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I remember the first time I saw someone post pics of polished connecting rods. I was like, "WTF is the point -- they're INSIDE the motor where they're not seen!" Then I had some knowledge dropped on me...LOL! I'm still toying with the idea of having my conn. rods polished before I reassemble...

Sounds totally hot... :love:

Sweet! Thanks again!

Sweet, might recruit ya when I get to yankin' the motor here shortly...LOL! Car is at my Aunt's house off of CR 15 and Sable/22. **Edit** Oh, and is this guy a machinist or turbo guy?

Well, as long as the head on my current motor is ok, all I'll need is a block cleaning and have the block and head machined for a MHG....otherwise who knows what I'll need depending on the condition of the head.

**Update** So I think I know what happened to the #5 Main Bearing. After talking to my parts guy, his ninja computer skills showed only bearings marked 1 and 2 were available for the #5 main, and mine had a bearing marked 3. The bearing's scoring is dead-center along the bearing, about 1/4"...

I say go old-skool -- strap a Muncie to the back of the thing... Rockcrusher fo' life! :bigthumb:

I've got two, they replaced my old Autozone special -- after 8 years, that one was about 11-13lb/ft off...my fault for always neglecting to reset the wrench after use. Anyway, I bought a Harbor Freight 3/8" Drive, goes up to 80lb/ft and a Craftsman Digi-Torq 1/2" Drive, 25-250lb/ft. When I was...

So, uh....who makes that hood? I actually like it -- and there's not really an aftermarket hood I like...Stout would be better w/o the vent right behind the headlight cover...

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So I finally finished checking the spare block I picked up a couple months ago, I checked the rod thrust clearances, rod, and main bearings. All was in PRIMO condition, except for the #5 Main Cap bearing. Started with Rod Thrust Clearances, then checked the bearings last night. For a 70k...

That's not big -- it just sits high.... :sarcasm: :biglaugh: It's all in the EO#.....and, as I stated just above...how seriously the guy takes his job or how knowledgeable he is. I don't think the law states that you HAVE to have a certain kind of turbo on your car, you just have to have the...

Nope, haven't forgotten that....but I've seen smog techs look right over shit they should've caught and failed you for on visual. I've also seen other techs actually catch it and fail you like they're supposed to. Depends on how seriously they take their job, or how knowledgeable they are...

As long as that turbo has a CARB E.O.# on it, it's legal. Besides....if the car came factory as a Turbo, how the fuck are they gonna know whether your turbo is stock or not? Not unless they actually break out the book to look at the pretty pictures...

For my '91....I'll most likely stick with the 7M when I build a stouter motor....I don't plan on going nuts with it, so the 7M I feel will handle the power reliably. I wouldn't mind, however, snagging an '89 or '90 shell and tossing a nice little 2J in it...nothing obscene power-wise, since...

My Pseudo-Aunt (don't ask me to explain...lol) has/had an 88 turbo that she put these god-awful dual quad-tips on....I was like, WHYYYY????? Also had some aftermarket rims on that I wasn't thrilled about, but weren't too bad. Poor car looked like a Cholo-mobile....drop-suspension, funky-ass...

Git'r Dun!

SC - Worked for me.... I can rehost if you'd like.

Ok, dredging this thread back up...LOL! Anyway, depending on what plays out when I check these bearing/thrust clearances, I most likely won't be doing a MHG on this block....that's if the bearings check out good and what not. If I have to tear it apart, then I'll go MHG again, buuuut....I'm...

www.stockinteriors.com -- I ordered a new carpet for my truck from them. Great people, very personable and friendly on the phone, and the carpet looked great when I got it. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to install it yet...LOL! But I plan on ordering from them again whenever I replace the...