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I haven't updated in a while. I got a smoking deal on a 2g head last week so I'm getting excited to get this thing back together. I also picked up the oil pump with balance shaft elimination posted above. I think all i have left to buy for it is a gasket set and a baffle plate.

I got the head from a guy off of craigslist. he was playing the normal craigslist games and being a pain in my ass not being very descriptive and no price. I was getting pissed and texted turbotalon1g that if this guy tells me to make a offer I'm going to say $25. I did, fully exspecting him to tell me to get fucked but instead he replied "if you come get it tonight" so I jumped in the car .

The head is pretty clean some carbon build up and looks like 1 bent exhaust valve. I plan on replacing the valve seals and relapping the valves and running it.

$25 head
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Some pics of the built 7 bolt

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Re: Carl's 98 auto AWD project Black Magic
 

Awesome. So are there any tricks that you can do to help against potential crankwalk on those?

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Not really anything new I've heard of. But since I'm auto I'm not to worried about it.

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What are those goofy stud looking things in the valve cover bolt holes?

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Ahhh yeah forgot about auto, should be sweet man.

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They are studs. I don't know if it is something that mitsubishi did on the 95-96 heads or something the previousowner did. My valve cover didn't seam to fit over them so I pulled them out.

So how much trouble do you guys think I'll get in if I put the head in the dishwasher??

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Just make sure to bake off any remaining grime on it in the oven right after :)

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The studs are for the black Hyundai valve cover. They are a thicker valve cover that does not crack. I have them in the Spyder and evo.
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last weekend I fixed some strut tower rust that has been bothering me for a while. I cut the rust out on the seam and welded in some new sheet metal. I haven't taken any pictures of it painted but it looks a lot better then it did.

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Today I got the whole short block assembled. I just need to finish up my head and throw it on and time it and it will be ready to drop in.

Does anyone have a valve spring compressor I could borrow to put the valves in. none of mine are working so I called it a day.

here are the only pics I took of todays progress.

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Looks good man. Glad u got the oil pan un-damaged:)

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Yeah. Thanks again. It was so clean I barely had to clean it. I can't wait to get it running.

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I've been so damn cheap I made one with a big c clamp and a socket that I cut like the ones for 02 censors. so worst case that will work

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I'm to cheap to buy a c-clamp and o2 socket.

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Very nice.

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Should have said something about the valve spring tool you could have used mine

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Yeah

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good shit man!

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napa rents them!!!

BIR wed!!!!

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I'll have to see what Napa has. I never see any that actually work for our heads that arnt crazy expensive. I wount make this wedsday mabey the next one.