started the tear down. my new build.
04-12-2009, 06:27 PM
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yea i just ordered my head studs, guideplates, adj. push rod. totally forgot to order those things for whatever reason. need to get RR's ordered soon too. but i figured ill take my time and do a good job on stuff and that way i can get a few more paychecks rollin in plus whatever side work i do for money. first things first...i need to get it tore down.
04-13-2009, 08:13 AM
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i've rebuilt a couple t5's now, 2 t56's and i've looked at a lot of them too. lol.
TQ boxes looked fine, driver side lower looked like it was tearing away but i hammered it back into place and welded the seams shut. so im pretty sure it was a fairly unmolested car. its been in michigan its whole life, always sold and registered within the state, so thats why it had so much rust.
as for the paint it was fairly nasty lookin when it was pulled the first time but when it was being rebuilt it was stripped and hot tanked so it has a fresh coat on the block and pan. and when i rebuilt the top end the heads and valve covers were stripped and repainted. heres pics below when i tore down the top end for the second time.
TQ boxes looked fine, driver side lower looked like it was tearing away but i hammered it back into place and welded the seams shut. so im pretty sure it was a fairly unmolested car. its been in michigan its whole life, always sold and registered within the state, so thats why it had so much rust.
as for the paint it was fairly nasty lookin when it was pulled the first time but when it was being rebuilt it was stripped and hot tanked so it has a fresh coat on the block and pan. and when i rebuilt the top end the heads and valve covers were stripped and repainted. heres pics below when i tore down the top end for the second time.
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04-14-2009, 09:09 AM
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since the whole motor is apart is there anything that should be replaced as a provision?
obviously new gaskets. the oil pan is being re gasketed since its leaking a little and the bottom of the pan is damaged by some jackass before me.
anything else i should look at getting? WP and timing cover will be new since im switching to a 3 pulley set-up. its getting a new H balancer since mine is wobbling just a tiny bit. everythign will be getting painted.
everything was rebuilt 4k miles ago but we did reuse some parts like the oil pump, oil pump shaft and stuff like that.
obviously new gaskets. the oil pan is being re gasketed since its leaking a little and the bottom of the pan is damaged by some jackass before me.
anything else i should look at getting? WP and timing cover will be new since im switching to a 3 pulley set-up. its getting a new H balancer since mine is wobbling just a tiny bit. everythign will be getting painted.
everything was rebuilt 4k miles ago but we did reuse some parts like the oil pump, oil pump shaft and stuff like that.
04-14-2009, 11:04 PM
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seems dead out here lately. here is the latest. i got out of class early tonight so i decided to take my extra hour and tear this beotch down....but my damn neighbor doesnt have a balancer puller so i have to go rent one now
but at least the rest will take all of 10 minutes to pull apart.
but at least the rest will take all of 10 minutes to pull apart.
Last edited by FivePointOhh; 04-15-2009 at 04:11 PM.
