Ok well i just got off work, i went up to my parents this morning and borrowed my dads dremel and bought some grinding bits for it from work. Im gonna call this my "halfway mark" pistons and bearings will be here tomorrow, i have my rods, i have a dremel so tonight im going to start notching my block and girdle and smoothing down all the rough/sharp edges on both as well. After this i will hopefully start reassembling the motor tomorrow if all goes well. After im done w/ the block im going to start piecing together my turbo kit. These are my plans....

1G talon/eclipse turbo (internally wastegated)
HKS BOV
Ebay intercooler and piping kit
Ebay downpipe?
Turbo Manifold (could use some suggestions for this one) i dont want a pos that will crack but i also dont want to spend alot on one either.

Also i will put up some before and after pics of the block and girdle once i am finished, and i forgot to mention i will also be porting the oil pump myself! (hopefully it turns out good).

 

Ebay downpiping should be fine. And for the turbo manifold, any cast log manifold will be good. They don't look the best but even ebay ones shouldn't crack. I myself and going to get a ram horn style one, I don't care if they crack since they are cheap, it is worth it for how awesome they look.

 

Well ive finished notching my block and cleaning up all the sharp/rough edges on the girdle and block. Now i also ported my oil pump and i have to say im very proud of how it turned out. Anyways ill be putting up pics later right now im waiting for ups to get here w/ my bearings and pistons and then i can test the rods clearances. at the moment im waiting for my buddy to get here to go leave to the junkyard and try and find a z6 crank.

 

I finally caught up with this thread. Build is looking good dude.

 

I guess the guy didnt put my apt number down on the shipping address, so now i get to go to UPS and figure out where my stuff is at. Also forgot my splined sockets to remove the flywheel from the crank, so that didnt work out either. Yay the frustration begins, ill be going to the junkyard tomorrow to hopefully get that crank out.

 

So i got my z6 crank from the junkyard today and it is beautiful! But as for my pistons and bearings im on the run around for them right now =(. Anyways im waiting for that stuff to get in to see if the rods clear and if ill even need to do the girdle notching. Anyways here be lots o pics! the porting was kinda hard to get close up. Enjoy!

Crank (dual oil holes instead of single)








Oil Pump Porting








Block Before






Girdle Before










Block After








Girdle After






Block Painted Black

 

My y7 block doesn't look like that....

 

What do you mean?

 

Yours looks cooler in black than mine does in aluminum.







But mine holds beer.

 

Dont feel bad hobo, black = harder to see oil leaks.