update... ported head is junked. i took it and got it all welded up n it looked good. pressure tested and it leaked in valve guide so another grand to port and polish again if i even go that way

 

Well use the head you got off maven. Put your cams and all your stuff in that head and just run it

 

just got the new sleeve piston and valves ordered last week, they should be in soon. new pics of it when everything is getting done this upcoming weekend. and no mike im not pullin the ****** motor

 

Hey don't give me lip.

 

no lip giving there damnit. and answer your phone when i call. we gonna chill this up coming weekend? hows the car run?

 

Did you go with OEM or Darton sleeves? How do ya plan to swap the sleeves in without yanking the block?

 

Just OEM. Maybe in a year or so when i turbo i will darton it but no money for that now. And for replacing sleeve with engine in car: http://www.enginebuildermag.com/Arti...c_engines.aspx

there is a shop somewhere nearby that will do that (guy from work knows owner n talked to him for me already)

 

Ok, cool. I remember seeing that tool in the shop manuals, but never seen it used. Always just took block to machine shop, didn't think a shop would want to do it any other way.

Sounds good, keep us updated.

 

i will. i am gettin the block done this weekend. the valves are still on the way to who i got them from but piston n sleeve arrive for build this weekend (according to tracking numbers)

 

i remembrer the old edition of the build book had a part number for high strength nodular iron liners

Wonder if these can be installed using this method or if they still need the same heavy machining as Darton's

EDIT : hum looks like it is the whole block with fitted liners
Production Engine block with High-Strength Sleeves 88958681 GM Performance Parts

Shame it looks like it is not available anymore

 

Looks like my weekend is booked. lol

 

what header is that?

 

im most likely gonna take it to the shop unless my guy can get me the sleeve puller/installer tool

JBP Vortex FTMFW!

 

OUCH! I know thats gonna be an expensive fix. Sorry for your lose.

 

thanks man. its actually $400 on head and the piston/sleeve/valves were only like $300 so not too bad but its $700 i never needed to spend again

 

so after 9 months of being down and 5 months from the pics of killing the ported head n all that, i am almost done with it. got too lazy to do anything around the new year n didnt touch the car for a few months but last nite got moving on it and have it ready to get finished out, just need to put the new sleeve in... pics later tonite

 

you wanna sale that JBP header? lol......

 

i cant wait to get my car running again and with vince at the tune on tues i should be good to go

itll be great if it does pull like an sc....the look on their faces

 

haha yea i hear ya

no not yet, once the turbo kit comes then yes lol

 

gl man...get that turbo on there so i can be the highest hp/ fastest n/a 2.2
your the only one i worry about

 

LoL my ass got him back into it.

 

lol, good job!!!! now he needs to go f/i hahhhahha

i guess i could say your ass got me into it too

 

Can I take the JBP out of your hands?

 

lol when he sales that and I dont got a header I got first dibs.

Yeah I also saved you probably 300 bucks, from buying my cams and manifold/TB

 

dibs doesnt mean anything... Its the price that matters