lol... my gf would kill me if my nails were that long... lol

mine would eh...wait she dumped me yesterday hahaah

ouch...sorry to hear. any ways I did get a lil small things done on the engine. I got the lower timing chain and gears on, and just bolted up some other small stuff like the oil filter elbow...eh i'll post pics later

uhhhhhh cant wait. haha. even though you did like 3 things haha

slow and steady wins the race........ok not always, but thats how it is for this build lol

well......If it were me. I would not sleep, and id be building that all night and all day in my dads shop. Possibly take some naps in the break room...

oh man! if i had a shop availabe to me...with all the tools I needed, i would have this thing done asap.

so I didnt go to school today! I did get some work done on the engine. I wire wheeled some parts that has corrosion on them, and got all that straightened out. Then I re-assembled my oil pump. I bought some black RTV gasket maker, and installed the front timing chain cover. Double checked to make sure that the lower timing chain wasn't going to skip a tooth, and put my engine out of timing....I did okay, everything is still lined up. To make sure the top timing gear wouldn't fall, I put the head on there(not bolted down though), and bolted the gear in... Then I got a lil impatient. so I test fitted the turbo mani, and the turbo



I also am debating on how to run my oil feed line. Around the back will make it look cleaner, but I'll look into this more once I have the head bolted down


well thats about it. I'll get the head bolted in once I get a GOOD torque wrench.

YAY! I bought myself a craftsman clicking torque wrench, I gathered all the info I needed in bolting down the head, and now I have a semi-complete long block!! No pics yet, but the cams should go in soon, I need to pick up some engine assembly lube before I put those in. I'm so excited!

Okay so im excited hahaha. because you have some of it done, I think you should get a new head cover when possible because everythings all new and it doesnt fit! haha

Or at least paint the one you have.

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Yeah. My moms going to look at a 240 today, with a Ka in it im pretty sure its got the same motor as yours chris.

yeah the years 91+ came with the DOHC. ANd yes, I do plan on repainting my valve cover. Its probably gonna be lime green again. I just need to go buy more paint. but I'm not redoing it till the spring/summer, when its warmer.

sorry to hear...


lol awesome.. your turboing it :-P

yes...hence the large turbo hanging off the side of the head....