Well Im gonna guess this lifter/lash adjuster/whatever is the root of all my problems and whatever started rattling towards the end of my 1/4 pass. Its the only one that comes apart like this.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2672.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2672.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2673.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2673.jpg)
Heres the headgasket, both sides, blown between 1 and 2.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2674.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2674.jpg)
Here mah pistuns, I think the pics are in order, 1 2 3 4.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2676.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2676.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2677.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2677.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2678.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2678.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2679.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2679.jpg)
Looks like theres still a cross hatch in this cyl...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/th_CIMG2680.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/WingedPoop/Tbird/2008-05-31%20Carnage/CIMG2680.jpg)
I talked to my dad a little bit ago, he said he checked out the motor (Im not near it right now) and he said theres a groove on the deck of the block between 1 and 2, where the gasket blew. I dont know if thats just gasket material or if my block is screwed, but I guess we will find out. I guess Ill start by cleaning things up good and go from there, but if things turn out bad I guess I can just swap my recently aquired spare motor in... I kinda wanted to fix what Ive got in there and put my goodies on the spare.