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Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #165 on: January 22, 2012, 12:27:31 AM »
Well shit.

Was going to get the engine and trans in the car today after bleeding the brakes.  Turns out my master cylinder is broken.  Sat too long and got rusty and the bypass valve froze up.  The front piston just pushed fluid back into the reservoir instead of sealing and pushing it to the calipers.

Offline bodiee

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #166 on: January 22, 2012, 02:24:20 AM »
I told you that motor and trans wasn't going in the car today....
Fuck INITIALLOGISTICS they are the worst autoshipping company ever.(they broke my window and tried not to pay for it)

Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #167 on: January 22, 2012, 01:03:08 PM »
I told you that motor and trans wasn't going in the car today....

A sphincter says what?

Offline bodiee

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #168 on: January 22, 2012, 01:59:03 PM »
what. wait i mean.... damn you're good :yay:
Fuck INITIALLOGISTICS they are the worst autoshipping company ever.(they broke my window and tried not to pay for it)

Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #169 on: January 29, 2012, 09:59:47 PM »
Some good stuff coming this update :)  Catching up with last weekend first -

Crank pulley went on easy after having .0003 honed out of it.





Monster clutch stuff all put on











This is where I was at last weekend when we went to bleed the brakes and the master was broken. 

Offline digitalsolo

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #170 on: January 29, 2012, 10:02:14 PM »
Looking good sir.
Blake MF'ing McBride
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Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #171 on: January 29, 2012, 10:08:19 PM »
Hit 4 junkyards  in the past week to go looking for brake parts.  Since I was going to have to replace the master I figured it was a good time to track down a bigger master cylinder.  Clocker on the forum has had good luck with a subaru 1 1/16 inch master cylinder and brake booster combo.  Grabbed one out of a '96 2.2L thinking the booster was the same design.  Long story short, the booster didn't quite fit my car.  He got his brakes off of a 97 2.5L and all we can assume is that the booster is slightly different.

Hit another couple yards yesterday to go look for some more subies and mazdas.  Amazingly, we stumbled across a mythical 1993 mazda 929.  I'm pretty stoked to say that I've now got a 1 inch 929 master cylinder on the car.  People generally really like the 1 inch mc with the stock sized brakes, and if I ever put larger brakes on the car I'd like to have the bigger mc.

A couple lines had to be remade, but nothing major.  The two short ones going down to the prop valve were all that changed.  Got the brakes bled and the pedal is rock solid.




Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #172 on: January 29, 2012, 10:12:37 PM »
And now for the main event  :yay:

Wasn't bad, but we've had some practice taking the mock up block in and out.

Managed to miss that the bulge in the tunnel where the old trans mount bolted to is about 10 thou away from hitting the trans right now.  Looks like I can get in there with a long sawzall blade.  Would have been much easier to take care of with the trans out of the car...but it shouldn't be too terrible.

Still a lot of work to do, but it sure does feel good to get the engine in the car! 




Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #173 on: January 29, 2012, 10:13:01 PM »

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Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #174 on: January 29, 2012, 10:34:19 PM »
Very nice!
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Offline bodiee

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #175 on: January 29, 2012, 10:53:12 PM »
Get this thing on the road already!! I was going to stop by your house today to show you my new paint, but i didn't want your dad to look at my engine bay... :'(
Fuck INITIALLOGISTICS they are the worst autoshipping company ever.(they broke my window and tried not to pay for it)

Offline MPbdy

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #176 on: January 29, 2012, 11:51:53 PM »
Lol coulda kept the hood closed  :poke:

Offline karsty

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #177 on: March 19, 2012, 03:15:02 PM »
Any updates?  This thing running yet?

Offline perf0rmance

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #178 on: March 19, 2012, 05:16:44 PM »
subscribed....

kudoes from a fellow mechanical engineer.... way to put those ME skills to use!!!

Offline Jarhead Steve

Re: White 94 Cali legal 404 stroker ls2 swap
« Reply #179 on: March 19, 2012, 06:09:52 PM »
20 year old showing me up. Awesome  :).

I'm an aspiring ME student as well. Started at VT but partied too much and world of warcraft.....fail, and never made it to ME  :(. At a community college and in the marine reserves now. Plan to graduate from ODU. Having a dad that is into cars is nice haha. My dad is into jeeps, cares little for my build lol
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