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11-03-2005, 11:18 PM
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| |  Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
OK so I stole the Subject from Rick, but this will make it easier for people to search the two topics later on.
This project is planned to take me all winter long since I can't afford lots of parts right away. Basically right now I'm getting the motor down to a short block and making sure it's all in good shape. So here is what I started with.  |
11-03-2005, 11:21 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Another Shot of the engine before I touched the mess.
I have lots more pics to post yet but little time tonight...I got the head off and ready for the machine shop.  |
11-04-2005, 07:56 AM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor
GL man,I hope you have better luck then rick did! |
11-04-2005, 04:15 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor
Hey thanks man. I'm gonna need all the luck I can get with this project and other things going on right now.
Here is a picture of the top with the 3000 pipe removed.  |
11-04-2005, 04:17 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor
Here is the upper intake removed and what the cam looks like underneath. Seen worse but this is somewhere in between.  |
11-04-2005, 04:19 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Here are all six cylinder and a blown headgasket. (Surprised? I'm not!)  |
11-04-2005, 04:21 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Cylinder 1 of blown head gasket.  |
11-04-2005, 04:29 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Cylinder two was just getting ready to let go on the water jacket to the left like cylinder one did. Three and Four seemed good, and Five looks like two...just getting ready to let go. Here is cylinder six it was completey trashed!  |
11-04-2005, 04:33 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
Here is the head when it was removed and before I cleaned it up some.  |
11-04-2005, 04:37 PM
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| | Re: Mudrunner88 is getting a 7M-GTE / 7MGTE Motor swap
A closeup of the head on cylinder 6 before cleaned. Valves have lots of carbon built up on them on all the cylinders but this one is by far the worst.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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