now for the pics of the day

so before i went to work on the head, i emptied a can of pb blaster on it. while that soaked, i took a look at my other packages

here's that alternator adapter



$13 part, transforms into...



a $16 part!! wow!



more painting the bracket. i had a bit of fun waiting for it to dry



the fan and radiator parts. i counted the rows of fins in each radiator. the stock is 2 x 52 (104 total fins), and the new one is 3 x 43 (129 total)









now back to the head. the last little bit i had to move it



and out!!!



:flipoff:



the tool i used to get it off. yeah, it's the length of my arm



all the junk i took off today



the bracket. don't hate the white. it was $3 cheaper than the other colors



that trouble bolt. guess what my next order is going to be



i don't know if you can see them, but the adjusters have the "hourglass" thing going on (mark, you had that iirc). also, the #1 intake was a little rough (last pic)







#1 intake



all the stuff in the truck, to make room in the garage



the boards left a nice little dent in my valance. might have to get a "smoothie" from toyota-fiberglass



175k on this baby, without a single problem



and the garage after i cleaned it up



aaaahhhhh.... my stress levels this weekend went from 3 to 7 to 10 to 1 (1-10 scale)

i'm sooo glad this part is over. everything else seems easy now

 

congrats.....now on to the good stuff. happy for ya.

 

thanks 92

when i heard the "snap" of the #8 bolt, it was like the hallelujah chorus. sooooo glad that it came out cleanly

 

even if it did break, a helicoil is pretty easy lol.
you just drill out the block to 5/8ths or whatever size and tap it.

 

Good work man!!! Looking GREAT!!!

 

just the fact that it's one of the key parts doesn't sit well with me.
thanks! life is good right now

 

LMFAO!! Free white kittens. Love it.

 

ha, thanks. glad someone caught it


also, on a side note:

when i pulled the head gasket off, it seemed as if there were coolant holes that were blocked off by the hg. i dunno if that's standard, but it just seems odd to me

 

Not sure about the coolant holes.

Make sure you coat the cylinder walls with a thin layer of oil(thin!!) so that any humidity does not create rust while you have her torn down.

Another tip on seized bolts, especially in aluminum. If at all possible, hit the head of the bolt with a hammer or large blunt object to 'free' the bolt head and threads. When I rebuilt my bike I had lots of steel bolts seized to the aluminum engine cases and forks. The bolts started to rust and swell slightly, making them 'stick' to the aluminum. A bike mechani friend of mine told me to wack the heads with a hammer a few times before cranking them out. Didn't loose or break one bolt. Nothing as you know is a guarantee.

 

thanks rb! good info to know

 

Wow, that's GREAT NEWS, man!

NOW,>>>>>>>> You're going to chase them all REALLY well, right?(especially #8! that bugger, correct?) lol.

Dang, I go on vacation and return to a BUNCH done! CONGRATZ! Looking GREAT, MAN!

BTW, ...... that alternator kit, ...you just bolt it in with the bracket they provide and new Motor Mount flange/pivot arm portion, ......and the connector they have plugs right into our harness connector side? Mine's brand new, ...but eventually, I'd like to do this when I start adding more power SUCKERS! LOL

 

PS> Hilarious on the "Black/I MEAN 'White' kittens" bit, haha. Was reading through and saw that, gave me a good laugh, thanks.

 

haha always great to have you on my threads, mark. yeah, the first adapter i got was the wrong one. so i got this one, which does work (and happens to be $3 more without the metal guide thing?). the aftermarket bracket is from a guy on pirate (toolbox guy, i think). it's all cnc cut and very nicely welded. i painted it to keep the rust off. i haven't tried it on to make sure it fits in with the motor mount, but it should.

 

Cool, thanks for the links... Just curious as to what's involved with that swap/mod/upgrade when/if I decide to do so, ya know? Glad it's coming together for ya, Ian!

 

actually, not much. just the adapter, the bracket, and a new ring terminal for the positive cable. however, that cable is run to a small junction box on the driver's side (square with a big [+] on it). i would at least run about 8-gauge wire from the alt to that box, then run any high-amp thing from that box. since i'm making my own buss-bars, i'm going to be running everything off of that instead of the box. i changed my mind about something, too. i'm going to run the secondary fuse box off of a relay, so it's only powered when the ignition is on. i'll also have a by-pass switch in the cab, but i don't want to drain my battery because i left some lights on.

also, i'm running 6-gauge wire to the back to charge the deep-cycle i got for the trailer, so i have another source of juice if i need an emergency jump while i'm camping

 

Ian, while you have everything apart have you thought about port matching? It's something you could do easily, and may provide a bit more umph to your supra afm mod.
And if it doesn't add any significant SOP dyno, you didnt loose any $$.
Just a thought.

 

ennh- not to keen on all that work for a minor improvement. i know this would be an opportune time to do it, but i have enough to worry about right now. a good cleaning is in order for the intake and injectors, and i think that'll help a bunch (not to mention the chain and guide replacement). thanks for the suggestion, though

also, i'll still get the parts for the e-fan, but for now, i'll just be working on the engine. when i finish, i'll be using the mechanical fan for about a week to iron out any problems, and then i'll put the e-fan in. the old radiator is out for good, and i'll use it to mock-up my e-fan setup. i'm going to try 2 things, if the first one doesn't work. first is cutting the mercury shroud to fit. second is cutting the fan itself out and mounting it in my stock shroud. i have time to think about it, but it's a start

 

Ian.....are you going to get the injectors serviced, including the cold start or no?
if so, I recommend www.witchhunter.com

 

maybe. i just got done going through their site, and it seems reasonable

 

my pics are pretty dang good on my thread in regards to them. it amounted to a hill of beans as far as performance.....good prior, good-er after, but the cleaning and new seals was probably worth the expense plus the peace-of-mind of knowing that those parts won't be likely culprits in the near future.

in other words.......DOOOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT