The swap begins today. I am swapping out the blown motor and swapping in my motor from my current daily driver. In the process I am going to repaint the new car and hopefully have a good amount of pictures of the process.

So far I've swapped the wheels over...








and here's the old one in the somewhat original condition....




more posts to come with the whole process...

 

and then we pulled the old motor out...







and the proof of a blown apex...


the motor is out....

 

sweet pics..

 

im gonna clean out the engine bay now and scuff and repaint it black and keep a clean look.
here's the stuff i used to clean it and it works great. Here it is all dirty (somewhat...)






and here it is almost clean...






tomorrow I scuff and paint...more pics tomorrow!!!

 

Looking good man. I have similar plans of bay cleaning, when I do my manual transmission swap. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

What tire size are you running on the Rewinds? Your car looks like a twin to mine. Same color, same suspension setup all the way around except for the wheels.

Jamie

 

the tires are 205/50/15's. Yeah I should have it all painted tonight. I will take more pictures that are step by step with the old motor for those who want the instructions.

 

so sick man. glad too see your bringing it back. I always thought the engine bay was pretty darn clean but those pics prove that it was a lil bit dirty

what exterior color are you planning on going with?

 

a darker graphite gray color that is close to the color of the wheels. Im hoping to do all the body-work myself since i live with 2 guys who work at body shops. I was gonna ask do you know what brand of clutch it has?

 

Lookin good mang! Can't wait til Saturday. We'll get it goin in no time.

 

So We got it painted. Whe I say we I mean my friend Brian (Who works at a custom body shop), my friend Luke (who works at a body shop), and me know doesn't know all that much.

We used Krylon Rust Tough Enamel with a semi-flat finish (black). I used a scotch scratch pad to prep the painted surface and then finished it up with a wax/grease remover.





Then we taped it off and started to paint (again We implies Brian)...

 

The finished look is amazing. I am really happy how it turned out.








Yeah so tomorrow Im putting as much as I can back in the freshly painted car and then pulling the motor out of the old one and hopefully installing it.

More pics to come!!!

 

nice black engine bay...you wasted no time with aarons car....

 

man thats looking nice not a fan of the black but its very nice. hope you finish both up soon.

 

So we went down to Brian's shop and sand blasted some parts...





And then I'm going to paint this black to match...

Oh and He did some fab work for RW-7. He welded some side patches for this rotor shaped headlight intake.

 

The night before the engine is gonna be installed, I decided to pull it early and clean it up. It has a small oild leak and never had a splash pan, so it was pretty dirty.






I called it a night and let it dry out.

 

So its finally done. Early saturday morning Robert came up and helped me install the already pulled motor. It needed a new clutch which he brought for me, and he installed a front mount oil cooler.






We got it installed and got the front mount oil cooler on and hoped that the radiator would fit behind, but its too big so I'll need to get a smaller one.

Then I went to pull my beloved exhaust off the old car and found that the muffler guy welded the center section with the muffler...so I had to use the exhaust that came with the car (I miss my magnaflow...)



I also found out my ignition is shot. Turned the key off and pulled it out and it was still on...suck...oh well at least it starts and runs.

All in all it was a good swap I would say and Great Thanks to everyone who put time in for me. Brian, Luke, Kyle, Robert, and Luke's Mom for the garage.

Here's some pictures of the final product...

 

you made me proud.
good work.

I'm not sure of when the clutch was replace or what brand it was, sorry it came with the car when I bought it.

When you repaint it, I assume you are going to take the molding off the car ?

 

nice work man..looks good...im gonna have robert help me install my dell 48 after i get it and some parts...the carb is almost here..

 

SWEET! It looks good. I will hunt down a short radiator for ya. I can't wait to get you on the auto-x corse with that car. I'm sure you will have fun on those back roads too.

 

Ya thats gonna be a fun little project too.

 

The clutch was shot anyways. My old one was starting to slip so Robert just brought be one. I think I am going to paint it a darker metallic gray.

 

Very nice indeed. Makes me anxious to try and get my motor rebuilt and back in my FB. What's wrong with the RB exhaust set up? Too quiet for you?

 

that exhaust is not quiet at all my friend. it reminds me of the sound of three chainsaws surrounding you all reving full throttle with the straight pipe section. it will shoot nice flames tho

rb mufflers sound like *** imo, he is right magnaflow is what that car needs. If you want help welding a magnaflow in I could give you a hand. just kinda far, not sure how many miles newberg is from kirkland. just a thought.

 

I love the sound of my RB. I have almost the same exhaust only it collects sooner. Mine isn't loud in the least bit. Driving around town it's very tame but she roars when I open her up. A Magnaflow is just going to make it so much louder unless you add multiple magnaflow's