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It’s taken much longer than anticipated but with the outer quarter panel welded in I was finally ready to install the 2x6 rocker. Back in May of 2024 I did most of the prep work so all I really had to do now was the final steps of welding in the 2x6. Read more...

One of the last big TODOs left on the driver side was to rebuild the quarter panel. Welding a panel in is moderately easy but ensuring it’s properly aligned is hard. Since the driver side was also missing the inner wheel well / lower structure of the quarter I had less reference points to work with which made me slightly nervous. Read more...

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...