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Originally Posted by 98spydert
The head just bolted on, no problems, no modification. The 2G ARP or stock head studs fit the block and head. And all of the sensors just plug in. RRE has a "how to" on their site about how to make a 97-99 head or 1G head work on a 95-99 car, but it looks like a pain in the ass. I would just have a good 3 or 5 angle valve job done, port and polish, and gasket match to whatever manifold you want to use.
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Yeah, that's ideally what I would like to do, that's good to hear it bolts right together.
I had only been looking at the 1g 7 bolt, but I had an extra 95 head, and figured I would use that. I already have the 7 bolt head studs I got a year and a half ago to put in (huge procrastinator), and their already in.
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Originally Posted by 98spydert
Oh, and your single bolt that's off is typical. Mine had the lowest bolt on the front side of the engine that didn't line up. Looks like yours is the same. The way I looked at it was it's only one and it's right next to the engine mount. Could be worse I guess.
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That's the best news I have heard yet! So not only is it typical for one bolt, but at least now I know someone has gone through with the "same" exact block.
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Originally Posted by 98spydert
I was going to drill the threads out of the engine side and put a bolt in backwards by drilling into the bell housing and tapping it. But the housing isn't really thick enough to support a big bolt if it were to see any real lateral force.
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This I think I understood, you wanted to put a bolt through the block toward the trans, and drill/tap, the trans to bolt up, reverse what it would have been right?
, now that I re-read through that, that sounds retarded because that's what you were saying but I will leave it there, for research's sake.
So with yours bolted up, minus that one hole, you had a total of four bolts connecting the block to trans correct?