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I was watching fast and the furious (Yes, its a horrible movie, i am just bored) and I saw this sighting out of the corner of my eye. To me at it appears to be a White MK2 with a lip kit on the front bumper (possibly that F1 kit), not a MK3. The lines on that car are way to rigid for me to think...

So the small wire that goes to the starter (not the huge connection to the battery) has a voltage it cause's the starter to start(similar to a relay)? There are no other connections to start the starter?

I did not have them deck the block because of costs and the fact I honestly do not think it needs it. I am going with an OEM style gasket (yes a MHG is better in the long run but still...) and therefor only the head needed decking. I got a lot of other head work done since it desperately needed...

Thanks guys, so basically just put a tad of gasket maker where the gaskets meet, as per the locations outlined in that TSRM link? I assume I dont need to get the fancy toyota seal packing? I apprechiate this guys. i wasn't sure about if the coating was needed for people who put more stress on...

Yea thats kinda what I was worring about. However, that might be for the GTE's. Id love some advice on this, because I cannot for the life of me find it. EDIT: Find it for the GE...

Be glad that you might have to take the Exhaust Manifold off. I would rather do that ANY day over the complete intake manifold (shudders). The exhaust at least on my 7M swapped into the MK2 is so much easier it's not even funny. By the way, ImperfectSupra, I am planning on finishing the BHG...

Your welcome. Taking the head to the shop tommorow after class. I finally got the pictures off my phone that show the werid buildup on the valves. The white buildup is only on the exhaust valves, and not the intake. This is true for all 12 exhaust valves. What would cause this kind of buildup...

Ok I got a shop that was very helpful to me, giving me the proper estimates on work and that does not mind the fact the valve train is torn down. What I am going to have them do is order the head kit to use the valve stem seals from that as someone else on here mentioned (can't remember) and all...

If i just cleaned off all the gunk and reassembled the head identically should it be fine? what does a valve job consist of other than that, like i asked?

Yea i called a shop that was reccommended to me by some people and they said roughly 60 dollars for the decking and around 300 for the valve job and having it disassembled wasnt a problem. I know this sounds n00bish but the valve job is where they clean all the valves and re align everything...

If the head was being decked doesnt it need to be disassembled? Thats what basically everything i have seen has shown. My buddy said that disassembling the head but organizing every peice would be cheaper than paying a shop to disassemble and re assemble it all.

Alright. sounds good. I probably should have waited to disassemble the valve train as well. thanks

I'll take a look at the buckets tomorrow when I'm at the car again. If I was to re assemble the head myself, what recommendations do you have? or to not.

When removing the cams and then the buckets I really did not see a single shim. Is this normal for an engine that afaik has never had a valve job.

Yes everything is organized properly. I didn't see any shims on the top of the buckets, how is that setup? is there any diagrams out there?

what if I already pulled the valve train apart (cams are out and valves are out).

I assume take it to a machine shop to check if the head is warped? and if it is, deck it? For a OEM type composite gasket and non ARP headbolts should the block be worked on (from what i read, no). i just wanna figure out all the steps I need to do now on this before I do any of it. do i...

I got the head off last night in roughly 4 hours (took our time). I plan on ordering the head bolts and a gasket kit tomorrow after I make some final derisions regarding what to get. I still am looking for some advice as to the head. It needs a through cleaning (todays task) because there is a...

yea i intend to start and finish it now, i want the car to run before the winter and don't like letting it sit. Our winters here in Rochester suck, avg of over 100 inches of snow (2nd half of winter is more like slush). I just need to find the time (college sucks)

Fortunately I don't have a wife yet... but thanks anyhow. lol