Couple of pics of my motor

[JNM240]

Thought i would show off my motor a little here, since i havent really taken many pics of it at all. Been building it in my kitchen since April. Not really shooting for ungodly horsepower at the start, just strengthening it to withstand the ungodly horsepower i want to throw at it a little while down the line.







So far i have a Cometic metal head gasket, ARP main studs and head studs, Calico coated main and rod bearings, 550cc injectors, XS power tubular stainless steel exhaust manifold, aluminum accessory pullies, and removed secondary butterfly valves (thanks for the awesome writeup, r34 gtr!).

Awaiting installation is my XS power FMIC, Cusco CA specific strut brace, Nismo adjustable FPR, MR turbo outlet and downpipe. And i still need to socket and chip my ECU for the larger injectors, as well as the KA24 MAF (and throttle body) i will be using.

Yes i am still going to be using the stock T25, but thats because i want to break the motor in a while and sort everything out. Also its because i cant really afford the gt2871r i really want. Maybe in a year or two.

Let me know what you guys think.

Jason

[Bwana]

Looks fabulous man, absolutely beautiful.

[syphrus]

That is by far, one of the most beautiful things i have ever seen. lol. Very nice!

[Jiggyfry]

Hot damn man, that is clean. Awsome job!

When is it goin in the bay?

[Nick240sx]

C-L-E-A-N (sorry, fergie moment)

[ca18datsun510]

wooow, so clean.

very nice.

[JNM240]

Thank you, thank you, thank you all.

Its been a lot of work. Ive cleaned most every part in my kitchen sink. Once cleaned, i painted and then clear coated them. The valve covers and coil pack cover are original, however, with just some touch up paint on the valve covers and clear over all of them. I was SUPREMELY happy at the overall state of the motor when it arrived.

Ive still got some assembly to do, mainly all of the intake accessories. And im still trying to sort the power steering out, i believe i have the wrong pump, but Dee is helping me straighten that out. And i still need to decide if i want an aftermarket flywheel and/or clutch (anybody have any suggestions?). So it wont be going in for a little while still, maybe a month or two.

And in case nobody is aware, here is what it will be getting dropped into....



Jason

[ca18datsun510]

oooh, the car is clean too!

whats your budget for clutch?

[capowered240]

That is really clean. How did you get the intake mani so clean?

[Sil40sK]

S-E-X-Y! So how do you plan on getting it out of your apartment once it's all completed? Just get some friends, haha

[Chinamandrift]

hey hey lookin great .......nice clean up job ........

[Jiggyfry]

Damn Jason, the car is just as clean as the engine!!!! I DEMAND a photoshoot once the project is complete!!!!!

[JNM240]

oooh, the car is clean too!

whats your budget for clutch?

Not really sure, credit card isnt near being maxed out, but i want a good quality, reliable, strong one. And i dont want to max the credit card out in the process (this motor already has $1800 in parts in it, not including what i paid for the motor!). I was looking at Spec Stage 3 from Enjuku, but now i read this:

zerothread/212157

and it makes me not want Spec. And for the flywheel, i would looooove a Jun lightweight, but that stuff's expensive.

That is really clean. How did you get the intake mani so clean?

Well, once i dissassembled it, i took it up to work, put it in the parts washer. But the real secret is the 2 coats of cast alluminum engine paint followed by the 4 coats of clear engine paint. And a lot of masking tape. You cant really see it too well in the pics, but the oil pan is painted the same color as the the upper timing cover and has about 3-4 coats of clear on it too. Its real purty. Now ive got to clean all the intake accessories and emissions equipment and vacuum lines and hoses and the wiring harness, so it doesnt make the motor look old and dirty. lol

S-E-X-Y! So how do you plan on getting it out of your apartment once it's all completed? Just get some friends, haha

Yeah, me and my friend think we can get it out. Roll it up to the front door on the engine stand and hook it up to the hoist that is sitting outside the front door and LIFT. He wants to be able to put the motor into the car and not get any dirt on our hands during the process, the motor should be that clean.

[bentvalves]

That is really clean. How did you get the intake mani so clean?

or if you dont want to paint it you could have it glassbeaded.

[r34 gtr]

my writeup was awesome? i thought it was lacking some key pictures, but i couldnt really do anything about it because i ditched the valves themselves a long time ago.

anywho, the engine looks clean as hell. cant wait to see it in the car. i demand a donut session when its running!!

[c-rad]

Enjoy it while its that clean... It won't be clean for long once its in the car.