kzr750r1 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Rear main seal pissing me off... Going over to a friends house that has a small Folgers can for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTris Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 You know the OEM shortblock comes with that rear main installed, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Meh. It's in. Ready to chuck on a stand. Looking for the stud and bolt size mating the motor to the front diff. Can't find them for some reason. Edited February 9, 2015 by kzr750r1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Shortblock on a stand ova heeeaaaahhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Gonna have some words with the second machine shop that finished the heads. Three of the four time-sert placed in the plug holes are not flush. A plug would never seal on just the rim of the insert. Probably off by 1/16 or more. I'm on no mood for this kind of sloppy work. Since presidents day is just a federal holiday I'm assuming they will be answering the phone in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Installed Windage tray, Killer B Pickup, oil pan, coolant nipple, oil pump, water pump... Today. Need to buy: Hardware to mount the motor. Nuts for the motor mounts and Full new kit for the motor to Diff. Some were munged and also I just can't find them. Hardware to attach the flexplate to the converter. Same here... Munged and can't find em. Probably tossed both knowing I should buy new. Still haven't picked a oil pressure gauge or send unit. I do have a rear galley hose kit ready to go. Need to dig up the free range hose kit now to continue. Edited February 17, 2015 by kzr750r1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusonsubie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I bought prosport boost oil pressure and oil temperature gauges but really can't find a way I like to mount them. I'll sell them to you for the price I paid for them. PM if interested. 2005 Vader Wagon Material Tests on Ringland Failure Piston I should have held off and purchased a wagon instead of the spec.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Interested. Please PM me the details. Pretty sure I'm going cubby mount. Have a 52mm dual mount ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusonsubie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Ahh these are 60mm gauges. I forgot to mention that. 2005 Vader Wagon Material Tests on Ringland Failure Piston I should have held off and purchased a wagon instead of the spec.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yep not gonna work. Thanks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Machine shop called and he wants to see the time sert install on the heads, so this can be right... East Bay bound... I have a feeling Jr is going to get Sr foot in his ass sending these out like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Any idea when you are going to get the engine back in the car? Next weekend? My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) LOL, No. I'll possibly get the heads back Friday. Looking for part numbers right now for Diff to engine bolts. Could not find them while at Subaru this morning. Had to order the water jacket crossover orings, not included in the block seal kit. They did have the reference for the flex plate to converter bolts and we found the studs no nuts. Need these and a load of clamps and some fuel hose and I can keep building. Target install weekend is the 7th of March if nothing else gets in the way. BTW it was as I suspected. Rob Jr got a Rob Sr foot in his ass to redo the time sert install. 1 out of 4 are not good odds for him either. Edited February 17, 2015 by kzr750r1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Pic of said foot in Jr's ass? My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I should have snapped a shot of them carting my heads back into the shop. Overhearing them across the shop I could hear Jr say... "I told him this was how they turn out." Sr was having none of it. Jr blamed his install tool... Or the fact he didn't counter bore correctly... I just smiled and said 1 is perfect... The other three not so much. Sr gets me and will make it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Just curious - how much time/effort have you invested in this? Did you think about paying someone else to do it? Anyone in the Bay Area you would trust? I'm not saying you personally should have - I just know that, even if I could learn to do this given enough time, I already don't have enough hours in the day.. If I can't find someone local, my "default" plan is Mike @infamous. Plus maybe a built 5EAT from Hexmods.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhitter Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) @ hadvw - I haven't really started a thread. But my engine broke right after new years. CEL with a misfire in cylinder 4 which was the result of a broken ringland (and once the engine was a part the bearings were worn down to the brass). But it seemed like there are a couple options around here. LIC and FW Motorsports. I had my leakdown and compression done at LIC. They were a great bunch of guys very knowledgeable and friendly. However, they will only install parts that you buy through them. That means for what I wanted done my rebuild would have been in the $10k range. I didn't look into FW. At that point I was tired with it and didn't want to try and "vet" anyone new. Mike@infamous has been very active on these forums and I think I know his rebuild philosophy. A similar rebuild to what I wanted from LIC for 10k was 8k with Infamous. I shipped my car down to him ($400ish) and will be flying down this Friday to pick it up. It will be a month from me finding out an issue that needed to be fixed (engine gone - Ringland shot and bearings worn down) to picking up my car. Like you said the biggest issue is time (also space). I don't have the time or space. Following the rebuild threads here, anyone who does it themselves it takes months. Doing it yourself seems to be a labor of love that (unfortunately in my case) didn't make sense for me to do. I am jealous of those that get to do this themselves. Edited February 18, 2015 by Rhitter My OBXT build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Not all rebuilds take months. I rebuilt my motor in 3 weeks, it takes a lot of dedication working on it at night and weekends. The longest part of my build was shipping the shortblock down to a builder in L.A., and waiting 1 week for it's return. The only other issues if a part where to break during the install, the additional time it took to track it down and have it shipped. My rebuild cost less than $6k. (recondition block, CP pistons, balance, pressure tested heads...etc) 1 month is very doable as long as you have done your research and made your contacts. Edited February 18, 2015 by FJuan My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Been collecting parts and such 10 months ago, pulled the motor with FJuan mid August 2014. Plenty of challenges aside from the rebuild taking my time too. Making progress again, feels good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Has it been since August that we pulled the motor? !?! I know you were going through some personal problems, so my last post is not directed to you in anyways. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 My engine been out since 2012, my original builder got locked up and now he's back I can now locate the engine and other items. 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yes since August. No harm in your comments. I want this in before it's hotter than hell again. Taking it one chip at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Machine shop will hand me back heads this Saturday. Divorce is final with the state. Let the games begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 So when is the drunken install? My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzr750r1 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Funny part. I drink waaaaayyyyy less than I used to. Well see about install date when I get the forking heads. Dude didn't call me today. Spent better part of the day with the daughter instead. Kid needed cloths. Saturday depends on if practice happens. Sunday should be full day engine assembly. I still need to buy some clamps. Will get that done this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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