I stayed up all night and pulled the motor out of my car. Everything is out and I am tearing the engine down right now. just wanted to let everyone know.

 

 

yeah lets see the beast

 

I will try to get some pictures up today. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get the timing cover off with all of that gasket sealer on it?

 

yes... work off the two notches on top to break the top of it loose.. then go around the entire timing cover jimmy'ing it to pry it loose and break the sealant.. i worked from top to bottom once of you meet both side at teh bottom it should pry right off.. dont forget to loosin the upper oil pan bolts as well

 

Just be looking in the hole in the block a piston is compkletely gone (and in the oil pan in a million pieces), the rod is bent and broken, and a valve guide is cracked. Im still trying to get the timing cover off.

 

its a ***** to get it off when its in the car... its not bad with the motor out of the car.... TAKE SOME PICTURES!

 

I cant get it to come loose near the crank at the bottom of the cover.

 

do i have to punch the dowel pins in at the bottom left and right?

 

noooooooooooooooooo dont do that... just keep jimmying it.. its take a little force... it will pop right off.. Just dont over stress is, it could crack

 

I dont need the bottom half of the engine off do I?

 

You need to loosen the upper oil pan bolts torwards teh front.. theres two of them.

 

Thanks

 

Here are some pictures.

 

dang bro, you did alot of work. just an fyi, you can get the motor out with out even removing the radiator. it is close but i have done it.

i need your block, lol. wonder what shipping would be.

 

Scott I have heads and a block for you. Just take another drive. Its 8hrs. While your at it drop off my exhaust.

 

I took everything off because I am getting a tubular front end made to locate the new radiator, intercooler, oil cooler, and transimission cooler while eliminating the composite radiator support and front crash brace.

 

I am still really torn on what I am gonna get done to the car now as in engine and FI

 

hmm, i will give you a call on it steve. i don't want to get creamed on shipping them as i just need the block to test and make sure it will fit in one of the cnc machines for project "brick s#^t house block" lol