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Here's my 95 pickup that I got for $100 from a friend who thought he had hydrolocked the motor, turned out to be a badly blown head gasket.


The day I started the build:


Ordered LC Engineering's master rebuild kit, Street Clutch, and Street Performer Cam & Valve Spring Kit:



Pulled the tranny for a wash, then forgot to get a picture of the finished product:


After that, I took off the intake manifold, exhaust, and unplugged the wiring harness, which I also forgot to get pictures of..

After the engine was stripped of its intake, exhaust, and wiring, I pulled the old, suspected hydrolocked 22RE.


Once the motor was out, the teardown was ready..

Got the old head off, and the pistons/connecting rods out.


Removed the crank, got the block pressure washed, installed new freeze plugs, and painted the block with high temp gloss black.


Once the block was prepped, I honed the cylinders.

The rebuild kit came with new pistons, wrist pins, and wrist pin locks, so I installed them onto the connecting rods.


A buddy of mine had a BRAND NEW head sitting in his garage that he didn't have any use for, so I got that for free. Here it is before I installed the new valvetrain.


After the new valvetrain.


Once the head was rebuilt, I installed the crank, pistons, new timing chain guide, and new lower timing sprocket.


Then came the Head, timing cover, rocker assembly, and street performer cam.


Intake manifold went on next.


Picked up a new PaceSetter header from Summit Racing.


Didn't get a picture of the engine going back in, with the tranny and all. But here it is installed.


Last photo so far, is of it in the truck in running condition. (a little editing)

 

I'll have lots of updates coming soon. I've got a lot of new parts on order, all of which are at no charge..

 

Need to tell me your trick for getting parts for free! I've got a few things I need free as well!

Upload a video of how it sounds with the header and cam?

 

damn 100 wat a steal we can we get deals like tht in socal btw awsome progress

 

Thanks man. I got it for $100 plus a trade for some 10 inch subwoofers, and a 250 watt amp.

 

i meant why cant we get those deals in socal lol nice nice man hows it run ???

 

Cherry berry bodie..solid

 

Have you got it started with the Pacesetter Header on there yet? Was thinking about doing that same thing.

 

Yeah. I had to drill out the bolt holes on the egr tube, because pace setter didn't put the bolt holes on the header in the right spot.

 

iBeen thinkin about getting a set of those headers. do they hang low under your truck?

 

They don't hang low at all. They hang above the bottom of the frame from the header back.

 

I have these headers and no they don't hang low.

 

I've decided to go with the LS400 disc brake upgrade, because they're plentiful at my local wrecking yard.

 

Great job, man ... Lovin' what you've done there ... SWEET !!!

 

I'm stoll tweakin about getting that thing for 100 dollars. I hope you can deliver us a good vid of that cam in action, because i was considering grabbing one of those babies. All in all, can't wait to see what else you got up your sleeves.

 

I'm definitely considering going the 1uz route, over 4ag, based on cost for power.

 

Cool man, great job! Nice to see someone close to my neighborhood on here. I was playing on the same swap. I found a complete 1UZ at the Pick N Pull in Carson out of a LS400. Are you headed to Haywire this weekend?

 

I don't know what that is. Haha. And I've got to get a new lower intake manifold tomorrow, mine sheared the bolt head that holds the coolant crossover tube on.

 

Its a car and truck show in Hilmar, CA. Like 4-4.5 away this Saturday. Check the Event thread for upcoming events. There is also a show down here in Gardnerville.

 

I might have to make a run down to gardnerville to that show.