My "Little" Project

[01GPGT]

you could do what my grandpa did and have it ist in the living room for 6 mounths

my grandma was PO'ed

[grimmcs]

Its a normal attached garage.
Thats what I was hoping to hear. Thanks for the replys. It will probably only be sitting for a couple months at the most, so Ill tape the openings and wrap it up good.

[3400-95-Modified]

Depends on where you are storing it... Climate controlled garage? or and open garage, or in a tent? A regular attached house garage even not climate controlled it can probably sit there for a while and not have any issues, just cover all the intake and exhaust ports with tape of some sort.

The engine lube is typically quite sticky so it should be ok with sitting a while.

[91LQ1Lumina]

I just wrapped mine in saran wrap, it pretty cheap and it's an easy way of sealing up your motor form corrosion.

[grimmcs]

Ok, since i cant get these stupid bolts out, Im kinda going back to the original plan (slightly modified). I am going to hold off on buying a transmission right now and get my car towed to my buddies garage and have them get the bolts out, fix the rust, and paint it.
And while thats gone I want to rebuild my motor and get it all ready. So a question I have is, how long can I leave a rebuilt motor on a stand? I know to use that STP engine lube stuff (or equivilant), but how long will that stay where it is supposed to?

[grimmcs]

Im about at wits end with these freaking crossmember bolts stuck in my frame. Ive used all different types of drill bits/extractors and still nothing. Im about ready to have it towed and have someone else deal with this. I dont have the time or resources to keep buying drill bits to have them not work
Who would have thought 2 bolts could be so stubborn?

[grimmcs]

What other body repair do you have? Glad to see that everything is starting to come together.

The rust holes under the new fenders and some minor rust here and there.

[2.8RS]

What other body repair do you have? Glad to see that everything is starting to come together.

[grimmcs]

Its starting to look like my car again





They got a little damaged in transit....to the same corner on both...

^^^The only damage is to the corner. There is a little bit of the foam still stuck to the fender.

Just little scratches and the corner is bent a tiny bit. It will have to be worked over a bit anyways, so Im not to concerned. Although I will let the company know.
Also you can see in the pics that they are not a 100% perfect fit. They need to be bent and fitted a bit by the doors.

[grimmcs]

What did they run you, if you don't mind?

6 pistons + 6 pins + 6 sets of rings + 6 sets of pin clips = $856
Not really to happy about that...but if Im going to do it, its going to be done right.

Did you get floating wristpins,

Yes

and what deck height did you use?

The deck height I told them was 8.818 in

pretty

^^thats why I bought them

[34blazer]

pretty

[ForcedFirebird]

What did they run you, if you don't mind?

Did you get floating wristpins, and what deck height did you use?

[grimmcs]

Look what I found on my porch when I got home from work....




One step closer. Good up to 1000HP

[bszopi]

They are "supposed" to be that, but people have measured slightly different on different occassions. You won't know your "exact" values unless you actually measure them. But those would be pretty good values to go off of.

[grimmcs]

IIRC 3400 heads have 26.4cc chambers and the 3100 pistons have 28.6cc.

So no one knows if this is right?