Sad to say that everything in the pictures above looks just like it did yesterday. I don't put oily, rusty, dirty crap back on a clean motor. I spent yesterday cleaning, bagging and tagging hundreds of fasteners, and making sure I had everything I needed. It took me over 12 hours, and it's a necessary part of the build process few people usually think about. The only reason it didn't take longer was because I have Mitsubishi CAPS, the parts counter software that the dealerships use to look up parts. I really don't know how anyone can do a factory-build without it because there are 11 different length M8 bolts for the front case and oil pump assembly.

Fortunately I also have another assembled turbo 4g63 out of a '92 on the floor as well. I had to rob 2 bolts off of it and I don't know where the others went, and it helped where CAPS did not. Anyway. I'm glad my garage is heated. The build begins today. Hopefully I'll get to see the second half of the Redskins game. They'd better not lose again.