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bummer about the repair, but it almost seems that you're happier if you have something to repair...Comment
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Love this progress, excited to see the turbo progress. What are the plans there?Simon
Current Cars:
-1966 Lotus Elan
-1986 German Car
-2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
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Thanks !!
plan number one : trying to keep some reliability .(HAHAHA)
seriously. My turbo plan is :
pushing around 14-16 psi with hx35w turbo
fmic
external wastegate
custom intake/piping/exaust
Oem bmw head gasket
Arp head stud
and hope to have something between 300-350 whp an tq.
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Lately I have dismantle the engine partially in order to install the new Oem head gasket and ARP head stud
I have to be honest, I’m little scare to put back together everything and make it run ! Especially all the cooling and vaccum line . But I keep in mind that I will have my actual engine (one in the car) to help me ! 
First time to me to open an engine . Is this mark (cross marks) on the cylinder mean that the engine has been refresh or it can from the factory? Reminder , this engine only avec 161000km ! Head look very clean ! 
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I have start to clean parts from the engine . Everything is so messy greassy !
While putting this engine turbo , I want to make it as clean as possible and the most important , LEAK FREE ! Will it be possible ? I will change pretty much every gasket/seal/oring that pass through my hand. 
For the turbo oil feed , thread was added to the banjo bolt. (Fitting is 1/4 ntp to An4) 
Misc part from the engine refreshed with satin black . 
I also wrinkle paint my valve cover with great result! When the paint will be dry , I will sand the the paint off the line and BMW!
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After sanding the top of the cover with : 80-120-180-320 grit , the result is awesome ! Very happy about it !
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Looks really good!
Did you sand it by hand/with a block or? What paint did you use for the wrinkle look?Comment
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Thanks !
i use « VHT wrinkle paint » spray can . Very easy to use
fornthe sanding i did it by hand with bloc . Took me about 30 min to sand , not so long for the result!Comment
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Those parts cleaned up nicely. And that valve cover looks awesome!Comment
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Thanks Mikes ! It was a very messy job get everything good and clean ! I finish to prep the head .( cleaning, old gasket removal , surface prep for new gasket)
The bloc is also ready to have the new Oem HG. I have prep de bloc with 3m bristle disk. I ensuite up using the white one which is equivalent to 120grit or so. 
Those bristle disk are very hard to find.. if it can help , here is the 3M part Number :07528 The oil pan came back from the welder. -An10 bung welded for oil drain 
Rear main seal replace and back of the engine cleaned! 
Fresh new oil pan gasket 
And to secure my work , new tool coming in the tool box ! Digital gearwrench torque wrench 
I hope I doing thing right .. this is my first engine build , definitely a big learning expérience !
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cylinder walls and head look really good!Originally posted by priapismOriginally posted by shamesonComment
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Yes ! I think they are good, engine only a have 160000km and head as been full rebuilt+ machined 3000km ago . I didn’t make de head resurfaced since it only have 3000km . I cross my finger that she’s not warped! Today I have put de head back on Chase thread on the bloc Lubricated Arp stud with their « ultra-torque » Thread them handtight Put the head Put the washer and nut Torque them 3 time in recommended sequence up to 70 ft/lb
Brand new Graf water pump , gates belts and all the misc things related to water pump 
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you better baffle that oil pan and put in a crank scraper while the engine is out. Don't screw that engine build by forgetting those two key parts.Comment
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