S14 SR Swap Progress (Into s14a) KA24 Is Out! Pics

[Fibercus]

Friends who were going to come over arent coming until tonight, but I was to anxious to wait, so I Attempted to take out the KA myself using info I found thru the precious search link & print outs from (all obtained months ago) Thanks Zilvia :)

After I unbolted the downpipe, front engine mounts, removed (auto)shifter, supported tranny and removed the mounts / cross member (also disconected sensor from tranny to exhaust pipe)

I hooked up the hoist:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/hoist-carshot.jpg

Lifted off motor mounts:

http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/headingout-ka24de-small.jpg

Heading Out 1 & 2:

http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/on-its-way-out1small.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/on-its-way-out2small.jpg

Bad *** pic:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/ka24de-hoistedsmall.jpg

At around 3am I had it out and safe on the floor so I took this dorky pic to show some people hahah, was pretty darn proud of my work :D :

http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/marcus-enginebaysmall.jpg

[CoasTek240]

thats cool as ****.. hope the swap comes along well!

[NiteKids]

Wow Fun Fun!

[Anubis]

Your KA was pretty clean! Unlike mine when i bought my car:( But its all nice now. Good luck with the project man.

[Fibercus]

Thanks a bunch.

my couple friends came by today and didnt have anything to do wince I took my motor out myself last night hahah had them cleaning my engine bay and moving the motor onto a crate...

Waiting for my fuel pump ($95 shipped on ebay) downpipe, and need to find my manual swap parts...

Ill post some update pics soon

EDIT: My valve cover was painted... lol the bottom half of the motor is black ! =p oil pan gasket ? hehe

[Fibercus]

Some updates on the swap - I finished preping the SR (inspected parts, changed some gaskets & re-sealed oil pan...) torqued up everything to spec.

Meanwhile I Painted my engine bay with high temp paint / clear coat:

before
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/baysideb4.jpg

After:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/enginebay1.jpg

Got my fuel pump and Z32 filter as well as everything I need for the Manual conversion
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/z32filter-walbropump.jpg

Got a nifty shifter:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/tomei-shiftknob.jpg

And ofcourse -
http://home.earthlink.net/~fibercus/images/sr-dropped.jpg

I did have a problem with my stock mounts, I couldnt get the SR to line up! finally I removed the under bolt on my left side mount, droppped SR in with some guiding & so far so good. It was pretty rough, I still have to tap & slide the mount into its propper place but it got late and im beat from a concert... *wonders if I should even be using USDM mounts*

with the money I save from doing install and wiring myself I can afford some goodies. planning on a Koyo Radiator and a full FMIC kit :D Good stuff, having a blast.. anyways, ill post more updates

[azn_romeox]

Good stuff.....

looks like a s14 sr motor.... can't see if theres a hump in the back of that sr...

Keep us updated,
Ron

[SiDeWaYs S150sx]

damn man, that's one clean *** engine bay...

how hard was it to paint the bay yourself??? cuz there's alot of stuff u have to take out to do that...

[Dousan_PG]

no use SR mounts
the engine sits a bit lower and farther back
if you need some, my friend i believe is selling his NISMO ones. ill let u know next week. pm me if you are interested

[four]

IIRC the s14a is the 97-98 and what you have is a s14. either way, good luck, and hopefully ill have my stuff started in october.

[Fibercus]

Originally posted by azn_romeox
Good stuff.....

looks like a s14 sr motor.... can't see if theres a hump in the back of that sr...

Keep us updated,
Ron

Yep its an S14 SR, do you mean the VTC hump?

Paint the bay wasnt hard, I had to remove everything accept my AC lines and brake lines which I masked. I figured it would be easier / clean + I have to install my Clutch assemly & Master cylinder... realized my damn auto tranny sensors dont work on the sr one, so no speed / neutral / reverse sensor swap for now i suppose :confused:

[Fibercus]

Originally posted by dousan36
no use SR mounts
the engine sits a bit lower and farther back
if you need some, my friend i believe is selling his NISMO ones. ill let u know next week. pm me if you are interested

So the USDM ones arent compatible... they mount seems to be off about an inch (in width) it was a bitch

[Dousan_PG]

they are ok to use, but seriously, if you got your engine out putting in that beauty s14 sr, why use something that wasnt made for it? also fi the stockers go in a few months, youre pullign that engine up again..do it right the first time!

i pm'd you back w/ the info and phase2 site..good deal too. depends how fast you ened it. anyways. good luck to you!looks great. :) mm mm mmmm
cant wait for my s14 sr! ack!

[Fibercus]

Originally posted by dousan36
they are ok to use, but seriously, if you got your engine out putting in that beauty s14 sr, why use something that wasnt made for it? also fi the stockers go in a few months, youre pullign that engine up again..do it right the first time!

i pm'd you back w/ the info and phase2 site..good deal too. depends how fast you ened it. anyways. good luck to you!looks great. :) mm mm mmmm
cant wait for my s14 sr! ack!

Word. I originaly planned to get them, but got so excited to drop it in... i need a set ASAP

[zero.counter]

Nice pics, first saw them on freshalloy. I can't wait until next tax season, EIC is gonna be big and will fund the s14 sr motor. I prolly just jinxed myself???:confused:

[-E-]

wow looks real good :drool:

[fiebru1119]

wow looks great! by hight temp paint you mean the spray can kind??

[Fibercus]

Yep, got some 1200 degree can paint @ NAPA. Then I also picked up a can some clear engine paint... Its cool cause everything wipes right off (dirt)

[Bill Roberts]

Damn good job Fibercus. Looking great. Instumentation changes coming up??


Well...that is for later I guess...

[fiebru1119]

Originally posted by Fibercus
Yep, got some 1200 degree can paint @ NAPA. Then I also picked up a can some clear engine paint... Its cool cause everything wipes right off (dirt)

in that case.. damn good job!