500 HP minivan slayer

I got my crankshaft back from having the rotating assembly balanced and they were nice enough to polish the journals for me. I checked my rod-bearing clearances and they are smack dab in the middle of where I wanted them to be.

 

It turns out the supplier sent me a 50-1200 AEM fuel pump instead of the 50-1220. I did not catch it soon enough and tried making the 50-1200 fit. FYI, it's close, but a no go lol.

 

I've been picking away at cleaning the interior while waiting for the wood furnace to heat up. This car was nasty but will clean up a lot.

 

Looks like you've been chipping away nicely at this! Keep the good work man it is worth it!

 

I got the rotating assembly together for the most part. I got my piston ring gaps right where I wanted them, and all other clearances are great.

 

I last got to work on my MS3 in January and had just assembled my short block. I had hopes of driving it before spring. Well... four surgeries and a bunch of physical therapy later, I'm back to working on it! Two of the surgeries were routine Carpal Tunnel release and Cubital tunnel release, both on the right wrist/elbow. After getting stitches out, my hand got infected down at the nerve and up through the tendon tunnel to my pinky. My hand was like a balloon and felt like it was full of acid. They opened it back up to address the infection. It'll take a few more months to get it working right again. Click the thumbnail pics for the graphic hand pics after surgery...