Galant306m's turbo build

**Galant306m** · 07-17-2009, 12:43 AM

Thanks for the love guys.

I will be buying the rest of my parts when i get paid next friday i need another 650 bux worth of parts to make the car run. The engine will be back together next weekend, i would work on it this weekend but my grandparents are going out of town so i dont have access to the block, my pistons are at work going through parts washing and magnaflux (for anyone who doesnt know magnafluxing is basically taking the rods and magnatizing the crap out of them and using a fine steal powder to check for cracks.)

For the block as stated before i will be honing the cylinders out myself which isnt a big deal, i got to get the block to work to have it hot bathed, so i can paint it black.

I should be able to pull the auto trans out this weekend, so i can get the engine back in, in two weeks and then its all to wiring.

My goal is to have it done in a month now, i want it to be back on the road for labor day weekend since my family goes on vacation up north, so that will be the first long drive for the G.

**Shadow19** · 07-17-2009, 02:46 PM

Hey man. Just for future reference... Its 100000x easier to pull the motor with the tranny attatched to it. I think ive gotten my motor out and on the engine stand in 5 hours give or take and thats from undoing wires and breaking down suspension to pull axles. i couldnt imagine how much of a bitch it would be to leave the tranny in then pull the block. I only say this because you can bet your highest dollar on it that you WILL be pulling it again down the road. LOL..

**Galant306m** · 07-22-2009, 12:28 AM

eprom, fuel pump and flywheel

**Galanttuner10** · 07-22-2009, 12:55 AM

nice job good to see it all getting done

**Voodoo** · 07-22-2009, 01:16 PM

That flywheel looks fly.

**Galant306m** · 07-22-2009, 02:00 PM

^ lol! its supposed to be 12lbs but if feels its like 25

**Galant306m** · 07-24-2009, 12:51 AM

DSM/ECM link and injectors came waiting on my clutch i hope it comes tomorrow

**Galant306m** · 07-24-2009, 06:43 PM

working on the engine right now, cylinders honed out, new crank installed, and block is pirmered and almost ready to be painted will post pics later. just need my rings to get here

**Galant306m** · 07-25-2009, 06:03 PM

**mko** · 07-25-2009, 06:18 PM

Good color choice! It lets you detect oil leak better . Ill paint my block this color when it comes out some day

**phizzalot** · 07-25-2009, 06:21 PM

What did you use to prepare the block before painting it? looks a little ruff...

**Galant306m** · 07-25-2009, 06:22 PM

i painted it black lol that was just the primer.

got to order new pistons to get my rings, cylinders came out really good im waiting for travis to get here with my camera so i can take more pictures of the thing.

so im going to probably order some manly pistons with rings just cause im looking at running about 24 psi with the 20g.

**Galant306m** · 07-25-2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by phizzalot

What did you use to prepare the block before painting it? looks a little ruff...

i just used a angle grinder and a wire brush to clean it up and some carb clean to clean it off before i primed it, it doesnt look to bad and looks better then before, my grandfather has a nice wire wheel so we used that to clean off the deck too.

**mko** · 07-25-2009, 06:28 PM

Did you hone it by yourself or a machine ship did it for you /how much/?

Manley pistons - great choice! Thats what Im getting - best price for forged pistons!

**Galant306m** · 07-25-2009, 06:32 PM

yea i did it myself, i bought a spring style hone from snap'on and my grandpa taught me how to hone it and then put the cross hatching in, my cylinders mic'd up only about .0005-.001 taper which is really really good, after honing they are about .0015-.002 over the stock size so i can get stock sized pistons and rings which is really nice.

going to work on finishing up my FMIC mount tonight, snaked a peice of angle iron from work that is 25 inch's long so i just have to put some holes in it and that should be done, hoping to have the engine back together next weekend and in the car so all i have left to do is wire it up.

**Galant306m** · 08-01-2009, 06:47 PM

painted my valve cover.

blue8g · 08-02-2009, 12:24 AM

oooh that's nice

**Galant306m** · 08-15-2009, 08:34 PM

I got the bottom end done got to put the head on tomorrow, i have pictures but the usb broke on my camera so i have to go get a card reader today or tomorrow to tide me over till i get my camera warrantied.