i know 😀
there are limits and certain things u shouldnt do urself 😉
🚗 This is the build story for a car in the registry: 1991 SilEighty
i know 😀
there are limits and certain things u shouldnt do urself 😉
haha yeah,
Also like redoing the valves... hopefully they didn't screw them up.
riiiiiggghhhttt.....
So another mini update 😀
All 4 pistons is in, thanx to aep86 for the spare piston that I needed.
Got the head back too. looks all perdy 😛 valves looks good. and its nice and clean.
timing chain kit installed, and cams are in, head fitted to block and everything was torqued.
So far so good. 😀
should be able to have it in in two weeks 😀
f#ck, cant wait anymore!






















Nice! so wen is this going to growl? 😈
should be done very very soon 😀
Ok so did some work for a change...
engine bay resprayed, engine got another more metallic gray thing going on and ja some pics:














Almost there. Looking good.
Well done Rieks ,looking good 😀
Looks Great !!
Looking good Riekert! Keep it going!
Thanx guys! Weather screwing me around a bit today, but at least got the intake powersteering pump throttle body ect sprayed and should have everything fitted to the motor today.
Tomorrow I'll fit the brake booster, clutch master cylinder and the ABS unit. yes yes... I'm fitting it again... 😛 didn't get time to source a deletion block for it... so ja.
Need to touch up here and there and remove some overspray, then I'll drop it the motor next week and should be able to start it in the week or next weekend. 🙂
but ja so far so good 😀
Verry verrryy nice!!!!! 😈 😈
Looks very decent Mr Riekert! :200sx_200sx:
Getting there man, lekker.
Well done Rieks....um....engine stand?
Looking good Riekert few more day of elbow grease and you there.
haha thanx guys!
Yeah almost there... I did loaf a bit on sunday though... went on a beer tasting with a friend and that turned into a whole day mission, was fun though... so ja... My SX had to wait a bit.
Now tonite I'll be bolting everything on the motor again didn't do that either 😳 so will take pics of the completed heart tonite too.
Still need to respray the pulleys and the cam cover though... so will see how the weather looks this afternoon.
Draco... yeah... I know I need a engine stand... just never get around to go buy one 😛 so for now I use the trolly manoeuvre. hahaha.
Thanx Hentie... jip! couple more days and a bit of hard work on the weekend and she should be done!
Ok so its long weekend again this weekend... Gonna try and get the SR back into the car, get the wiring sorted and get the IC plumbing back it with the new IC...
Just waiting on the injectors and then I should be sorted...
Will take pics of the progress. hold thumbs I get it done before the 1st of Oct.
😈 😈 Good to hear it will be working before the 1st of October hehe
So after alot of cursing and swearing... some blood tears and sweat I managed to get the motor back into the SX...
Looking damn good actually. will load pics tonite 😀
Will be completing the rest of the wiring tonite...
Should also be able to fit the radiator boost pipes and the rest of the randoms tonite too.
My aim for starting it on the 1st might actually be coming true 🙂
Good luck, your almost there.
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