A day working on the 240 + beers

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Trying to get the 240 mechanically ship-shape for an upcoming day at the dyno, I pulled the valve cover, installed some heli-coils into stripped bolts, and verified the cam alignment was correct.

It was actually hot out, edging close to 80 degrees. Cold beers were in order.TDC for cylinder 1 on the compression strokeIgnore the marks, they were put there by me a while ago when screwing around with something/ pulling the head.

AFRs seem to be in order- plugs look good.

Now, by this time we were becoming a little inebriated. Efforts to get the fill plug out of the transmission proved futile, so I decided to drill a hole through the B&M shift plate, and my my own damn fill hole.Being super careful to limit the number of chips that fell into the transmission, I drilled a starter hole, then followed with the final size. Even if some chips DID get in there, they are just aluminum, and stand no chance against everything inside (all hardened steel). The bottle of gear oil still wouldn't quite fit down in there, so we grabbed a large straw that we got from a local food joint.

In order to plug this hole up, and use it again, we'd have to tap it. Using the tap in its current form here was NOT going to happen. There was no where near enough clearance for the s***ty Tap design, so I did some quick drunken engineering and decided to weld a bolt to the top of the tap, so that I can use common tools, ratchets, extensions, swivels, etc.I went into my bathroom/laundry room/welding shop, and did a quick drunken weld to the tap... but in my inebriated state neglected to turn the heat up on the welder. We got the tap a little more than halfway in there, and the damn bolt snapped off... leaving the tap stuck in the hole, impossible to get out.So I did what any drunk engineer would do, and dragged the welder outside. Cranked the heat up, and went to town... Space was limited, so we really only got to weld it on 2 sides. I made a bigass doomin verticle weld almost all the way up the bolt, and my friend "tacked" it in place, which I discovered later was just a tack on the bolt... not welding it to the tap... excusable considering we were drunken welding inside a car with our eyes closed.

But hey, it worked, and I now have a fill hole at the top of my shift plate, with a bolt plugging it up.

I also have a badass switch for my electric fan.

[s13_chris]

Drinking while working on the car always is full of win.

New shift boot time!

p.s. Switches kick a**. Everyone thinks they are NOZZZSSS!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Eh, I've got bigger fish to fry before I do a shift boot.

Through this whole ordeal, we managed to only light the car on fire twice!

[Logan76]

Now thats engineering at its finest!

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Just took a look at my dryer:

That s*** will buff right out.

[s13_chris]

Chicks dig dryer scars..?...

[PapaSmurf2k3]

f***ed if I know...

Probably not if they are going to be doing the laundry. HEYOOO!!!

[adrianfromthecastle]

wut kind of beerz joo gots??

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Coors original, then when those ran out we had to switch to Bud select... on sale at wally world. $13 for a 20 pack of bottles.

Would have been better, but I just got a pay cut from work... so I gotta cut my costs somewhere.

[adrianfromthecastle]

but I just got a pay cut from work... so I gotta cut my costs somewhere.

ugh.. I know how that goes.

Looking top notch P.Smurf!

[CSUPUEBLOTIM]

Interesting...Didn't just want to take the few bolts out to remove the shifter and plate?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

No... the 2 at the front are a real pain in the a**...

[diggles240]

Looks like fun. Work day for me as well helping my father. And yes, those front two shifter plate bots suck

[Logan76]

Did you use a metric tap?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

You bet your a** I did.

M8x1.25

[Logan76]

Good man I was going to bust your balls if you didnt

[SleepyHB]

I got the top 2 bolts to come off but I cannot get the top plate to come apart from the bottom one, they're like sealed down really tight, any suggestion?

[diggles240]

....elbow grease

[PapaSmurf2k3]

you got all 6 bolts out?

If so, then use a pry bar, or flat head screwdriver.

[Ekinchheng]

NIce! Now give us the details of that sweet KA-T!

[le_ryan]

lol, whats your pet rocks name ? haha in your radio bezel pocket.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

That is a giant ball of rubber that I saved from my graduation burnout in highschool. It used to be a lot larger than that, but I had to cut it down so that it would fit in there.

NIce! Now give us the details of that sweet KA-T!

9:1 forged supertech pistons, completely rebuilt engine and head, custom JGS log manifold to accept subaru style turbos. TD06 "23G" turbo, internally gated, clocked, so I had to re-mount the wastegate actuator.

[Logan76]

How old is that peice of rubber? lol. Did you have your internal gate ported and get a larger flapper? what kind of boost are you running?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

That piece of rubber is from 2003.

Yes, the internal gate was ported and now has a larger flapper. I have 0 boost creep and I have run from 6.5-9 psi. I'll be going to the dyno in about a week (unless something drastic happens).

[Logan76]

Where did you find a 23G turbo? is it an IHI turbo? CFM's? sorry for all the ?'s just curious.

[amolao]

Those are some clean engine internals.....

[Didderson]

Those are some clean engine internals.....

You are non sarcastically right. This is not bad at all compared to other internals I have seen. Looks like it's been hot tanked before!

Good idea with the filler hole. I could NEVER get either of my 5spd trannies filler holes to open up! I poured oil through the shifter ball area before. Sure you have to wait longer but I didn't have the tools to take the shifter plate off.

[amolao]

no sarcasm involved my friend, maybe hot tanked, seafoamed,etc... but still a clean engine.

[le_ryan]

That is a giant ball of rubber that I saved from my graduation burnout in highschool. It used to be a lot larger than that, but I had to cut it down so that it would fit in there.

lol, its the simple things that make people smile

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Where did you find a 23G turbo? is it an IHI turbo? CFM's? sorry for all the ?'s just curious.

Who the hell knows what it is... I ordered a TD05 20G, and they shipped me this...

Anyway, I was talking to Florida240sx, about the cam alignment, and he thought the exhaust cam was off a tooth... So I advanced it:^Had to loosen that to move the exhaust cam.

Anyway, I'm lacking top end power in a big way, so I decided to advance that a little bit... it pulls to redline, but takes forever to get there. I lost some vacuum, and the exhaust got quieter. I'll try adjusting the ignition timing next (still lacking power).