Stephanie's Project V-8 RS

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Thanks for the responses,Gary I think you got it =D>
tomorrow is going to be a nice day & good temps so Steph & I
are working on our daily drivers,doing tune-ups,oil,etc.Sunday is supposed to
be lousy for weather & perfect for setting up a mini booth.
We have decided that the heads are coming off to get ported,valves cleaned,install new seals,guides,springs,keepers checked out/tested.May aswell as I have a buddy at a local machine shop & why not scrape more power now while it's out.

Darren - I have the tools to do valve seals.
As far as a mini booth is concerned it will consist of poly hung from the cieling
then tuck taped with a poly drape to get in & out.Sounds redneck but will work well,
The small shop here is enclosed,heated,insulated & poly'ed already so it acts as a
booth.I will be using a shop fan to extract & boot the main shop door open to vent fumes.
Once it's completed,just roll up the poly & tack it to the cieling & keep it there
for future painting.

Im not a booth builder by any means but I would recommend framing up & sealing
your area for painting.Main key points would be sealing it tight & utilizing a solid
large thru wall mounted extractor fan.A clean floor to soak down before painting
& lighting is easy.
Here's a few pics of the shop I built to give you an idea of whats up.
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The framing you see on the wall is there to hang a astro hood for fun
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Tractor Dozer blade & assembly I painted in the shop
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small drying rack
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drain
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I dig Pin-Up stuff so Steph painted this chick on the wall
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90 Astro Cargo V-8
90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
& a bunch of tractors
"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
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Great pictures..... Thanks for posting.
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A..mazing. And the girl can paint too. :prayer: Very cool. \:D/
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UPDATE:
Heads are being worked on now @ the machine shop & will be
ready for pick up this friday.
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So when are we putting the engine in????? I work for Pizza.
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Onboard aircompressor to make it all work nice.
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Kidhauler wrote:So when are we putting the engine in????? I work for Pizza.
Patience darling....Patience.
Next weekend the new heads go on,
then paint the block & paint valve covers,pan,& install all new gaskets.
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90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
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bummer, some of the pics disappeared.... :toimonster:

"this image moved or deleted"
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Any chance we could get those pics re-linked?
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No luck with the previous pics,They were pruned from photobucket.
The heads are on the coffee table along with new headgaskets now.
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Early next week I will be removing the heads from the block
& prepping for the new heads.
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90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
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now that is a thing of beauty :cheers: :supz:
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.

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Nice. Did the little furry inspector approve? \:D/
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The ferret says "Two paws up"
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heads are on & torqued,James stopped in on the weekend & helped out with installing the heads.So James here's another reminder to get on it with the vortec heads install with
your van so I can return the favour.
Tonight Stephanie & I installed the pushrods & set the rockers.
Tomorrow I will be picking up a new harmonic balancer,Intake gaskets,Valve cover
gaskets & a pan gasket.
Next weekend we will be painting the engine.
Here's a few pics
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90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
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"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
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Nice work Steph, and yes, you too Sanja.
Who did the head work?

ps; that ferret would make a great Kabey snack.
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Kabey's Van wrote:Nice work Steph, and yes, you too Sanja.
Who did the head work?

ps; that ferret would make a great Kabey snack.
The heads were machined/built at a local machine shop in Langley.
I picked up the gasket set today & a new harmonic balancer.
Before installing the new balancer I have to check crank OD & balancer ID
for correct interference fit.
90 Astro Cargo V-8
90 Artro RS - V-8 Now running!
& a bunch of tractors
"there's nothing like a V-8 Polluting the Environment"
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