(9/16/00): Got some time today... I was
able to get a BUNCH done!!! I got the garage cleaned up a bit (took a full
truckload of 'stuff' to the hangar for more room; and while I was there, I
picked up the engine stand). Got the engine pulled, and mounted to the
engine stand, AND got it disassembled (not completely; just as far as I needed
it). Not too bad for a days work! Got
the engine pulled (took about 20 min. BTW), and got it mounted up to the engine
stand. Its ready to become a "performance 1600!!"
Here's the backside This is what the rear-end of my car looks like, without an engine, Baja
bumper, and without some Baja fiberglass (gets in the way, so I took it off). Here's
what it looked like a couple hours later! I took off, ALL the 'sheetmetal
parts' (fan shroud, metal trim etc.) I also took off the alternator/fan,
and the rockers/heads, and removed the oil pump, drained the oil, took off the
fan belt pulley, all the gas lines, took out the distributor/wires, etcetera,
etcetera. Later I cleaned the engine up a bit, and cleaned some of the
carbon off of the pistons (not shown in pics). Side
View Here
are SOME of the parts I took off... Missing from the pic, are all the
bolts/fasteners, and the heads. Tomorrow
I hope to get the High Performance heads and ratio rockers fitted; Once
everything is fitted, I can set up proper rocker geometry, and measure what size
I need to have my new ChroMoly pushrods cut to (having www.aircooled.net
do this for me). Stay tuned for PART 19!
