R33 Gtr Build

[w34ponGT]

p.s e85 it you bitch! hahaha

[RB2600]

lmao, in due time. for now, let me get the thing running first

[RB2600]

Another update:

Slowly getting things done, almost ready to put the head back on.

Cleaned the surface of the block.

Also spent quite a bit of time getting the head gasket as clean as possible. Just needs a coat of hylomar and is ready to go back in.

Before

After

Layed down a coat of VHT. Unfortunately it's TERRIBLE weather to be spraying but meh, the quality is not that important. As long as it's not blue!

Edited June 6, 2013 by RB2600

[RB2600]

More progress today, exams are approaching so it really should be time to get studying

Installed the new water pump

Wrinkled the lower timing belt cover, just to prove to myself that lighter coats would work better. I didn't spend alot of time on prepping this item so some bits of paint was left over

which you can see in this photo, but obviously once it's on the car, it's a different story.

And it's finally starting to look a little more like an engine again!

[Ants]

More progress today, exams are approaching so it really should be time to get studying

Installed the new water pump

Wrinkled the lower timing belt cover, just to prove to myself that lighter coats would work better. I didn't spend alot of time on prepping this item so some bits of paint was left over

which you can see in this photo, but obviously once it's on the car, it's a different story.

And it's finally starting to look a little more like an engine again!

Nice progress mate

BTW what are u studying?

[RB2600]

Cheers dude, in 2nd year Mechanical Engineering - I.E. no life

[Fairlight]

Definitely looking forward to this build. Subscribed

Also good luck for those mid semesters!

[RB2600]

Had the weekend to do uni work, that was enough....

Had a very productive day, have the head back on and it's again closer to being a complete engine.

Will let the pictures do the talking

And the work continues tomorrow

[R33Keaton]

A lot of good work being done here, well done

[RB2600]

Considering keeping the front cover off!

Compared to

Gives it more of a rough feel, yes, no?

[White GTS-T]

It does look cleaner without, but it is there for a reason. Did you have the head shaved/skimmed at all? Or at the very least, clean it up with an oil stone? I'm just asking because the block and head surfaces need to be flat, especially when using a MLS head gasket.

[RB2600]

Cleaned the head as best I could and checked for straightness as per manual instructions.

I do hear that MLS gaskets require a finer RA but this head looks pretty virgin. So it makes me wonder how it's been ok with the gasket that's in it thus far.

That and I've sprayed hylomar on both sides of the gasket. I'm hoping it will do the trick

[colourclassic]

Why not get a Greddy clear belt cover, best of both worlds! Would suck to drop a bolt down there once it's back in the car. Nice build btw!

[Ants]

Considering keeping the front cover off!

Compared to

Gives it more of a rough feel, yes, no?

although I agree with you that it looks tougher I am pretty certain it would give you a defect for not having the cam gears covered.

get a clear timing or by my VHT one

[Kao13]

Cleaned the head as best I could and checked for straightness as per manual instructions.

I do hear that MLS gaskets require a finer RA but this head looks pretty virgin. So it makes me wonder how it's been ok with the gasket that's in it thus far.

That and I've sprayed hylomar on both sides of the gasket. I'm hoping it will do the trick

Hey mate, i'm sure someone would back me up on this but i've learnt not to put hylomar on gasket material as it has a tendancy to shrink increasing your chance of leaking gasket, it is only good for metal on metal surfaces like decomp shims. best off spending the money getting head faced, should be between 50 to 100 bucks which is cheap in my opinion rather than having to strip it down and do a head gasket again

[RB2600]

Why not get a Greddy clear belt cover, best of both worlds! Would suck to drop a bolt down there once it's back in the car. Nice build btw!

Very true about bolt falling down! Thanks man, did not think about that at all lol

Cover on it is!

[RB2600]

although I agree with you that it looks tougher I am pretty certain it would give you a defect for not having the cam gears covered.

get a clear timing or by my VHT one

Yeah I've decided cover on, will spray the covers closer to summer time

[RB2600]

Hey mate, i'm sure someone would back me up on this but i've learnt not to put hylomar on gasket material as it has a tendancy to shrink increasing your chance of leaking gasket, it is only good for metal on metal surfaces like decomp shims. best off spending the money getting head faced, should be between 50 to 100 bucks which is cheap in my opinion rather than having to strip it down and do a head gasket again

Hrmm, I have also heard alot of success stories with hylomar. A tuner has sprayed his a few times with no problems.

If it's good enough for him it's good enough for me. But thanks for the heads up, if I do have a whinge about it here you

can laugh at me and say I told you so

[RB2600]

woooo finished exams yesterday, no time to waste, progress from today!

Also got the Just Jap washer bottle integrated catch tank today and Tomei sump baffle should be here by Monday

[Blitz]

Are you actually refitting standard dump pipes?