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ya thats what i was thinking of doing, cuz a swap is way too much of a hassle here in cali. and i just dont got the money either. so ya i cleaned the pistons,valvecover,intake manifold/exhaust manifold,block, lower block, im ordering new rings, main/rod bearings, all new gaskets, new brake master cylinder, and new clutch. so hopefully will be done by next week i hope i get my head back wednesday, hope its good. thnx guys

moneybags!

haha i wish i had a ton of money id invest in a better motor but not right now

finally done with todays work...honed out the clyinders, put the new rings on, new bearings for the crank and rods put new front seal on. tomorrow new timing belt, start putting the head on and so forth. i got new pics from it...

lookin damn sexy

haha ya alot better then before everything is clean now so hope this helps with the low power ive been having with it. those main bearings were being a little b---- to get in there lol

requesting update bumpy

well i got the head on and put on new fuel line hoses...just awaiting the gaskets from the dealer. freakin sux they messed up my order, i get them in wednesday....ill post pics later, but got everything except 2 gaskets, got the new alternator as well

Cool deal. I heard with minor modification you can get the V6 alternator bolted up and i work at autozone and everything seems to be very very close. The plug is exactly the same. More amps ya know.

haha ya i tried last time but i didnt wana mess it up and void my warranty cuz my alternator has failed before and dont wana waste 140 bucks lol...well i got a new ground system setup before i did the rebuild and got a optima battery so if i really have to then i will just crossin my fingers. i ran into something that reallly sux balls. my dad was pulling out the tubes before i started to take the engine apart the hose that goes from the PUrge Solenoid valve well the plastic part broke off in side the hose?!!!! how the hell do i fix this? am i gonna have to buy another one? Oh with the intake manifold gaskets do i need to put gasket sealer on with it?

You can ghetto rig stuff like that but I wouldn't recommend it. But yeah if you say it is plastic there is stuff that is called plastic weld. It is pretty good. Once I used it when the plastic fuel filter cover on a Cummings Diesel engine cracked in the middle because someone unscrewed it wrong. Basically I set it up on a table and mixed the weld good and basically poored it all around where the crack was and let it sit for a couple hours. When we put it back on it withstood the pressure that gets built up by a diesel in that little fuel filter pocket area.

well here is the update i promised and i got pix...build is going good just waiting on those VRAS Bolts from the dealer i had to cut them off cuz they were stripped so had to order more. but got all the gaskets, got the new head gasket on with the head, got all new fuel line hoses, im putting the intake manifold on tonight and the fuel railing, then the timing belt, and hopefully have this all done by friday. thnx everyone oh and heres a picture of the Purge Valve Solenoid that my dad broke lol sux






and here are the rest of the parts that are awaiting to be put on

heres another update, got the intake manifold on with the egr valve bolted on with a new gasket. looks like its all coming together finally.

lookin secksy duder. Keep up the good work.