April 23, 200917 yr comment_338901 oh ok so you missed out on all the a series goodness hahaha shouldnt be all that hard to find an A series crossmember i think trav_555 has one still i think Report
June 16, 200917 yr Author comment_352672 man have i been lazy lately. i got my DPI approval today and bought some new piston rings off egay all i have to do before i can put my engine back together is hone 1 cylinder a little more should start painting my crossmembers and gearbox this weekend. also set up an external thermostat and will get a detailed step by step on that as soon as possible Report
June 25, 200917 yr Author comment_354909 YAY rings arrived today, had to re-hone the cylinders because i missed a tiny little scratch in the NO.3 cylinder only problem was my honing tool was mangled so i took it back to super cheap and they gave me brand newy this weekend i hope to have the motor back together and will try post up pics of the water system I'm trying to perfect using all FWD parts ive painted my cam covers black with same paint as the extractors, will have pics by sunday night, price checklist of conversion so far: motor : $300 honing tool : $60 crossmember : FREE ECU and ae71 harness : $80 full gasket set : $400 spare motor : FREE T50 with tailshaft $200 extractors W/exhaust : $100 alternator and other parts : $50 external thermostat : FREE rear water outlet : FREE new rings from EBAY : $100 NEW platinum spark plugs : present from dad :y: spigot bearing : $7.82 starter motor : $10 all up $1310 Edited July 21, 200917 yr by kiahn Report
June 28, 200917 yr Author comment_355458 not the cams yet but once the engine is together and working i will put 272's in what oil should i run in a freshly rebuilt 4age with pre lapped piston rings?? I'm thinking a 15W40 premium mineral oil mainly because i have 50L in my shed for the RX8 UPDATE: almost finished just need to put head on block and the cams in head. next week it will be finished and in the school holz in my car and running. parts still to buy: clutch master clutch line engine oil head rebuilt with valves lapped and completely cleaned Report
June 30, 200917 yr Author comment_355855 i havnt tested it yet, but the piston ring gap was borderline needing to bore it so I'm thinking the compression wouldnt be brilliant i rebuilt the head myself and havmt skimmed it either so wouldnt be anything over stock compression either this weekend when i make the mission to get it all finished and get my K motor out i will post u pics and try to make a "how to swap K-A motors" don't know if FAQ would be interested in adding it to their records Report
June 30, 200917 yr comment_355864 Nice e70 mate. Very clean. Goodluck with the 4age, looks like its coming along nicely!! Report
July 4, 200917 yr Author comment_356801 just finished putting the head on, cam covers and the cam belt covers, water pump and pulleys pics soon Report
July 4, 200917 yr Author comment_356867 the 4AGE awaiting to go in. just need steel engine mounts to hurry up and arrive Report
July 8, 200917 yr Author comment_357820 engine mounts are here!!! next weekend i will be taking my old engine out and replacing it with the beautiful masterpiece called the 4AGE if this wasnt my daily id be keeping the engine out for a lil extra and painting the car toyota JC which is same as the deceased little red spirit all i need to buy to get the engine running is the accessories belt and wait for my coil, igniter and map sensor to arrive. can't wait until nex weekend when i will finally put my engine in, been 8 months of indecisive collecting Report
July 17, 200917 yr Author comment_359571 alright, everything is collected, just need an accessories belt, hydraulic clutch conversion and an efi conversion and it should run. if it doesnt I'm gonna attempt to throw my block over my back fence :dance: Report
July 18, 200917 yr Author comment_359674 ENGINE IS IN :) only done half of the conversion so far as its missing a few little bits the it needs to run, ie starter motor Edited July 18, 200917 yr by kiahn Report
July 18, 200917 yr Author comment_359678 this stage took me from 9 am till 5 pm and i had about 2 hours off for eating and goofing round here are a few pics in order of happening: get block and tackle and attach to 20 yr old wooden veranda get ke70 with shirry 4k remove the bits that attach the engine to the chassis pull that piece-o-crap out detach the old GB and tailshaft (don't forget the earth wires, their everywhere) take the old tailshaft out put new crossmember, tailshaft and GB in put new 4AGE in use a shovel to make the GB fit onto the engine and now youve got your engine in Edited July 18, 200917 yr by kiahn Report
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