***Update about pics. I lost a bunch, but will see what I can find and replace as I go. ***
I'm just going to copy my posts from another thread I've been making on a local board as I go. My GN has been apart for 5 years now. I've been picking away at it slowly as I can sscrounge money together and make time for it. Hope you all enjoy:
5 years ago I blew a head gasket. When I pulled the heads I found another head gasket leaking into the crank case and a cracked exhaust valve. I ran a 12.0 a week prior and have no idea how I was able to pull that off. At least I knew why the motor sounded funny and why I was getting a bunch of blow by under boost.
After realizing that I could not get rid of the car I went crazy one day and did this:
I took the whole front clip apart and removed the motor. I decided that if I need to rebuild the motor I may as well at least clean up the engine bay.
The car sat like that for a bit while I saved up money to have the motor machined. I had the block line honed and decked, bored .030 over. I had the rods resized with ARP bolts and put on some Wiseco forged pistons. I got ARP studs for the mains. The crank just needed to be polished. I also got all the bearings from the machinist. I bought Champion iron CNC ported heads. The motor is now sitting around waiting to be assembled.
In the mean time, I decided to pull the body off the frame and clean it up.
I took the frame to the back yard and sand blasted it.
I then painted it. People ask why I did this all myself. Well, this whole process cost me $20. Yes, I could have had it powder coated for $350 or so but that money went to other things.
I also cleaned up and painted the underside of the car and firewall.
I'm just going to copy my posts from another thread I've been making on a local board as I go. My GN has been apart for 5 years now. I've been picking away at it slowly as I can sscrounge money together and make time for it. Hope you all enjoy:
5 years ago I blew a head gasket. When I pulled the heads I found another head gasket leaking into the crank case and a cracked exhaust valve. I ran a 12.0 a week prior and have no idea how I was able to pull that off. At least I knew why the motor sounded funny and why I was getting a bunch of blow by under boost.
After realizing that I could not get rid of the car I went crazy one day and did this:
I took the whole front clip apart and removed the motor. I decided that if I need to rebuild the motor I may as well at least clean up the engine bay.
The car sat like that for a bit while I saved up money to have the motor machined. I had the block line honed and decked, bored .030 over. I had the rods resized with ARP bolts and put on some Wiseco forged pistons. I got ARP studs for the mains. The crank just needed to be polished. I also got all the bearings from the machinist. I bought Champion iron CNC ported heads. The motor is now sitting around waiting to be assembled.
In the mean time, I decided to pull the body off the frame and clean it up.
I took the frame to the back yard and sand blasted it.
I then painted it. People ask why I did this all myself. Well, this whole process cost me $20. Yes, I could have had it powder coated for $350 or so but that money went to other things.
I also cleaned up and painted the underside of the car and firewall.