haha im glad you didnt understand my stupidity. so i was actually trying to take off the hex bolts in the middle of the head.

then after frantic searching i realized these arent the head bolts.................


the build goes on.....

Ah, well that is good. I don't know why people seem to have so much trouble with those. Good luck with the real head bolts when you do get to them and remember to take them out in the correct order!

theres an order?

Yes, there's an order (for both installation AND removal)... there's an order to the cam bearing caps as well.

Start here and keep reading: http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Librar...ection=EM&P=32

blown head gasket?
 

soooo we got the head off and the gasket actually doesnt look too bad. but then again theres alot of crap in my cylinders tho. pics......

http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...adc5a66ce1.jpg


http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...858d77189d.jpg

man that TSRM helps alot. thanks. so yea everything looks pretty good. oh well time to continue with the build. timing cover, alternator brackets

piston 2&3 are cracked
 

ok due to further inspection we noticed that the piston heads are actually cracked :(

it seems as if they were running like this for a while because there arent any pieces of metal in the cylinder, just metallic dust. jusdging by the look of the block and the cylinder head nothing is damaged. we are still unsure but if that was the only problem then we will just get new pistons, gaskets, and ARP head bolts and start with the re-assembly.

Cracked piston... or pistonS (plural)? Either way at this point I would tear the whole thing apart. Metallic sparklies in the oil do not do good things for the bearings, oil pump, turbo... etc., etc....

Have any pics?

pistons, 2 and 3. here are the picsssss


bout to remove the starter.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...cc1ba46010.jpg


cracked pistons.... ouch
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...6e0d8d3ada.jpg

timing cover crap coming off (sorry if im not too literate with all the car terminology. i honestly know nothing about cars)
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...49deac38e1.jpg

cover removed
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...2d4e473cf7.jpg

taking off... whatever that is.
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...f2ffd0eab5.jpg

lifted car up to disconnect
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...d7a44623ab.jpg

so yes i am definitely going with the machine shop. too much metallic dust inside the block. soooo i have everything disconnected and the engine is now ready to be hauled out to a machine shop..... sweeeet

Yeah, that need to go to the shop... that's terrible.

The "whatever that is" would be the block side of the water pump. ;)

haha thanks cre.