I am waiting for an estimate from Pete @ intense.

How much confidence do you have in your machinest? I've found they are generally the best mechanics out there, but also keep in mind nothing beats a shop with tons of experience on your platform.

The machinist was chosen by the mechanic. It took him over a month to get the motor where it is now.

The first shop I called when told who did the machine work said he would need the work checked before he accepted the job. :(

I did this a minute ago:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/84dc0f32.jpg

Frontier coolant outlet cover.

PROGRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hope everything works out for you man!

A good builder should check measurements as they go anyway, if for no reason but their own piece of mind.

GL with your build. I will be looking at doing something similar in the future.

seems like im not the only one with a slow build now ;)

Sorry yours has slowed too. Can you give me the part number for the oil filter stud you used to delete the oil cooler please?

Thanks.

why delete the oil cooler?

Because I am adding a real one and the O ring on my 22K motor was seeping.

ah, gotcha, i was hoping you werent just removing it altogether

Nope would not do that. I should have said IS seeping. Nissan tried to blame the miniscule seep for the oil consumption.

im deleting mine all together, but will eventually add an aftermarket oil cooler setup in the near future. i'll get the pn for ya tomorrow but i looked it up under an I30. im hopin my heads get finished up by the weekend tho. i took a similar pic of the water outlet on the block too. check my thread again lol

I searched & searched and could not find the darn thing.


Thanks.

Updates?

Sorry forgot about this thread.

The thrust washers I got had only block side, had to buy another set.

And a few new engine progress pictures.

This is the Thrust washer I was missing.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/70923646.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/972bd489.jpg

Hows the build coming along with the machinst?
Seen in another thread you bought the Hr oil stud, guessing your removing the factory cooler/warmer?

Haha so u got jipped on the acl thrust washers too? Lol seems we have quite a similar build process goin on. Im STILL waiting on my heads to be finished with the port n polish unfortunately BUT they are almost done. Will be quite a crunchtime to get it done n tuned before zdayz in 2 weeks.

Amazing huh?

I'm hoping for completion in under a month. Better slow but moving than nada.

:P

sure is. lol luckily the dude i bought mine from sent me another set (oe brand) that were packaged correctly....BUT i ordered oem ones while i waited. so i have a set for sale :)

im HOPING to have the motor together by the weekend IF my heads get finished in the next day or so. its crunch time!

No fun.

Bottom end is ready for the pistons. All bolted up!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/88163bb5.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/1c56a36d.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/74ca6d22.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/56f12174.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/8d326808.jpg