Pabst Blue Ribbon meets Tea and Crumpets
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10-14-2015, 04:57 PM
When i bought the car
first project was cleaning the car, old roof rack i had laying around and fixing the oil pan
After that winter came and only minor touches were done here and there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT79oIhV0Lo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukr_T0U5bE
did a big service on the car
6 E3 spark plugs
- 2 jugs of Quaker State 10w30
- A huge jug of ATF
- Black permatex
- blue loctite
- Oil flush
- Oil filter
- 2 big jugs of coolant
- 2 square meters of oil pan gasket material
Drove the car for another 3 months after that, then this happened in about 2 weeks time:
Fuel tank rupture
Fuel pump failure
Fuse block failure
Brake lines rotted
Wheel bearings rotted
Rear suspension collapsed
Exhaust manifold cracked
Rear left rotor warped
Heater core failure
Ac compressor dead
Water pump gasket failure
Transmission gasket failure
Sump cracked two spots
Most vacuum lines dry rotted
Thats when the big build started
Sourced a new engine for 300$
Engine parts were delivered
Engine assembly began then
heads at machine shop
and how the blocks sitting as of now
pics of the process
a quick pic of how most of the engine will look, needs paint though
and how its sitting right now
Heres a size comparison of 4.2L Inline 6 and a 5.7L V8
Tear down
More parts
PARTS PARTS PARTS PARTS
Work on the subframe
Made in China - that piece that broke got me just above the eye... From now on name brand expensive tools
Kept working on the control arms and hubs
Subframe reassembly
After what feels like forever working on the car till 4 am every night it's ready for body and paint
Part 2 coming soon
first project was cleaning the car, old roof rack i had laying around and fixing the oil pan
After that winter came and only minor touches were done here and there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT79oIhV0Lo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukr_T0U5bE
did a big service on the car
6 E3 spark plugs
- 2 jugs of Quaker State 10w30
- A huge jug of ATF
- Black permatex
- blue loctite
- Oil flush
- Oil filter
- 2 big jugs of coolant
- 2 square meters of oil pan gasket material
Drove the car for another 3 months after that, then this happened in about 2 weeks time:
Fuel tank rupture
Fuel pump failure
Fuse block failure
Brake lines rotted
Wheel bearings rotted
Rear suspension collapsed
Exhaust manifold cracked
Rear left rotor warped
Heater core failure
Ac compressor dead
Water pump gasket failure
Transmission gasket failure
Sump cracked two spots
Most vacuum lines dry rotted
Thats when the big build started
Sourced a new engine for 300$
Engine parts were delivered
Engine assembly began then
heads at machine shop
and how the blocks sitting as of now
pics of the process
a quick pic of how most of the engine will look, needs paint though
and how its sitting right now
Heres a size comparison of 4.2L Inline 6 and a 5.7L V8
Tear down
More parts
PARTS PARTS PARTS PARTS
Work on the subframe
Made in China - that piece that broke got me just above the eye... From now on name brand expensive tools
Kept working on the control arms and hubs
Subframe reassembly
After what feels like forever working on the car till 4 am every night it's ready for body and paint
Part 2 coming soon
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