Took the 82 out today to get a new inspection sticker... Good to go for another year!


Monday it's going on the jackstands for the 22nd showdown! LOL!

 

yay yay!!! what a mess! timing chain replacement time! and head gasket and all other gaskets that came in my kit.


after looking at the replacement timing set i got, makes me wish i went with the engnbldr steel backed guides. but o'well this timing chain set should outlast the truck.

how do you folks recommend breaking the crankshaft bolt loose? the fsm say to use a specialty tool, but i know someone has to have figured out away to get around that

 

scratch that haha, after seeing this http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=341054(scroll about half way down for damage)
im glad i just got the plastic guides. fuuuucking thrashed that motor

 

Breaker bar, put the trans in 5th and the E brake on as hard as you can and yank on it. If it's an auto no issue, just crank away. make sure it's a breaker bar because it's a tough bolt.

 

thanks i only have a 4 speed and the clutch is on its last leg but ill try that.


also are the threads on this opposite? meaning i have to turn it the opposite direction than normal bolts? or am i just stoned and its a regular bolt hahaha?

 

just asking because i know its not good to spin the engine in the wrong direction

 

OK put it in reverse if it's a 4 speed. If you give it a good yank with a breaker bar it won't move far in the other direction. If you have the bar pointing up, you pull towards the passenger side. It's not reverse threads. Besides, it won't go too far the other way and I don't think a partial rotation will do any damage. At least I've never had that happen.

 

I found it, the holy grail...

Scouting the yards, found a 88 Supra W58 7m.

I picked out the rear diff; a G-code, 4.30 R&P, 4 pinion, and LSD!!
Should go nicely in the 77 truck axle.

Now only to decide to run the 4.30 or the 4.10 gearset.

 

lol do you want your highway mileage slightly better or not?

 

with the help of my club members I took the bed off my truck to redo a few things

 

4.30 4.30

 

pulled the turbo truck into the barn today getting ready for the motor swap

finished painting the valve cover

installed metal timing chain guides on the motor

 

Have I mentioned how last night some bitch in her Porsche 944 rolled back in heavy traffic and hit the front of my truck?
I cussed her out and she proceeds to tell me "Well I think you hit me"
told her fck you and I went back to my truck as the light turns green, she takes off.

i totally shouldve chased her down...

 

well that was stupid, should have told her she hit u and to pull over then call the cops... having her tag woulda helped too, hit and run

 

fawk yah...x2 ^^^

 

Yeah, I was too infuriated to even think.
But no damage

 

finally finished EVERYTHING on my motor... wont turn over some wires fried or something so, I hooked up a push button start switch lol... the motor barely turns over like the battery is dead but tuns at the speed of light with no spark plugs in so maybe it just has wayy to much compression ???

now my e-brake is stuck on for some reason??? I cant even move my truck.. unless i yoke it with the titan ?!?

 

what setup is your motor now?

 

FINALY GOT IT RUNNING!!! tied it to the back of the titan and dumped the clutch, started right the hell up and idles... idles at like 1500 though.. also has a small oil leak from the oil pump, fixed the massive oil leak and yet to touch the exhaust leak.. heres a video..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1V8IjOQZTI