tomorrow i am gonna get the motor from the junk yard....here is a list that i need.. if i miss ANYTHING please tell me

NEED:

1. VE alternator
2. VE A/C compressor
3. 2 motor mounts
4. VE crossmember
5. all wires running to ECU (including plug so i dont have to rewire)
6. VE ECU (already have)
7. VE y-pipe (i might get warpspeed)
8. VE plastic intake thing with air box
9. do i need new spark plugs for the VE?? (different ones???)
10. can i use my spark plugs from my VG????
11. what about the coil (i think that is what it is called--the thing that feeds the spark plugs)
12. new disttributor cap???? (or can i use the VG?)
13. ned the VE flywheel for the VE tranny
14. will the rest of my exhaust (vg exhaust) work with the VE y-pipe???
15. do i need the VE fuel pump??????
16. do i need the VE radiator???
17. do i need new radiator hoses?????



anythign else i need...and anythign i dont need in this list??

 

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thanks mygreenmax94!!!!!! so is this it??????? i dont want to take another trip back to this place... it would have been alot easier if they would have let me buy this whole dam car!!!!!

 

You should have just bought a running VE period...

Props for having the gonads to attempt the swap though...Definantly not something i would want to tackle...

 

well all you pretty much have to do is change motor mounts..... i can probably run all the wires from the ECU without cutting at anything just pull them all out) so i dont have to re-solder or match anywires up (may be different colors..while i am there i might get the TCU wires also so i dont have to match wires up again.....the tranny mounts already work.. so all i have to worry about is the engine mounts.. i think i am up to the task......i am usually pretty good with this.... i just like to ask questions...thanks for the props... am i missing anything?? im making a list to take to the junk yard with me...so am i missing anything?????? anybody need something from the junk yard???? they had a couple 3rd gens there and a couple 240SX's...maybe a steering wheel for someone???.....they had a couple 300ZX's also... but nothing newer than 1995 i think

 

Mmm, sounds good man. Good luck. I hope your getting a 5spd after all this work. While the engine is out, I would strap on the UDP mod.

9. do i need new spark plugs for the VE?? (different ones???)

It's a different engine, so different plugs.

12. new disttributor cap???? (or can i use the VG?)

No distributor cap here, as well as ignition wires.

Just get yourself a 95' 300ZX Twin Turbo and be done with it in my opinion.

 

I just hope that it is as easy as you are expecting... i mean i dont know what all it will take... but i bet there will be a ton of unforseen problems. But you definitely have my respect for trying. Just go and buy internetautomar's car for 600....

 

if i could buy his car i would.... today i got the motor out of the junk yard car...... got it home ($250... YAY!!! it only has 69k on it) and i was checking stuff on it and everythign seemed fine besides 2 things.....can someone get me a pic or the drivers side of their VE for me and ill tell you what is wrong.......camera is dead.........just for the hell of it i took out a spark plug and it had water on it.......i was like WTF!!!!! i guess when i pulled the plug, it had some water around it or something because it was only in that cylinder....so i drained the engine oil and i didnt see any wayer at all and when i turn the crank it does turn......well today was fun..... been a long day.....this motot looksl ike it has been taken care of.....but looks dont always mean anything.........tomorrow i will be pulling my old engine/tranny out and hopefully have all this done by the weekend (im working everyday until 5:30) so wish me luck guys!!!!!!




ohh and the VE car didnt have a fuel pump in it.....wil mine do the job or no???????

 

It might have a blown head gasket. You should change them while you have the engine out, if that is the problem. seems likely as it wouldnt be 100% obvious and why some one would trash a 70K mile car...

~Alex

 

Well if the oil came out with no discoloration i wouldnt change your headgasket.... anyways your headgasket wouldnt be a quick thing to change.

 

the oil looked fine with no water in it......i think when i pulled the spark plug there as water sitting around the plug........the car was in an accident....so i think i am safe

 

anyone have a pic of their VE motor.. i need a drivers side pic plz

 

What do you need a picture of?

 

just the drivers side of the motor please....... i need to know what 2 things are and my camera broke.... they are on the drivers side of the motor... kinda in the front.. i think one ofthem belongs to the cam and one is for the fuel injectors or something.....


edit... i didnt see them pics before.......



you see where it says V6 3000 on the motor... well that black thing on the ed of the motor.. what is that...... mine is cracked...... and the thing that is close to it that has a plug coming from the top and bottom of it (black thing)?? what are they and i NEED the one with the 2 plugs.... i dunno about the other one... if i can get a camera tomorrow ill post pics

 

camshaft position sensor is the thing at the end

 

the plastic piece o the end of that is crackd and i can see the little wheel in there... shoudl i just cover it or must i get a new one... I am EXTREMELY LOW on money here..ill post pics up tomorrow night.. what is the other thing... i think it has to do with the injectors.. it has 7 wires i think 6 are for injectors and 1 for ground.. that plug broke off.. so i need tha but i dunno what it is

 

well I hope this swap goes well for you. No one has done this swap before, that I know of. People on this board seem to be scared of new things. You got my props for trying and hope its a breeze for you.

 

this swap is probably a lot easier than say a honda d to b swap as at least this motor was available in this chassis.
the hardest part is probably going to be maling all the harnesses go where you want them too.

the only reason this swap has been actively discouraged is because it's just cheaper to buy a VE once you figure in time used.
you got lucky and bought it all cheap

 

The thing with the 7-wires is your power transistor.

See: http://aarc.epnet.com/application/82...Transistor.htm for troubleshooting it. If it's still good, use it! I'm sure you can find a way to get it to stay put somewhere.

 

Get your camera up and running and start taking pics so you can get help when you need it.

 

well i didnt get the camera working..... but i did fugure out what it is AztecRedBlooded was right.. it is the power transistor and the camshaft postition sensor....... the position sensor should be ok.. i just have to cover the hole (plastic covering is broken...internals seem to be fine)....the power transistor.. i need another one... the plug got ripped out.......how much for one???? dealer part.. or shoudo i buy used?

 

go used if you can.
for right now, you want to get it running as cheaply as possible.
then once it's all running start worrying about what needs to be done the right way

 

OTAY!!!! got lots of to do on this swap!

 

I have a good power transistor for sale..

 

PM me a good price

 

Wow man, Good times and good luck. After doing the trany swap and realizing that it was a waste of time and money (its a FWD car for crying out loud) I KNOW I wouldn't attempt this.

 

yeah... i am trying to make progress... but 17 degree weather and ice all around your car doesnt help any... summer time this would have been done already

 

I hear that. My car currently has a runability issue. Its under 10 inches of snow and more is on the way.

 

fun isnt it.... i love not being able to feel my hands... feels great... even better when you cut your hand..DEEP.. oyu cant feel it!!!!!

 

I at least have a garage here then again Im moving out of that house so I probably cant use it that much longer doh. Its ficken freezing still, and my eletric heater is only 1500W. I guess when i do my timing belt ill get my friends kersosene heater

~Alex

 

my heater is my own dam body heat..... dont seem to work to well....and maybe the little light i use when doing this 11:30 at night

 

how much for your VG wsp Y?

~Alex

 

well right now it is still on the car... it only has like 2600 miles on it....very good shape... when i get my camera fixed.. ill take pics....sgibb.. said he might buy it..... ill ask $160 plus ship i guess.....bought it for $214

 

so start digging!
as long as it isn't plowed in I can pull it out if need be

 

oh nvm. for that much i can get it new, tho if I had the money Id get it from you any way. I was just wishing. Gotta get some minor problems fixed first though.

~Alex

 

WSP went up to $200 plus ship last time I heard

 

i heard they do not give the maxima.org discount anymore......not sure though... anybody wantto confirm this????

 

Woah, I really didn't communicate the problem. I meant: Its *&%$@ broken, and it also has snow on it.

Its got the 'VE sickness' i.e. it runs like crap (if you can call it running) for no reason at all.

 

thee's always a reason.
but you can't diagnose it when it's under 10" of snow