Motor's done.
Yet again, David over at Carroll's Engine Rebuilders, hooked me up. He did all of the following for about a grand.
-0.02" over-bore/re-hone
-fit/gap rings for the CP pistons
-install Eagle rods
-polished the crank
-installed ARP main studs (including counterboring the crank girdle and turning down two studs to clear the upper pan)
-decked the block with my S14 cover
Now there is a story behind this job. Since the block is from a VVT motor I told him to use an s14 cover I had in storage, instead of the s13 cover I was running. The last time I had this lower end built the guy just put an oversized washer on the upper corner bolt in an attempt to keep pressure on that side of the cover. If you don't know that's the only differences between the covers; or so I thought. After a closer look he discovers the outer oil pump gear was cracked in that s14 cover; so that was out. So why not just swap the pumps? There's the difference; the s14 pump is actually smaller in diameter than the s13's so you can't. They're unique to their covers. We inevitably just decided to re-install the s13 cover but properly mount it. So he decides he's gonna drill and tapped the block and installed a metric stud. What a champ thing to do.
-ACL race main/rod/thrust bearings
-installed both f/r main seals
-part washed everything
-5qts of Joe Gibbs break-in oil
-balanced and indicated clutch, flywheel, crank and dampener all with the rotating assembly.
All within about a month, and mainly b/c I waited on a couple last minute parts decisions.
I'm running the head, which was checked after the break down, I was previously running. I'm also doing another Cosworth head gasket but dropping from a 1.5mm to a 1.2mm, and running ARP head studs again.
then to clear some space around the shop, and mainly b/c I just want to see it back together, I finished the long block.
