Update Saturday 8/4/01

Sinwave and I got old motor/tranney is out and the new motor/tranney is in. We did have to split the tranney and motor, but it wasn't that hard. The traney went out under the car and the motor was hoisted out. All in all it was laborus but not an overwelming day. We did have a problem with the SC belt wich required two trips to Pepboys for a smaller one. And the passanger side motor mount bolt wouldnt go in because of the SC and the fender well. So the fender well got a beating and the bolt went right in. We swapped over the AC and PS pumps to the new motor also. We left it the motor is hanging by the left and right mounts. The Drive shafts are back on and allot of the hoses and lines are hooked up. With some hard work and a little luck we should be able to fire it up by tomorrow night!

New pics are here...

http://www.geocities.com/mardigrasma...ap_day_one.htm

Jeff, thanks for the broob handle tip. We got it in with very little trouble. It stabed in easy enough with a little bench press action The Center Force DF disc has under 600 miles on it, The fly wheel was resurfaced when it was lightned then also. The pressure plate has a few more miles on it. Dam I forgot about the T/O bearing, dam! At least I did the output shaft seals.

Thanks for all the encougagment guys, its freakin hot outside and I'm beat, IT WILL BE DONE!

 

wow! I've got nothing but respect for the work you're doing.. some day I'll know how to do all that stuff ;D

 

Wow, great pics! I whould love to do this someday myself. I need a garage first though . Great work Mardi!!

 

Very nice engine you got there!!! How did you get it so clean, it must have took you a while to get it that shiny!!??

 

HOT DAMN.
motor swap madness.

lookin good matt.

joO want SomE! yea!

 

good work mardigras. keep on going and you'll have one fast car. good job on swapping out the engine too, it's a hard job. i'm actually thinking about helping my friend rebuild or swap his engine. He had a little run in with some railroad tracks and his oil pan and decided to drive like that for 54 miles. well when i pulled off his oil pan to replace it there was a present in there. a connecting rod, hehe. i laughed so hard because i heard a clank before it was even off and told him that's what it was and well it was.

 

silly guy... railroad tracks are for rental cars! ask me how to make an intrepid fly ;D (I'm not talking about speed)

 

how do you make an intrepid fly?

 

WOW good work, how is ur engine so clean??

 

is that steve from phillys old engine?

 

 

Yes it is, his is the dirty one, all those fast Maximas up in the northeast have dirty motors, dont ya know!

My old one is clean because I detailed it every now and then.

 

where's phil?

 

I know this is off topic, but what is smc racing? Is it a maxima club?, where is it located, I,m starting to see a million posts with smc numbers on them, again I sorry for changing the topic but my curiousty is killing me!

 

It's Slow Maxima Club Racing. you should join, we are all slow. what's your best time and what's your drivetrain and mods?

 

hows things going with the engine swap? peace out.

 

c

check the day 5 thread.