\u00a0The heads had to be replaced; the new ones are stock style\u00a0with a 3 angle valve job\u00a0and are\u00a0all assembled and ready to install, which I should be getting around to pretty soon here. The crank, rods, and pistons are all in and torqued down using ARP hardware. The stock crank and rods were ground .010, and a .030 bore cleaned up the scored walls. All machining\u00a0by the nice guys over at\u00a0R&L<\/a>. The pistons were junk and replaced with some forged Speed Pros. I already have gaskets, (206\/206) cam, lifters, and timing chain. I started with the rope\u00a0main seals, but threw them away pretty quick and ordered some neoprene ones,\u00a0same for the\u00a0front cover.\u00a0The timing cover, valve covers, and intakes are all cleaned and blasted and waiting for me to powdercoat. Colors of choice are red and “almost chrome” silver, I just have to decide which parts to make which color.<\/p>\n There’s still a lot I need and need to accomplish, but I’m shooting to get this thing running for the spring or early summer at the latest. A couple upgrades I’m hoping for are a TE34 turbo and some stainless headers since the stockers are cracked, welded and have seen better days. Along with that some bigger injectors, another Turbotweak chip to go with them, probably a wideband, and more…<\/p>\n 3.8 in progress.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is the first of\u00a0the major GN updates since this project is now at the top of the queue, not counting any daily driver problems that might pop up.\u00a0First, check out the carnage. Then, here’s where things stand so far: … Continue reading ![\"3.8](\"http:\/\/www.fiveocd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/100_2696-150x150.jpg\" "\\"gn")
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