So it all started back in Nov 2014 where a friend said to me "My uncle is selling his pajero for $500 if you want to have a look". I knew nothing about cars at the time and it was $500 because the engine was out an spread over his car port.... It had been like that for 3 years....
I saw it as a fast way to learn how a car works and how to fix them. Thanks to mainly this community and how helpful the forum is I was able (with the help of a great friend) get it to where it is today.
Many many issues come about through the build and it all seemed to be very stressful but great way to learn how cars work. Main issue I had was the guy I bought it from put all bolts into one bucket and finding the right bolt with the correct strength for the correct parts. That was probably the bigest issue as a couple of times I used the wrong bolts and they snapped and broke off in the block because I torqued to what the book said. 3 hours of getting bolts out almost each time I hooked into it.
I will try and post all the issues with pictures throughout the post.
Its a Pajero NH 91 LWB, 3.0lt SOHC.
This is the travel back to my house on the first day:
Engine and gearbox transport home:
IMG_20141129_093102(1).jpg
Car still in his car port (I picked it up about a month later:
IMG_20141129_083344(1).jpg
Bearings replaced and cranshaft back in:
IMG_20141202_194109.jpg
Pistons and Rods:
IMG_20141220_105433.jpg
IMG_20141220_105450.jpg
I saw it as a fast way to learn how a car works and how to fix them. Thanks to mainly this community and how helpful the forum is I was able (with the help of a great friend) get it to where it is today.
Many many issues come about through the build and it all seemed to be very stressful but great way to learn how cars work. Main issue I had was the guy I bought it from put all bolts into one bucket and finding the right bolt with the correct strength for the correct parts. That was probably the bigest issue as a couple of times I used the wrong bolts and they snapped and broke off in the block because I torqued to what the book said. 3 hours of getting bolts out almost each time I hooked into it.
I will try and post all the issues with pictures throughout the post.
Its a Pajero NH 91 LWB, 3.0lt SOHC.
This is the travel back to my house on the first day:
Engine and gearbox transport home:
IMG_20141129_093102(1).jpg
Car still in his car port (I picked it up about a month later:
IMG_20141129_083344(1).jpg
Bearings replaced and cranshaft back in:
IMG_20141202_194109.jpg
Pistons and Rods:
IMG_20141220_105433.jpg
IMG_20141220_105450.jpg
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