FDcoscos

So i said goodbye to my fd and i picked up this beast for a future daily. Still debating on what setup I'll be going with. I'm leaning more towards a well built mostly stock turboII setup. I'm going to temporarily paint it white and go with a custom blue more down the line. the door panels i have and the interior needs to be cleaned but for the most part the interior is very nice and complete. woo!

shazmybot

The back-end is riding kind of high isn't it?

Aside from that, I say go with the TII swap. At least you can save the harness and ECU. Also, the amount of dust on that car gives me the unnatural urge to clean it with my tongue, although that could be the insomnia talking. Either way, I'd hit it with some soap and water, then throw a cover over it while you get some parts.

FDcoscos

Yup yup that was exactly what i was thinking too haha. I was gonna wash it earlier but my pops was fixing our water system at home and i was really eager to show everyone my new project. In fact I'm gonna go clean it right now!

FDcoscos

Yeah no tranny and drive train will do that to the back end. It's all in the works. There isn't a single part of this car i wont be looking at.

gxl87turbo

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I love the lift kit ha

Napsterfreak15

Oh wow.

It was converted.

Was it originally an automatic?.

Is the shell an S5?

The brake booster became in the way of the wiper motor. Do you have the RHD wiper motor and arms?

I also notice the door harnesses are not plugged in.

Let me guess the dash harness and front harness are JDM but the rear harness is USDM..?

I've done this swap before and if you have any questions during your swap feel free to ask me. Good luck with your project and keep us updated!

FDcoscos

Originally stick
yes it is an s5 91 shell
i do not have the rhd wiper motor and arms but i believe my friend still does.
i still need to finish some of the wiring for the windows on the doors.
and you are correct about the harnesses.

This is a project my friend started and i will continue. Any help will be greatly appreciated so thanks napsterfreak. And i will keep posting updates.

87 t-66

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lookin good, have fun with the wiring

sen2two

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updates?

im doing this now too...i was going to keep everything, but i decided the AC was to much work. so if you need any of that stuff. i have it.. ( i got the front clip)

napsterfreak, how hard was it to swap the wiper stuff over? or did you not do it? seems like it will be a bitch. maybe rain-ex is the way to go...lol

iceblue

All you do is drill 2 holes and weld the brackets over from the inside.


The wipers where harder because of the 3 ply firewall you do them like this

sen2two

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nice work, but was yours originally a right hand drive? or did you swap over the whole fire wall? either that or you did a real nice job drilling new holes and filling the old ones...

iceblue

sen2two

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so you just cut that section out of the fire wall, good idea. i might go this way...