Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)
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Car in gear, park brake set, wheel chocks in front of rear wheels. Id hate to see you wreck the block or something Perhaps a better idea exists but this is the best i can come up with on a thursday night
I had to do my jesus bolt in car, and doing it this way did not feel good. I tried it and stopped, also the car started to go up the blocks lol. I have the proper tool that bolts to the crank using the dampener bolts and then you just rest the handle on the ground and get a torque wrench, feels much better than the car in gear method. If you want to borrow it let me know, more than happy to help.
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I had to do my jesus bolt in car, and doing it this way did not feel good. I tried it and stopped, also the car started to go up the blocks lol. I have the proper tool that bolts to the crank using the dampener bolts and then you just rest the handle on the ground and get a torque wrench, feels much better than the car in gear method. If you want to borrow it let me know, more than happy to help.
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@DrLeadFoot
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Got the cam tray on, rtv'd and bolted up the valve cover.
Maybe tomorrow I'll start on the oil pump & pan if there is time.
@DrLeadFoot
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Going to have to custom make a tool or just buy this and modify it: http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=TOL-3034-2
Lightly rtv'd the gasket added blue loctite then torqued down the pick-up bolts.
Installed the oil pump. Blue loctite and 17ft/lbs all bolts including the reverse threaded grade 8 oil pump bolt. Proceeded to safety wire the bolt.
@DrLeadFoot
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Lookin good man! Keep it up!
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Is it nessesary? Hope not cuz the pan is on and torqued. ........
@DrLeadFoot
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Might do this before getting mega.
@DrLeadFoot
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Get some wheels with a reasonable offset so you can run some real tires (your current tires are silly being 225 or 235) and go from there.
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I'm running 215's haha.
The oil pan is on! Might do some work tonight.
Update on the to do list:
- Install new motor mount bolts to the passenger side. Drivers is done. DONE
- Torque down transmission. DONE
- Prime and paint the frame where and front subframe connect. DONE
- Install subframe. DONE
- Install steering rack and skid plate. DONE
- Intake manifold, throttle body and hook up charge pipes. DONE
- Radiator and fluid.
- Add oil.
- Turn motor over by hand 20 some times to pump the oil through the ant farm.
- Install and bleed rear calipers. DONE
- DRIVE!!
@DrLeadFoot
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Your 215's make me laugh!
Also, you can use the starter to prime the engine, just pull the fuel pump fuse. -
In all seriousness, I usually prime an engine by removing the fuel pump fuse and pulling the spark plugs, no compression = no load on the bearings and it spins over much faster. It still takes longer than you think it would to build pressure in a new engine but yours wasn't fully disassembled.
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Knocking things off the list!
Subframe all torqued down.
Steering rack and skid plate on.
On the ground!!!! #beentoolong
Getting close!!!
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