Some pics of my engine rebuild in progress

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 11:15 pm

Some of them are blurry due to my digital camera but you can get the picture (ha ha, pun intended)

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mikem_ ... yahoo.com/

Enjoy, Mike

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 12:47 am

Nice pics!!

I like the engine in the house

Something I would probably do....hahaha

Did you get the valve covers and intake powder coated? I like the valve covers. They look pretty good!!

That header is sick!! very cool. Is it SS? Do you have any sort of thermal coating on it? That would be the only thing I'd suggest doing. headers tend loose heat better then cast manifolds. With turbo's you want to retain the heat so it can be dumped into turbo. Temp is not necessarily the driving force in a turbo, but it's a good measure of it's efficiency. The larger the temp differential is across the turbo, the more efficient it is.

Rod aka subie_do is having his header internally and externally thermal coated. This is a good way to improve efficiency/power, and reduce underhood temps.

entirelyturbo · Post by **entirelyturbo** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 1:00 am

Oh wow!!! That is the prettiest Subaru engine I've ever seen!!! The red intake manifold and valve covers look EXCELLENT!!!

Yeah, I could see a extra project EJ22 sittin in my living room like that

Mike, I can see by the work you do that you're going to make a BF project that we will all dream of and aspire to... Fantastic!!

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 1:52 am

Thanks guys I have been working very hard on this engine. Almost every bracket, pipe, or anything with rust has been sand blasted and re-painted. I took absolutely everything apart. I took the vavle covers to work (machine company) and milled the little ribs that stick out so that they are flat. If you look close at yours they are round on top not flat. I then polished them. I masked off those areas and after sandblasting I painted them with hi temp engine paint. same thing with the intake manifold. I'm not sure how it will hold up on alluminum but we shall see. The header is cool isn't it?

I bought it from Nate at http://www.ss-ms.com/ I dont think I'll wrap it, I dont want to ruin the pretty look it has. I do agree with you that it will be more efficient if it was wrapped but I'll see how it works without for now. Besides this car will be a weekend warrior only. Not my daily driver. I will be ordering my VF23 from nate tomorrow and will have pics up soon of that. Hopefully I'll have the motor in next weekend

Thanks for the compliments I apreciate them,

Mike

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:10 am

I don't know if I'd wrap it, I've heard mixed opinions on wrapping. Thermal coating is tough stuff and is shiny.

eastbaysubaru · Post by **eastbaysubaru** » Mon Jun 23, 2003 6:34 am

I've also heard/read that the thermal coating is much better than the wrapping. Something to think about while the engine/exhaust stuff is out of the car.

-Brian

subiekid · Post by **subiekid** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 5:04 am

omg, that thing is so hot. what temp is your paint for? i saw some for 1200 degrees, i was aboutt to get it and paint my spare turbo manifold. i was kinda scared that it woudl not hold up or make a funny smell.

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:12 pm

Its just regular engine paint from the parts store. I'm not worried about the paint melting off or anything but my only cincern is it peeling off the alluminum. Typically you need to prep alluminum before paint which I did not do due to my lack of patience

. I will definately let you know how it holds up, I dont think it will be a problem though.

Mike

morgie · Post by **morgie** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 1:47 am

Wow, pretty nice job !

you defenitely have a lot more patience than me

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:42 pm

Beautiful engine! I'm doing the same thing with the crackle finish paint (like old Ferraris had on the valve covers) when I finally get a turbo motor. I'm going to be keeping mine in the kitchen... Yeah, of course I live alone.

subiekid · Post by **subiekid** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 4:10 am

what is the propor way to prepare aluminum?

subiekid · Post by **subiekid** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 5:52 am

subiekid wrote:what is the propor way to prepare aluminum?

anyone?

i would like to do this and i need to put my other manifold back on.

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:34 am

There's a special aluminum primer that contains acid to prepare the surface, but I believe sanding with 600 grit may prepare the surface OK if you clean it thoroughly before painting.

Steve.

subiekid · Post by **subiekid** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 1:39 am

thanks

LegacyT · Post by **LegacyT** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 1:57 am

Just look for stuff called etching primer. Beautiful engine BTW,Id love to rebuild one and make it look like that!

Mark,

subiekid · Post by **subiekid** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 5:52 am

is there any way to get the paint to not be glossy? i would rather have a finish more like the sti has.

Aaron's ej22t · Post by **Aaron's ej22t** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 8:55 am

don't use glossy paint. or instead, go and get it powdercoated which is better and not much more money. powdercoat is not glossy.

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Tue Jul 08, 2003 1:34 pm

Thanks evolutionmovement for the post on the etching primer I was getting around to writing that any day now lol. As far as powdercoating, I have seen glossy before.

P.S. thanks for the props

Mike

subiekid · Post by **subiekid** » Wed Jul 09, 2003 12:59 am

so powder coating would hold the heat better then the can spray? i was quoted 30 to do my im. sounds good to me. now i just got to strip it before i go on vacation and take it down.

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 1:39 pm

I have been working diligently on making a custom pipe for the inlet on my VF34. I managed to tach weld the steel pipe in a few places to the shape I needed and took it to a welder for the final beeds. I will be picking it up today and will be sending it out for Black Oxide (kind of like what they do for alluminun with anodizing, but for steel, and acts like a rust preventative). I should hopefully get the engine in this weekend

I'll update my pics as soon as I can.

Wish me luck.

Mike

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Some pics of my engine rebuild in progress

Some pics of my engine rebuild in progress