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Old 01-28-2009, 08:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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2/5/09 UPDATE**Let the fun begin!!! Boosted2000si's engine rebuild...
So I will start this thread and keep everything posted in here instead of multiple threads along the way.

Here is the video of the knock the car has.
Its alot louder in person but you can hear it if you listen closely. Dont mind me reving the hell out of the car but I wanted a little video of the exhaust before I tore it apart. Notice the smoke also, it never done that before.

Well today I hung my 3 lights, organized all my tools, and got the car up on jack stands...





Here is my equipment for the major parts..
Cherry picker, engine stand and air compressor.





Tomorrow hopefully will be the removal however I will probably settle with getting the transmission, drive shaft, exhaust, and hood removed.

Ended up getting the hood off tonight...







***Updated 2-5-09***

So I have slowly been working away at this project. First thing is I am very impressed with the ease of this so far. I have been able to do every part of the work myself with out the help of anybody. I also have maybe 3 total hours tied up in this. The motor currently sits ready to be pulled, however I am getting pretty sick so I think its going to delay things. Only reason its not out yet is cause I have been debating the steering shaft through the headers issue. I dont know if I need to drop the k-member or if there is another way to get around it. I think I am just going to try and wiggle it out on the way up.

Here are some updated pics.


Gotta love that...

All the coolant stuff removed...

Everything removed ready to be taken out of the car

Steering shaft in the header issue

Transmission is out and everything is disconnected ready to go..


Here is maybe a slight explanation of whats wrong...

Thats a little bit of oil built up in there...

And there also. Maybe I destroyed a ring land?


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2/14/08

Well I spent V-day working on the car. I finally got the engine out and on the stand. I started tearing it down but I do not have any pics of that. To my surprise again it was a very simple task. The steering shaft came out of the car after I disconnected it inside the cabin.

So far the hardest part of the job was squeezing my fat hand down the passenger side of the engine to connect the chain to the engine to pull the motor out. All work has been performed by myself.










2-16-09

Tore the engine apart, look what I have found...




Okay so when I first pulled the head I seen this guy just sitting there. I know it wasnt in there when the motor was running cause obviously its not all beat up. I think it came out of my blower/lower intake cause I have always had a rattling noise from there. I still have not been able to find where on the engine it came from. The head looks perfect, however I have not pulled the blower from the lower yet




See the head is clean so I know I didnt have it in there when the car was running..





See the left side of the piston? Thats probably the noise I was hearing, I think the bearing on the crank gave way just enough to let the piston hit the head.





Slight scaring in the piston wall.



Little milk in the oil pan, probably from condensation.


The middle ring of the piston in question is stuck in, or compressed to the piston. All the other pistons it is out but this one it is sorta jammed in.



And the goods....







Too be continued....
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Old 01-28-2009, 08:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 01-28-2009, 09:59 PM   #5 (permalink)
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So I take it you're building it yourself?
Hell yeah!!!

Like they say....

"If you want it done right, do it yourself."

I used to own a performance shop, I have all the tools and knowledge so that and my factory shop manual Im sure I should be able to knock it all out just short of all the machine work.
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You are one lucky man. I wish I could do all the engine building myself!
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enjoy. i have the same air compressor. i will be checking for updates.
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spun bearing?

what caused it?
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spun bearing?

what caused it?


I think its more of a Piston and wall clearance issue, but we shall see in the next few days.

It happen after a pull down the highway trying to catch up to a bike.
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hey man good luck, so how many miles did you have on that engine?
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Car only has 43k miles on it. First modded it with an upper at 14k and a few bolts ons, and then August 07 I did the ported, spray, fuel, lower mods with about 35k on it. So the car really didnt hold up at all like I expected it to.
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Good luck with the rebuild If ya need a hand I would be willing to help
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enjoy. i have the same air compressor. i will be checking for updates.
Me too...


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hey bro if you need any help just let me know. i have replaced 2 bmw engines and an lt1 engine on a 1994 trans am. so i have some experience.
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dont even screw with the steering shaft on the way out i tried that the first time i pulled my engine, but realized it was easier just to take it out before pulling it. When i pulled it a few months ago for the second time around i just took the steering shaft out first made things wayy eaiser!
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You made quite a bit of progress. Keep us updated.

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What is your target date for the car to be back on the road? Best of luck with the rebuild. Should get you a motor that will be able to take more than the last one.
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Good luck with the build... In that one pic it looks like someone wasn't too careful with lift pads where the pinch weld meets the side skirts?
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