needed even if I was not getting paid to make sure I didn't get a yo-yo.

 

JBP Vortex FTMFW!

 

Ill have to show you the newest tool Ive got......No need to take front cover off even to replace head!

 

what were you thinking, driving your car with 12deg of KR? Money to burn or what?

 

what tool is that?

haha i wish i had money to burn. i still got $2000 on the loan to pay off for this last time building. i didnt know how much KR it had til after i sent vince a data log

 

yup..

 

I feel your pain brother...time for a rebuild.

 

What happen to your built motor, just curious?

 

just curious lol or you just like to know whos lsj is still running and not (built lsjs)

 

Nah, it says in his VBGarage that **** is broken, I'm curious if it broke like everyone else's seems to be.

 

Yeah well we know what not to do now. LoL Nick you made me do it. look under my name on the left.

 

nice buddy. another premi

 

Hell yeah i couldn't let you see all the goodies and me being in the dark.

 

yea i know

im gonna be working some overtime a good bit to try to get them $1500 a week pay checks again so i can afford to pay off the loan for the parts that got fucked and then for a rebuild. its gonna take a few weeks tho

anybody have updates with heads yet? maven, ill take that $75 head off your hands, i can get mine redone to where it was for really cheap now

 

Sure thing man, just PM me so we can arrange a time to meet up for "the exchange" Proly have to be next saturday(15th)

 

Lol@cylinder4

Wow man that sucks, do you know what your going to do now?

Wish you luck, serously, i would cry if this happened to me.

 

ouch. parting out?

 

haha if he was i'd had first dibs on all the parts, and no another rebuild

 

alright i will be free then. ill pm you for me details

well right now im not sure if im gonna just wait to rebuild it all again n go w/o a car, grab another block n put a stock motor in n build while i got the time on a second motor on stand or the other choice i have (cant remember right now)

parting out? the only things that are good is 3 pistons the valvesprings, retainers, seats, and cams and once i get the new piston n head ill be driving it again. plus i need a sleeve