Also…got the first piece of the possible front suspension conversion earlier this month: the front crossmember out of a ‘96 SC300. (Only cost $120!)
Then today I hit it with the pressure washer and a wire wheel on the drill:
On initial inspection, it does appear that the mounting holes...
Well, after getting the truck back on the road (turned out to be a pinion bearing on the Toyota’s 7.5, wound up buying a w59 gearbox out of a ‘99 Tacoma only to find out the rearend was the problem. Thank you truck cab for echoing the sound everywhere.) I’m able to start working on the car...
Well, we’re moving along. Driver’s-side head is now off, as is the oil pan.
Good news: all 16 lifters look like they’re in good shape.
Unsure about a couple lobes on the cam though. Might need a set of rings too.
Next, I need to either find a big enough pulley puller, or get a spacer or...
After 4 months, I’ve finally started the teardown on the ‘13 5.7 Hemi that I got. So far it’s just the passenger-side head that’s been pulled off.
The closeup shot is of the #2 cylinder.
And now the Bellhousing and flywheel have arrived.
The flywheel is MP P5153593.
For now, the project is going to be in a holding pattern because my pickup’s transmission has decided it wants to join the rebuilding party so I need to take care of that first. :/
The die has been cast.
Bought an AR5/MA5 5-speed.
Now to get a compatible bellhousing.
Going to start the disassembly of the Hemi this weekend. Hopefully it’ll look decent inside.
EDIT: well, I got lucky and found a bellhousing off of an '02 Liberty that'll bolt onto this thing. Should be...
It's going to depend on if I go with the 8hp70/Torqueflite 8 or not. I've been kicking the idea around a bit here and there.
just wish I could tie the feature in to a Cruise Control switch.
checking the cam/lifters has been pretty high on the priority list when I started looking at used Hemis. Mine's out of a '13 Chrysler 300 that got rear-ended.
The guy was trying to sell me the rest of the front suspension to go with it :D
I’m just hoping that it’s as good as what I keep hearing about.
Going to pull the heads off tomorrow to see how the pistons look….or I might use that el cheap scope I got off of Amazon and just pull a plug and stick the scope in it instead.
If the weather’s good the 318/904 is getting pulled...
I’ve honestly never thought about this before:
Why are some flywheels specified with a Driver-Side or Passenger-Side starter?
I thought as long as the teeth match up to the ring gear then it shouldn’t really matter.
Here’s a screenshot of what brought my question on: