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dropping the 12a back in

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Old Aug 12, 2001 | 03:50 PM
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Talking dropping the 12a back in

almost got the motor back in! still working on a few things: cables, radiator, fan, shrould, battery, and cables. will have to wait though...it's raining pretty bad outside. can't wait to fire her up!(hopefully on the first try) but things never go as planned. keep your fingers crossed for me. phins up, vic
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Old Aug 12, 2001 | 09:33 PM
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Hey good luck man, I may just be unobservant but why you doing all this? Here's to firing up on the first try
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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 12:30 PM
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when i bought the car it had a blown apex seal. i took the motor out, had kdr rebuild it and now im putting it back in....vic
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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 02:01 PM
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hey vicsrx-7,
can you send me the details of how you did your sawp. i am about to take out and drop my 13b into a new body, but have never done anything like this before..

thanks. my email is felix@atg1.com

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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 04:48 PM
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Nice! I'd like to have a new motor in my car. I'd like to have a new car period, like one of those mustangs I keep hearing about, never seen one though, must not be a lot around

You have anything done to the motor? Porting or anything?
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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 10:47 PM
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Hey there...

I'd like some details on an engine swap as well... I was looking about puttin in an 89 t2 engine... what all would I have to do?

Thanks

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Old Aug 13, 2001 | 11:58 PM
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Hey there...

I'd like some details on an engine swap as well... I was looking about puttin in an 89 t2 engine... what all would I have to do?

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there have been alot of posts in the last six months or regarding this.

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Old Aug 14, 2001 | 06:48 PM
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basicly i just followed the factory manual. it was my first time swapping engines. all thats left now is the four cables(accelerator, cruise control, etc.) now i have a problem w/ the main fusible link. hooked up the battery and fried it later, vic
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Old Aug 14, 2001 | 08:32 PM
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ouch.. hope that is not to serious.
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