Project: Mavro Gato - 99 Turbo'd 3L

[mond12345]

Nice job so far. I used the same paint but i used the Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic which is good to 1200. I used silver on the timing cover and oil pan too, than a red block.

[FastCougar]

Originally Posted by Danef150

Nice work any high def pics of what was done to the crank ?
Thanks
Jameson

No I don't ... DanG and I had the same thing done at the same machine shop ... exact same internals except my pistons are .5:1 CR less ... Dan has 9.5:1 and I have 9.0:1. I think Dan has some pictures floating around these boards of his setup.

[FastCougar]

Productive weekend:

Cleaned the LIM ... it sparkels now



Installed the timing wheel ... notice the keyway is furthest from the missing tooth in the timing wheel.



Installed the crank shaft oil seal in the timing cover, installed the cover and then the oil pan.



Turned her right side up again ... note the idler pulley retaining cap & bolt are both painted silver now.



I goofed up ... I should have trimmed these "ears" off before getting everying together, but at least with everything together, the aluminum shavings will not be able to contaminate the engine.



cleaned all the bolts and installed the valve covers ... it's starting to look like an engine now!





closeup of the painted retainer & bolt holding on the idler pulley



Removed the "ears" that are in the way of fitting the alternator bracket, painted and installed the alternator bracket and the passenger's side CV joint jack shaft bracket.





Installed the oil dipstick tube ... note the "before" condition of the oil cooler.



Installed the coolant pipe that connects the heads and houses the sensors and also installed the PCV tube to the oil seperator.



Closeup of the offending "ear" that must be removed so that the oil cooler lines can pass unobstructed.



Disassembled and stripped the oil seperator assembly of it's paint and then repainted it with the silver engine enamel. I'm VERY pleased with the results! The process was VERY time consuming!



Closeup of where the offending "ear" was removed ... again, very time consuming process involving a hack saw and an angle grinder



Installed a new alternator from AutoZone (with limited lifetime warranty).





Installed the LIM gaskets and LIM.



Removed the alternator pulley in favor of my underdriven one. The process is much simpler than you would imagine ... an old serpentine belt, some locking plyers and an impact wrench is all it takes.

[J-Man]

Pretty nice lookin build Trevor, all those painted parts are awesome. Excellent attention to detail.

[bensenvill]

Originally Posted by mond12345

Nice job so far. I used the same paint but i used the Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic which is good to 1200. I used silver on the timing cover and oil pan too, than a red block.

you know what, I tried the high heat dupli-color for a few parts, dont like it, it hasnt held up nearly as well as the parts I did with high temp rustolium.

anyways, the build looks great!

[DanG]

You're making my installs look shoddy there, dude...

Nice work!

[FastCougar]

Originally Posted by DanG

You're making my installs look shoddy there, dude...

Nice work!

Yeah, but it's MUCH more time consuming and costly ... so far I have gone through 2 cans of engine enamel and I'm currently on can #3, 2 cans of carb/choke cleaner, 2 cans of brake cleaner & 1 can of paint thinner (bolt bath).

Anywho, here is a nice picture of the timing cover, complete with the under driven power steering pump & alternator pulleys.



After the engine is broken in naturally aspirated, I need to pull the oil pan in order to drill & tap the oil pan for the oil return line for the turbo. I was going to tap the block like I did before on the other 3L that was in the Contour that I rolled, but had already started to build up the engine and installed the oil pan ... it was too late when I realized my mistake. Well, it's not really too late ... I guess I could always rotate the engine a bit and remove the oil pan & windage tray to tap the block ... hmmmm ... decisions decisions!

[FastCougar]

I'm hesitant to fit my DMD to the engine now due to problems dropping the engine in. IIRC, Dan, you had a problem with SVTPete's hybrid install because the DMD was too big. Question is ... how do your properly install a DMD AFTER fitting into the chassis ... you can't get the additional 90 degree turn on the bolt with the car inches off the ground ... so, what do I do?

[mond12345]

I don't get how everyone is saying that. I dropped my 3L in without even coming close the the DMD or that side even. I would install it! I did have a total of three people though, one to operate the engine hoist than me and yosilver442 to position the thing.

[FastCougar]

Originally Posted by mond12345

I don't get how everyone is saying that. I dropped my 3L in without even coming close the the DMD or that side even. I would install it! I did have a total of three people though, one to operate the engine hoist than me and yosilver442 to position the thing.

I got three people to: Me, Myself & I