What did you do today to your 3/S?

[Bloodlust182]

Swapped out my E-brake button from 3sx. Looks worlds better than the old plastic button.

[IPD]

sweet! ^ now she'll easily be able to spot where the blow-bungees are.

[green-lantern]

Pics, pics, pics!

Yeah Levi, don't tease!

[sergechronos]

Picked up the engine from the machine shop today.

Reassemble the rods and pistons..went to do my ring gaps and couldn't find my feeler gauges. Likely still with the car, but they may very well be buried in a box somewhere around here. I'll probably run to harbor freight tomorrow and grab a new set, as well as swing by auto zone and get some more engine paint. Think I'll stick with the cast aluminum color, want something bright and shiny to help me spot oil leaks but we will see.




Edit: Using Lucas assembly lube instead of Permatex this time...Is green and smells vaguely evergreen like...Not sure how I feel about it. Debating if I should've just made my own with engine oil and trans fluid, but was too lazy.

[Unlogic]

Yeah Levi, don't tease!

Pics or it didn't happen

[AdamVR4]

Edit: Using Lucas assembly lube instead of Permatex this time...Is green and smells vaguely evergreen like...Not sure how I feel about it. Debating if I should've just made my own with engine oil and trans fluid, but was too lazy.

I've never researched it or anything, but I've got a tube of that lucas lube in the garage... I'd buy it again.

[DocWalt]

I am quite unsatisfied with the Permatex stuff... Pretty sure it dried out in ~3 months and helped lead to my engine spinning a bearing on first start. I'll be using something different for sure.

[sergechronos]

I am quite unsatisfied with the Permatex stuff... Pretty sure it dried out in ~3 months and helped lead to my engine spinning a bearing on first start. I'll be using something different for sure.

That is a concern for me as it will be a very long time before the motor is actually running, but I have plenty to do and basically plan on slathering this stuff all over parts as I assemble, and then again before I reinstall it in the car and start it for the first time.

[donniekak]

I use the Lucas all the time, it works great. Although if I plan on the engine sitting for more than a few months, I like to use a moly type lube.

[95gto]

So I had a busy weekend that prevented me from grabbing any good photo's but here is a quick comparison:

This is the old APR GTC-200 wing.



And here is the new one. The picture isn't the same angle as the first but it is fairly similar. You can see the difference in mount geometry.



I will see if I can get the car cleaned up and grab some better photos.