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Enough measuring for now, it’s time to do some assembly and get the crank, pistons, and rods installed. Overall assembly of the bottom end isn’t super complicated, but it’s important to be careful while assembling everything. Read more...
The ultimate list of torque specs for VTEC B-series engines (B16, B18C1, B18C5, B18C, etc...) Read more...
With the bearing clearances dialed in, all that’s left to prep for installing the crank, pistons, and rods in the block is double checking the piston to wall clearance and setting the ring gaps. Read more...
Measuring bearing clearances isn’t what I’d call the most exciting step when it comes to building an engine but it’s an important one that can catch issues that will dramatically shorten your engine’s life. Simply put, bearing clearance is how much space exists between your crank journals and the main / rod bearings. Read more...
With the passenger side just about sorted out, the last panel that needed some attention before I switch over to the driver side was the front fender. It wasn’t actually in that bad of shape relative to the rest of the Jeep but it did need a new mounting point down by the 2x6 rocker, and also had some rust in the lower front corner by the side marker. Read more...
The Prusa MK3.5S is a great printer but it’s definitely picky about it’s fans. I figured I’d write up some of the tricks I learned while tuning mine. Read more...
About a month back I was staying at an AirBnB with some buddies for an autocross event when one of them casually mentioned they had a friend with a broken down RSX type S sitting around and he was looking to sell it. Read more...
Easily convert spring rates from lb/in to kg/mm or vice versa Read more...
The Civic has completed almost two full seasons of auto cross without any major issues and has been an absolute blast to drive. I’ve been slowly making changes to it so I could see how each change feels and at this point I think it’s about perfect for my driving style. Read more...
With the XJ sitting on the chassis table I felt it was time to address the windshield pillars not lining up with the front doors. The pillars are almost touching the top corner of each door because back when I was replacing the drip rails I didn’t brace the roof enough and it shifted. Read more...