Engine Swap journal

[Lantis]

and paint the engine white too. so the engine will disappear into the bay.

[excalibur02]

the engine bay didnt take that long to clean out and paint.. you did all this work and you still have a maroon bay come on a little time doesnt hurt. i wish my bay was as clean as it was that day.. all the salt and snow kinda made it dirty again. oh well just power wash it.

hurry n update more

[wed3k]

nope, not doing it...i cant afford any more down time as i was supposed to put the engine in tonight but my partner didnt show up.
so ill leave that for tomorrow but i need to finsih this hopefully by thursday so i can help a local guy do his clutch.

thanks for the support though, lol

[wed3k]

today i didnt really do much...i went to autozone and picked up a big cresent wrench for the last sensor attached to the block and then i started to swap the manifold over to the new engine.

attached that, the wire harness, flywheel/clutch and transmission

i also took the evaporator out thinking it would weigh a lot but it doesnt...my glove box weighs more than it, lol.
oh well.

[TheNextAZN]

but i need to finsih this hopefully by thursday so i can help a local guy do his clutch.

Yo Wes take ur time man.. don't fuq up ur engine cus ur in a hurry or anything.. damn i'd go over and give u a hand.. but.. hahaha no clutch. . .. keep up the good work, it's lookin good.

front dogbone... hmmm i'm such a noob.. no clue what that is.. but hey if it helps.. thanx. . lol

[wed3k]

look how dirty it is!

so fresh and so clean

[h22sparkle]

I realy dont care what color engine bay is aslong as the shit moves and everything in the bay is right im straight . I dont really open the hood for anyone but myself thats it lol.

[starchland]

damn man you really lucked out on that brand new motor congrats!

[williamsvt]

damn, this makes me want to swap to a new f22a6. great progress man

[Granite CB7]

Thanks for those detailed pics of the new engine That engine is amazing, great work and great pics. Sorry the evap. wasn't that heavy but hey, you did the a/c removal right

[wed3k]

well, i got it in last night and working on the car till 1am in the morning.
so far i still have powersteering, alternator, bleed clutch, put back brake master cylinder, battery and then intake.

i cant wait!!! im still waiting on my fuel injectors and i lost 3 bolts to my front cross member

[h22sparkle]

Everytime you have a bolt always lay em next to whatever you place next to whatever thats how i do it or I throw em in a bucket.

[cp[mike]]

if im doing something large like a swap and i dont have my box of extra bolts, i usually hand-install bolts back where i took them out of after i removed the part... just so i dont lose track.

post more pics!!

[Ilikebigbutts]

if im doing something large like a swap and i dont have my box of extra bolts, i usually hand-install bolts back where i took them out of after i removed the part... just so i dont lose track.

post more pics!!

Thats exactly what i did, i'm glad i didnt end up with extra bolts lol

[wed3k]

i found them in my battery tray
i still lost my flat head screwdriver though

my pic hosting is down so i cant get them on
but we installed the motor last nigth and i worked till about 1am, got more stuff done tonight.

the ONLY thing i am waiting for is to buy more coolant and my fuel injectors (which i sent out to be serviced/cleaned)
so i cant wait to fire these bad boys up