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Sorry about the lack of updates. Haven't really done much over the last few days so nothing to report of any great importance. So even though it's boring, here's what I've done so far: Still ripping apart the busted up old 5M motor so I can eventually get the block home to play with. I'll be...

Full electric eh? Very interesting. I'll be patient!

Nice one! By the way, your waterpump cavity looks a whole lot different to anyone else's I've seen. Have you done something different that I've missed?

I think it's funny that your goal was to remove a piston and yet the victory pics are of you holding the crank! If you ask me, the crank's more impressive than the piston anyway!

Well, considering I have a spare stock one, It's not like I needed it anyway. Chances are that it'd foul on my crossmember as well! Thanks for clearing up the oil cooler stuff guys!

Looking great! Very curious about this "oil cooler sender" you speak of though. I don't recall seeing that on my motor. Just checked and no, it's not there! I have a blockoff plate instead. So what's the go with that? I assume it's a bypass of some sort but thought only the turbo's got the...

Looking good Doward! Did you seriously put masking tape between the stripes? That would have been a nightmare!

87: before you do anything, make sure you read the FAQ on rod knock in the tech section (here). What you're describing might be something really minor so no sense getting worried if it's not actually rod knock. If you've already read it, my apologies.

From cutaway diagrams of O2 sensors I've studied, the oxy-reference channel is always a hole in the sensor body, usually very close to where the wires come out of the sensor. The only way I can think for splicing to be an issue is if you accidentally cover the "breather" hole on the sensor...

The deformed fire rings are very interesting as they're all backwards, like there was force from the outside of the combustion chamber that blew the rings in! Very odd. Can anyone explain that one? Yeah, the block looks really good and even the head doesn't look all that bad. I'm wanting...

Continued... Also noticed the water passage on number 4 was almost totally obstructed. One of the exhaust valves (left one in the pic) appears to have been stuck open due to a rusty bit of metal bonding to the valve seat (although it's difficult to say whether that happened before or after...

There! And yes, Allan was distracting me. Tough to edit really big pics so you can only include relavant stuff, and have someone trying to get you to think about going turbo at the same time! And putting forth a very nice argument too! Oh, more pics coming...

Pics from today (and a few descriptions) Head came off, noticed 1,2,5,6 on the gasket where all blown. Also noticed a fair bit of rust in the water jackets but nothing I haven't seen before on a motor that's been run without antifreeze/anticorrosion in the coolant (happened on the cressida...

Gotcha. Well then at the very least, I'll need the connector that plugs into the cruise ECU. I can splice wires into that.

Thanks Allan, I'll do that! Today! Got the head off and discovered cylinders 3 and 4 appear to be good. The rest are blown baby! Pics coming up later today. The really good news is that all 6 cylinders look really good and crosshatch pattern is still very obvious. No sign of rust or...

Kangaroos, that's what it must be! I never used to get sick for this long back in the states, so it's got to be the wildlife - why didn't I think of that before! I still need the various parts and probably more! About the "speed control" I'm not entirely sure. I'll have an NA Supra ECU...

No can do - got a buck's night tonight! Been out all day today too - hence no updates... Rain check?

Items accomplished lastnight Zilch! I had fully intended on removing the head at the very least and grabbing some pics but ended up bundled up on the couch with the shivers and a mild fever. I've been fighting a nasty cold for about 3 weeks and things got much worse last night. If I snap out...

Boso, I'm thinking your best bet is the 7M pan but as you've already stated, it may not clear. If that's the case, try fitting the 2M pan without an oil pump and see if it clears the crank counterweights. If it does, shortening the oil pickup is probably the go. If it doesn't clear the...