96 Beretta Project

[3400-95-Modified]

Timing cover all clearanced...



Crank is also done... got my gaskets this weekend so maybe tonight I'll put 90% of that together to get it cleaned up and out of the way so I can fix my subie when my tools come in tomorrow.

[3400-95-Modified]

Ok, that settles that one... LOL they will go back in the same way I did them before.

[mfuller]

....any suggestion or recommendation on where to position the oil holes on the cam bearings during install? This recent set I think I put at around 4-5 O'clock since I think that's where the stock ones were orientated.

Yep. Chevrolet 60-degree V6 power manual says "The oil feed hole in the cam bearings should be positioned between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock as viewed from the front of the block...."

[3400-95-Modified]

Trying to keep it to only what's necessary, I am hoping to drive this car to the Denver meet this year so I don't want to go crazy and create a problem somewhere. I was going to pull the heads and change the gaskets but they haven't given me a single issue so I think I will just clean everything up, install the conversion gasket set I ordered, new Valve cover gaskets and possibly try to drill holes for the lower intake 3500 rubber gaskets some how... Or cut off the tabs on one set of them and see if they will work that way. Also I bought some cam bearings as noted so those are getting swapped out. But that's really about it. Everything else looks really good.

any suggestion or recommendation on where to position the oil holes on the cam bearings during install? This recent set I think I put at around 4-5O'clock since I think that's where the stock ones were orientated.

[ericjon262]

I want to coat the hotside on the Fiero, but right now, it's not in the budget or timeframe...

what all are you going to do to the engine while you have it out?

[3400-95-Modified]

No, it was actually a DIY ceramic coating, but unfortunately I don't have a oven large enough to bake them so I relied on the baking when the vehicle is run, which is a bit unreliable... I also tried to seal coat the front one and that burnt off because it wasn't quite dry enough. If I had the oven to do it in I think they would have baked on fine and lasted but engine heat is just too inconsistent and sometimes too hot.

[young gun]

I love pictures. lol. Did you just use some spray can "sealer" on the headers before?

[3400-95-Modified]

Just ordered a set of Teflon 350 cam bearings... Hopefully these last this time. The ones I have look decent but there is one spot on one where it looks like it took too much pressure and started to flake apart... I can't understand why though, the rest look fine. If this teflon set gives me any issues then I think I'll have to have the block checked and ensure the cam journals are straight.

Timing chain was dead though... Gears looked fine.

You could hear this outside the vehicle when it would idle... Not a whole lot of extra play in the cam to the crank, but just NOISY!



Time to get them coated for real





Motor coming apart.






Been a while since it's been like this... over 2yrs since I redid the bearings in the motor at least...

[TGP37]

Yeah, I went out a bought a bunch of steel items when I got my Tig.

Washers, rods, plates, tubes, ........all the small items that are inexpensive. I just need to source the bulk of most projects.

I often looked at my wifes steel kitchen ware thinking Hmmmm, nah. Not worth the ass whoopin.



There is a ton of steel all around ready to be used. But then I do live in steel city, Pittsburgh full of Rust and Funeral Homes. Ugggh

Recently I cut all kinds of scrap off a dead washer and 2 steel shelves. The washer made a great source for 2'x2' thin steel plate.

[3400-95-Modified]

Enjoying the new welder, I see

Yes I am... It's so nice to have the welder so I can just create something when I need it and I can get good welds with it too. Worst part is I have no material to work with so I have to think about it and then go buy stuff... I need to just order a bunch of various sections just to have some things on hand since I know I will be using it often.

[ForcedFirebird]

Enjoying the new welder, I see

[3400-95-Modified]

Coil bracket fits under the hood...

[Nick-G]

They look great just the way they are I wouldn't change a thing.

[3400-95-Modified]

I would keep them equal length.
The coil pack bracket turned out great, nice work.

That's what I was leaning toward, they are all 8.25" long and then I was going to ensure that the lines leaving the solenoids were also the same length to each block... I want to eliminate any oddness of the distribution and I think this is the best way to do so. Obviously there is no way to make the fuel and Nitrous delivery happen at exactly the same time unless I figure out how fast the Nitrous flows at 950 psi vs the fuel at 63 psi and then get a ratio and shorten that supply system to compensate... LOL way too much if you ask me.

I'll just put a fuel purge switch on it and hold the throttle open a tad and tap the switch to purge the fuel side of things. I think the slight lean spot I saw on my last runs with my setup were due to the supply line for the fuel being quite long and near some heat so it probably would evaporate in the line leaving air, and then of course you purge the Nitrous side of things so that is there and ready to go.

[onefastV6]

I would keep them equal length.
The coil pack bracket turned out great, nice work.