A few pictures.

Very nice I dig the no timing belt covers can't see if my photo but that's the same thing I did

Makes it way easier to change a timing belt don't even have to take the balancer off

Very nice I dig the no timing belt covers can't see if my photo but that's the same thing I did

Makes it way easier to change a timing belt don't even have to take the balancer off

Oh those pictures were just a trial fit.

 

I do have the covers on.  I plan on taking it off road regularly and don't want a branch, rocks, etc etc knocking my t-belt off.

Oh those pictures were just a trial fit.

I do have the covers on.  I plan on taking it off road regularly and don't want a branch, rocks, etc etc knocking my t-belt off.

I run no T belt go off road all the time never have a problem those covers suck lol

Are you doing anything with your spfi harness and ecu leftover? Lol. For real, that looks reallt clean and nicely done, you can do my 87 ea81 hatch next .

It's been done for a while.

 

The car will now do 80mph effortlessly!  Before I could hardly hit 70 unless the highway was perfectly flat.

It has great compression.  The cylinders looked excellent inside.

I just pulled the engine out because the car was smoking like CRAZY upon deceleration.

When getting the engine ready to put in for the swap I put all new gaskets and seals in it but I never pulled a piston because the cylinders looked good inside.  The piston tops did have a bunch of carbon build up so I cleaned it all off.  That should have been my clue.

Anyhow stuck oil control rings.  I have pulled the oil rings and am soaking them in some cleaner overnight then will put the engine back together.

Should do the trick!