89 Rangie Project & pics

hey mate.

Oh I will be doing that atleast - yes I understand about the cam chain & oil pump gears. Just I can replace those with out having to take the heads off so I'll wait & see. As it is, from getting a socket on the front - does not seem to be much if any slack in it. I am thinking it may have been replaced before. But its something I am still going to do. (plus - I really wanted to get those heads on)

This way the heads are on, the engines cleaned out & pretty much sealed up.
Gotta remember - this thing ran fine before hand, started first time everytime & ran very smooth & from moving the crank by hand - seems like it will be fine for now... I do hope I start work next week in which case I'll replace the chain before I drop her in. If its required. still looking in to it ;) If things were different I would have got a heap of new bits ;) have to make do for now & since I have learnt so much - I can upgrade parts or replace them down the track. Got no fear in working on this engine now I understand it.

ok - I thought the cam chain was going to cost alot more then 60 bucks lol I am picking one up on Friday.

I asked about the gears for the oil pump & was advised not to change them.... as in said person has never had to replace them. Given its getting advanced & the oil is seems fine - I might wait on that but do the timing chain this weekend.

Just about to go seal rocker covers, then later on I am going to clean out the bottom section of the efi manifold that has the injectors in it, then put the mid section with trumpets on & wrap up till its time to put it on the valley.

oh joy :)

I was really on the side of "errrr" with the timing chain - mainly because for all I knew it could have been changed over 20,000km ago.

Anyway - got hold of old man & asked about it, came to that its probly still the original chain & thats all I needed to hear. Will be going over the workshop manual tonight to work out what I will need seal wise & how to go about changing the chain over as well. :eek:

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Originally Posted by RaZz0R

I was really on the side of "errrr" with the timing chain - mainly because for all I knew it could have been changed over 20,000km ago.

Anyway - got hold of old man & asked about it, came to that its probly still the original chain & thats all I needed to hear. Will be going over the workshop manual tonight to work out what I will need seal wise & how to go about changing the chain over as well. :eek:

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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Yep - got the printed pages.... not really much on it so sounds simple. No adjustment I see as well?

Have the pages to over haul the oil pump as well & now I can see those gears - I'll check them but if they are not stuffed I will leave them, unless they really show signs of wear - also have the papers showing what to look for in wear - I'll grab a new spring as well. Can't be that much..... lol

Cheers guys

Hey RaZzOR, Got that timing chain done yet?:p

Sure have mate - was done pretty damn easy actually - was a good call - the old chains slack was probly atleast 10mm. Either way it was worth replacing.

Just gotta clean up the timing case cover for the new gasket & the sump as I decided to take that off. Other wise it was actually pretty easy - Dizzy was all marked up before removing of course :) Thanks again, I am glad I did it.

well.... engine is pretty much done for now - the rest will be done once its put back in to the engine bay... which includes:

Fit EFI manifold (Figured it would be easier for lots of reasons to do after)
starter motor
power steering pump
alternator

Still cleaning up efi manifold a little anyway.

I was going to pull the steering box myself... but after looking at the steering arms & what not, with the tools I got... I am going to pay some suxer to do it for me :)

Next steps for me are as follows:

Clean engine bay & degrease steering box
fit standard fuel tank for rego (Got a long range tank that dont really fit - will need body lift & bracket made up for it :/)
fit rear bar
clean the floor pan out & fix a little rust
drop engine back in & start trying to figure out wiring
Fit all new hoses for both fuel & cooling system

Then after all that - pray it starts lol :D

pics!
Engine all together thus far
http://www.users.on.net/~razz0r/Rang...d/IMGP0847.jpg

Lots cleaner now :)
http://www.users.on.net/~razz0r/Rang...d/IMGP0848.jpg

New welsh plugs are in :cool: very easy to do.
http://www.users.on.net/~razz0r/Rang...d/IMGP0849.jpg
http://www.users.on.net/~razz0r/Rang...d/IMGP0850.jpg
http://www.users.on.net/~razz0r/Rang...d/IMGP0851.jpg

EFI mating surfaces all clean... still gotta do the rest tomorrow.
http://www.users.on.net/~razz0r/Rang...d/IMGP0852.jpg

:eek: :D

What a busy day! I had a few things planned but since I have ADHD I did a few extra things lol.

• degrease engine bay
• fit standard fuel tank
• fit rear bar
• clean & prep 2 rust area's
• used metal putty to fix small said area's & prepared for paint
• cleaned steering box area
• used wire brush on headers & mid pipe to strip off rust. worked a treat
• coated said pipes in fish oil... joy lol
• finally got the old pipe system off - had to cut the ***** off in the end.

Tomorrow is a few other small things....... like get all my bolts together haha. More later on :p

did I mention how much I hate rust :) found alittle more behind the kick panels.

I decided to replace some bolts:

water pump bolts (Dont ask :p)
torque converter to ring gear
crank to spacer
spacer to ring gear

All planned to drop her in this Saturday. Goal is to get it bolted to the torque converter, bell housing & mounted.
Then I can do the rest from there :)

picking up cooling hoses & other bits Friday as well. Once that engine is in I am going all out on her to get it al up & running. So can't wait!!