Some more top swap questions! Yay!

[Scottydoggs]

yes that works. paint the lim too.

i dint have the sc to sit on top the lim, so i taped it off. but you can set them up and paint both. tape off the sides of the lim where you dont want paint.

[SubwayGuy]

What paint did you use? And do you have to prime everything beforehand? I want to do my S/C and throttle body silver, and then the fuel rail black.

[suitercrew]

Sweeeet

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[Scottydoggs]

i used duplicolor high heat engine paint, and primer.




and the same primer with hi heat black on all the little parts.

[SubwayGuy]

What did you use to clean the surfaces? I was thinking wire wheeling everything.

[Scottydoggs]

see the wire wheel set there lol and brake cleaner. if stuff is real rusty wear a dust mask.


my block was a rust coated beast. first cleaned piston top lol

[SubwayGuy]

I'll just wire wheel the top of the S/C and throttle body. Fuel rail don't need to be cleaned up. Just painted right away.

[Scottydoggs]

clean the heads and paint them too. you cant see much past there really.

[SubwayGuy]

I'll paint them black then lol.

[Scottydoggs]

what ever color you like. its yours. you think i asked if i should paint mine yellow? no i did not lol

[SubwayGuy]

what ever color you like. its yours. you think i asked if i should paint mine yellow? no i did not lol

My color scheme is black and silver. So a silver S/C/LIM/TB and a black fuel rail and heads for contrast.

[suitercrew]

Im assuming theres no prep when painting the sc and stuff besides cleaning. Like no scuffing are sanding balognie right?

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[Scottydoggs]

clean and paint. thats it. all i did.

[suitercrew]

So i drove to pick up my heads today and the guy didnt have them off the block yet and i didnt have enough time to wait any longer but he had two gtps and it was nice to meet a fellow enthusiast in Arizona! He also told me he would sell me the whole motor for 100$ but i dont know if it worth it since he spun a bearing

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[suitercrew]

Hey guys so im sure there is a thread or a how to for top swapping but i cant find it, i can only find the one with the parts list. What do i do with the balancer shaft when i topswap?

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[Scottydoggs]

Nothing. Leave it a Lone.

[suitercrew]

Ok ya i saw a thread of a guy talking about the balancer having to come off and how it wouldnt be that hard to do a cam and timing chain at that time. I thought he was talking about the balancer shaft but now i re read it and assume bhe was just talking about the hb

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[SgtMarshal]

Ok ya i saw a thread of a guy talking about the balancer having to come off and how it wouldnt be that hard to do a cam and timing chain at that time. I thought he was talking about the balancer shaft but now i re read it and assume bhe was just talking about the hb

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if you do a top swap, the harmonic balancer has to come off and get replaced with a supercharger version, otherwise there is no way for the supercharger to have a belt that will turn it. once you have the harmonic balancer off, it isn't a lot more work to take the timing cover off and change the cam.

[timboku]

So i drove to pick up my heads today and the guy didnt have them off the block yet and i didnt have enough time to wait any longer but he had two gtps and it was nice to meet a fellow enthusiast in Arizona! He also told me he would sell me the whole motor for 100$ but i dont know if it worth it since he spun a bearing

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If it's a complete l67, grab it, all the parts you need for a top swap will be fine, them you have all the pullies, bolts, etc...then scrape the block for 20bucks

[suitercrew]

Well its complete except the pulleys are already off it and the supercharger, tb, and all that stuff up top is off but i already have a sc. Basically it has everything lim and down including coil pack bracket with coil packs

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