Engine is rebuilt. Found a kit on Ebay for the ISF motors which are built in the same factory. A full rebuild kit with crank, pistons, sleeves, valves, springs, bearings, gaskets, etc was only around $1500. I am reusing my original pistons (new ones are smaller to fit the sleeves), but did change out all 4 connecting rods. all clearances looked within spec and overall, its a very easy engine to work on. I will put more details in another thread.
I installed the aluminum oil pan yesterday and have plenty of room above my axle. But I'm also running 14 inch coilovers and 37 inch tires. The real pain is the new dipstick and that it doesn't seem to fit anywhere decent. I built a small bracket to try and give it more stability, but any feedback on how you routed the new dipstick tube is appreciated. The whole tube is shorter than stock and I put it almsot directly up, snaking by the starter. The oil capacity jumps from 5 quarts to 9+ quarts. I am also looking at installing an real oil pressure gauge. The Murphy gauge is simply 44psi if it senses any oil pressure, not very useful.
I installed the aluminum oil pan yesterday and have plenty of room above my axle. But I'm also running 14 inch coilovers and 37 inch tires. The real pain is the new dipstick and that it doesn't seem to fit anywhere decent. I built a small bracket to try and give it more stability, but any feedback on how you routed the new dipstick tube is appreciated. The whole tube is shorter than stock and I put it almsot directly up, snaking by the starter. The oil capacity jumps from 5 quarts to 9+ quarts. I am also looking at installing an real oil pressure gauge. The Murphy gauge is simply 44psi if it senses any oil pressure, not very useful.