nice work nate...one more can you could probably (not recommonded) eat off of it...lol

yep! Need to get a little finer brush too so I can get in the nooks and cranies. Engine Brite Gel FTW!!

I bought a pack of tooth brushes at a thift store for a couple bucks, they work wonders...

Really kind of envying you Nate, a nice little project, easily replacable parts, and will be a cheap and fun driver when you are done.

Round 2 of Trans clean up




Cylinder number one was pretty wet...


Head:




Pretty decent wear on the cam shafts, not sure how much is too much.




My crankshaft sprocket removal apparatus. what a SOB that was.







Left is number 2: the spun rod bearing. Not sure if it's salvageable or not. I will put some calipers on it to see if it's still in spec. Definitely needs to get cleaned up though:




The offending bearing:




Rods and caps. Lightweight rods!:


Turbo





Laundry list so far

So I need to see if I can save the crank. Need to have the head decked, possibly rebuilt? Not sure what kind of head work I need to do. Turbo needs to be evaluated for rebuild as well. All new bearings and new heavyweight rods.

you know i was just getting ready to say you should def rebuilt the turbo till i saw it on your list

Gee, those rods look oddly familiar... Any chance you could take some measurements for me?

nah....those could be similar ones used in canam.....could they????

Nah, those are all stockers.. but I'm sure Nate is wanting to use something like whats in the can-am's...

That there is a darn good looking project you got going for yourself.
Keep up the good work.

Check the Conversion and build up of my T2 Charger (87) . I also have alot of stuff accumulated over the past 15 years of Turbo Shelby's msg me if ya need stuff !
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1031771825
Actually made a 13.80 pass in my Charger at 18#boost !!!!!
Daytonas are a little heavy but a lot of fun, I got 3 of 'em !

This is looking good! I wish I had the resources to do this with the turbo Laser sitting in my back yard. It's an '86 XE, same color as that daytona with black leather interior... :(

Your build is amazing sir!!!!! You could eat out of that engine compartment I could potentially be in the market for just about anything you got engine wise

Love the 1st gen laser styling, These cars are amazingly easy to work on, don't need a lot of special equipment. I need to hurry up and take the crank to work to measure it up... kinda lollygagging waiting for the finances to shore back up again. Babies are expensive!! Hoping to get that done this weekend, as well as drop the front crossmember.

Are you still rebuilding the engine?

Something to consider: The 2.0/2.4(neon) head, including the 2.4 head and mitsubishi 420 head, can be swapped onto the 2.2/2.5 block. Makes for a pretty awesome engine, and opens up an entirely different array of performance parts to you.

http://www.turbododge.com/forums/f48/