GlockLT4

Ok, well here are pictures from today and yesterday. As of right now I'm stuck trying to get the crank hub back on.


All the new parts!!!


The hotcam


Hotcam lopes lubed with Assembly Lube.
Oil put on first couple of journals and then put on others before going into the block


Cam part way in

Cam is in!

Timing chain back on with timing marks lined up

Front of the engine all done.

Lifters put back in

Remaining 4 lifters soaking in oil


Liftervalley all put together

Me working when someone else got ahold of the camera, haha


Long block all put together

Stock LT4 gaskets (BAD!!! $20 a set)

Performance LT4 gaskets ($20 EACH!!)

Intake all RTV'ed up

Intake on and ready to torque down.

Front of the intake with rtv squeezing out before torquing

Back of the intake with rtv squeezing out before torquing


[Modified by GlockLT4, 12:47 AM 1/21/2004]


[Modified by GlockLT4, 2:44 AM 1/21/2004]


[Modified by GlockLT4, 2:45 AM 1/21/2004]

STL94LT1

Looking good, I can almost hear the loping idle.

GlockLT4

:yesnod: :D I hope to have it running tomorrow after noon :cheers: .

ericcer

Make sure you wait 24 hours before firing it up to allow for the rtv glue to completely cure or else it may leak later.

Red Tornado

Nice pics! :thumbs: Looking forward to hearing about the increased performance :cheers:

edsalinas

Great pic's!!!!!!!!!!! Good job. Keep us updated.....

:cheers:

LD85

Very nice, you'll be tunring the key soon :thumbs:

GS057

You will love it. :cheers:

PurpleC4

Damn Glock ~ do you have stock in RTV? I know it takes a good amount to seal the end rails but ~ HOLY COW!!!! :eek:

:lolg: Just bustin on ya buddy!

~ Purp

Gary04Z06

:iagree:

ittlfly

Those pictures are great for the "reading challanged". :D

VetteNoob

:cool:

Did you have to tilt the front of the engine any to get the cam out and back in?

C4DC

Looks awesome! I'm jealous, in a good way!

GlockLT4

Yep! That's why i wanted to be sure and get the intake on yesterday when I was having problems with the crank hub since I knew it was going to take a while to figure out how to get it on.

GlockLT4

Haha... actually the intake on my car had been resealed by the dealer when the previous owner had it. You should have seen how much RTV was on it then!!! It squeezed out for a good 1/2" - 3/4". Whoever did it certainly didn't want it to leak again, haha.

But yes, i did use more than you have to... i just wanted to be sure that it sealed up nicely. I had to clean up all the grime that was left over from the original leak and I'd like to keep it nice and clean :).

96GS#007

Regarding the above pics, keep in mind the stock gaskets are matched to the stock intake manifold ports. In other words, unless you ported the intake manifold to match the GMPP "77" style gaskets in the second pic, the intake manifold is still blocking the top portion of the port on the cylinder head. Lots of folks miss this "minor detail".

Looking good. You'll like the cam. At the stock idle speed, it'll have some lope to it.

I feel your pain/joy/whatever. My engine is spread all over my garage while the cylinder heads are being ported and I'm installing a new Canton oil pan. :)

GlockLT4

Now that is one thing i didn't measure :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: I wonder if i could look at my pictures and measure things out to see how much they are off. I knew i should have ported the intake! :banghead: Oh well.. next time I have it apart I'll do that. :rolleyes:

Dan Parker '96

Nice job.. except for one flaw..

A close look at the timing cover reveals that you've goofed up the water pump seal. The gasket material has pushed out from the seal. You will now enjoy a nifty oil leak if you don't replace this seal. Trust me. I've had the same thing happen.

The leak shouldn't be very big, but you will notice the drips on the garage floor after a few days of running.

The water pump seal needs a little special attention when installing.

Hopefully I'm not seeing your pics correctly. Perhaps others who have had the same thing happen to them could take a look and chime in.

EDIT: The picture with the best view is the semi-sideways one of the installed timing cover (it's lit the best). Looks like the top of the seal has folded out. Again, I truly hope this a mistake on my part. But if not then at least you'll have a good read on any new oil leaks.


[Modified by Dan Parker '96, 1:32 PM 1/21/2004]

Strick

This going to make one awesome Tech Tip Article :yesnod:

GlockLT4

Doh! I thought that looked kind of funny.... crap. I just put the waterpump and throttle body on. Hmm.. do you think that if I push that part in a little with a screw driver that it will go back in well enough?