PART 2 - Gen 2 Lightning buildup

[EZ SPEED]

New Parts!!! :banana:



--Fox Lake Stage 2 CNC Ported heads
With Ferrea Stainless 1mm oversize valves

--Comp Cams Stage 2 Turbo Cams (VT Engines Custom Grind)

--Comp Cams valve springs, cam gears, spacers, bolts, etc.

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo036.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo040.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo037.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo038.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo039.jpg

[EZ SPEED]

Cleaned all the nasty coating off the frame rails --- this stuff is REALLY NASTY----I hated working around the motor with this stuff, its like tar and gets on everything.

Now its gone, well at least its gone all the way to the trans crossmember.



First pic is the “before” pic



Second pic is after I cleaned off the coating, it left the frame a silver color.



And the last pics are after I painted the frame with a satin black paint

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo041.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo042.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo043.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo044.jpg

[rtusnake]

Nice:metal: What did you use to get the coating off the frame? Looks alot better

[EZ SPEED]

Nice:metal: What did you use to get the coating off the frame? Looks alot better

Simple Green cleaner, putty knife, wire brushes, scotchbrite pads........tons of scrubbing and LOTS of CUSSING :fuss:

:jester:

[banditmwp]

Simple Green cleaner, putty knife, wire brushes, scotchbrite pads........tons of scrubbing and LOTS of CUSSING :fuss:

:jester:

They make this stuff called acetone....gets a lot of stuff off of a lot of places...

:D

[asilver2001gt]

somebody has way too much time on their hands :D

but it does look good

[hevymtl]

somebody has way too much time on their hands :D

but it does look good


:werd: I hate the stuff too but, Ill have to deal with it.

[Sendero]

I, Sendero, on this 27th day of November in the year of our Lord 2005 hereby bestow KB Zilla the official title of Dave Jr.


:jester: Can't wait to see this thing run!

[QWKSNKE]

:lol:

[ChipR4cam]

I, Sendero, on this 27th day of November in the year of our Lord 2005 hereby bestow KB Zilla the official title of Dave Jr.


:jester: Can't wait to see this thing run!

:lol:

[EZ SPEED]

Here are some teaser pics of the engine.

I powder coated pretty much eveything you see in the pics except for the engine block/ heads, and the motor mounts. (Engine block wouldnt fit in my oven :jester: )

My parts finally came in so I finished up building it yesterday.

I hope to get it installed sometime in the next week or two, then begin designing / fabricating the Turbo headers along with more intake fabrication and continue to rewire and replumb alot of the wiring and such.


and now the pics:





















http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo092.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo093.jpg

[banditmwp]

:nice:

[Italian LX]

Looking great, Eric. :nice:

I love the powder coatd pullies. :cool:

[1sicklx]

:eek: serious blingage

[hevymtl]

I love the red pulleys! Lookin good, Eric.:nice:

[EZ SPEED]

Thanks Guys !!!



Here are some mockup pics of the motor with the turbocharger.


Please excuse the crudeness of my cardboard upper intake and fake induction tubing. I just wanted to get a feel for how it will layout once in the truck.


http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo094.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo095.jpg

http://myweb.cableone.net/sixspdz28/03turbo096.jpg

[The Rock 326]

Looking nice Eric.:metal:

[ChipR4cam]

So you're just using the manifold intercooler, or are you planning on doing water/meth injection too?

[EZ SPEED]

So you're just using the manifold intercooler, or are you planning on doing water/meth injection too?


Yes, and like you said, I plan to add the meth/water inj. later on.

[myillwillinc]

cool as hell, to bad i didn't know you needed an oven big enough for your block. mine will cook half a dozen wise guys......

[coupe]

:think: Tommy, I might take you up on a block-powdercoat. My pan's already gloss black, is there a metallic grey/cast iron powder? PM me.

[Craig K.]

Eric, you are the "King of Bling"

Looks great!

Oh and that tar stuff is actually a wax based coating, frame companys dip the frames in a vat of liquid wax, then hang dry them.
You might beable to heat it with a heat gun and get it to flow easier, then scrap it off.

[EZ SPEED]

Eric, you are the "King of Bling"

Looks great!

Oh and that tar stuff is actually a wax based coating, frame companys dip the frames in a vat of liquid wax, then hang dry them.
You might beable to heat it with a heat gun and get it to flow easier, then scrap it off.


Yeah, I knew it was some type of "wax", its nasty stuff.

We actually had a guy on the Lightning Owners Club website from the plant that built the Lightnings in Canada explain to us how/why they use that stuff.

[EZ SPEED]

Dropped the engine back into its home yesterday :banana: :banana: :banana:

http://www.nloc.net/gallery/images/full/26298-1405-31011.jpg

http://www.nloc.net/gallery/images/full/26298-1405-31013.jpg

http://www.nloc.net/gallery/images/full/26298-1405-31014.jpg

[TheJeanyus]

:nice:

[The Rock 326]

:metal:

[CrazyInBlack]

me gusta mucho

[fireguy50]

where's the Beef (DOHC)?

[EZ SPEED]

where's the Beef (DOHC)?

No need...... SOHC will get the deed done ;)

[banditmwp]

:nice: