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yup I considered that...but I wanted it tight, I wanted tension on the threads... yup, have done something like that before with the race car I work on. I do have access to a machine shop during the school year. I'm fairly afluent with the lathe and would be super easy to make, but alas...they...

drilled the new oil dipstick hole and plugged the old one! it's a little messy internally but I am very happy with the job done. I think it's a thorough one. since I have never seen this actually posted...I thought I'd post some step by step pictures. first, get yourself a 13/32" drill bit...

hmmm what could this mean?? yup! I have 12 litres of super tech oil ready too... I'm going to assemble the block this weekend! I won't have the new oil pump parts or the crank scraper yet, but I should be able to get the rotating assemble together! Steve

thanks ron! this was the reason I wasn't at the meet on friday..car was out of commission, and had a birthday to celebrate. this is the only three day weekend I'm going to have this summer and I really needed to take advantage of it (I worked monday and tuesday). Thanks for the encouraging...

heck yes man glad it's on there too. come on over! here's some parts jamie helped me mask off the other day. I think I'll polish the sensors on the water neck, and the hosed on it is being replaced with a new one, so I didn't mask it off. but this is shaping up to be an attractive engine...

just some small updates! (more pics tomorrow) I got the lower timing belt cover and plate painted, viscous coupler and water neck...but most importantly I sandblasted and painted the newly modified water pipe! before: my lovely mother picked up a sandblaster for me at a yard sale...

I don't pay for action I get for free, hunny :naughty:

ha! i should pass the torch to you! or supersubs! I look like a joke compared to you guys!

Thanks george! at the time of the meet I had never seen nor heard a mk2 in person. I heard your car coming from three blocks away rowing through the gears...the 6m screaming through the thorley's and the brullen, echoing off the buildings. I had a huge grin on my face...and my heart was beating...

I hadn't planned on torquing them...just snug like on my 5m. My 5m uses the phillips screws aswell. I replaced the gaskets nearly 5 years ago and it hasn't leaked even with the stock phillips screws. I just tried to get them all equally snug by hand. downside is they rust and are half stripped...

thanks for the kind words guys! I consider myself a supra enthusiast...the mk2 just happens to be my favourite. I can see myself owning a mk3 someday just not anytime soon. one step closer to having a mk3 powertrain in my car everyday...haha!

interesting, what have you heard? I figured anything is better than the phillips and stainless is :love: what's the story? progress goes good. I just got back from work...tonight I drink, tomorrow I paint! maybe the the dipstick hole drilled and paint the block. I got the heater pipe back...

you win!!

package of these little babies on the way too!

werd. it actually makes a genuine reaction and eats the metal. It creates a precipitate that can clog up injectors too. plastic FTW great work so far! can't wait to see it when things are all polished/painted

just a quick, boring update for you guys. basically spent a lot of money today - cylinder head, cams, reground valves and new valve seals dropped off at machine shop. getting shaved and a 3 angle valve job, with valve adjustment. - coolant bypass pipe (heater pipe) dropped off at a...

hell yeah! mk2s wear the colour well. p.s. congrats on your month aswell! to everyone else: thanks so much for the kind words! it's very encouraging!!!

wohooo!!! thanks so much guys! what an awesome honor, it's so great to have support and recognition from the community you belong to....unbelievable! you've all helped me greatly with my engine build aswell. money is tight right now and I need to place a large order with raptor racing...this is...

hey mnsupra boy, I'bought bout a couple new parts (head porting kit, gasket set) ($150) and a couple used parts that I needed (ecu, intake, random bolts brackets etc) ($200). and the block machine work was $360. the block should cost me less than $300 to get the bearings and rings in it...and...

thanks for the compliments! and yes, there is a chance of that...just not yet :D. Heck yeah, half a thou is pretty much insignificant. It looks like this engine wore fairly well and consistently. I'm going to prep the block using POR-15's marine clean, then wire wheel on a drill followed by...