Some replacement parts ready to be painted
The replacement timing gear cover and injector pump drive gear cover. I opted to replace the injector pump drive gear cover with one that has a mount for a tachometer sensor, in case I decide to attempt to install a factory tach at some point. Both parts spent a lot of time in a parts washer (thanks again, Seth :) ); this is why they almost look brand-new. Both of these came off of a 6.9l that had an unknown amount of miles before suffering engine failure, and were in pretty bad shape when I removed them. Note that I have the part of the cover that the water pump and gasket mounts to taped off; this is so that paint won't get onto the gasket surface or into a place where it'll be immersed with coolant.
Special thanks again to Calvin (towcat) from TheDieselStop for giving me an opportunity to remove parts from the truck that I got these pieces from.
You can best see here the part of the timing gear cover that broke. To the right is the new timing gear cover; to the left is the timing gear cover that came off of my engine originally.
Removing external parts and accessories
Heads, gaskets, and the block after head removal
Removing timing gear cover and camshaft
Cleaning the ins and outs of the engine
Final engine block cleaning with compresed air
Parts ready for painting
Assembling and testing the oil cooler
First steps of modifications for the turbocharger
Comparing the stock head bolts to ARP studs (lengthy!)
Installing the intake manifold and injector pump
Assembling and installing the turbocharger