rebuild

[MoonRaker]

I was thinking that but I was so in depth with the assembly I didnt have much of a chance to take pictures. I can say a couple of things though. I noticed that the crank and rod bearings were brand new, they even still had the machine cut marks with no visable wear. 5 of the 6 cylenders were perfect also showing no wear, you could still see the hone marks in even the bad hole, there was 2 much uneven wear in the hole that housed the cracked ring. Everything was brown from the blowby but cleaned up better then expected. Things are going together pretty quickly, I lost the head dowls so I need to track them down today. Ive also bought new head bolts since I had to drill 4 out. The holes were bored out 10 over and the heads to block surfaces were decked for a perfect seal.

[MoonRaker]

Well, motor is finished ready to install. Recommendation, dont loss any parts, it takes alot longer in the end.

[Chopper]

Was this a '99 block, you started with? Did you run it in on the bench, or are you just plunking it back in? Did you change (or clean up) any oil ports? With the reported oil starvation issues in the '99s, opening them up some would have been prudent. One more thing, how dirty was the intake and all? (I don't care for this EGR/Cat setup-suspect it takes too long for the cats to light up, dumping more carbs back up top) Cool, you're almost rollin'__Wayne

[MoonRaker]

Its a 2001 model.

[MoonRaker]

Shes running like a top. All is well and the VX is back on the road. I have to say that reinstaling the motor was the hardest part. The removal was cake, the build was also cake but the instal was the most tedios pain in the *** thing I think ive done in a long time.

[MoonRaker]

Well, the rebuild is a complete success. Now that ive done it im offering my services for a complete rebuild of blocks, short or long, removal and install. Turn around on removal, rebuild and install will be around 3 weeks.
Only the long block- $1200 labor plus parts and machine
Complete engine removal, rebuild and installl- $3200 plus parts

Total cost for rebuild parts
$850 for rebuild kit
$500 for machining
Porting and other mods can be negotiated
A down payment on parts and machine work wich will be determined after all of your original parts are inspected.

[Chopper]

Shes running like a top. All is well and the VX is back on the road. I have to say that reinstaling the motor was the hardest part. The removal was cake, the build was also cake but the instal was the most tedios pain in the *** thing I think ive done in a long time.

Try changing the starter on an old #!@*# Z3....yanking the engine seemed a viable alternative.

[Chopper]

This is more what I have in mind.........[img]1.jpg[/img]