2gGSX
15+ Year Contributor
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- Feb 15, 2004
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St. Louis,
Missouri
Day 2/3
Took the surge tank, intake manifold and started on the driver side axle. The way everything is set up it made everything come out really easily which is nice, since serviceability was something I wanted to focus on when I was adding parts to the car. I don't think I ever realized just how much fuel that surge tank held either! One nice thing about the car breaking so frequently is that it makes taking stuff off really easy.
With Terry's advice I'm going to try using some mesh loom to organize/fix my rat's nest of wiring this winter. It's a total **** fest, and now that a lot of the insulation and what not is half singed I'm forced to do something about it.
This afternoon I got some help from Jimmer. All we did was get both axles out, drained the transmission (looks alright), removed the t-case, removed the triangle gusset/crossmember/front motor mount, removed the rear motor mount and speed sensor, and got the motor supported with a chain and the engine brace Ben built for the auto swap. The axles came out pretty easily by using a giant 2-3 ft prybar for the pass. side, rubber mallet hitting the carrier bearing bracket for the driver side. Nothing too exciting overall, but next time I can drop the transmission and then the motor.
Still no leads on a new motor. I'm tempted to buy another junk low level H-beam + crappy piston motor for cheap and just wait for it to blow up.
Took the surge tank, intake manifold and started on the driver side axle. The way everything is set up it made everything come out really easily which is nice, since serviceability was something I wanted to focus on when I was adding parts to the car. I don't think I ever realized just how much fuel that surge tank held either! One nice thing about the car breaking so frequently is that it makes taking stuff off really easy.
With Terry's advice I'm going to try using some mesh loom to organize/fix my rat's nest of wiring this winter. It's a total **** fest, and now that a lot of the insulation and what not is half singed I'm forced to do something about it.
This afternoon I got some help from Jimmer. All we did was get both axles out, drained the transmission (looks alright), removed the t-case, removed the triangle gusset/crossmember/front motor mount, removed the rear motor mount and speed sensor, and got the motor supported with a chain and the engine brace Ben built for the auto swap. The axles came out pretty easily by using a giant 2-3 ft prybar for the pass. side, rubber mallet hitting the carrier bearing bracket for the driver side. Nothing too exciting overall, but next time I can drop the transmission and then the motor.
Still no leads on a new motor. I'm tempted to buy another junk low level H-beam + crappy piston motor for cheap and just wait for it to blow up.
