Woody's build thread

[itsnotanova]

It's been awhile since my last update and a lot has happen. A few months ago I had to remove the 3.4 out because green chunks were showing up in the filter and the lifters were very loud. I then installed a 3.2 motor I pulled from a flooded boxster. The 3.2 ran great and held oil pressure the whole time I was using it. It felt as powerful as the 3.4 it replaced. With the 3.4 out, I decided to let a friend look at it and see what he finds. He calls me back and tells me the lifters were soft and the tensioner guides looked bad but that was about it. I wasn't really looking forward to spending another $2000 in parts for the 3.4. I then decided to use the tensioners (along with new guides) and lifters from the 3.2 for the 3.4. The 3.4 had a new L&N pro, water pump and clutch disc. I figure I'll get the 3.4 back in and save the 3.2 for another day when I want to build a high horsepower motor. Guess which guides have 39k and which set has 55k? One from each set is missing from the pic

The 39K are on the bottom! That's what can happen to a motor sitting around with old oil. The O-rings inside the tensioners and guides were deteriorating. The chain ramps looked fine though. I'm guessing the soft lifters had lesson the power a lot as the 3.4 feels a little stronger than before. In the process of installing the motor I had cracked the oil fill tube and had to go back and replace it. I tried from the front but quickly decided to pull the engine harness forward and get the hose clamp from that angle. It's real easy to remove from that spot versus trying to reach in the engine bay

[itsnotanova]

I also finished installing the accusump. I bought the adapter from my friend who repaired the 3.4. He has the adapter and under drive pulley I use made and sells them mostly to the racing crowd. If you want to buy either the UDP or adapter, you can reach him at Mayo Performance Specialties (817) 540-4939 and ask for Chris.

I mounted the toggle switch next to the frunk/trunk release for two reasons. It was an easy location to run wire from the front to the back and it was in an easily accessible location that also wasn't in the way or might get bumped.

[itsnotanova]

I also finally got a set of lightweight seats installed. I had a customer who bought a car with them installed and wanted factory seats instead. We decided to trade and we both left happy. Him more than me. They look good until you start examining them and quickly realize they're Chinese knock offs. At first I would have given them a C- but after a few days I would bump them up to a C+. The seatbelt guides were painted a cheap silver so I took them off and covered them with plastidip. I have to warn anyone over 5'10 and 170lbs, they might be too small for you as I barely fit in them. I didn't weigh them or the factory seats before I did the switch, but I'd guess I lost at least 60LBs. They'll do for now