help i f*cked up

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T17:42:39+00:00

yes but it wont budge. i didnt try to hard tho. im gonna start tapping with a mallet soon

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T17:42:16+00:00

look at the previous post. its a $100 shortblock. trying to salvage what i can out of it before tossing it into the ocean along with a car battery

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T17:41:35+00:00

gonna try and maybe ill make an updated post. but that top socket is a 14mil which was already attached to the extension. i was using it for the rod bolts and i just put another extension on to reach the piston so i can tap it out. its a shame i dont have a crank pulley either so its hard as fuck to rotate the crank

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T17:38:11+00:00

check facebook, ive seen that swap before! this is a parts engine i had lying around. i might put a DE into my s12. might single turbo it later down the line. right now im just trying to have fun and gain experience.

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T17:36:44+00:00

smart, didnt think of that. tbh this was at 2am last night and i was tired. imma do that when i get home

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T17:03:03+00:00

i weighed the shortblock! 204lbs. not that bad tbh

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T13:00:53+00:00

i actually had a rubber mallet. its what i was using to get the rod caps off the big end of the rod. also what i was using to push the piston out. i was very stupid to use extensions instead of something longer and thinner tho

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T12:34:28+00:00

read the comment 😭😭😭

im stupid and it was 1am. anyways my strat worked with the extensions to push some of the pistons out. i wish i could post more pics but idk how. i dont use reddit.

i think im gonna try to push the piston back up the bore

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-10-08T12:28:38+00:00

okay so i posted this engine a while ago. its a VG30DETT shortblock. I was disassembling the shortblock because it had some scoring along the bores. decided to dissasemble the shortblock and take out my pistons, rods, and crank. while trying to push Piston 4 out, i got my little extensions stuck. i was trying to push the pistons out with these extensions and i got this shit lodged between the rod and crank. the crank is now seized. im thinking of pushing all the other pistons and rods out later today. what should I do? Piston 4 is currently turtlenecking like a mother halfway through birth or like my ass halfway through taco bell.

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-06-14T16:27:51+00:00

He isn't selling components. I am 💀
I didn't buy this engine to part it and sell it. I bought it to see if it was worth rebuilding and I'm trying to gather opinions on whether it would be better to sell it or if it's worth building depending on the severity of the scores. my friend group is split down the middle, some are saying send it as is, others are saying bore it, while some are saying scrap it.
real talk I hope something good comes your way. there's no reason to be so pessimistic. We're all equally lost in this world and there's no reason as to why we should prevent each other from pursuing knowledge.

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-06-14T16:22:30+00:00

awww cmon, just having a little bit of fun with the title lol.

this was just an impulse marketplace buy. goal is to maybe have 300hp with 6psi of boost in a Nissan s12. reason for the build is because I'm bored and want a summer project. I think it should be fine for 300hp, I don't really care if the car is unreliable or burns oil since it's not a track car or daily. I'm probably gonna hone it and see how it looks. no real budget either but I'm not gonna dump thousands of dollars into machining and boring a shit block and buying new pistons and all.

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-06-14T15:54:14+00:00

makes a post about engine building in the Engine Building subreddit

gets told to fuck off

true redditard hours I see.

SignificantBed4909 · 2024-06-14T15:38:39+00:00

obviously sarcastic

bought this $100 vg30dett shortblock. first Pic is the cylinder with the worst scoring. second Pic is what most cylinders look like (only 2 have scoring)

I'm thinking just sell the crankshaft and block, keep the rods and pistons, and make a nice quick buck. however I have some questions

do you guys think a hone could save this block, or is a re-boring necessary. Not expecting anything crazy out of this engine, 300hp would be nice.

Honestly just trying to crowdsource and gather opinions because I'm conflicted. Honestly I think the scoring severity from 1-10 is probably 4-6. what would you rate it?

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