Alrighty! We're in the home stretch now!
So, first off, the molnor H-beam rods are out. Backorder, and after staring down the bad-ass Wiseco HD's I was putting in the block I caved. Manley Turbo Tuff I-beams are on their way in. I'm excited to try these, they are pretty bad ass! I've had MAP/Howard X-beams in my X and these things are right on par. SO nice!
Transmission. Gah. Way more than I expected. Needed a new 3rd gear synchro and sleeve, 2nd gear sleeve, 5th/reverse sleeve, reverse syncro, and a new reverse gear. On top of that, 4th gear will be swapped out for an evo8 4th so it will be a little taller for street shenans and drag racing.
I'm excited for a trans that is minty fresh!!! The car already has a short-shifter in it and copper underhood shifterbushings so this should be pretty hawt.
Clutch? 6-puck! Ummm yea. Again, I caved. Exedy Twin...
Back to the block...it was a two week ordeal with the machine shop, I don't even know all what was done but its a miracle...block is trash! block is a-ok! block is trash! block is....wait...yup! Block is a-ok! Crank fits in real nice, rings need to be fitted and...off we go!
I have a box-o-racing goodies ready to go in this thing too, brake ducts, 4-point harness, etc...this is gonna be a fun spring/summer!