That looks great!

 

I hope you get it going this weekend I can't wait to hear how she does for you!!!!

 

Looking good man, I hear those turbos really whistle.

 

if ur worried about the stand cut a 2x4 to fit under the crank pully if youre not moving it or using the crank its a ton more stable

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the about all that comes to mind!

 

WOW

looks great man. i am pretty much speechless.

What are you going to use for injector lines?

Are you going to put you pyro in the "standard" location in the drivers side manifold?

 

Ya, they sound just like turbo keychains.

 

 

LOL good ol' 80cc

 

i see dirty's truck in the background lol

 

all those engine pics and you spot out half a truck in the background...lol thats funny

 

we had our first go tonight at putting the engine in. It kicked our asses.

Ended up pulling the trans completely out, and having the pull the engine back out when we found the clearance issues.

The Bad:

It wouldn't fit.

The Good:

I can make it fit!

I need to pull out the reduction starter and put my nippon denso starter on. Its about 1.25" shorter which will make removal possible without an engine hoist in the future. Everything clears other than that driver side manifold. I ended up modding/building new motor mounts which locate the engine 2" further forward. RacinNdrummin hammered the firewall, and I guess it fit with the tape measure, but when it came down to it, dropping the engine in, we were about 1/4-1/2" away!! What a bummer.

So, tomorrow I'm going to swing the sledge at that little corner on the firewall and see what kind of clearance I can get out of it. If I have to, I will perform surgery on it.

The Goal for tomorrow is to at minimum have the engine bolted in. Depending how well the firewall work goes, I could also have the trans and driveline done.

 

haha i figured id point out the not so obvious

 

I beat that firewall like it owned me money



Going to be a tight fit for that big downpipe







Needs to be bolted down at the motor mounts to pull it straight, but that is for tomorrow... I'm just happy its all sitting in its mounts, trans is bolted on, and everything clears!!

Russ (typ4) is coming over to my house tomorrow to hang out a bit, and bring me a return line kit as well as injector port reamer. Also, ARP studs will be here tomorrow for the intake.

 

Its looking awesome. I wish I could see that thing in person too. Lol.