Engine swap meet at my house!

Clewis333 · Sep 1, 2014

Bump for updated info!

NHXRUNNER · Sep 1, 2014

Caleb, hope you get some helpful hands. Hoping to see her back up and running for XFE. :-D. Maria would like Panda's company.

Torspd · Sep 3, 2014

Harbor freight transmission jack is you friend. Right around $100. Just did my engine swap this weekend. That jack is so much better than the motorcycle jack I had been using. Good luck to you mate. :top:

Clewis333 · Sep 5, 2014

still haven't figured out how i'm doing this... dropping the transmission or not. i've heard it both ways

Gadget · Sep 5, 2014

Do not drop the trans. You are just adding work.

Use a small floor jack under the bell housing to support it and allow you to lift and lower it to assist with alignment.

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Torspd · Sep 7, 2014

What Gadget said. Any time I have done a swap, I just support the trans. Slide it back a little. Disconnect the carrier bearing, and pull the shifter out. Not the whole shifter assembly. Just the arm. Disconnect the transmission from its cross
member support as well.

Gadget · Sep 7, 2014

Don't even need to do all of that. Just support the bell housing so you can lift it and lower it for alignment.

A small floor jack works great. You can have that engine out and back in no time.

G

NHXRUNNER · Sep 11, 2014

How'd it go Caleb? She purring like a kitten yet?

Clewis333 · Nov 8, 2014

Not quite lol, thanks for the tips guys. I've been jammed up at work so no progress yet, I do need to get my hands on some headers though, I sold them before the engine blew, quite inconvenient timing

Gadget · Nov 8, 2014

What headers do you need?

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BigFatDogEatingPizza · Nov 10, 2014

It is getting close to December, and I am going to Disney World. If you decide to do it in December, I can get there a week early. I would help you, free, no charge of any kind, just payback for those that have helped me along the way.

Doublld · Nov 11, 2014

Clewis333 said:
Not quite lol, thanks for the tips guys. I've been jammed up at work so no progress yet, I do need to get my hands on some headers though, I sold them before the engine blew, quite inconvenient timing

buy mine they have vbands on the bottom now but will sell for cheap

Gadget · Feb 28, 2015

Did you get that engine swapped yet?

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Torspd · Mar 3, 2015

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NHXRUNNER · Mar 4, 2015

If I had to guess I'd say no. I haven't seen any pics on FB or activity for that matter that would suggest it's running. He did get the BMW fixed though.

Torspd · Mar 4, 2015

One project at a time, eh? Makes life easier .

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