I don't see how you are going to ever finish this taking pics of every bolt taken off and posting a pic

I would not crawl under a car sitting on blocks of wood between the stands and the frame. That just does not look safe to me.

 

Make damn sure your steering wheel doesn't get turned while the rack is disconnected. I tied mine in place while the rack was off. Clock spring issues will be a major PITA to repair.

 

Come on now....that's what life insurance is for.

 

I said the same thing to myself earlier today (...holy sh&t.. did I just take 50 pictures ).

As for the lifting - It's pretty sturdy man. I'm not worried about it. My jack stands are flat top and the rubber tops on them are pretty sticky. That coupled with the wood I'm sure will be fine. Not to mention, 3000+ lbs is sitting on top so I don't think it's going anywhere lol.

(I keep my race ramps and wheels under the car with me... just in case the worse happens lol)

 

I actually still have my column lock in place so it's not going anywhere . But if it wasn't then yea I would be tied down for sure .
Thanks man!

 

Better find a good place to set the water pump so you can fill it with antifreeze or place it in a bucket with antifreeze. Seals dry out and will take about a week to start leaking after reinstalled-read extra 150 bucks....sucks, ask me how I know.

 

Why don't they leak (post install) after sitting on the shelf at an auto parts store....for an indefinite period of time?

 

 

here, why would they be on a parts shelf post install?

 

FWIW I had the same plastic fuel line tool, and I couldn't get it to work. I had to buy the scissor style one (which was still plastic, but more durable).

 

It might help if you read my post from left to right......

 

That's what I've heard. I also saw that a lot have had good luck with the one from NAPA.

Thanks man!

 

Going out there now to take off the heads!

 

That's quite the project. Good luck.

 

Dont stop taking pics , I love it.

 

UPDATE:

Alright guys. Here's pictures of all the progress I got done yesterday.

Took the valve covers off



Got the rockers and pushrods out



The stock 853's are off now



Here's a shot of them laying on the ground



Took the lifters out. I kept taking the trays out and all the lifters would be stuck in the motor and since they had oil all over them they were slippery to pick up - thank goodness for the little magnet pickup tool lol



Here's a shot of the rockers, pushrods, lifters, and trays all organized (even though I'm replacing almost everything lol



Time to get that pulley off



Got my pulley puller on and ready to work



The pulley is now off - having the right tool is very nice



Time to get that timing cover off



Underneath the cover



Time to get that cam out



About 7/8's the way out . The key is to be gentle with the pressure. I would have loved to have a friend lift the ac condenser out of the way lol.



Old Cam - Top
New Cam - Bottom



Got the new cam installed and the old oil pump off - this part was a breeze. New cam went in very easily .



Old timing chain and oil pump - left
New timing chain and oil pump - right



Worked for a while trying to get the dots aligned. It took me a total of 3 tries to get it right (third times a charm right? ) The first time I was one tooth off to the left - Second time I was one tooth off to the right. Third time - I knew what needed to happen. Everything looks good so far.



I got the new oil pump installed. I used red line assembly lube on the o-ring so it would slip on easy which is a good thing BUT I couldn't feel it seat very well due to the slippery-ness which worries me (I think everything along these lines worry me lol) so I rotated the oil pump on the gear until it seated flush with the pickup tube (yes the o-ring was on the tube and NOT in the pump) and I worked on screwing it in. Honestly there wasn't much space to work with so I'm a little worried. I uninstalled the whole thing after I got it on just to check and it was fine so I put it on again the same way and I'm hoping for the best. I'll find out when I crank the car up (and hopefully I have healthy oil pressure).



Changed the front seal on the timing cover (old seal on the right)



Got the front all buttoned up and the new pulley installed (I used the Hawk tool - very easy )



I picked an easy job to end the night : installed a new tunnel plate



I also decided that it would be simple to drop my new Kooks 1 7/8 longtubes in while I have the heads off of the car.... WRONG lol. It wasn't that big of a deal but even with the heads off I still had to remove the starter, loosen the motor mounts, and jack the motor on the passenger side. But here is a pic of both items on the car:



Thanks for watching guys!

 

Thanks!

Thanks for the support! Even though taking the pics is time consuming -I'll keep at it! It'll be cool to look back on when I finish everything up .

 

Time to go out there now - I plan to work on the trunions for the my rockers , then get the new heads on the block, and the new intake manifold. Once those are on I'll start putting everything else back together.

Well, it looks like I have a good chance of getting it done this weekend like I planned! Hopefully I don't run into anything catastrophically bad lol (knock on wood).

Thanks CF!

 

did you not degree the cam? Did you use new timing sprockets with that new chain?