Give this part of the install 3 out of 10 stars. Straightforward but massive PITA. Routing the lines between the engine and crossmember while keeping them clocked a certain way as to not dig into the AC compressor and bind?
Screw this lmao
Pics aren’t great but I’ll take more when it’s...
Circled back to this. Back burner projects, amiright? Remembered I needed to address the slave cylinder line so I just ordered a new brake fluid reservoir. Guess that will be a next week problem.
I did finally receive my cooler line some time ago and I will begin installing that today.
Circling back to this, I took the bumper cover off to brain storm the transmission cooler.
Yeah, that ain’t happening. My buddy suggested using oem 11-14 parts and I have them on order.
While I was in there, I noticed my AC condenser was somehow beat to shit and now it will be...
Couldn’t wait..
This bore had a scratch and is the only concerning item I’ve uncovered.
We will hone it and see what happens. Worst case, it’ll get sleeved.
What are the odds of the SJB being part of the issue and the S197 water intrusion issue being a factor? Corroded points on a circuit board could be a factor.
On to cooler plumbing and wiring. Ready to get to tuning putting some miles on this thing again.
So, my swap has a Lokar dipstick. The transmission still has fluid in it. What’s the over/under that the dipstick is remotely close to accurate? Would I be better off ditching that and using the...
1. Installed, adjusted and secured the shift cable.
2. Installed the driveshaft.
3. Routed the transmission wiring along the firewall, behind the battery box and into the car.