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Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:21 pm
Good news! I finally put the head and block together. Got a few things torqued down and next week hopefully ill have my freshly powdercoated covers! I got my Cometic HG(1.55mm), ARP sr20 main stud kit, timing belt, timing belt component kit and a bunch of other little odds and ends.
Before reassembly.
Theres my block, head, and other parts that will soon go on. There's my school's shop where ill be finishing my project.
Prepping the block.
Heres the block ready for the headgasket. As a reminder the block had much done to it, those are CP pistons 8.5:1 CR, balanced assembly, honed walls, decked, and new bearings. I wish i couldve changed the rod bolts but we'll start with this for now. New seals, gaskets, bearings and paint to freshen-up the bottom end.
So fresh and so clean! New water pump from a rwd ca18et, new oil pump from the fwd ca18de, and timing components. The transformation begins.
Quick comparison of the oem Nissan gasket and the Cometic gasket. It'll be good to see how it goes. (i know one is upside down and the other down side up, if that makes sense)
Headgasket goes on. Watch out for that Moly Lube!
I love the way everything looks so shiny and clean. I love new parts.
Take a close look in there!
Another nice detailed shot. This time i wasnt using my camera because i lost my battery. The is a 7MP Sony Cybershot and it performs way better than my Konica Minolta 5MP Dimage x50. Ill try and use it again later.
And another one...
There i am putting the cylinder head on. I highly recommend you put the ARP washers in before you put the head back on! I tried both ways and the only way i could get it to work was if i dropped the washers in there firsts, all eight, then set the head down. If you try putting the washers in after you set the head down, there wont be enough room for them to go through. Be aware and use what ever works but this is what worked for me!
If only i knew how to use macro mode on this camera. Heres the gasket all squeezed up.
Damn blurry photos.
Here we go! That gasket looks mighty thick compared to the oem unit buts its that way for a reason. Since i had the block and head machined the extra thickness is for compensation, nothing else!
There i am again torque-ing everything down to spec. ARP instructions said to torque it down to 70 ft lbs using their specially formulated Moly Grease. The FSM says 76 ft lbs. I did 72ft lbs because i had to use a few adapters. Get a load of my sweet yellow safety glasses!
Finished. Next are the covers, plates, fuel rail which will be powdercoated.
As of now, how much was all this you ask?
pressure wash block - $90.00deglaze hone 4 cyl (upto .030) - $90.00deck straight block - $100.00balance crankshaft (internal) - $160.00change pistons (4 cyl set) - $58.00standard short block assembly - $325.00tear down short block - $40.00rod bearings (clevite) - $31.88main bearings (clevite) - $49.95sales tax - $5.32freight - $13.57
TOTAL - $963.72
CP Pistons (pistons, rings, pins, clips, and shipping) - $570.34
TOTAL w/ pistons - $1534.06
Nissan OEM gasket kit 10101-CA18 - $236.34CA18DE Oil Pump - $ 101.49Crankshaft gear - $23.05Crank plate 13022-42L00 (behind crankgear) - $2.78CA18ET Water Pump - $43.49CA18DET Alluminum pulley kit (alternator, water pump, PS pump) - $80.00Bead/Sand Blasting Valve Covers, Timing Covers $30.00Cylinder Head (3-angle valve job, milled, exhaust valve, misc fee) - $241.00ARP SR20 Main Stud Kit 202-5402 (head stud kit) - $82.84Timing belt component kit - $88.97Timing Belt (Gates/Napa) - $19.92Camshaft Rear Seals (half moon shaped) - $6.95Cylinder Head (Mill and wash Head again due to crappy 1st shop) - $60.00Cometic MLS Headgasket (1.55mm) - $127.65
TOTAL (so far) - $1144.48
TOTAL w/ previous total - $2678.54
Yup thats a lot of money and its not yet finished! Ill update with more goodness as soon as they become available.
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