This is Sofie- Now w/ 5 lug and MT-2!

[glucklich21]

Good to hear, it's nice having people actually post in my threads. :)

[Pantless Spency]

sweet update, enjoying the thread yo

[glucklich21]

Here's the engine before a thorough cleaning with some purple power:



For the most part clean, still had a few spots left courtesy of the oil filter housing which got removed.










And the opening taped up:



The next day started with painting! :O













While the paint finished curing, I decided to start replacing some things.

Before and after:
























The Spec Stage 2 clutch came in:





Then I decided to use my new favorite tool. A bitch to load tho.




Before:



After:





Those aren't new bolts. :)




Since the oil filter housing is nice and purty, I decided to start some reassembly.

New gasket:



Thread locked and torqued accordingly:



New oil pressure sensor:



New oil supply hose and hardware:





New filter kit with a matching new filter housing bolt:







Next I put the valve cover back on with some plastic wrap on it to stop some soda residue from entering the engine. (Still not done)






Flipped the engine over and started removing the bizzion oil pan bolts.



Took out the baffles, support bracket, replaced the pick up seal, pump nut torqued, red loctited, flattened the threads (it ain't going anywhere), and installed the E34 pick up.



The gasket was missing in my box of parts, so I should have that by Thursday. (It was ordered and paid for, but they just forgot it)



How she looked after that day:








Fast forward to today:


Driveshaft and linkage came in:









Installed the rear headers:





Got a new blaster, yay for warranties!




Put the AC bracket and pulley back on.




Finished up the headers:






This kit gives you 2 extra normal nuts for securing the studs:




And painted and installed some of the things that got blasted.


Not new hardware either....








And here is how it stands tonight. Still a lot more to do, but I can see the light.



There's a good chance there won't be an another update till this weekend, but we'll see. ;)

[Pantless Spency]

subbed.
those headers are sexy as hell -_-

[glucklich21]

Pic whores will rejoice tomorrow when I'm not tired and upload the pics. So this is just a teaser for now. ;)

[glucklich21]

It's from Harbor Frieght. Search soda blaster and it's the 10# one.

It should be fine. That circular metal piece I blasted was aluminum and it didn't harm it. ;)

[browntown]

I'm impressed, you blew out the credit card in style. My piece by piece decade long part hoarding is getting on my nerves. Some day I can put it all together.

Anywho, where'd you get the soda blaster? Got a link? Will it damage aluminum stuff? I have so much greasy dirty aluminum I want cleaned, but don't want to pay someone else to clean it.

[glucklich21]

Holy shit. Those Headers...

Purty huh? Shame they don't make them anymore.

[glucklich21]

They're sending me another one. ;)

[GDA]

Sweetness

My trans arrived with the same damage several months ago. I paid an experienced tig welder $30 to fix mine.

[drutt23]

AWESOME MAN!!! Love where this is going!! I'm debating an S50 swap as well. Sub'd!!

[ck_taft325is]

Holy shit. Those Headers...

[glucklich21]

Whoop for partz!







My transmission also came in, but the joy was short lived.





The Carr Industries headers:



AKG Poly swap mounts:



Random parts from Turner, mainly delrin bushings for the shifter and stainless clutch line.



E34 oil pan, pump, and pick up.



And there's more, but those are the main high lights.

[glucklich21]

It does, using the force of the nuts against each other allowing the stud to loosen instead.

[pandaboo911]

To get the studs out is easy, double nut (or triple nut if necessary) each stud. Thread 2 nuts onto the stud, tighten both nuts in opposite directions, so that they lock together in place, then turn on the bottom most nut to take out the stud.

To remove the nuts from the stud simply loosen the top most nut while holding the one under it in place.

If that makes sense..