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FormulaNERD
03-20-2005, 08:39 PM
so, -Alero- was thinking maybe he was getting the LIM leak, and rather than wait for it to get worse and pay a mechanic a buttload, i offered to help him...

so, after a day gathering parts and pieces, and a night of partying in nashville w/ some honeys. we set out (at 2pm when we woke up) to go to the garage and get to work.

shop closed at 5 today so we basically only got the engine tore down and a few other minor things, and tonight we (meaning -Alero-) are polishing the UIM and front valve cover...

here are just a few random pictures, more tomorrow after complete teardown and reassemble.

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/130/dsc00973small1yr.jpg

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/9444/dsc00974small1gm.jpg

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/6725/dsc00975small6rv.jpg

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/1681/dsc00977small3yx.jpg

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/668/dsc00976small4fx.jpg

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/6223/dsc00978small8du.jpg

http://img207.exs.cx/img207/9414/dsc00979small6il.jpg

about 20% done...
http://img207.exs.cx/img207/1953/dsc00984small1ru.jpg
Youngblood77
03-20-2005, 09:02 PM
the valve cover turned out sweet dude.
FormulaNERD
03-20-2005, 09:06 PM
the valve cover is only 15-20% done :)

off to walmart for more 60 grit mouse pads.
bigd6983
03-20-2005, 10:08 PM
man that thing does look nice and shiney.......and ur not even done......keep it up guys
Redog
03-20-2005, 10:38 PM
Looks like you and Kyle had a lot of fun :thumbsup: I'm talking about the boob cover I mean valve cover :lol:

Everything looks good guys :thumbsup:
bigd6983
03-20-2005, 11:02 PM
Originally posted by Redog@Mar 20 2005, 07:38 PM
Looks like you and Kyle had a lot of fun :thumbsup: I'm talking about the boob cover I mean valve cover :lol:

Everything looks good guys :thumbsup:
lol the boob cover!! funny stuff........i had a hard time resisting on a throttle body comment lol
Redog
03-21-2005, 12:09 AM
^^I figured the valve cover comment was cleaner :o ;) :lol:
FormulaNERD
03-21-2005, 01:59 AM
more photos, valve cover finished, UIM about 50%.

http://img226.exs.cx/img226/2586/dsc00985small7ee.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/3729/dsc00991small1tj.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/1407/dsc00992small2ju.jpg

http://img15.exs.cx/img15/1327/dsc01002small5vo.jpg
FormulaNERD
03-21-2005, 02:03 AM
comparison with random shiny object

http://img204.exs.cx/img204/6939/dsc00989small5wy.jpg
Crolero
03-21-2005, 02:25 AM
snap crackle and pop batman, thats shiny. B)


great job guys!
Redog
03-21-2005, 10:14 AM
Did you bake it in the oven :unsure:
FormulaNERD
03-21-2005, 12:15 PM
uh.... kyle says f*** your couch.

and no we didnt bake it. we used the deep fryer actually.
aleroguy83
03-21-2005, 12:58 PM
so what about the lower intake gasket?
bigd6983
03-21-2005, 02:18 PM
Originally posted by aleroguy83@Mar 21 2005, 09:58 AM
so what about the lower intake gasket?
lol they went off topic and forgot that they were actually fixing something haha........but man that valve cover is shiny.....are you guys going to paint the uim lettering again or not?
FormulaNERD
03-21-2005, 02:24 PM
not sure, we'll see. and i'll take pictures of the valve cover and uim on the car and you guys tell me what you think
FormulaNERD
03-21-2005, 02:53 PM
well here's the UIM.... not completely finished, but we dont have time to polish anymore if we want to get the LIM done and the UIM ported.

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/5893/dsc01011small1al.jpg

thought this picture looked cool....

http://img178.exs.cx/img178/5125/dsc01005small9ea.jpg