I admire your work OP :thumbsup: ...please keep us updated, ya?!?

 

Good luck on this build! From what i can see so far it looks pretty awesome. I can't wait to see the final product.

I've been wanting to do something similar to my G1. I have so many oil leaks that i just want to rip the whole thing apart and just do all the gaskets.

Also good choice on the CV shafts; i bought the same ones last year and they have worked great without any problems.

 

I've been wanting to do something similar to my G1. I have so many oil leaks that i just want to rip the whole thing apart and just do all the gaskets.

I feel ya on that.

OP: let me know how that ebay timing belt works out, I just bought one for my G2 on ebay. my friend came over and was like its made in china. I'm pretty sure it'll fit still.

 

how much you get your gasket kit for?

when i bought the kit it was right at $100. i think they have gone up about $20 since then though.

Don't forget to replace the bolts. If you try to torque down the old bolds, your gonna snap the head off. Believe me, I know.

which bolts exactly are you referring to? i had planned on replacing any that looked like they needed it but should i replace all. do you know of any stainless bolt kits out there?

By all means, if budget permits, I would love to finally put to rest the H22 piston rumors! I've been itching like mad to do this myself when I finally am able to yank my engine, but if you're first, by all means let us know!

yes budget permitting is everything here.

I admire your work OP ...please keep us updated, ya?!?

thank you. will definitely keep u posted. u guys r some of the best motivation to keep at it.

Also good choice on the CV shafts; i bought the same ones last year and they have worked great without any problems.

yeah i heard good things about them from people on here using them. couldn't beat the price either.

 

I belive the head to block bolts...

 

Its best to get the bolts from the Stealership.

 

I belive the head to block bolts...

oh ok. any other ones i should be concerned about?

Its best to get the bolts from the Stealership.

whats even better is i should be able to get genuine honda bolts from work. i work for a honda power equipment dealer. all the bolts should be same part numbers.

 

whats even better is i should be able to get genuine honda bolts from work. i work for a honda power equipment dealer. all the bolts should be same part numbers.

Well, the you my friend, is lucky lol.

 

hell yeah...
i hear a bolts hookup.... :thumbsup:

 

well unfortunately after some checking it looks like i won't be able to get the major bolts. some of the smaller ones yes, but like the head to block bolts are model specific. just a bit of information for you all, on a honda part number eg. 90005-ph7-003 (head to block bolt) the ph7 designates the model. thats why most of the parts for g1's have the ph7 in the part#. the reason i can't get them is because nothing in the power equipment side of the company uses that bolt, and even though its just a bolt i still can't order them. so yeah smaller bolts that r just regular metric honda bolts won't be a problem but the major bolts i will have to get from one of the dealerships

 

The head bolts should be reusable. They are not stretch type bolts so can be torqued multiple times. Just clean them up in solvent and put some oil on the threads before you install them.

 

i reused my s13's headbolts and i believe they are stretch torque bolts. just got a nice read on the torque rachet. head gasket was doin fine and i was racin the engine. just bolt em slow, nice and even, and dont over torque. that's when you can easily f up a head.

just be wary of how many times you reuse... or you'll be doing the cleaning, prepping, and torquing on a 2ND new HG. gotta love old bolts...

 

the naked manifold

well i am slowly making progress on cleaning and re-assembling the manifold with new gackets, seals, o-rings, bolts, all that good stuff. here some pics for ya.

 

Hey cool! I've been cleaning that 2.7 intake I used in my comparo too! I'm sure this will be a nice gain (or regain!) in power! :mhihi:

 

hell yeah it is...
that was the first thing i did, and it was like shoving No-Doz into the gastank.

 

Damn thats hella gunk lol. Looks like your progress is getting better.

 

Hey cool! I've been cleaning that 2.7 intake I used in my comparo too! I'm sure this will be a nice gain (or regain!) in power!

i hope so. this thing was filthy

hell yeah it is...
that was the first thing i did, and it was like shoving No-Doz into the gastank.

hahaha no-doz in the gas tank thats good. i'm excited to see the power gains from cleaning the carbon out of the thing

Damn thats hella gunk lol. Looks like your progress is getting better.

yeah it was nasty. thanks man its coming along.

 

intake manifold almost back together.











valve covers







unfortunately i have to sand down and repaint this piece.

 

looks good man. nice cleanin job too.

 

Wow Bobby it's looking great!! I can't wait to see it when everything is done!

 

Ooh! Shiny object! :lol:

Looks great, man, looking forward to seeing it in May. :thumbsup:

 

Nice blue... Is this color going to match any of the car paint?

 

:woot: This thing is going to be blingin' at NALM!!!

 

awesome

 

Great pics. Nice progress :thumbsup: thanks for the update!

 

i likey blue valve covers.

 

Pretty shiny blue (slaps face and wipes drool)looks damn good cant wait to see it in may.Btw how much was that strut bar on page one and will it fit a 90 coupe?

 

a surprise waiting in my oil pan

i was not happy to find this surprise. it didn't come balloons or confetti. my question is how??why??









one of the worst smells i have ever encountered in my life came from the depths of my cylinder head.







my goal for the weekend was to have 1 of the cylinder heads off the block. i didn't reach my goal. took out all the rocker arms, push rods and tappets. got all the head bolts to turn about a 1/4 turn and then nothing. won't budge. any suggestions? anybody opposed to using heat to try and break the bolts free?

 

sorry bout the camera phone pics. left my real camera at work over the weekend.