Project Z11A:From the Beginning all the way to the T70

[lDoomZdaYl]

im loving the pics Alec looking good broski.

[Mr.3000]

Originally Posted by J-Groove

:drool:

Thanks for all the pics. Yeah our blocks are freakin' small. Makes you realize how much of the engine is really in the heads.

-John

Yea are blocks are pretty dang small haha. It really is all in the heads.

Originally Posted by lDoomZdaYl

im loving the pics Alec looking good broski.

I appreciate it man. Yea I'm gonna try to let pictures and videos do alot of the talking in this thread.

I'm a little sad that not too much has been done because I don't think it will be ready in time for my B-Day. It isn't their fault though, as stated above, nothing has gone smoothly at all. Atleast I have all the parts so that it is just massive amounts of labor that are required haha. They porting of the heads may be done by the end of the week so hopefully I will have the pics of the results shortly.

[3000hybrid]

Great thread Alec! I can't wait to see you get it on the road!

[Mr.3000]

Originally Posted by NitroViper

I like the videos man, much better then the pics. Video progress of people working on the engine is cool to watch.

Im getting jealous and want to turbo my car. Im poor tho lol.

Stuck with my Nitrous for now I guess.

Haha yea man I will definitely try to make a few more vids of some important stuff if I get the chance. But there will definitely be alot more pics. Atleast your car works man haha cherish that. You'll turbo it soon enough.

Originally Posted by 3000hybrid

Great thread Alec! I can't wait to see you get it on the road!

Thanks Dee. You are the man bro! Did you get my message the other day. Anyway hit me up on the phone when you get a chance. I also want to say thanks for all your help and advice. It really does mean alot and has helped me out a bunch.

Oh as a little mini-update, it looks like I MAY get my car back sooner than I originally thought. I told the guys at P.C.M not to worry about porting and polishing my heads. While it was an excellent deal, it would have taken 15+ hours of labor to complete. Instead, I told them to just go ahead and clean them, reassemble them, assemble the block and fix and assemble the transmission. Once those things are done we can just put everything together and drop it back in the car. I know I won't make as much power with completely stock heads but at this point, I just want my car back, whatever I make, I am sure that it will be MORE than enough. Getting the car back is the number one priority. Well, I will hopefully have an update relatively soon. Stay tuned!

[Mr.3000]

I went up to the shop yesterday and saw my block. The crank is in and the new pistons and fitted to the rods and everything looks sick. The only bad part is that the rod bearings I have are not the right size so some new ones are being ordered. Kyle up at PCM told me that they have a bunch of pics and once the shortblock is complete, he will post em all up.

Also, it looks like my transmission will be rebuilt in the next couple days. The heads have been cleaned up and reassembled and will be ready to drop on the block as soon as we get those new bearings. All in all it looks like the engine and transmission will be ready to drop in in about 1 week!!! YAY!!!

We may meet the July 17th Deadline after all...

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by Mr.3000

I went up to the shop yesterday and saw my block. The crank is in and the new pistons and fitted to the rods and everything looks sick. The only bad part is that the rod bearings I have are not the right size so some new ones are being ordered. Kyle up at PCM told me that they have a bunch of pics and once the shortblock is complete, he will post em all up.

Also, it looks like my transmission will be rebuilt in the next couple days. The heads have been cleaned up and reassembled and will be ready to drop on the block as soon as we get those new bearings. All in all it looks like the engine and transmission will be ready to drop in in about 1 week!!! YAY!!!

We may meet the July 17th Deadline after all...

HELL YEAH MAN! CANT WAIT

[J-Groove]

WOW! That is great turn around time for a machine shop!

Can't wait!

-John

[3000hybrid]

You seem to have found a great shop. This fall when I start on the VR4 I'll have to get some info from ya. Good luck bro! I can't wait for your "She's running update" lol!

[Mr.3000]

Originally Posted by raven1231

HELL YEAH MAN! CANT WAIT

Yea man me either. Any news on ur beast?

Originally Posted by J-Groove

WOW! That is great turn around time for a machine shop!

Can't wait!

-John

Lol naw the machine shop(some guys out in the boonies) took about 2 months to fix up my block. These guys(PCM) outsource for the machining then put everything together ofcourse. You can get anybody to move fast if you start paying what you owe hahaha.

Originally Posted by 3000hybrid

You seem to have found a great shop. This fall when I start on the VR4 I'll have to get some info from ya. Good luck bro! I can't wait for your "She's running update" lol!

Yea I've known the main mechanic for about a year now. He's really good at what he does and always pays attention to detail which is something that I really appreciate. Yea I can't wait for the day when I can just sit down it her again haha.