Update 20-12-2012:
Awww dayum look what showed up!
Engine bay blasted and cleaned with every detergent on the planet! Haven't seen it this clean in 5 years haha
Engine and transmission mounts, welded and painted ready to go back in
Poor crankcase was cut and welded 270 times before they got it perfect. Will be prepped and painted to look OEM again.
Oil temperature sensor thread
Transmission spacer surfaced and painted to match the engine block. Stealth mode baby!
Eibach fronts without the engine & transmission for those wondering
Update 23-12-2012:
Everything has been bolted together and should be going in today!
Transmission spacer installed, clutch and flywheel are in too!
Wastegate flange welded
Transmission mount spacer, OEM style baby!
Pics of the crankcase
Crank case painted, oil cooler/filter relocation in place
Now here's the horrible part.. there was a major communication issue over the phone about what I wanted to paint my intake manifold.. here's how it came out
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Update 24-12-2012:
Engine & Transmission are in! That purple manifold is slowly growing on me to be honest. What do you think?
Engine mounts looking good
Just can't get enough of this engine
Aftermarket swaybars shouldn't be a problem I guess
Update 26-12-2012:
Intercooler piping check!
Keeps getting tighter! (that's what she said)
Tomei fuel rail and ID injectors are in place
Turbo oil feed
Update 28-12-2012:
OEM foot e-brake out, R33 clutch pedal to replace it. I'm going to the scrap yard tomorrow to try and find a G37/370Z clutch pedal as it would hopefully be a direct swap.
Tial BOV..
Intercooler piping almost done
Turbo clearance "slightly" better
Power steering pump pulley is too close to the radiator fans, the mechanic is thinking of throwing in a small spacer to push it further out
Fuel rail with the injectors in
Cam angle sensor
Thread made for water temp sensor
Hmmm... which wastegate spring to go for..
Driveshaft customization done!
Transmission spacer
We're getting somewhere!
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Update 08-01-2012:
Great news! The car was started to check for leaks, minor leak in the turbo oil feed was fixed and MAN did it sound like a monster. Stay tuned for video's
If everything goes as planned she should be going for ECU wiring & exhaust fabrication tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Here are some pics for now.
Oil cooler is in
OEM wiring with ignition system
Pedals are in and functioning properly!
Close up on the accelerator pedal, was a b!tch to get right the mechanic tells me
