Hey Guys,

I figured since not everyone here visits the 1st Gen Non-Tech section, and since I *am* Canadian, I'd cross-post progress for Project Keiko over here

The idea behind the project (from the first post below) starts with a friend of mine who dumped many thousands of dollars into a project FB which now looks like it may never be finished because of some really rotten luck and problems with the shop doing the work. (I can't get more specific than that because of issues between my friend and the shop right now).

After hearing that he most likely won't get his car back or finished this year (or possibly at all!), my friend was -really- feeling let down. His "dream car" was fading into just a dream, and a chunk of cash that he may never get back. Then the transmission in his alternate car (a family member's vehicle actually) blew out, and other crazy bad-luck things have been happening to him.

So I rallied together a bunch of friends to come up with an idea to cheer him up. Somehow we came up with the idea of trying to take my Parts Car FB and actually making it road worthy, then surprising my friend with an FB he can drive this summer. Sure it won't be his dream car, it won't be perfect, but it *will* be an FB and a car that he can drive, which is more than he has right now.

Here are the first five threads about the project, with PLENTY of pictures:

---Edit: Here are the other chapters of the project, for easy reference---
Project Keiko - Helping a friend
Project Keiko Part II - Exterior, Seals, and Engine Bay Teardown
Project Keiko Part III - Engine Removals
Project Keiko Part IV - Tri-Engine Teardowns I
Project Keiko Part V - Tri-Engine Teardowns II
Project Keiko Part VI - Engine Build I
Project Keiko Part VII - Rotor Seals Assembly
Project Keiko Part VIII - Week Of Crazyness
Project Keiko Part IX - End of Season Update
Project Keiko Part X - Spring 2009 Update
Project Keiko Part XI - Another Engine, Ready to Start
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I'll keep posting updates here as the project continues. Tonight I'm going to get all the "good" parts that will be used in the engine build together and spend some time cleaning them and painting the irons. I also have to install the fuel level sender and fuel tubes in the gas tank so that it can be mounted. I'm hoping to have the engine build done in the next week or so, rebuild the carb and have the tank installed.

Enjoy the read

Jon

 

Well progress has been slow, but here's Part VI of the ongoing Project

Project Keiko Part VI - Engine Build I