been gone for awhile, heres an update on the 86 sedan

[Dicipleofthelie]

As sad as it sounds, i still have the pos ae82. shes rolling at around 330k miles on the chassis and roughly 150k on the junkyard engine. about a month ago it started to make a rather loud knocking sound. I then drove it home and pulled the valve cover, only to find that the #5 rocker arm stud has stripped out the head. yay.
i took this opportunity to pull all the studs, machine them, sink them deeper in the head, JB weld them, then attached the rocker arm with 2 nuts on each stud. worked like a charm.

then the friggen noise came back. this time i pulled the oil pan, and the rod caps, and found that the #3 rod bearing had spun and ruined itself. JOY.
so now im in the process of installing new bearings. fun time for me.

and im sure you all are wondering why i am going through this. well, its quite simple. this is my first chance to get into an engine this deeply, so its a bit of a learning experience. if she blows up after i get done. to hell with it. but for now, im enjoying this.

[REN69]

Why go through so much trouble? why not buy another motor?

[Dicipleofthelie]

actually, the truth of the matter is that the car belongs to my father, and it is mine to take care of. though i am going to be getting a new car in the near future, so all of this might very well be trivial as hell.