Wish i could visit. Well the forum will do fine.
Doing up an engine for a renewed life successfully is so rewarding.
Honestly, every time i drive mine is a treat.
Nice pics. Will be valuable during reassembly and for memories.
Refreshes mental details from the past.
Taking time to document progress, dates, and tasks, helps much for future reference.
I believe a new turbo oil line can be made using a brake line with correct id, end fittings, and duplicated bends.
In car repair is harder lifting heavy parts without a lift assist of some sort plus limited access to everything.
Plus side is it saves a lot of time overall.
Pulling the engine with trans is not that hard once planning and commitment is made and proper tools are on hand.
Adds a lot more down time, mess, space, determination, and documenting/staging of parts.
Trade off is easy tear down, inspections, clean and paint, rebuild.
Little over 6 years in my case, first time doing this major type of work in this type of car.
If pulling the oil pan, engine has to come almost out. Rebuild of bottom end really has to be done on an engine stand.
Pulling most of the parts off in-car can make later choice of engine pull easier and more manageable.
If pulling engine, leave bell on. Just pull trans. Save time.
So is ability to keep car in place. And loose parts safe.
Had to move mine multiple times over 13 years downtime.
Overcoming setbacks, stumbling blocks, were part of the deal.
One was misplacing all the oil pan fasteners. Had to buy new. Found them years later. Dunno what happened there.
Keeping loose parts always together in large plastic bins with lids prevented more loss.
There are times one loses steam on the project. Then comes a turning point.
Later on buildup, things get much better.
Vaguely like taking dips in a pool, low dive, gulp, high diving in. Building up confidence.
Past experience allows me to 'high dive' working on some parts of a car. Never in a pool.
Whatever is comfortable works best.
There will always be second guessing on the right way, or if something was overlooked or done at all.
Will wait till i retire to do this again. Hard when working ft, ot, and car is parked on the other side of town.
Vacation, holidays, and auto industry summer shutdown layoff time pushed the project along faster.
Could not have done it without valuable help from friends, family, and good outside contacts.
Even bad info helped decisions, of which correct ones stood out or made more sense more than once.
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