Motor is out, and Interior is stripped!

**outragis** · 02-22-2003, 05:38 PM

The other day, I got into it to bring it to have the sound deadening installed, and When I started it, I got this lower-end "knock"! The motor is shot! 5.7 going in sooner then I thought! The truck is off to the bodyshop to detail under the hood, and change the color (BLACK) shave the roof, tailgate, and remove all moldings! I have a sweet charcoal interior to be installed, I exchanged the tan one out if this blazer into a 91' rusty 4x4! Let the project begin!

**t0ffluss** · 02-22-2003, 06:28 PM

you've got quite a project on your hands there

im stripping my motor out this summer for an overhaul .. (is that the right spelling) .. anyway...

regards

Richard

**Aaron Cake** · 02-23-2003, 10:18 AM

Sounds like fun.

I'm doing the same thing right now:

**Rob** · 03-26-2003, 06:31 PM

Here's a few pics of what I'm up to these days:

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The current engine, good for 60 bhp, good for most things, but doesn't quite burn off the rice.

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This manky looking lump was good for 74 bhp in it's day, better than a Cooper but still not enough.

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This is the head that came off, not sure if it'll go back on or not, it's filthy, but solid and the valve are big uns!

I've got a whole load of mods which I won't bore you all with, how many people here know about A series engines any way? But hopefull it'll be pushing out well in excess of 80 bhp, maybe pushing 90 bhp! Which will place it happilly in S teritory.

**bgoodman** · 03-26-2003, 06:46 PM

i should have taken pictures when I had my engine stripped.

**Loftus** · 03-26-2003, 09:07 PM

VW 2L aircooled type 4 motor, 44x38 big valve heads fully port & polished, CIS fuel injection (from early golf), Porsche alternator (fan) conversion w/custom shroud and a nice sized cam finished it off.
That was my summer project last year. This year will be fine tuning, replacing the fuel injection lines to braided stlye, and changing the exhaust to something quieter.