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07/10/09 -Assembling top end

Took a half day and worked on the top end from 12-11. About half this was already done from a few days ago...

Head on:


Intake manifold on:


Coolant pipe on:


Balance tube and IAC valve on (also a ghetto hose clamp in the middle of a hose trying to relieve a kink):


Kink fixed with prebent tube, waterneck on:


Injectors and oil filter in:


Fuel rail on:


Plenum on:


Cams in, with custom valve shims...


Timing backing plate:


Timing gears and belt installed. All tensioned:


Rocker covers on:


Another shot:


Everything else. It's not really pink in person, it's more purple. The camera just doesn't represent it very well.













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