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Cleaned up the rear timing cover and got new seals installed. I had even put the water pump on but then decided to remove it again to flush out the coolant ports in the block during transport to the work shop. The last picture is of the block with a bell housing from an R154. The original...

Onward to more brackets. Got these blasted and painted as well. I also took the opportunity to degrease the daylights out of the sub frame.

Here they are primed and painted. Seeing how the etching primer and epoxy paint worked so well I decided to continue using them for the remainder of my project. I have been scuffing the primer on each part so the epoxy paint sticks much better.

Here they are after sand blasting.

These were next to be cleaned and painted.

Here's the oil pan, which appears to be from a 7MGTE. Cleaned, painted and installed with new stainless steel hardware. This was painted with Dupli-Color Etching Primer then with VHT Epoxy paint. Both very good paints and would recommend them to anyone who is painting.

Here's the balancer. Steps from before to after. Got it all cleaned up and painted to match the block. I also applied some Pledge with a small paint brush onto the urethane dampener to clean and recondition it.

Just to show the finished product. I built a hopper on the bottom, a hatch for the end and got all the needed extras for the inside. The blasting kit purchased at Menards as well as the blasting media and some toilet flanges to hold the sleeves. I also picked up a set of heavy Hobart welding...

I know this isn't the car but I wanted to show this. I needed a sand blaster for the up coming Supra project but didn't feel like spending hundreds on buying one. I had a nylon 50 gallon drum sitting around so it ended up being first pick. I also used an old bed frame rail and some extra...

I opted for red. I used the Dupli-Color Engine Enamel. Been finding out this paint is touchy. Make sure the primer has been scuffed very good and definitely follow the curing window instructions. If you don't it can crack, bubble, peal and chip very easy. It is a good paint though as long as...

Once dried, I cleaned up the block with a wire brush to knock any extra off then de-greased it again. The second picture here is some Purple Power De-ruster at work. This stuff is a phosphoric acid mixture that will eat and convert rust while sealing it off so the rust can't continue to grow...

Got it taken apart in a fairly short amount of time. I'm starting to get good at taking this thing apart. I could tell it was having gasket issues from some miss-firing and burning fluids. Once I got to it, I found that my motor had literally eaten the head gasket and I was burning oil in...

The fall of 2010, I once again had a blown head gasket (even with ARPs). So I pulled the car into the garage for the duration of winter and started work on pulling it apart for a head gasket job. Not to mention, my header was starting to look a bit rough so I also decided I would take care of...

I have lots more to share, but need to call it a night for now. More to come, you can count on that.

Here is a custom flex pipe I fabricated to replace the cat and give me some give in the exhaust. Flex pipe purchased from JCWhitney. The flanges and adapter I picked up at a local NAPA Autoparts. I had to drill out the bolt holes on the flanges a tad bigger for the hardware of choice. Then was...

Onward to solving more problems. The window motors weren't working too well, the door panels missing, side mirrors missing, spoiler missing, and rear wiper also missing. At this point, I just decided to snag the parts from the 86.5. Made my job easier and everything is now in place and working...

Another fun issue left to me by the previous owner was the MOST unbelievable garbage for a roll cage. This thing was poorly constructed, not the right size, and no where near NHRA regulation. It had to come out, No doubt about it.

Then it was time for the gas tank. I didn't have the money to replace the tank so I had been forced to work with the one from the accident car. I first had it patched up with JB weld just so it could hold fuel. Of course though, that didn't last as long as the JB Weld company would like to claim...

Once I had the bumper supports all set, I decided to prep the car itself to take the newly worked bumpers and covers. When I put the front on, I had to weld in some extremely thick washers to the frame to hold the support where it was suppose to be. I also had to straighten the rear panels a bit...

Then I had to leave it sit for like a year and a half till I was able to get to it again. Once it was car time again, the next thing on the list was to address my bumper issue. The cut one in the front and the rear was missing the support all together. I managed to find some bumper supports...