and so it begins

[marc]

post away. this little basard is pissing me off lol

[IHateHacks]

Here's what they look like. Ive used it on exhaust nuts before with good results. Use it only as a last ditch effort. Try the vice grips first.

[marc]

ok will do. ill see tommorow

[marc]

well the bolt cant be reached w a nut buster, not enoug hroom. my dads bringin me a grinder from work and im just choppin it off.

but on another note, i hear u have to machine the block too to put a mhg in. do i needa pull the block too? or can that be done w the block in the engine bay

[IHateHacks]

With the block still installed in the vehicle, you can lap the block yourself by hand, but the lapping tool is like $400 and you need lapping compound. And you need to remove the dowel pins that are in the block (that help line up the head). And they don't just come out, you need to use a special puller. Plus it takes hours, upon hours to lap the block by hand, you are looking at, at least 12 hours of hand lapping, probably more if the block surface is really bad. Or you can rip the block out, strip it down and send it to a machine shop. Which is alot easier said than done.

Just use a stock replacement head gasket. Trust me, your block sealing surface is not in good enough condition for a metal head gasket. The block surface needs to be in brand new condition as in "straight off the assembly line" condition. The factory head gasket leaves "bite marks" in the block surface that need to be fully removed in order for a metal head gasket to not leak.

[supramacist]

You should leave your cam covers on, their placement is crucial to your starting the auto at a later date. It's going to be easier to pull the entire tranny at the same time as the engine. I say easy but the truth is you have some work to do either way.


I lapped my block while still inside the engine bay. Because there's just no need to pull it if you can keep from it. I hope this doesn't bite me in the ass and if it does it'll be a ground zero rebuild.

[marc]

well i dk, im not pulling the block. couldnt u just liek wet sand, steel wool, any other highhhh grit abrasiv material, it till its pretty much smooth?

[1988gte]

Originally Posted by marc

well the bolt cant be reached w a nut buster, not enoug hroom. my dads bringin me a grinder from work and im just choppin it off.

but on another note, i hear u have to machine the block too to put a mhg in. do i needa pull the block too? or can that be done w the block in the engine bay

needs to be pulled out, check for tolerance, warpages etc.. don't want to go that far and something go wrong after all your hard work!! good luck

[marc]

what does, the head? i said the head has already been checked by a mechanic, just needs to have the gasket material taken off..the mating surfaces look better than brand new and are in excellent condition. just need ot remove the gasket material and ill be throwin the mhg in soon

[marc]

i thought shimming the wastegate made the stock turbo boost more..a couple psi i thought