nice

 

You're going to get a boat load of oil out of the balance shaft port. I wouldn't do that. If you have enlarge the valve cover ports, I would do that first.

 

That did occur to me as a possibility. I'm going to see how it does. If the can fills up quickly then I'll change it up.

Like I said I'm not having any issues with the pcv system as is, which is pretty much stock, but more vents won't hurt. The catch can was free and everything other than the block fitting I already had laying around so it's not costing me much at all to give this a shot.

 

Engine is all back together. Getting it mated to the trans tonight and dropping it back in tomorrow if I can find the time.

 

badass. Good luck. I hope it stay together this time

 

Car is about done, just have some little things left to do. Decided to work through the night and went from an engine on a stand to in the car ready to run in a little over 12 hours. Got the dash back in and it's ready for some new gauges that I ordered. Unfortunately I had a bit of a mishap with getting the driver's side inner axle stub back in and the splines have been messed up pretty good by the circlip. Trying to source one local so I can have the car ready for this weekend to give it a shakedown.

 

I've done that before. Usually happens because the hog ring somehow gets expanded, then gets folded over the shaft. Makes hard to get back out too. Big PITA.

 

That's exactly what happened. Circlip mushroomed a couple splines together. I took a peek into the diff and I don't see any damage to those splines fortunately.

Just ordered up an axle and two new circlips from a local dealer. Told them to next day ship it so it'll hopefully be in tomorrow for pickup.

 

Gotta love the usual "you weren't broke when I removed you but I'll be damned you are now" reassembly drama. Been there to many times.

Hope the shake down goes well, loving the build.

 

Protip- the new shaft comes with new hog rings already on it.

 

Just got the new one from the dealer. Guess I've got extras then. I believe the service manual says to replace them so having a couple laying around wouldn't be bad.

 

Stupid question but since you guys are talking about it I figured Id ask. What is the best way to install the new hog ring onto the half shaft? Last time I did my clutch the ring had expanded some so I attempted to pull it off and compress it again only to then have to bend it back outward some to get it back on the shaft. Im guessing this time around it may fight be some when i try to slide hammer it out.

So what is the proper way to get it on without distorting it?

 

Got the car all done last night. Couple small kinks but they all ironed out just fine. Car feels absolutely great. Oil pressure looks pretty good too. Since I couldn't squeeze in a better oil pan I think I'm just going to do track days on my street tires and monitor my oil pressure gauge like a hawk.



I've head of people using vice grips to compress it for a few hours before installing but honestly there really isn't a proper way that I know of. I don't know if it was the circlips or the new splines but the new shaft slid right in and seat with two light hits.

 

The shaft with clips is only like $70, I just replace the shaft. The hog rings are a pain to get on without ruining them

The new shaft def helps. I think the splines get beat up with repeated removal/install over time.

 

Went for a little cruise today. Remembered to bring my gopro for once. Here's a little action of the shifter since I've had some people ask about it. Side note: the car is breaking up a bit, pretty sure the plugs are fouled.