Plans for L32/3X00 Hybrid

[tkoforpresident]

Quick questions regarding the cleaning of parts:

1. What is a good way to clean up the LIM & UIM? There seems to be a lot of dust &etc INSIDE the upper intake.

2. As far as the rocker arms are concerned can I just clean them up with soap/water and then let them soak in oil until time for installation?

I'll have some more new parts coming in soon and am trying to get some modifications done on the UIM as we speak.

thanks

[tkoforpresident]

Got my package today from TCE


I felt like an 8 year old on Christmas morning when I disembowled what lay inside.

Without further delay....


MoEr Partz pics !













To summarize, I got the billet thermostat housing, black annodized 3400 TB (bored to 59mm), 3x00 valve covers, and a billet/chrome "3400" oil filler cap.

I'm especially impressed with how great the throttlebody looks am determined to paint my upper intake to match.

Marc was great to work with and would order from him again without pause for second thought.

that's it for now!

[bob442]

The easiest way to clean up the LIM is a hot tank or a hot wash, heck, a dish washer would work great seeing as how your not married!

i should get a purpous used one for my garage when i build it, not a bad idea...

[tkoforpresident]

hmm hot tank... is that like boiling water and then just dumping it into a bucket with the parts inside?

[TechRod]

So could I clean small parts in a pressure cooker?

[tkoforpresident]

So could I clean small parts in a pressure cooker?

I think I've got a crock pot lying around somewhere...

[TechRod]

You gonna slow cook them suckers huh?
LOL

[tkoforpresident]

found a nice wiring diagram that will help when splicing the 3.4 injector harness into the 3400 one

http://www.v6f-body.com/showthread.php?t=689

[robertisaar]

max, generally when i hear hot tank, i think of a mild acid bath, at least that's the way my father always described it to me.

[tkoforpresident]

hmm... Isn't there some kind of purple liquid that you can soak the parts in?

[boomofdoom88]

When I was tearing apart and rebuilding things for my 3400 > 3500 swap I went through a whole bunch of purple power and an electric pressure washer. Soak, spray, repeat. Did wonders on a salvage yard timing cover and oil pan.

[tkoforpresident]

When I was tearing apart and rebuilding things for my 3400 > 3500 swap I went through a whole bunch of purple power and an electric pressure washer. Soak, spray, repeat. Did wonders on a salvage yard timing cover and oil pan.

That's the stuff purple power.

Thanks for the tip... I might employ it

[CNCguy]

Purple power works very good to remove grease and crud but doesn't get off the corrosion. PP will burn/discolor aluminum if you let it sit too long.

For corrosion removal, we buy gallon jugs of A/C coil cleaner and it works pretty good. I have also had decent luck using Eagle One etching wheel cleaner. Mothers used to make some that worked great but no longer offers it. The coil cleaner and wheel cleaner contain acid so handle with care.

I don't know what kind of look you are going for or the amount of time you want to spend but you could always cut off the EGR passage and weld any unwanted holes up for a cleaner look. It's slow dirty work but the UIM and valve covers can be polished as well. We milled the top of this UIM flat before it was polished as the owner is going to have a Healey logo engraved on it.

[TechRod]

@CNCguy
Amazing detail, gorgeous engine.
That would look so nice in my car but I don't have the cash flow to run with the big dogs

[pocket-rocket]

That right there is some nice car-porn. It's polished so nice it looks chromed I bet that took a good long while to do.