What to do while the motor is out?

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

Sounds like a great plan, nothing wrong with the stock valves, not the best, but the heads could use a little work anyway.

What information do you have on porting out the oil pump assy?

Sounds like a good idea.
BW

 

[charlief1]

Do the timing cover mods for better oiling to the engine. If you don't do anything else this is worth the time to help keep you engine alive. If you need a link tell me.

 

[DougsfastZ]

Do the timing cover mods for better oiling to the engine. If you don't do anything else this is worth the time to help keep you engine alive. If you need a link tell me.

Link me

 

[charlief1]

Here you go.

How to build a front cover/oil pump - TurboBuicks.com

 

[jsbuickpower]

I lost a factory head gasket the other night and pulled the motor. I'm going to pull the oil pan and clean any gasket material out of it and the oil pump pickup. I was going to pull a few bearing and check them out.

It's a stock bottom end that is in real good shape. The piston tops are clean, no ridge on the cylinder walls, and still have plenty of cross hatch. I plan on at least installing a set of heads and studding the motor.

What do you all recommend I do while I have the oil pan off?

Thanks

if you stud the mains or go to billet mains you need to alinhone the block

 

[AlwaysWaven]

I have been running the car at 28-30 psi of boost since I installed the TE45A.

Your times with stock parts are impressive too.

 

[getchasum]

if you stud the mains you need to line hone the block

yep....