no name build thread

[bwadsworth87]

so i finally got an extra engine as opposed to pulling the one out of my s13 that runs perfectly fine. picked up from another nicoclub member for just 60 bucks. plans for the build include forged pistons and rods as well as turbo but thats months from now. first thing first is to get the space waster on my engine stand and start scraping off all the home made gasket. yea, home made gasket is covering the entire long block, even the butterfly valve has this s*** on it. within the next two weeks i hope to get it at least bored over to make a nice 89.5mm. also i plan to experiment by repainting the valve cover, dont know what color yet, also repaint the block. for some reason purple isnt my color. im open to paint schemes and your harsh nico style criticism is welcome but prolly will be ignored.



custom purple block, 1 of 2 featured on Nicoclub

[bwadsworth87]

so after sanding for over two hours last night, and only removing maybe 25% of the valve cover. so down to my local body shop were im decent friends with the owner. he recommended some industrial super strength stripper. so right now its obsorbing and ill follow through with some pictures later tonight after class

[liquid_cool]

the cylinders look jacked man..before you go any ferther..take it down to a machine shop and have em hot-tank and magnaflux it to see if ya have any issues before ya dump money into it.

[bwadsworth87]

yea for sure i know. just right now im broke so just waiting for a min, like waiting 3 weeks hahahahhaah. but should be fine, hoping to bore it to 89.5

[bwadsworth87]

after several coats of industrial sealant this is what it looks, on one of the top sides ive sanded it for about 2hrs with 80, 120, 400, 800 and 2000. its a fat pain in the a** and the end barely justifies the actuall work

[bwadsworth87]

so after getting off of work today i went to the hardware store and picked up a lot of diffrent grits to sand my cover. and some random name alum polish. after another 2hr sanding session i did a quick rinse just to clean it and took some blue shop towels and dried it down. each section got roughly 2-2.5 coats of polish and i think it turned out semi decent.





http://s720.photobucket.com/albums/ww20 ... G_1400.jpg

you can obviously tell were i havent sanded and cleaned but right now ADD is a killer when working on something so tidious

[bwadsworth87]

[jdm_master_X]

noice noice. whats this i hear of you selling the la bamba coupe?