Good day all!!

Well, I got the bolts the other day! And here's all I got done...

Here is the difference between the bolts... And the correct part number...





These came in handy for this motor...



The boring stuff!! Cover is on and all torqued...



I put sealant despite the pan gasket having it included... Do your own thing here...





I have both heads completely assembled so I had to take this off to get the bolt in and locked down... You also have to assemble the socket and extension through the Valvetronic...









Some of these have to be turned to get them all installed... I have all the cams so they aren't putting any real pressure on the valves... So, you need to rotate each cam, one at a time and lock it in at that time...



I set it up, but didn't tighten down the cam bolts yet...



THIS IS MY METHOD!!! GO WITH WHAT YOU KNOW AND TRUST!! I put all this work in to get this right, so I'm going to make sure the valves are not going to hit prior to timing...

I am able to rotate the motor over without the cams moving... I located and locked in one cam at a time...







So, when you have everything set, the 5-8 cylinders should look like this when at TDC... TDC is always for cyl 1...





Cylinders 1-4... I didn't get a good picture like I did with 5-8... I will before I progress any further...



Tool locked in place for the crank...



When using the locking tools, make sure you hold it in place with the bolt... You need to remove the oil rail to use that bolt hole... The cam bolts get 60 ft/lbs... The tensioner tool didn't have any pressure value that I could find!! I just snugged it up...





All done for now...





Here is another bit I found that some may not be aware of... This bracket has the same locking supports as the crank caps...

This is not in place yet... Other bolts are tightened up... I snugged these up as well... Think it calls for 20 ft/lbs...



8mm allen tightens it down...



Then the locking bolt that goes through it... You can get the cover bolt on with this in place... You can NOT get the guide bolt on with this in place... Ask me how I know... Ahem!!!

After you get this far, it is recommended that you rotate it a couple times and reinstall the tools to verify timing is still correct... I didn't get that picture...

Cheers for now all!!! Stay tuned for the install... And the first start-up!! Unless it fails, then I will mysteriously have won the lotto and move to the Caribbean!!!

Cheers all!!!