UnderControl Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 New engine is in along with the transmission, now just need to replumb everything, hook up a few wires and put the drive shaft back in. Hopefully I will be able to go for another test drive sometime tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 nearly everything is plumbed and rewired, ended up not having enough half inch hose laying around to finish the cooling system though so it will have to wait until tomorrow to finish up. Ran into yet another snag when I went to replace what I though was a bad seal on the fuel tank drain. It turns out, underneath the nice paint on the tank was a good pin hole about an inch to center of the drain so I have that going for me, which kinda blows. Now I have to decide how I want to go about resolving the issue. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 A good quality tank sealer will fill pin holes easily, I had a tank that I tried to fix several times, but everytime I fixed one hole, it would make another hole when I started it up(pressure built up in the tank, and it was factory pressure), I used "Bill Hirsch gas tank sealer", and didn't have any more issues, that tank was swiss cheese. Just sped the money on the best tank sealer you can buy, that way you only have to do it once. Be careful to follow all the directions, and when you finish sloshing the sealer around in the tank, blow air threw the pickup tube several times while it is drying, otherwise it can and will plug up that tube as well. nearly everything is plumbed and rewired, ended up not having enough half inch hose laying around to finish the cooling system though so it will have to wait until tomorrow to finish up. Ran into yet another snag when I went to replace what I though was a bad seal on the fuel tank drain. It turns out, underneath the nice paint on the tank was a good pin hole about an inch to center of the drain so I have that going for me, which kinda blows. Now I have to decide how I want to go about resolving the issue. Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 I appreciate the recommendation. I'm still weighing my options, but am leaning towards taking the tank to a professional. I'm going to try to call around to a couple places today to find out just how painful that might be. Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Ok, so longtime no post. Since my last I have pulled the master and re-bench bled it and adjusted the booster rod, brakes are much better. I've sound deadened the doors, installed new door rubbers, replaced my leaky heater valve and fucked up the gas tank liner. After realizing I had plugged my fuel pickup I decided that I should come up with another option for now so I can actually drive this thing around a bit. So, I borrowed an idea from another member here and converted an air tank. After getting the new tank installed I finally got to test drive the truck with the new engine and it is so much better than the previous "rebuilt" engine. Now I just need to figure out why my turn signals quit working. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 emergency blinkers work? swapp the blinker can underneath you have standard bulbs? keep the standard type 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yep, hazards work. And yep standard bulbs. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted December 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Turn signal issue was indeed just a bad flasher so I'll pick one up in the morning. Had my first roadside repair earlier tonight when I blew one of the little coolant lines off. Luckily I was close to home and my roommate was still up. He brought me a replacement hose clamp and some extra coolant and I was back on the road. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted December 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Met up with another member this morning to return an oil pan and motor mounts and while he was in the area we went out to one of my favorite picture spots. I also have working turn signals and hazards. 4 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 It has been a little while since my last update. Haven't done a whole lot really, just been driving around. I did replace the clutch master, slave and hose as well as the carrier bearing. I also decided to join the yellow fog/highbeam club. I went with some actual yellow bulbs rather than the painted variety. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 I needed to free up my engine stand so I finally got around to tearing down the l16 that came with the truck and found a few interesting bits. Looks like it dropped an exhaust valve prior to getting "rebuilt" Something funny about #3 otherwise not too bad I should have another update tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Came across a bang up deal on a new engine. So looks like I will be joining the KA club sooner than I originally thought. After a couple of hours scrap pile keep pile Hoping to have some time to finish taking it apart this afternoon, we'll see how that goes. 3 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted May 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Nearly ready for the machine shop all that is left now is to pull the pistons/rods and crank. All in all everything looks pretty good. The guy I bought it from seemed to think it had a spun rod bearing, and while I haven't removed the caps to verify yet, I'm thinking his knocking was coming from a loose timing chain. Out of town for the weekend so won't have time to finish the tear down until monday. Pictures brought to you by potato. 1 Quote Link to comment
harlow426@msn.com Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 I have been pondering the kade idea. Keep the pics coming. My 83kc is the perfect candidate...but with a turbo! 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 run the L motor untill you got all the parts. even with a free SR20 youlll need about 3 k $ to finnish so best to keep driving with a L untill you got everthing 3 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Oh yeah, the truck is my parts hauler so I need it to be driving until the ka is ready to drop in. I dropped the block and crank off at the machine shop this morning and getting ready to order rods and pistons now then I just have to wait. This definitely became very expensive very fast. That's perfectly normal. 1 Quote Link to comment
ByStickel Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Are those the Wheel Vintiques rallye wheels? I picked up a set or 8" truck rallyes, but they stick out too much, so I was eyeballing the Wheel Vintiques, or may look for the old GM O.E. 6" wheels. What size tire did you go with? I just reconstructed my front cab mounts, but didn't have to do floors or rockers. Congrats for surviving that. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 Yeah the are the WVs. 15X7 0 offset. I did end up needing to run a 1/4" spacer to clear the D21 calipers and had to roll the fenders to keep from rubbing on hard turns. Tires are 215/65/15 if I'm not mistaken. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I love parts days. Rods and pistons tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Now we are getting somewhere. Spent last night cleaning up some parts that will be going back on and should have more new parts throughout next week. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Not a whole lot to report on. Head studs showed up the other day and took them down to the machine shop so they could get on with the bore and hone. Due to some scoring on the timing cover side of the oil pump I ended up replacing that, just waiting for it to come in so it can get milled to match the block deck. On my side of things I started cleaning up the valve cover last night. Most of the nasty pealing red paint is gone, along with those pesky raised letters. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 wrinkly 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Block should be ready to go this week. After getting an estimate to have the head rebuilt I decided to spend about half as much to just go ahead and order a reconditioned head which should hopefully be here in a couple of weeks. In the meantime I am amassing parts and still have plenty of parts to clean. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Well two weeks later and... It is cleaner than it was, but no actual machine work has been done. Not that I am in a huge hurry, the head I ordered is back ordered and I still need to go snag SOHC alternator brackets. Quote Link to comment
MattC280Z Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Damn that is a sweet build we basically have mirrored problems lol my flashers don't work and my floor pans are done. But yours looks great! Quote Link to comment
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