Couple steps closer....

Got the radiator installed.
All the hoses as well. Including the power steering cooler.
Drained the tranny. Need to fill tomorrow.
I still need to add coolant to radiator.
Driveshaft loop is up, torque arm needs to follow.
Rear control arms need installed.
Wiring under car needs hung up properly.
Need to find a bellow to install between the MAF and the throttle body. The one I have doesn't fit.
Need to bleed the brakes.

Basic tune is coming Wednesday/Thursday.

Couple pics....
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap157.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap158.JPG

After looking at it...I decided I will be painting the area marked here.
It will be the same black as the airbox lid.
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/willpaint.JPG

Got the radiator installed.
All the hoses as well. Including the power steering cooler.
Drained the tranny. Need to fill tomorrow.
I still need to add coolant to radiator.
Driveshaft loop is up, torque arm needs to follow.
Rear control arms need installed.
Wiring under car needs hung up properly.
Need to find a bellow to install between the MAF and the throttle body. The one I have doesn't fit.
Need to bleed the brakes.

Basic tune is coming Wednesday/Thursday.

Couple pics....
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap157.JPG
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap158.JPG

After looking at it...I decided I will be painting the area marked here.
It will be the same black as the airbox lid.
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/willpaint.JPG
sorry, i for got , what motor is in there now? And it is looking good. Good luck on it!!

allrighty..

now l am gonna ask some questions as usual:)

which engine is that?

when u re completely done, how many horsepower are u expecting from her?

are u doing those jobs all? or someoneelse is doing for u?

comment: l love your ride man!!!

Erdal

Motor is an LQ9 block.
Everything else is LS1.
Between the bore of the block and the stroke it comes out to a 402 cubic inch motor.
Big cam.
Good heads.
FAST intake and TB
etc...

Power?? I am hoping to hit around 500 RWHP with it.
Everything (minus the fuel line fittings) has been done in my garage. Either me or with the help of some friends. That is why it is taking so long.

There are still some little things to be done...but I should be able to have a much better vid up soon.

Motor is an LQ9 block.
Everything else is LS1.
Between the bore of the block and the stroke it comes out to a 402 cubic inch motor.
Big cam.
Good heads.
FAST intake and TB
etc...

Power?? I am hoping to hit around 500 RWHP with it.
Everything (minus the fuel line fittings) has been done in my garage. Either me or with the help of some friends. That is why it is taking so long.

There are still some little things to be done...but I should be able to have a much better vid up soon.


That's it??? only 500rwhp? :lol2: Just giving you crap...good job man!

:lol:
Ass.
I don't have a turbo. :smokin:

man..

500wrhp? cool. engine looks really good. the car is ealready looks sexy. but l guess u spent thousands on this, didnt u?

l cant wait to see the video..

ohh.. by the way.. sound is gonna be the same or more aggressive?

Will be more aggressive. Probably quite a bit more.
Yes...I spent thousands... :lol:

:lol:
Ass.
I don't have a turbo. :smokin:


You also don't have a ghetto looking Escort either :biggrin:

This is true. :mad:

If you are going to get 500hp where you live, what do you think you would get where I live? I'm at about 400 feet. Driving near Mt. Washington I can feel the difference when approaching 2000 feet, can't imagine what its like out there.

All dyno numbers we get here are adjusted for my altitude/weather conditions.

My best guess...425 RWHP here/500 RWHP at sea level.

Wow.. I didn't think you would loose that much by gaining 5000 feet... Wonder what that does to an airplane?

Amazing isn't it?

You lose .5 compression up here thanks to the air being so thin.
One of the last times I actually dyno'd I had both actual and corrected printed out.
335.3 RWHP corrected (before cam)
284.0 RWHP actual
I even have the graphs to prove it. :lol:

Wow.. I didn't think you would loose that much by gaining 5000 feet... Wonder what that does to an airplane?


Between the fan turning thousands and thousands of RPMs and getting the "ram air" effect, it doesn't affect the aircraft engine.

Ended up going out to the garage for a while.

Torque arm is up...but not adjusted or torqued down.
Tranny has been drained and refilled.
That plastic shroud by the airbox lid got a light sanding and paint.
Should be able to get most everything ready to roll tomorrow/Tuesday after work.
Then hopefully Wednesday it can go for tune, then Thursday get some mufflers hung up.

Filling a sealed manual tranny can suck. Found the easiest way to fill it was at the shifter. :lol:
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap160.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap161.JPG

Stock Hurst shifter....
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap162.JPG

All back together....
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap163.JPG

Painted shroud....
http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap164.JPG

Tomorrow will consist of filling the radiator and the power steering pump. Gotta also bleed the brakes and the clutch. Hide a couple O2 wires. Not much left.....

Good progress man! Btw, do yourself a favor...get a good shifter :p

You do know there is a fill hole on the drivers side about 1/2 way up the shifter. drain on the passenger side bottom on the back. 3/8" size I believe.

Great job on the install and I can't wait to hear when that thing fires up.

I know that fill hole is there.

But I didn't have anything that would allow me to fill it there. No bendable funnel.

And I like my Hurst.

Shroud painted and installed.
Fluids filled.

http://home.comcast.net/~mrluos/Swap166.JPG

[QUOTE=Mr. Luos]Shroud painted and installed.
Fluids filled.QUOTE]


Nice...but how's she run? That's what inquire'n minds want to know.

I have an appointment for a base break-in performance tune Thursday at 4:15.
Will have more info after that. :lol: