Fresh Motor - Going In!

[4WDlifeform]

Motor ate a cam roller earlier this year. Was running a bigger cam on pretty much all the stock components. Got a good 35,000 miles after the cam. Some track time and lots spirited driving included! At about 20,000 after cam, I broke a valve spring, piston hit the valve (photos below) but the cylinder held pressure and seemed OK. Ran it another 15,000, then SKRETCH SKREETCH SKREEECH... Thought it was a spun bearing, but instead, found this:





Here is the piston where the valve hit due to a spring failure about 20,000 after cam:



Now, fully built, all new internals. Mildly bigger cam. Have a buddy that runs an engine shop, so I got to experience the process of building a custom motor. Used the original aluminum block and heads, but pretty much everything else is new. Got to witness the dyno test, which was incredible.





As I am preparing for the install, I am wondering what all I can do at this point. I am adding the clutch quick-bleeder, new motor mounts, new clutch, and general cleaning of the engine bay. What else would you do if you had this situation:

[joshnmn]

Oh, man. You've done all the hard work. Maybe visit the thread for engine bay declutter, but it's looking nice.

Save up for gas and tires!

[SlowLS1]

Agreed, you hit all the big topics.

Things you could do:

Throw some paint on the strut towers if they are in rough shape.
Easy to do a sway bar while it's apart.
Get some CFD brackets for the removable crossmember under the oil pan.
Reloom some of the wiring to make it look nicer.

Brian

[Batmanntexas]

maybe throw some paint on the motor while its out of the car?? In addition to all of the suggestions mentioned above....