BACK FROM THE MACHINE SHOP! now I can make buildings!!!

[hessianben]

:D

 

I started a build thread a while back, http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=10126

 

but life got in the way... i'm sure you all know about that!

 

Anyhow, I picked up a 'peanut' A87 head a while back to top my L20b block.

It was from a mystery car, and was really dirty- lot's of carbon build up, just a mess...

I've been searching for a machine shop down here in Orange County that does good work on niche vehicles-

 

Nick from Fast Freddy's (built my Weber for me) http://www.fastfreddyscarbs.com/

 

recommended these guys- http://www.valleyengine.com/

 

I dropped the head off on tuesday in the afternoon...

 

and got a call this morning (wed) that it was done!

 

I don't have a 'before' photo, but you can imagine an average filthy, worn, Datto head...

 

What I got back:

 

 

 

I would eat off of this thing!

they changed the seals, decked it, machined the seats, cleaned and oiled every moving part, and made it shine! looks like new!

I had a set of valve seals, so they didn't charge me for any parts- $165. for everything. worth everypenny to me.

 

If anyone in Orange County needs cylinder head work, please see Rick at Valley Engine and Machine! 714-964-1344 (shameless plug!) They had a few other datto heads there at the time, as well as a lot of exotics...

 

Now I can get this rebuild under way properly!!

[motavated]

That looks real clean I tell you what.

 

Soooo.... L20b with 5 speed right? NICE!

[hessianben]

you know it!

 

 

[banzai510(hainz)]

make sure you ck the valve lash. Sometimes thy put O lash on there and car wont fire up as the comppresstion blow out in to the exhaust.

good price on the head.hopefully the correct rocker went to the correct lobe unless they also resurfaced the rockers then dont matter.

 

PS that Dog has some fucking BALLS hanging!!!!!!!!!!!

[izzo]

 

PS that Dog has some fucking BALLS hanging!!!!!!!!!!!

 

:lol::lol::lol:

 

 

can i ask how much it was to get a head redone like that?

Edited August 21, 2009 by h2theizzo

[bagged_datsun]

:lol::lol::lol:

 

 

can i ask how much it was to get a head redone like that?

 

they changed the seals, decked it, machined the seats, cleaned and oiled every moving part, and made it shine! looks like new!

I had a set of valve seals, so they didn't charge me for any parts- $165. for everything. worth everypenny to me.

 

 

;);)

[banzai510(hainz)]

next time get a SSS gasket or a Felpro intake gasket and you can get it matchported to the gasket 1.5 inch. then its more or less a SSS head since its a closed chamber head

[hessianben]

next time get a SSS gasket or a Felpro intake gasket and you can get it matchported to the gasket 1.5 inch. then its more or less a SSS head since its a closed chamber head

 

reeeheeeaaaalyyyyy...... :eek::eek::eek:

 

would I need to have the intake and exhaust mani's with me as well and give them the same treatment?

Do you know off hand the part numbers for the sss gaskets?

[hessianben]

PS that Dog has some fucking BALLS hanging!!!!!!!!!!!

 

yes, i've checked. LOL that's Ryker. He's my buddy's dog- he was up and we were working on his RX7- he just put a new 12a in it and we needed to set the trailing timing on it. thing pulls now@!!

 

 

my buddy's had that dog since it was 5wks old- he talks to him like a human, and he totally understands! (sometimes decides not to heed suggestions...) He body slams other dogs and has them cowering without ever even showing teeth! He's a bad ass.