Jim96SC2
03-18-2003, 05:01 PM
So this is my spring break and what to do. Get that engine finally in my car would help, so I get to work ASAP. (sorry no pics yet)
I had already removes the A/C units, radiator, and the little ancillary things, but the main wiring harness was still on, the PS lines, and the clutch line. I have the motor mounts on the SR already (for future reference).
So Monday I spend 3 hours running to 2 auto parts stores, and 1 junkyard. I spend about 150 for new PS lines for a DOHC, oil, oil filter, tranny lube, speedy dry, and belts. BUT this is only after getting the wrong belts for the SR from Autozone (they said try it if not bring back), argueing with the owner of a local parts store about heat range for plyugs (never got them in the end), and scrounging around looking for a Tocoma sun visor with the junkyard guy before he took me to the S13!
Well I finally get home and get to work under the hood. By now my two friends have arrived and one is on the way. we start getting the motor undone from it's resting place. Ensue cursing fits. Damned metric!
1) Well we undo the PS lines, the fuel lines, joke about barbequeing with the charcoal canister.
2) Eat a pizza.
3) Curse more.
4) Talk about girls.
5) Attach to winch.
6) Relize we need to undo the shifter.
7) Pull out the whole middle section.
8) Curse as we realize we could have left it in.
9) Unbolt the tranny.
10) Cheer! Begin winching process.
11) Winching not working.
12) Undo the main wiring harness.
13) Laugh and winch again.
14) Winch again doesn't work.
15) Ask if the slave cylinder is unbolted.
16) Unbolt slave cylinder.
17) Winch. HOORAY!
18) Wonder why the front wheels are lifting as we winch.
19) Use crowbar to free the KA from the radiator support then jump back as the engine jumps up about a foot and the car slams down.
20) Put KA into garage leaving a wet trail because we didn't get all the tranny fluid out.
Tuesdays fun (NOT):
1) Return belts
2) Try and get heater core out.
3) 2 hours later....
4) Finish ripping heater core, AC stuff, venting, dash, cluster, ECU, wiring out of the cockpit.
5) Notice half a dozen cuts on each hand.
6) Clean engine bay.
7) Paint engine bay
8) Undercoat drivers frame rail. Gag on smell.
EDIT 9) Try and remove motor mounts.... STUCK
EDIT 10) Get propane torch, impact gun, and burn them off using 180 PSI pressure to the gun.
All in all it's been fun. I know that rebuilding my interior is gonna be a B!TCH so I'm gonna put it off for a bit. I just need to put in the SR20 tommorow, wire it all up and get going!
I had already removes the A/C units, radiator, and the little ancillary things, but the main wiring harness was still on, the PS lines, and the clutch line. I have the motor mounts on the SR already (for future reference).
So Monday I spend 3 hours running to 2 auto parts stores, and 1 junkyard. I spend about 150 for new PS lines for a DOHC, oil, oil filter, tranny lube, speedy dry, and belts. BUT this is only after getting the wrong belts for the SR from Autozone (they said try it if not bring back), argueing with the owner of a local parts store about heat range for plyugs (never got them in the end), and scrounging around looking for a Tocoma sun visor with the junkyard guy before he took me to the S13!
Well I finally get home and get to work under the hood. By now my two friends have arrived and one is on the way. we start getting the motor undone from it's resting place. Ensue cursing fits. Damned metric!
1) Well we undo the PS lines, the fuel lines, joke about barbequeing with the charcoal canister.
2) Eat a pizza.
3) Curse more.
4) Talk about girls.
5) Attach to winch.
6) Relize we need to undo the shifter.
7) Pull out the whole middle section.
8) Curse as we realize we could have left it in.
9) Unbolt the tranny.
10) Cheer! Begin winching process.
11) Winching not working.
12) Undo the main wiring harness.
13) Laugh and winch again.
14) Winch again doesn't work.
15) Ask if the slave cylinder is unbolted.
16) Unbolt slave cylinder.
17) Winch. HOORAY!
18) Wonder why the front wheels are lifting as we winch.
19) Use crowbar to free the KA from the radiator support then jump back as the engine jumps up about a foot and the car slams down.
20) Put KA into garage leaving a wet trail because we didn't get all the tranny fluid out.
Tuesdays fun (NOT):
1) Return belts
2) Try and get heater core out.
3) 2 hours later....
4) Finish ripping heater core, AC stuff, venting, dash, cluster, ECU, wiring out of the cockpit.
5) Notice half a dozen cuts on each hand.
6) Clean engine bay.
7) Paint engine bay
8) Undercoat drivers frame rail. Gag on smell.
EDIT 9) Try and remove motor mounts.... STUCK
EDIT 10) Get propane torch, impact gun, and burn them off using 180 PSI pressure to the gun.
All in all it's been fun. I know that rebuilding my interior is gonna be a B!TCH so I'm gonna put it off for a bit. I just need to put in the SR20 tommorow, wire it all up and get going!