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-:|Update - 2011-10-15|:- Today I disassembled the head from remaining valve parts. The exhaust valve seats does not really look to be in mint condition :-/ Pictures: Disassembled head Valves and connecting parts Cyl. 1 valves Cyl. 6 valves Cyl. 1 combustion...

-:|Update - 2011-10-13|:- Today I got another package. This time I got my new wheel arches. They are for a Opel (Vaxhall) Calibra. I bought them through ebay and by doing so I saved about half of what they would have cost me here in Sweden. And that's including shipping! Pictures...

-:|Update - 2011-10-07|:- Today I bought some extra shelfs and put them up behind the other project car. So today was about cleaning around the cars. Pictures: An overview of the second garage spot

-:|Update - 2011-10-06|:- Today was a fun day. First I received a big package containing my new taillights and then I dropped of my engine of at my engine mechanic. Pictures: The package Unpacking The contents of the package Filling my car with engine parts

-:|Update - 2011-10-04|:- The cleaning continued with some finishing grinding, and today it was time for the engine block. I also removed all the freeze plugs except for the front welsh one. Pictures: Pictures to help me keep track of where some plugs go Cleaning the...

-:|Update - 2011-10-03|:- Today was a cleaning day. I got some help from my girlfriend which was nice :) Pictures: My girlfriend is helping me clean the parts Some clean parts

No it's located right at the exit of the exhaust port, starts about 2 cm from the exit. The thing is that it continues out on the exhaust manifold mating surface about 2 or 3 mm. So I'm not sure but that could be the depth of the crack. I started a new thread about just this problem since it...

the port process started before I took that pic. So I have already tried to grind it down. The ports were black before and that's why I didnt see the crack until now. The crack continues out to the manifold mating surface and stops where the black ring stops. I'll try and take a better pic...

Hello, when I started porting my exhaust ports today I found a small crack :( What do I do now? Is the head useless? Here is a picture:

When I started porting the exhaust ports I noticed a small crack. It was in either 3rd or 4th exh port. Is this renders the head useless? :(

I've read about that but the BC sale had great timing so now I'll have cams with brand new surfaces :) I'll take a look at my old cams when the head is finished. Any thoughts on my combustion chambers?

Today I started modifying the combustion chambers. I'm only looking to smooth out the sharp edges (hot spots). But what do you think about this so far? And remember that I have not yet started on the intake and exhaust channels. Overview (before and after) Cyl 6 (before and after)...

Late last night I placed an order for BC stage 2 cams and BC springs and retainer kit :) Now I need some adjustable cam gears... TMS version 1 seams to be re-badged Fidanza. TMS v1 and v2 goes for 150$ each and fidanza goes for about 90$ each. Any thoughts on which cam gears I should use?

I just got back from my engine mechanic and he ok the head but not the cams. He also told me to do like mecavans said above. Thankfully, HPF are having a BC sale ;) So I guess I'll be going with bigger cams right now :) I will get BC valve springs and retainers and BC stage 2 cams. So I will...

But a polish will change the oil clearences so then the cam caps needs to be lapped, but then the tunnels will be out of round :-/ and to fix that a line bore is needed. And then a new head is cheaper. :( Thoughts? Re-shimming the valves is the least of my problems. The valve seats will get...

Now to something that I'm really worried about, the head. The cam journals are scored and the cams are also scored. My plan was to upgrade the springs now to BC springs and upgrade to BC stage 2 cams later during the summer (due to cost). I can feel all the scoring, but it's less further away...

The crank has been ground by a previous owner so I need the first size over standard. But I'll go with Clevite then. My has now also been polished, but is within spec. What about the upgraded oilpump from driftmotion? is that money wasted? I already have a full flow thermostat controlled...

Here are some pictures of my machined engine block. It's currently a lot of oil on it to protect the surfaces. The head surface is very very smooth. The difference in surface that is visible is not anything that I can feel with fingers or fingernails, not even when I really try to feel them...

The freeze plug and oil pump ds bearing problem is sorted. I bought them from elmhurst toyota :)

I have that! I was running: 7M-GTE stock coils controlled by three bosch 124 modules stock injectors with stock resistor pack Homemade exhaust Homemade IC pipes with a spearco replica IC and of course MS3 PCB v3.0 with MS3X Let me know if you still need the files.