Time to get the motor off the picker. I bought a 1000lb motor stand, should be enough for an aluminum 2.5 right?

I am going to give Nick with the JDM STI swapped black bug eye to maybe come help. IF anyone wants to help wrench or just kick it hit me up on my cell and if you don't know it hit me up via pm. I would really appreciate any help/company.

 

I want to do the strut bar and BOV too, but I am scared of the BOV because it has moving parts and such. Anyone ever painted their Tial?

 

motor could still be ok right.....are u using upgraded hg or anything? (dunno i anyone even makes them) just curious

 

motor should be fine, it ran great considering the HG and cracked turbo. I just got the new HG from Suby.

 

cool. what turbo u going with 20g?

 

Hopefully the FP one, 8cm. If everything works out right it will be this one https://www.i-club.com/forums/norcal-classifieds-96/fs-brand-new-fp-20g-turbo-173660/

 

^ ohh...puurty

 

Got the motor on the stand myself today, surgery starts tomorrow @ 9a.

 

After a little break from being sick, I got back at the motor today. Aboothman stopped by and helped tun a few wrenches with me. I hate this getting dark by 5p though.





Check out this CRACKED turbo.





Hopefully I will get the heads off tomorrow if the weather permits.

 

It's sunny as fawk, wohoo!

 

Just a suggestion, nest time leave the lines to the AC and the power steering pump hooked up. Remove the PS pump and the AC compressor and set them to the side.

 

Thanks for the heads up. Haha I found out after I did it that you don't have to discharge the AC. Oh well

 

turbo is off. Look at the crack inside the hotside!

 

Well the turbo and intake manifold are off. I wasn't too bad except the oil line on the bottom of the turbo was kinda a ***** to take off. Other than that it was pretty straight forward and went smoothly.







Looks like the weather should be good tomorrow and I will attempt the timing belt, valve covers and heads. Wohoo, almost halfway there!

 

Got my FP 20G should be here Weds (do to the holiday UPS didn't pick up today).

WWWWOOOOOOTTTTT!!