Well I got the engine back from the shop that installed the crank/bearings/pistons. Today I did a little more work on the car... I pulled the stock exhaust and shift linkage. I also took apart the rest of the block so that I could start on the new block (Working on tomorrow)

Sending the engine off to the shop to be put together



The machine shop was kind of rough with the block my block and chipped the deck surface. Good thing it isn't on the gasket surface though.


Picking it up from the shop


Getting ready to start work on it after its been sitting for 3 months




So I pulled my stock exhaust to swap it out with the exhaust I got for free off of my cousins wreaked lsvtec integra


It looks like whoever had the exhaust made used stock size pipping for the part running to the muffler. I plan on taking it to an exhaust shop and having them install a bigger pipe, the same size as the rest of the exhaust.


So I got the new engine on the engine stand and ready to be assembled.


A shot of the deck surface with the newish JDM ITR pistons


I took the front bumper off and removed the head lights because I plan on trying to route my velocity stack through the front bumper. I have a really crappy passenger side head light that I'm planning on cutting in half so I can still have a low beam headlight on the passenger side when driving back from the track.


Well that's all I have for now. I plan on having the engine put together by tomorrow night and in the car running by Tuesday.