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jrmiller84 · 03-13-2007, 09:11 PM

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So I finally broke down after much debating with myself and just got a storage unit to do the swap instead of paying a shop to do it for me. I'd like to keep updating this as I do more to it each day. I have more pictures located here and I will be keeping them up to date on there as well.

I started this past Saturday so here's the progress up until today...

Day 1 [Back to index]
Got all of my tools moved into the storage unit, laid down some painters plastic to try to keep the liquids off of the floor, and moved the car in there. Also bought an engine hoist since I didn't know how long I'd need it. Brought the laptop with the FSM on it. Yeah, I know, she needs paint.

I also talked to the guys at Enjuku about the parts I'll need and got them "preordered" I guess you could say. I'll be picking up all of the parts and engine (SR Blacktop) on the 16th. Needless to say I'm in debt now

I started by removing the bumper, fender wells, hood, and draining the fluids.

Then I started removing some of the larger parts: radiator, battery, condensor, intake, airbox, etc etc.

After that it was dark and the storage unit doesn't have any electricity so I had to stop.

Day 2 [Back to index]

Today I started by removing the wiring harness which turned out to be a bitch. So many of the plugs were greased over and just plain old that they didn't want to disconnect. I didn't want to clip them because I wasn't sure what I would need so I just had to use a pair of pliers and some elbow grease on some of them.

Once that was done I removed some of the components that were attached to the motor to make way for the engine hoist. Removed the alternator, compressor, distributor, and some other stuff I can't remember right now.

Day 3 [Back to index]

I got out there late from work on day 3 so there's not much worth noting except I removed the entire exhaust system from the downpipe back. I also removed the shifter from the tranny.

Day 4 (Today) [Back to index]
Today I was able to get the driveshaft disconnected, tranny mount disconnected, and assemble my new engine hoist

After that I bolted her up and yanked the KA out. It was surprisingly easier that I thought it would be, came right out.

Victory!

Tomorrow I'll be cleaning her up and primering her for paint!

Shift_Drift_S13 · 03-13-2007, 09:22 PM

THAT"S MY CAR.. a year and a 1/2 ago! only mine's an auto... :'( Pix of my work on my car domain. Good luck, definately a fun car to work on... i think any way, i LOVE My S13, i'll never get rid of it.... long as i have a choice that is. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2519819 <there's my baby

C. Senor · 03-13-2007, 09:27 PM

haha "victory"...glad to see your takin your time on it...not rushing, learning...most importantly doing it yourself...+1 for you....pretty good quality pics.

mr_240sx · 03-13-2007, 09:27 PM

good luck on your car dude....make sure to keep us updated!

jrmiller84 · 03-13-2007, 09:31 PM

Thanks everyone, I'm glad I went this route instead of relying on someone else to install it.

Farzam · 03-13-2007, 09:31 PM

Once you get out of debt you should consider going premie.

Good job taking MY advice on the storage unit DIY...maybe you should give me that motor.

All jokes aside, congrats on getting yourself in a big mess, and good luck remembering what to do.

s13gold · 03-13-2007, 09:31 PM

nice setup with everything: taking your time is a plus.
props for a DIY

Oubre · 03-13-2007, 09:35 PM

Cant wait for updates, Props for DIYer

jrmiller84 · 03-13-2007, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farzam

Once you get out of debt you should consider going premie.

Good job taking MY advice on the storage unit DIY...maybe you should give me that motor.

All jokes aside, congrats on getting yourself in a big mess, and good luck remembering what to do.

Haha, I most certainly would give it to you if I had the time to ship it. During the hours they pick up, I am either at school or at work so it's kind of a time crunch.

Farzam · 03-13-2007, 09:52 PM

I can wait ^.^ I'm just messing with you.

s14kouki44 · 03-13-2007, 10:04 PM

damn...how much was that storage unit cuz all the ones around me wouldn't let me store a car unless it was ablle to be started...i was gonna part out an s14

jrmiller84 · 03-13-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s14kouki44

damn...how much was that storage unit cuz all the ones around me wouldn't let me store a car unless it was ablle to be started...i was gonna part out an s14

They didn't say anything to me about it, all they needed was proof of insurance and a copy of my registration. They've seen me working on it and haven't said anything. I should be done in a couple of weeks though so it really shouldn't be that big of a deal...

Watch them say something tomorrow now that the motor is out.

Oh, and it's $100 a month for the unit. It's the 2nd largest one they have.

Dutchmalmiss · 03-14-2007, 02:01 AM

Dang that KA looks so untouched. Everytime I see a write-up it makes me wanna do a swap myself.

jrmiller84 · 03-14-2007, 08:49 PM

Day 5 [Back to index]

So today I got bogged down installing the hitch on my daily driver so I can rent a trailer to pick up the motorset and parts. Behold, the blue bomber...

Conan O'Brien doesn't have anything on this.

Bought that car for $1000 from my last job when they shut down, hell of a deal even though I hate Fords.

Anyways, back on topic. I really only have like 2 and a half hours of daylight after I get off of work at 5pm during the week so there wasn't much else I could do. I did start cleaning the engine bay as well as the storage unit itself though. After pulling the motor, a lot of fluids drained out on the floor beneath the car so I got all of that up and placed some new plastic under the car.

Then I started going at it with degreaser. I got some of the bay cleaned, but there are still some things attached to the firewall that I need to remove before I can thoroughly clean it.

I also bought paint for the engine bay. Initially I was just going to paint it red like the rest of the car. Then today I saw someone on here with a red 240 and a black engine bay and it looked really nice so I bought some black paint today instead. I'll just use the red I already bought to accent some of the other engine components.

I forgot to take my camera today but I'll get pictures tomorrow. There wasn't really much progress to take pictures of honestly unless you like pictures of dirt

To satiate my picture quota for the day, here's a Dr. Claw-esque picture of me in research mode, enjoy!

civilized_drifter · 03-14-2007, 09:02 PM

nice build up.....btw i like college humor 2

nisans13turbo · 03-14-2007, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrmiller84

Day 5

So today I got bogged down installing the hitch on my daily driver so I can rent a trailer to pick up the motorset and parts. Behold, the blue bomber...

Conan O'Brien doesn't have anything on this.

Bought that car for $1000 from my last job when they shut down, hell of a deal even though I hate Fords.

Anyways, back on topic. I really only have like 2 and a half hours of daylight after I get off of work at 5pm during the week so there wasn't much else I could do. I did start cleaning the engine bay as well as the storage unit itself though. After pulling the motor, a lot of fluids drained out on the floor beneath the car so I got all of that up and placed some new plastic under the car.

Then I started going at it with degreaser. I got some of the bay cleaned, but there are still some things attached to the firewall that I need to remove before I can thoroughly clean it.

I also bought paint for the engine bay. Initially I was just going to paint it red like the rest of the car. Then today I saw someone on here with a red 240 and a black engine bay and it looked really nice so I bought some black paint today instead. I'll just use the red I already bought to accent some of the other engine components.

I forgot to take my camera today but I'll get pictures tomorrow. There wasn't really much progress to take pictures of honestly unless you like pictures of dirt

To satiate my picture quota for the day, here's a Dr. Claw-esque picture of me in research mode, enjoy!

wow, 3 monitors!

jrmiller84 · 03-14-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nisans13turbo

wow, 3 monitors!

It's rediculous, really.

koukimonster139 · 03-14-2007, 09:09 PM

aww thats such a cute pic ! i love how its all neat and laid out

seriously you are Hcore doing a swap in a storage unit with no electricity.

jrmiller84 · 03-14-2007, 09:13 PM

haha, yes I know. When I really want to work on it, I have an inverter I plug up to the blue bomber and a drop light I hook up to that, works out well just wish I didn't have to move the light around under the car and shit.

Plus I have to leave the car running so I don't kill the battery which sucks.

derek_s13 · 03-14-2007, 09:32 PM

^^ that's the cleanest SOHC i've ever seen.

you're a fuckin trooper for doing that shit in a storage container. i don't have that kind
of motivation. keep it up man.

jrmiller84 · 03-14-2007, 09:36 PM

haha, thanks. I'm surprised you guys think it's clean, I thought it was horribly dirty. Maybe because I was fixated on the bottom end which was completely covered in oil that had leaked over the years, but the top end looks great! haha

BTW, anyone going to the Gator Nationals around here this weekend? I don't think anyone is really from this area so probably not. I won't be there, but I'm doing the swap like... a mile or so from the strip.

BustedS13 · 03-14-2007, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koukimonster139

aww thats such a cute pic ! i love how its all neat and laid out

i was thinking the exact same thing, it looks like a movie set, not something in the real world

CKAMC · 03-14-2007, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nisans13turbo

wow, 3 monitors!

some people take their post whoring to extremes.....

koukimonster139 · 03-14-2007, 10:32 PM

^ rofl.

hipocracy at its best

jrmiller84 · 03-15-2007, 08:09 PM

Day 6 [Back to index]

Today I got quite a bit done and I remembered my camera

I started by finally taking out the rest of the power steering lines. I was having a hard time before because so much stuff was in the way but I was finally able to get in there... literally in there sitting. After that I removed some of the other stuff in the bay like the resevoir and wiper motor. I also disattached the passenger side fuse box and hung it over the side of the fender to get it out of the way.

I then used a pair of pliers to pull all of the plastic ziptie straps that hold the cables to the body. I bought new ones so I wanted to replace all of them. I plan on bundling all of the wires extremely nice also so that I can minimize their visibility in the bay as much as possible. I have to find somewhere that sells nice long runs of the thermal wrap, anyone know where? I bought some from auto zone and some other places, but none of them are more than a few inches long. I'd like to have a spool of it if possible, that'd be really nice. Anyways...

After that it was on with the degreaser, a paint scraper, and three rolls of shop towels.

BEFORE

AFTER

The dark area near the driver side firewall is actually where the paint has come off, not dirt. But that doesn't mean I'm finished cleaning it. I plan on getting a few cheap toothbrushes tomorrow and trying to get in some of the small spots. Also, I wasn't able to clean the area where the battery was very well. The battery tray area is partially corroded and hard to clean. Anyone know how to get rid of that thing? It seems to be welded down but it would be awesome to just get it out of there. Here's what it looks like currently:

I also have a question for everyone, is the canister needed after the swap? I'm 99.9% sure it's not but I don't know what to do with this metal line here that was running to it:

It looks like it runs to the back of the car, I guess to the fuel pump maybe? It was connected to the canister, I took it off today so I could clean that area. What should I do with that tube?

Other than that, tomorrow is the big day. I got the trailer today and I'll be leaving early tomorrow for Orlando to pick up the motor and parts. I'll have pictures of everything around noon tomorrow so check back. I'll be prepping the motor for installation tomorrow night as well as finishing cleaning the bay and primering it for paint on Saturday (hopefully I'll get that much done tomorrow evening

)

On top of all of this, I also became a premie today

Figured I would be doing a lot more contributing to Zilvia from now on out so that was a good place to start contributing.

EDIT: I meant to ask this, how did everyone get their motor mounts off? I assume with just a wrench but mine do NOT want to come off. I'm worried I'm going to screw the nuts up. Do you get new nuts with new motor mounts typically?

civilized_drifter · 03-15-2007, 08:18 PM

clean ass engine bay

d*star180 · 03-15-2007, 08:35 PM

very nice progress so far man.
Keep us updated till the end.

jrmiller84 · 03-15-2007, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d*star180

very nice progress so far man.
Keep us updated till the end.

Thanks a lot, I most definately will.

And to the person who just neg. repped me without posting, being a premie has already paid off on the first day. I know who you are.

koukimonster139 · 03-15-2007, 08:42 PM

yo, the long tube to the back of the car is the fuel tank ventilation im almost positive.

as far as the battery tray, drill out the spot welds with either a regular drill bit or buy a spot weld drill bit to make it a little easier.

you may need an impact for those mounts.

jrmiller84 · 03-15-2007, 08:46 PM

Hmmm, so I'm going to want to keep the canister then to facilitate that? I'll have to hide it somewhere then, hah. Trying to get as much out of the bay as possible.

Drilling the welds out might not be a bad idea, I will already have to in order to cut a hole for the intercooler piping. I'll check tomorrow to see exactly where the welds are.

I tried a breaker bar on the mounts but you can't get it in there quite straight so it doesn't work. The bolts area kind of inset within that brace.

EDIT: Just found my answer pertaining to that vacuum line thanks to Russ. The answer is here for reference later if anyone needs it:

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...light=canister

03-13-2007, 09:11 PM	#1
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	My S13 Build Progress - 56K Warning Build Index Current Total Project Cost Work Day 1, 2, 3, and 4 - 3/13/2007 Work Day 5 - 3/14/2007 Work Day 6 - 3/15/2007 Work Day 7 - 3/16/2007 Work Day 8 - 3/17/2007 Work Day 9 - 3/18/2007 Work Day 10 - 3/19/2007 Work Day 10 Continued - 3/19/2007 Work Day 11 - 3/20/2007 Work Day 12 - 3/21/2007 Work Day 13 - 3/26/2007 Work Day 13 Continued - 3/27/2007 Work Day 14 - 3/31/2007 Work Day 15 - 4/2/2007 Work Day 16 - 4/5/2007 Work Day 17 - 4/6/2007 Work Day 18 - 4/7/2007 Work Day 19 - 4/8/2007 Work Day 20 - 4/11/2007 Work Day 21 - 4/14/2007 Work Day 22 - 4/16/2007 Work Day 23 - 4/19/2007 Work Day 24 - 4/20/2007 Work Day 25 - 4/21/2007 Work Day 26 - 4/23/2007 Work Day 27 - 4/25/2007 Work Day 28 - 4/27/2007 Work Day 29 - 4/29/2007 In Conclusion - 5/11/2007 So I finally broke down after much debating with myself and just got a storage unit to do the swap instead of paying a shop to do it for me. I'd like to keep updating this as I do more to it each day. I have more pictures located here and I will be keeping them up to date on there as well. I started this past Saturday so here's the progress up until today... Day 1 [Back to index] Got all of my tools moved into the storage unit, laid down some painters plastic to try to keep the liquids off of the floor, and moved the car in there. Also bought an engine hoist since I didn't know how long I'd need it. Brought the laptop with the FSM on it. Yeah, I know, she needs paint. I also talked to the guys at Enjuku about the parts I'll need and got them "preordered" I guess you could say. I'll be picking up all of the parts and engine (SR Blacktop) on the 16th. Needless to say I'm in debt now I started by removing the bumper, fender wells, hood, and draining the fluids. Then I started removing some of the larger parts: radiator, battery, condensor, intake, airbox, etc etc. After that it was dark and the storage unit doesn't have any electricity so I had to stop. Day 2 [Back to index] Today I started by removing the wiring harness which turned out to be a bitch. So many of the plugs were greased over and just plain old that they didn't want to disconnect. I didn't want to clip them because I wasn't sure what I would need so I just had to use a pair of pliers and some elbow grease on some of them. Once that was done I removed some of the components that were attached to the motor to make way for the engine hoist. Removed the alternator, compressor, distributor, and some other stuff I can't remember right now. Day 3 [Back to index] I got out there late from work on day 3 so there's not much worth noting except I removed the entire exhaust system from the downpipe back. I also removed the shifter from the tranny. Day 4 (Today) [Back to index] Today I was able to get the driveshaft disconnected, tranny mount disconnected, and assemble my new engine hoist After that I bolted her up and yanked the KA out. It was surprisingly easier that I thought it would be, came right out. Victory! Tomorrow I'll be cleaning her up and primering her for paint! __________________ BitDestroyer.com

03-13-2007, 09:31 PM	#5
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Thanks everyone, I'm glad I went this route instead of relying on someone else to install it. __________________ BitDestroyer.com

03-13-2007, 09:31 PM	#6
Farzam Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles / Raleigh, NC Age: 31 Posts: 5,144 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Once you get out of debt you should consider going premie. Good job taking MY advice on the storage unit DIY...maybe you should give me that motor. All jokes aside, congrats on getting yourself in a big mess, and good luck remembering what to do. __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ███████████████]

03-13-2007, 09:52 PM	#10
Farzam Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles / Raleigh, NC Age: 31 Posts: 5,144 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I can wait ^.^ I'm just messing with you. __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ███████████████]

03-14-2007, 02:01 AM	#13
Dutchmalmiss Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Socal (323) Age: 35 Posts: 3,475 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Dang that KA looks so untouched. Everytime I see a write-up it makes me wanna do a swap myself. __________________ Pignose, biaaatch.

03-13-2007, 09:22 PM	#2
Shift_Drift_S13 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Outside New Orleans, La Age: 36 Posts: 21 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	THAT"S MY CAR.. a year and a 1/2 ago! only mine's an auto... :'( Pix of my work on my car domain. Good luck, definately a fun car to work on... i think any way, i LOVE My S13, i'll never get rid of it.... long as i have a choice that is. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2519819 <there's my baby

03-13-2007, 09:27 PM	#3
C. Senor Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: cali Posts: 3,488 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	haha "victory"...glad to see your takin your time on it...not rushing, learning...most importantly doing it yourself...+1 for you....pretty good quality pics.

03-13-2007, 09:27 PM	#4
mr_240sx Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ottawa Age: 35 Posts: 6,320 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: mr_240sx Feedback Score: 4 reviews	good luck on your car dude....make sure to keep us updated!

03-13-2007, 09:31 PM	#7
s13gold Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CARSON Posts: 4,240 Trader Rating: (79) Feedback Score: 79 reviews	nice setup with everything: taking your time is a plus. props for a DIY

03-13-2007, 09:35 PM	#8
Oubre Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 85 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cant wait for updates, Props for DIYer

03-13-2007, 10:04 PM	#11
s14kouki44 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: livermore, ca Age: 33 Posts: 71 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn...how much was that storage unit cuz all the ones around me wouldn't let me store a car unless it was ablle to be started...i was gonna part out an s14

03-14-2007, 08:49 PM	#14
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Day 5 [Back to index] So today I got bogged down installing the hitch on my daily driver so I can rent a trailer to pick up the motorset and parts. Behold, the blue bomber... Conan O'Brien doesn't have anything on this. Bought that car for $1000 from my last job when they shut down, hell of a deal even though I hate Fords. Anyways, back on topic. I really only have like 2 and a half hours of daylight after I get off of work at 5pm during the week so there wasn't much else I could do. I did start cleaning the engine bay as well as the storage unit itself though. After pulling the motor, a lot of fluids drained out on the floor beneath the car so I got all of that up and placed some new plastic under the car. Then I started going at it with degreaser. I got some of the bay cleaned, but there are still some things attached to the firewall that I need to remove before I can thoroughly clean it. I also bought paint for the engine bay. Initially I was just going to paint it red like the rest of the car. Then today I saw someone on here with a red 240 and a black engine bay and it looked really nice so I bought some black paint today instead. I'll just use the red I already bought to accent some of the other engine components. I forgot to take my camera today but I'll get pictures tomorrow. There wasn't really much progress to take pictures of honestly unless you like pictures of dirt To satiate my picture quota for the day, here's a Dr. Claw-esque picture of me in research mode, enjoy! __________________ BitDestroyer.com

03-14-2007, 09:02 PM	#15
civilized_drifter Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spring hill, TN Age: 32 Posts: 584 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice build up.....btw i like college humor 2

03-14-2007, 09:09 PM	#18
koukimonster139 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 34 Posts: 1,379 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	aww thats such a cute pic ! i love how its all neat and laid out seriously you are Hcore doing a swap in a storage unit with no electricity. __________________ ho ha ho chi chi

03-14-2007, 09:13 PM	#19
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	haha, yes I know. When I really want to work on it, I have an inverter I plug up to the blue bomber and a drop light I hook up to that, works out well just wish I didn't have to move the light around under the car and shit. Plus I have to leave the car running so I don't kill the battery which sucks. __________________ BitDestroyer.com

03-14-2007, 09:32 PM	#20
derek_s13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA Age: 34 Posts: 733 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	^^ that's the cleanest SOHC i've ever seen. you're a fuckin trooper for doing that shit in a storage container. i don't have that kind of motivation. keep it up man.

03-14-2007, 09:36 PM	#21
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	haha, thanks. I'm surprised you guys think it's clean, I thought it was horribly dirty. Maybe because I was fixated on the bottom end which was completely covered in oil that had leaked over the years, but the top end looks great! haha BTW, anyone going to the Gator Nationals around here this weekend? I don't think anyone is really from this area so probably not. I won't be there, but I'm doing the swap like... a mile or so from the strip. __________________ BitDestroyer.com

03-14-2007, 10:32 PM	#24
koukimonster139 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 34 Posts: 1,379 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ rofl. hipocracy at its best __________________ ho ha ho chi chi

03-15-2007, 08:09 PM	#25
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Day 6 [Back to index] Today I got quite a bit done and I remembered my camera I started by finally taking out the rest of the power steering lines. I was having a hard time before because so much stuff was in the way but I was finally able to get in there... literally in there sitting. After that I removed some of the other stuff in the bay like the resevoir and wiper motor. I also disattached the passenger side fuse box and hung it over the side of the fender to get it out of the way. I then used a pair of pliers to pull all of the plastic ziptie straps that hold the cables to the body. I bought new ones so I wanted to replace all of them. I plan on bundling all of the wires extremely nice also so that I can minimize their visibility in the bay as much as possible. I have to find somewhere that sells nice long runs of the thermal wrap, anyone know where? I bought some from auto zone and some other places, but none of them are more than a few inches long. I'd like to have a spool of it if possible, that'd be really nice. Anyways... After that it was on with the degreaser, a paint scraper, and three rolls of shop towels. BEFORE AFTER The dark area near the driver side firewall is actually where the paint has come off, not dirt. But that doesn't mean I'm finished cleaning it. I plan on getting a few cheap toothbrushes tomorrow and trying to get in some of the small spots. Also, I wasn't able to clean the area where the battery was very well. The battery tray area is partially corroded and hard to clean. Anyone know how to get rid of that thing? It seems to be welded down but it would be awesome to just get it out of there. Here's what it looks like currently: I also have a question for everyone, is the canister needed after the swap? I'm 99.9% sure it's not but I don't know what to do with this metal line here that was running to it: It looks like it runs to the back of the car, I guess to the fuel pump maybe? It was connected to the canister, I took it off today so I could clean that area. What should I do with that tube? Other than that, tomorrow is the big day. I got the trailer today and I'll be leaving early tomorrow for Orlando to pick up the motor and parts. I'll have pictures of everything around noon tomorrow so check back. I'll be prepping the motor for installation tomorrow night as well as finishing cleaning the bay and primering it for paint on Saturday (hopefully I'll get that much done tomorrow evening ) On top of all of this, I also became a premie today Figured I would be doing a lot more contributing to Zilvia from now on out so that was a good place to start contributing. EDIT: I meant to ask this, how did everyone get their motor mounts off? I assume with just a wrench but mine do NOT want to come off. I'm worried I'm going to screw the nuts up. Do you get new nuts with new motor mounts typically? __________________ BitDestroyer.com

03-15-2007, 08:18 PM	#26
civilized_drifter Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spring hill, TN Age: 32 Posts: 584 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	clean ass engine bay

03-15-2007, 08:35 PM	#27
d*star180 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Age: 34 Posts: 468 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	very nice progress so far man. Keep us updated till the end. __________________ IG: DARKSQUADNIGHTMARE DARK*SQUAD. SINCE 2005.

03-15-2007, 08:42 PM	#29
koukimonster139 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 34 Posts: 1,379 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yo, the long tube to the back of the car is the fuel tank ventilation im almost positive. as far as the battery tray, drill out the spot welds with either a regular drill bit or buy a spot weld drill bit to make it a little easier. you may need an impact for those mounts. __________________ ho ha ho chi chi

03-15-2007, 08:46 PM	#30
jrmiller84 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 36 Posts: 1,021 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: jrmiller84 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Hmmm, so I'm going to want to keep the canister then to facilitate that? I'll have to hide it somewhere then, hah. Trying to get as much out of the bay as possible. Drilling the welds out might not be a bad idea, I will already have to in order to cut a hole for the intercooler piping. I'll check tomorrow to see exactly where the welds are. I tried a breaker bar on the mounts but you can't get it in there quite straight so it doesn't work. The bolts area kind of inset within that brace. EDIT: Just found my answer pertaining to that vacuum line thanks to Russ. The answer is here for reference later if anyone needs it: http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...light=canister __________________ BitDestroyer.com

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