WTBRotary's Drummond Build
11-26-2013, 10:57 AM
#52
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Not waiting on parts, Team is in Japan 
and since I don't know exactly how to install an engine by myself, things have slowed down. This whole experience is a learning one for me. I am no pro, so since this is my first engine install it's all about the learning action. I have some things planned myself to do while he's gone but I can't say it's going to be a ton of progress to be honest.
I had some oil where the tranny and engine connect so I cleaned that out, seems I had another oil leak. Took off my insulation in my engine bay and cleaned it since it looked like ****. Also cleaned the undercarriage of my car since Ive had an oil leak for the last year. The entire underside of my car was covered in oil.
11-26-2013, 11:11 AM
#53
^^^ Exactly, Its just so damn cold. Im gonna have to find a space heater... LOL.
Once with my old 8, my friend had a WWP and totaled it. His 8 was in the country at the shop, the shop gave us the go ahead to swap parts out etc. and to put them on mine (since mine happened to be WWP as well). So me and my buddy went out there at night since the shop left the gate open, it was 25F with 10-20mph straight-line winds. Sucked monkey nuts. Swapping the rear bumper took us 4-5 hours. We couldn't feel our hands and it was at night so we couldn't see either. Worst experience working on my car ever...
Once with my old 8, my friend had a WWP and totaled it. His 8 was in the country at the shop, the shop gave us the go ahead to swap parts out etc. and to put them on mine (since mine happened to be WWP as well). So me and my buddy went out there at night since the shop left the gate open, it was 25F with 10-20mph straight-line winds. Sucked monkey nuts. Swapping the rear bumper took us 4-5 hours. We couldn't feel our hands and it was at night so we couldn't see either. Worst experience working on my car ever...
01-07-2014, 05:33 PM
#55
any updates on this?
01-11-2014, 07:53 PM
#57
Just getting back on it following my 3 week trip to Japan in Dec plus going to visit family for Thanksgiving & Xmas. We both also had to deal with some funeral issues too, and theres the demotivating weather issues to boot. Life threw us a bunch of curves.
We installed the radiator several weeks ago and I recently finished installing the RB oil line kit and new EPS harness. I am not a fan of it. Having to use the OE oil line brackets, which then makes the OE oil lines useless/non-sellable with the cheapo mounting clamps they supply is pretty lame.
Should start on building up the keg into a full engine tomorrow. The plug is in the radiator, but it is still empty since the engine isn't in yet. I will snap a pick when I'm down there. You will likely need to buy and install a helicoil to repair it.
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We installed the radiator several weeks ago and I recently finished installing the RB oil line kit and new EPS harness. I am not a fan of it. Having to use the OE oil line brackets, which then makes the OE oil lines useless/non-sellable with the cheapo mounting clamps they supply is pretty lame.
Should start on building up the keg into a full engine tomorrow. The plug is in the radiator, but it is still empty since the engine isn't in yet. I will snap a pick when I'm down there. You will likely need to buy and install a helicoil to repair it.
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Last edited by TeamRX8; 01-11-2014 at 08:01 PM.
01-13-2014, 07:59 AM
#62
Now just have to find one the right size, the on it comes with looks like an AN plug.
05-01-2014, 01:38 PM
#68
personal/life complications mostly
there were a number of modifications, both engine and vehicle, which add complexity and time to the project. The Racing Beat oil cooler lines and header in particular were a headache to install.
Otherwise last night the car cranked right up and ran fine for the first time in 6 months. We have some follow up stuff to do tonight, but it was driven home and I haven't had an emergency phone call yet.
Only issue was when the oil cooler bypass kick in about 1.5 qts of oil got dumped onto the floor because Team Dufus forgot to go buy the wrench missing from his kit that was needed to fully tighten one of the engine oil cooler line connections. Of course there wasn't any oil dry handy. Pretty amazing how large an area 1.5 qts of fresh 0W40 oil will spread too ...
I'll leave it to the owner to expand on from here. My work is mostly done.
there were a number of modifications, both engine and vehicle, which add complexity and time to the project. The Racing Beat oil cooler lines and header in particular were a headache to install.
Otherwise last night the car cranked right up and ran fine for the first time in 6 months. We have some follow up stuff to do tonight, but it was driven home and I haven't had an emergency phone call yet.
Only issue was when the oil cooler bypass kick in about 1.5 qts of oil got dumped onto the floor because Team Dufus forgot to go buy the wrench missing from his kit that was needed to fully tighten one of the engine oil cooler line connections. Of course there wasn't any oil dry handy. Pretty amazing how large an area 1.5 qts of fresh 0W40 oil will spread too ...
I'll leave it to the owner to expand on from here. My work is mostly done.
01-16-2015, 03:52 AM
#69
But its very complicated for us to wait so hard as well.
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