I finally have everything cleaned up and organized so now all I'm doing is waiting on small parts and gaskets so I can start reassembling everything and mounting the parts back onto the block. This thing is actually starting to come together.
This is the crow's nest that I had before.
Had a little high heat paint leftover so I used it on the driveshaft. I'm thinking about replacing it with either an aluminum or steel one piece driveshaft though.
This is a project that I was smack right in the middle of completing when I had to drop it and get this swap done!
The wall of shame, all the reciepts and bills of lading for the smallest to the largest parts that I've gotten for this freakin' car. Will I ever take them down and add them up....not in this lifetime!
You can feel every little vibration of the wheels through the steering wheel. Some people like it, some dont. Usually the effort required for this crappy mod far outweighs any advantage it gives you, but if your engines out why not?
You can feel every little vibration of the wheels through the steering wheel. Some people like it, some dont. Usually the effort required for this crappy mod far outweighs any advantage it gives you, but if your engines out why not?
I can say from recent experience that the effort required for this mod sucks! It was the most unpleasant experience I've had to date working on my car. I hope that I like this mod after going through all that.
I put my heater hoses on today, if I did it wrong can someone correct me please?
Tools needed;
Screwdriver
I got a heater hose kit from Heavythrottle but here are the individual part numbers.
L Shape Gates part # 28467
(other cross reference part #'s from Schucks: 80401, M63351, M63812)
S Shape Gates part # 19606
(other cross reference part #'s from Schucks: S63087, 63087)
U Shape Gates part # 19666
(other cross reference part # from Schucks: L63297)
Heater hose connector is 5/8" x 3/4"
Stock heater hose setup.
Heater hose kit from HeavyThrottle.
The hoses you have to swap out are the upper heater hose...
and the lower heater hose.
I used a screwdriver to remove the clamp on the upper heater hose.
Remove it.
The U-shaped hose goes on the upper heater hose outlet like this.
Use this connector to connect the U-shaped hose and the L-shaped hose later.
Next, I used a pair of pliers to remove the stock hose from the outlet.
After that you need to remove this bracket.
Now you can remove the hose and connector.
S-shaped heater hose...
installed like this but from what I've read I'll have to remove it when the engine is placed into the car because of firewall clearance.
L-shaped heater hose.
The L-shaped hose is connected with the connector to the U-shaped heater hose and is trimed to fit. Someone correct me if I've completed this incorrectly and don't forget about the hose clamps.
I finally cleaned out and painted my engine bay yesterday. Earlier in the week I went in, taped things off, yanked old clips, removed old bolts, washed and wiped and removed any components that I could to avoid bagging them up.
I used Duplicolor...
low gloss black.
Pulled the lower engine harness.
Removed the coolant tank resevoir, P/S resevoir and fuse blocks.
Bagged vital things off.
Before.
After.
Before.
After.
Ran into a problem today, I was trying to put together and mount my powersteering bracket and pump and found that they don't fit together. I read on the forums that you can use the DOHC KA power steering pump with the SR power steering pump bracket...well I went to mount mine together and put them on the block and they will not work together. I found out earlier that I received a HICAS SR power steering pump so would it be that the SR HICAS pumps and the regular SR pumps have different brackets?
My KA P/S pump and bracket on the left and the SR HICAS P/S pump and bracket on the right.
Here I have the SR HICAS bracket on the left and as you can see the KA will not fit in that mounting location, it's a tad too long or the mounting location is a tad too short.
So I guess my question is does anyone know if a regular 2wd SR P/S bracket is different from the HICAS bracket and will it mount on my KA P/S pump?
heater hoses look good, engine painting looks good (I had to do that too and it was a pain but worth it, and yes the non-hicas and hicas power steering pumps all have different brackets so you can't mix&match them.
heater hoses look good, engine painting looks good (I had to do that too and it was a pain but worth it, and yes the non-hicas and hicas power steering pumps all have different brackets so you can't mix&match them.
Dang it, now I have to get track down a regular SR P/S bracket. Thanks for the info rexbo because I had no idea about the brackets.
you're like The Stig from Top Gear with your gloved hand the only thing visible. Maybe you should get an intro like:
Some say that he bottled the smell of new tires and uses it for cologne while others report that his William Shatner impression is spot-on, but all we know... is that his name is Positron.
you're like The Stig from Top Gear with your gloved hand the only thing visible. Maybe you should get an intro like:
Some say that he bottled the smell of new tires and uses it for cologne while others report that his William Shatner impression is spot-on, but all we know... is that his name is Positron.
I got a OEM sidemount intercooler and I'm gonna partner that with a aftermarket hotpipe and b.o.v. Aside from the frontend/climate control conversions, badges, spoiler, steering wheel, etc., I just wanted to do a Silvia conversion from the beginning and this motorswap will be the heart of the project. I'm not looking to build a drift machine or high horsepower car so this could be enough for me...and I can always upgrade later on down the road.
Everythings intact and I got all the hardware.
Cleaned it up a bit.
Permacool fan and Koyo radiator.
Cometic headgasket...I'm scared to put this thing on though.
Can't put this stuff on until I get other stuff so I'm playing the waiting game.....
looking like your covering the bases with this prep work. youll have a nice running motor when your done. and dont worry too much about the head gasket.
its not too much a pain in the ass as long as you take your time and organixe the bolts you take off. but from the looks of the parts table you dont need any help getting organized.
ive done a couple head gaskets on sr's, if you have any questions feel free to pm me. or post it up im sure many other ppl have good advice.
and im diggin how your engine bay came out, i wish i took the time to paint mine when i did my swap. maybe itll be a nice weekend project
looking like your covering the bases with this prep work. youll have a nice running motor when your done. and dont worry too much about the head gasket.
its not too much a pain in the ass as long as you take your time and organixe the bolts you take off. but from the looks of the parts table you dont need any help getting organized.
ive done a couple head gaskets on sr's, if you have any questions feel free to pm me. or post it up im sure many other ppl have good advice.
and im diggin how your engine bay came out, i wish i took the time to paint mine when i did my swap. maybe itll be a nice weekend project
Cool, thanks! If I try to change out the headgasket I'll hit you up for some info.
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If I try to change out the headgasket I'll hit you up for some info.
