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Good job on the wrapping. Not sure how much that blanket will do for you though. But anything will help!

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The wrap job looks very nice! Hopefully it doesn't crack!

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Then come pick it up! :lol:

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alllriiiiiight gigitty gigitty :D

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Got it, thanks Jet!

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You betcha!

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Today got the holes for the head studs drilled out (2g head).

Head is installed and torqued to 90ft/lbs for now. TB is on. IC piping and Intake are on. Turbo and oil feed line are one. Fuel rail and injectors are on (had to adjust where I originally mounted my fuel filter). T-Case and driveshaft on. Most of the vacuum hosing is connected, but I'm thinking about redoing all my vacuum hose completely as it's kinda messy.

Tomorrow I hope to get the cam's and timing belt on. Finish the Oil Drain line. Install axle. Install Exhaust. Then start figuring out what I forgot :)

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fluids!!

-A. Swift

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Good progress, you got the cam caps from Peter I'm assuming?

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nope. Cams aren't in yet. I just put the VC on there for the picture :)

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Beware with the cam caps, they are actually machined to match the head they came with. Knowing the japs they likely ran tight enough tolerances that you will be ok, but I would check them out when you put it together.

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Yes, these are the caps for this specific head. When I got it from Andrew, I had all the caps except for the 2 that go by the cam gear. They stuck to his cams when he removed them and he didn't notice. So I have to go grab them.

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So far I've got the timing belt and all accessory belts on. Axle is on but I don't have a socket to torque the nut on properly, but the isn't going anywhere anyway, so it's good enough for now.

Just got back from Wally World and picked up some coolant, 10qts of oil, and some generic 75-90 for the T-Case.

I'm taking a break, but hope to get a bit more done yet tonight!!

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Added coolant and water, and a couple drops of Ajax for good measure ;) Found out there is some kind of leak coming from the new NT water pipe. Fuckin A!! I'll have to removed it and fix it somehow.

Added 4.5 qts of dino 10w30. The car is probably a couple hours away from getting started which is kinda exciting for me. I just need to take a trip to Bloomington to get the last 2 cam caps. I need to hook up the NT Throttle Cable to the gas pedal. Attach the MAS and Air Filter. Install the Battery (hope it's not dead). Then just double and triple check everything as I'm sure there's something I forgot somewhere.

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She's Alive!!! She's Aliiive!!!

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Awesome!

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good to hear

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Either the heat wrap, or the spray, sure is smoking like a mother. I let it idle for just over 5 minutes and shut her down. I need to fix the coolant leak on the new NT Water pipe. Also want to get that fuel rail fitting in there more permanent.

Then just need to put some of the misc stuff back on that I left off just in case it had to come apart again. Then I may pick a day where it's somewhat nice out, and minimal salt on the roads, and just take it around the block to help seat the rings while the cross hatch is still in there.

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I wrapped the header on my avenger about 2 weeks ago, let it run for 5 min or so and it also smoked quite a bit and kind of smelled like burning rags. I shut it off, let it cool down a little and started it again half an hour later for another 5 min, let it cool down. I did that about 4 or 5 times, and it didn't smoke or smell anymore.

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Good to hear its running.

Did you take any pics of the ported head?