Starts out last fri: notices my intake gaskets are leaking due to F tard doing the pi intake to npi head swap not right, so i take the intake mani off. Next thing i see is coolant seeping from under the head.. AWESOME!!
SAT: decide that i just need to put pi heads on finally to gain a bit o power and, finally seal my damn intake up..
Sun: drive 2 hours to get the heads, windsor castings good shape, definately workable, take home clean up and port..
Mon: work on taking apart.. Get done with the demo, and start the rebuild..
Tues: show up to work, "sorry you have been laid off" great!! so i go home and sleep and forget about said pos gt..
Thur: get it running!! running great, so damn happy I forgot about the week.. lots of new power, really smooth.. Get on the onramp get on it a lil, doing great.. turn 3 miles from the house, hear a PING!! car locks up and about puts me in a ditch.. ****!!! so 2 hours later AAA comes and dumps car at the house..
Today: Pull both cam covers.. pass side is all good, drivers side, 1 follower was off the cam, look down and the valve spring looked weird, grab it and it literally is in 3 pieces!! valve head is broke off in the chamber and preventing the car from turning over.. SO head is *****ed to say the least.. car now sits outside with no hood on it.. I hope it snows 15' on that pos..
anyway, so my buddy calls me today and says "why dont you just get a mark 8 engine and put it in?" so that sounds extremely good, and i think im gonna go that way.. Just seems like that car wanted to die this week lol.
SAT: decide that i just need to put pi heads on finally to gain a bit o power and, finally seal my damn intake up..
Sun: drive 2 hours to get the heads, windsor castings good shape, definately workable, take home clean up and port..
Mon: work on taking apart.. Get done with the demo, and start the rebuild..
Tues: show up to work, "sorry you have been laid off" great!! so i go home and sleep and forget about said pos gt..
Thur: get it running!! running great, so damn happy I forgot about the week.. lots of new power, really smooth.. Get on the onramp get on it a lil, doing great.. turn 3 miles from the house, hear a PING!! car locks up and about puts me in a ditch.. ****!!! so 2 hours later AAA comes and dumps car at the house..
Today: Pull both cam covers.. pass side is all good, drivers side, 1 follower was off the cam, look down and the valve spring looked weird, grab it and it literally is in 3 pieces!! valve head is broke off in the chamber and preventing the car from turning over.. SO head is *****ed to say the least.. car now sits outside with no hood on it.. I hope it snows 15' on that pos..
anyway, so my buddy calls me today and says "why dont you just get a mark 8 engine and put it in?" so that sounds extremely good, and i think im gonna go that way.. Just seems like that car wanted to die this week lol.
