M20 build finally

[riceh8r]

6 months down time. catastrophic intermrdiate shaft gear failure, but it's all good. got to refresh the whole damn engine. bath and hone for the block...shave, new guides and regrind on the head. all new gaskets and bearings, and it begins to take shape. hope you like.

[riceh8r]

a few head shots...

[e30 gangsta]

looks awesome! im jealous!

[riceh8r]

didn't plan on too much depth to start with on the build, or thread for that matter. but here is a short history. intermediate shaft gear failure = same as tb snap...6 broken intake rockers, 5 bent intake valves and 4 bent exhaust valves. ok, i need a head re-build. well, oil in the intake, throttle body and everywhere else...so i tore it all out. burnt oil in the oil pan and shot rings. let the fun begin. the head sat at the machine shop for three months, shaved, new guides and seats reground. i got the block back the same day...dipped and honed. the machinest was really impressed with the head and block, no ridges at cylinder tops, and the walls were not worn, so now it just has pretty cross hatching. found out that this 2.5L had an upgrade...M52 crank. so now me happy...i haz a 2.8 stroker. just your average stock cam, but oh well. anyway here is what i have in in so far:
head and block .....................$275
gaskets..................................120
intermediate gear.....................27
intermediate bearings...............10
oil plug cover...........................27
plastigauge...............................3
freeze plugs..............................9
rings......................................120
couple hoses............................40
timing belt...............................12
tb tension spring.......................6
tb tension stud..........................6
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$655
that should be everything until i start it up. thanks for the interest.

[riceh8r]

here is the beast that started it all...

[riceh8r]

pulled the tranny this weekend to make engine attatchment easier. was not this clean when it came out...

good thing i did, check out these tranny mounts...

anyway, parts will be here thursday. new input, output and gear selector seals...and tranny mounts. plan on installing everything saturday, very excited to get this whore i call "gretchen" back on the road. cleaned the engine bay with a toothbrush, it's nice and clean and ready for something large to fit in her hole.

[Paradox]

head and block $275?!?!?....crap I just paid $600 to get my head done!

Its almost worth it to ship my Block to you for machine work :(

[structured]

Did you already have the intermediate shaft bearings installed? If so, did you do it or did someone else?

Also, I have a Schrick cam that would suit this perfectly. Let me know if you are interested.

[rodpaine]

here is the beast that started it all...

Is this one of the 'stamped' gears, versus the current sintered replacement gears? The picture is so small I can't tell. Can you repost the picture, please?
-Rod

[riceh8r]

head and block $275?!?!?....crap I just paid $600 to get my head done!

Its almost worth it to ship my Block to you for machine work :(

1st shop wanted $350 just for the head...i laughed as i walked out the door. they got a stripped head, machined it and installed new guides and i put it all back together...$100

[riceh8r]

Did you already have the intermediate shaft bearings installed? If so, did you do it or did someone else?

Also, I have a Schrick cam that would suit this perfectly. Let me know if you are interested.

new bearings have to be installed, then machined to fit shaft, so since it was in good shape i left it alone. shaft bearings are stock, good oil clearance and tolerance. knocked me out of hot tank, so alot of aircraft stripper and wire brushing. machine shop said nobody brings in a block this clean...he dipped it and honed cylinders for $50. stock cam is in and head is finished, thanks for the offer though.

[riceh8r]

Is this one of the 'stamped' gears, versus the current sintered replacement gears? The picture is so small I can't tell. Can you repost the picture, please?
-Rod

was original shitty gear...looked like a spring when i opened it up...now i have a nice spoked gear...$27 bavauto

[riceh8r]

mated engine and tranny

got it all stuffed in saturday




still have lots to do, but i got tranny done, torque converter hooked up, power steering done and alternator. hope to have it running in a few weeks.

[riceh8r]

intake, fuel rail, harness and water pump in. now hopeful for a weekend start-up...

[JT325is]

good stuff