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I did it on mine(88). Doesn't take an SST to do it, but you need to take the shimmy damper mount off. As I recall, it's a pain in the arse, but then all you do is inscrew the tie rod(s).

Thanks. Well, I'm getting them from HPF, so I'm sure it'll be fine. I tapped the head bolt holes in the block to day, but I need a bottom tap, because the test stud binds before I can get it seated all the way down. Anyone know who sells bottom taps?

Well, it seems like some of the rivets are right near the edge, but aren't going to be sandwiched between the head and block. Did they later revise the HG to correct this? I'm going to look at that front rivet,

I searched the threads on the Cometic HG, but couldn't find this info; Which one of the rivet was causing people problems? I test fitted the HG and the head, and I didn't think that any of them were interfering, but I want to be sure. Which one should I be specifically inspecting? Thanks.

Here are the pics of what I've been doing... The engine, looking tired. About ready to pull. Oops. Nuff said. The engine/tranny pulled. First time I've done it together. I like. Location of my remote oil filter. The Long oil cooler, behind the IC. The pushloc...

Looks nice! How did you fill in the mouldings, did you say you used fiberglass? Looks great that way.

It's FINALLY happening! On Wednesday, I began to disconnect the engine. Got all upper connections removed(intake, battery, ecu and wire harness, fuel lines, ac lines, etc.), and all fluids drained, before I lost daylight. Thursday, I removed the lower connections(driveshaft, exhaust...

Good point- I will be grabbing me a fire extinguisher. Even if you're not worried about your wiring, it's still a great bit of insurance.

Yeah, I learned my lesson about being nonchalant with wiring considerations. I had all my connections secure using correct connectors and good routing, but I didn't consider running the fuse with regards to a short circuit, only to protect the electronics. That's why a second fuse is going in now.

Oh it's not that bad to look at, just worried about the harness' status. On a bright note, the car runs fine, and there's no apparent side effects whatsoever, aside from the fact that I have no radio now... Yes, I did fuse the wire, but back at the amps. The 8 gauge went into a fuse...

I was driving to work and had just gotten off the highway, and my radio starts turning off and on. I think- hmm must be a loose wire. Just then, I see thick white smoke come out from under the hood. My first reaction, naturally, was to look at the temp gauge, but it was happy as can be. Then I...

Nice work man.

I used AN-6 on mine, which is equivalent to 3/8, but I would think 5/16 would be ok.

Glad to see the progress, Dow- I'm hoping that next weekend is going to be the engine swap for me(FINALLY). Then we can see how these pistons work : )

Latest news-(yes, I'm still working on this car): I've ordered the clutch, it should be here in two days. I've finally gotten all of the An10 fittings in- I had ordered two 45 degree fittings in the wrong size, so I had to wait on those to be exchanged. Also, I bought a couple of things for my...

If you haven't goten the flywheel resurfaced yet, make sure that they back-cut it when they do. There is suppose to be a bit of a step between the contact surface and the cover plate mounting surface. If they just cut down the contact surface to smooth it, you'll have weaker contact, and clutch...

My understanding is that the stock turbo elbow is a real restriction. If you're going for more power, get a Dp or at least a new elbow. If you're doing this to research incremental power gains for particular mods, then rock on.

HUGE update! I just picked up a serious power adder: OK- So it's not that much progress! I was just afraid that my thread was going to rust and fall off the back of the forum! Yeah, I forgot to put on my gas cap at the pump- first time since I've owned the car. I feel bad because it...

I'm scared to think of how fast that lightweight little car is going to be with that setup....

Is it possible that the arms were bent narrower during the pressing prcess?