Got the engine fully torn down. I’ve rebuilt quite a few motors and I have to say, I think this is probably one of the most complex ones I’ve yet worked on. The amount of parts that came off the motor and trans covered four 3′ x 6′ tables almost completely.
The inside of the motor was surprisingly clean for 210,000 miles.
I dropped everything off at the machine shop yesterday.
I’m getting the majority of the parts jet washed or hot tanked. I’m installing forged rods, so I’m getting the crank balanced. I’m also installing new piston rings, but keeping the stock pistons. I’m hoping that the bores are round enough that I can get by with a light hone, but we’ll see. Cross hatching looked OK in all but one cylinder which had a small amount of rust. I’m also installing ARP main studs, so the mains will be line honed.