alillie449

So far, what I've heard is that there aren't a whole lot of parts available for ea81s anymore, and that getting the blocks I have machined would be more trouble/money than they are worth... I think I'm beginning to understand why EJ swaps are popular... Would it be worth it to continue trying to rebuild an ea engine or should I start thinking about swapping to something that has a little more parts available for it? Also, thank you to everyone who's replied so far!

I have it torn all the way down, the only thing I haven't done yet is taken the connecting rods off of the crank yet and taken the valves out to check the seats. I do have another block, but I don't know the history of it (bought it from a guy on Craigslist). It's from a turbo gl, but it has some damage to one of the cylinders that looks like this: I would love to get together and talk about it though! I'm a little over my head, I think, but I'm really interested in getting this running and doing it the right way.

This is what it looks like up close.

Hi guys! I'm the proud owner of an '83 GL wagon, and I've been working on rebuilding the engine for a while now, but before I went to put it back together, I noticed some... cracks? Right at the top of the cylinder. I'm fairly new to engine rebuilding, and yes, I've heard that rebuilding the engines is a losing proposition for these cars, but I'm already elbows deep in this project...... Anyways, does anyone know if these need to be fixed before I start putting everything back together? And if so, does anyone have a good recommendation for a machine shop in the Portland area?

Hi guys! I'm the proud owner of an '83 GL wagon, and I've been working on rebuilding the engine for a while now, but before I went to put it back together, I noticed some... cracks? Right at the top of the cylinder. I'm fairly new to engine rebuilding, and yes, I've heard that rebuilding the engines is a losing proposition for these cars, but I'm already elbows deep in this project...... Anyways, does anyone know if these need to be fixed before I start putting everything back together? And if so, does anyone have a good recommendation for a machine shop in the Portland area?