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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: greensboro, nc
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Vehicle: 95 hb
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so i bought this car with the intent of fixing it up and auto-x ing the crap out of it..
here's the pics from the craigslist ad.. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() long story short, it ran (barely) when i bought it, i made it about 7 miles before it sounded awful and lost power and hitting the gas made it die.. i towed it home and got it in the garage.. ![]() ![]() took out these awful seat covers, lol ![]() and got started pulling the motor apart to diagnose it.. the timing belt was intact(thank god) but it was a tooth off, not really surprised it ran like shit, lol got it back in time counted the teeth on the belt like 6 times, even marked it lol did a leakdown test, and to my dismay the results came as so.. cylinder #1 - nothing, leaking out intake valve cylinder #2 - 80% leakage, intake valve cylinder #3 - nothing, intake vale leak cylinder #4 - 25% leakage, good cylinder #5 - 25% leakage, good cylinder #6 - 80% leakage, intake valve soo im pretty dissapointed with those results, i got the intake plenum off(what a pain in the a$$) and i pulled the intake valve covers, couldnt really see anything ![]() i really hope a full head rebuild with all new valves and lifters isnt required, i cant afford that, lol |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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so, im getting antsy wanting to pull the motor out and see the damage, but its friggin' 15 degrees outside...
i cant wait until summer.. but i want to drive it this summer, lol i just can't win.. |
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Project Hardbody GT
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Damn. That was my dream car in high school too. What plans you have for the motor now? just doing a rebuild and keeping it stock or adding power for your auto-x enjoyment?
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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internals will be stock, but i would like to do headers back, full exhaust, and maybe some motor mounts, mostly i will be doing suspension mods to make the most gains though..
..not much progress yet, lol, its been sleeting all afternoon and theres a layer of ice on the driveway maybe 3/4 inch thick so far. i did get the cat back section of the exhaust off earlier though. hopefully i can get the trans out this weekend.. |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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also after some thorough research i found that the early models (such as mine) the intake valves were made of a softer inferior metal and were prone to wear and bending
![]() i also found a guide on how to clean/rebuild the hydrolic lifters, that alone could save me $700! i am already expecting to replace all the intake valves, maybe(hopefully wont need to) replace the exhaust valves. new rings and bearings for the bottom end while i have the motor out and apart.. this will probably turn into a very slow build.. |
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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so here is where im at going into this weekend, got the exhaust off..
![]() make a very wobbly extension... ![]() ...and pulled the trans. ![]() the head bolts were M10 allen keys... ![]() three easy steps.. 1 ![]() 2 ![]() 3 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() good intake valve on right, bad one on the left... ![]() |
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Go ahead and replace the efi harness and all the damn fuel injectors while you have it apart!! I'm not even playin, save yourself some MAJOR headaches later.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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yes, i am definately replacing the efi harness, probably the alternator to trans harness too...
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