Posted my block today...
 

Yep... posted my block today. Didn't buy a kit, got some T6 aluminum rod, threaded it myself. Worked pretty good, cept the lock was a pain to get the threads to start... Only one side is JB'ed cuz the damn ---- never hardens fast enough, so I will JB the other side tomorrow. Dont mind the dirty ass cyl's...

Sorry for the crappy pic quality... damn camera is old doesnt like to focus well anymore.

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...k2ed/post1.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...k2ed/post3.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...k2ed/post2.jpg

https://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b...k2ed/post4.jpg

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keep an eye on them periodically...ive had a few crack the jb over time (but not leak since i put rtv on the threads)...i must be mixing this ---- poorly lol

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Yeah I was going to... JB always acts funny for me... if it doesnt hold I have some stuff at work that will... or I will just bring it in and get them welded at work. I love working at a steel manufacturing plant, I can get anything from steel to mach work.

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i just had mine done as well, hopefully there placed right :l

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I'm not Honduh savvy, what is it exactly you had done? :1

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basicly an alternitive to a block gaurd... unless your being a smart ass ???

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oh ok I gotcha, I can see now what's happening in those pictures then.

thanks for the info....

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to the poster

did you cut the ends off yours near the block then JB it or just leave it? mine arent cut off yet and im wondering which way is best to do it

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he has threaded rods into the block to push on the sleeves to make them really distorted. Which is all well and good if you get the block machined

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I think endyn says to torque them to like 2inch lbs. basicly just touch the sleeve and stop.

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yup, anymore could distort the sleeves

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I cut them to the edge of the block. if you do this make sure you take them out first so you dont cut into the block. I thought about leaving a little bit sticking out but I was worried about the JB cracking easier since it would have to extrude outwards.

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i've already had my block honed and all my work done though so i cant take them out, i'll just have to keep a good eye on the grinder so i dont cut the block

oh well, live and learn ;D

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is it possible to post on both sides?

what if you torqued them to like 10 ft lbs (or whatever), and then have it machined, hence the extra torque would hold in place better. Anyone done that?

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your supposed to post both sides... two posts per cylinder on the intake side, one per cylinder on the exhaust

i'd think that much pressure could oval out the cylinders past the point of fixing them hence why they say 2inch pounds

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BTW crush, how much was the rod compared to buying the kit? i thought about doing it that way but decided to just get the kit

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im going to do this to my LS block, but i dunno If i wanna buy teh rod of not, for teh effort of driving to teh metal shop getting teh rod, going back out to my machine show which is a half hour away and doing all teh work... seems worth it just to buy the kit

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i got my kit in two days from endyn, im only like a state and a half away from em tho

it was worth it for me because i didnt have the time to wait

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http://www.theoldone.com/components/..._post_kits.htm

how do we order?

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they have distributors like fast turbo, just call them.

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In all I spent about $20 but I also bought 2 taps, die, die holder, JB Weld, LocTite, and a candy bar...

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goto the main page and call the distributor closest to you, i called endyn directly and ordered from them

just ask for a honda block posting kit

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definitely doing this to my backup block, but one question... why does the kit come with 12 posts? do you put 3 posts per cylinder?

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If you would have read the thread, you put 2 posts on the intake side of each cylinder, and one post on the exhaust side of each cylinder.

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damn homes, I DID read the thread. I just misread that part. I ALSO read endyn's site that said they use 3 posts placed on 3 different axis'. No need to get hostile about it. Also, we have a shitload of stainless threaded rod at work. what if I used that? It's stainless so it should be ok with the coolant right? Or does the stainless rod/ aluminum block part make it not work? I remember learning something about certain metals making others rust when coming in contact with each other in body shop, just don't remember which metals. Just asking. If it will work and anyone wants some posts, let me know. I'll let you have em, just pay shipping. We throw away scrap anyway.

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You want to use aluminum so that it heats/cools the same as the block. Otherwise you could run into leaking.

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ok, makes perfect sense. We have aluminum rod at work too... I work in a machine shop, but I used to be the steel cutter so I know where, and what everything is. I'm actually still sort of training the new guy. I love the weekends! taking a throttle body on sunday to bore out, just to see how it turns out.

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I'll prolly just throw some aluminum rod on a lathe and thread it quick, and then part it off a little long. Thanks for clearing that up though. And for not being a dick about it like some people can be.

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i actualy was going to be one of them, but decided i could use my time better, lol