Thread: Other B13 Rally car Build

Closed up number 3

Close up 2-1 seems like some surface scratch not sure if this will affect it or not base and the compression test of 270 I assume not

We check the block and looks to be ok , didn't look like any damage was cause at cylinder sleeves .
The head gasket use wasn't the metal VE and I think is because there was a difference in hight between the block and the timing chain cover , in fact the timing chain cover didn't have a head gasket section it was RTV witch I was later told is ok because there is no pressure in that part, good too know .
After taking the timing chain cover and sanding it down with some sand paper and a block it was ready for the new VE head gasket witch I was told is the best way to go .



One problem I encounter wild taking the head of the block was the 3 of the ARP head stud were strip and I was not able to take off , this really made the assambeling little difficult .

After taking apart the old rings of the stock VE pistons donate by a friend of mined we proceeded to install the new rings and then install the pistons to the block .



All 4 piston in getting ready to install the oil pans lower and upper .

Now that the oil pans are in getting ready to install the head gasket you can see in this picture the head stud that I wasn't abel to take out

Wild for most of you this is a 4 hrs + job this for me turn to be a much longer then that , less not forget I'm learning as I go and the best off all this was that my 13 year old son got involve and seems to like it

Parts the need it to be order for this was
Piston rings
Head gasket
and ohhh yes a Knock sensor , for some reason seems to me that this engine didn't have one because I didn't find one in it, if not it felt wild driving some were

Head gasket in , now is time for the head to go in

Head is in cams is next