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Engine is out!!

woohoo. wasn' t to bad of an ordeal to get out. found a few faults to go along with out, but that was expected. nothing to major. all maintenance really.

Gotta have the goods right? Jackie packed me a lunch and I have my tunes. away we go!!


And away we go: I move it in and out of the shop with my pajero! steel bullbars are awesome sometimes. LOL






Power steering and oil cooler removed: diesel oil cooler is 2x the size of the patrol version


Radiator removed:


Driverside stripped:



Drive shafts removed:


Gear shifters removed:


Engine hoist in place!!!


You will notice that the bullbar is removed... couldnt get the hpoist in close enough.


I noticed this stream of oil from behind the headlight after removal... almsot looks like a stream of tears after I tore her heart out... how poetic..


Block out:


Intersting find with the clutch, factory pressure plate, exedy clutch disc, intersting, quite burnt, looks like it was replaced without machining. crack in the disc itself, the pressure plate had seen better days to, the throw out bearing was eating it away at a nice pace.

Worn disc:


Crack:


Heat scorching:


Throwout bearing wear marks:

Well, I figure I will through up one updated shot for the followers.

Here is how it sits this weekend:
There are a lot of hours into this beast, I cant wait to take here for spin.

basically you are looking at a 21 year old car with new everything.. LOL. so close to being perfect again.


Before:



After:

nice build up. I have a sweet spot for built Paj's.

excuse the ute reference. most people here think of ute's as wagon's and not the utility cab/flatbeds you have in Australia. Gold is the donor motor rig and big red is the final product of nice work.
Hope you log some serious km's on there worry-free. Cheers mate

nail on the head, the gold was the donor. its days are over, rusted out firewall as it lived in geraldton on the beach most of its life.. poor thing.

I jsut got lazy updating photos. lol so that is why there is a huge jump.

Link to full build start to finish.

http://www.pocuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=115150

FalcoColumbarius wrote:Well, I gotta say that your Lil' Red Wagon is looking pretty stellar & skucum. Did you completely rebuild the 4D56 (i.e.; sleeves, rings, &c.)?

Falco.

No, the rig I removed it form only had 180000kms on the clock, that gold wagon actually had a 2.3, vin plate was wrong.. so I got a another 2.5 from a import wagon. mint condition. she runs like a a champ. I have logged about 7000kms since the swap. and baiscally and fault are due to me being aggressive to her offroad.. im sorry rear u joint.. I didnt mean to hop on that rock ledge... :(

Little more work this weekend:

got the u- joint fixed, fixed the steering and installed the fender flares, which the missus doesnt like, she states I need to order the 5" flares of ebay.. oookay... if you say so..

Wow! That has morphed into one amazing rig. I really like it. My old man has a Dodge Raider SWB and I always liked the looks of it. Reminds me of yours, except stretched out a bit. Looks really awesome, you must be proud that all your work has payed off.

Craig

great work cruisin! you did a lot of work and it looks great!

I have a massive boner.

LeeHammy wrote:I have a massive boner.

That statement looks funny above your signature. I read the 2 together.
Incidentally I LOVE cheese!