Chronicles of a 13BT swap......

[captainbizzaro]

It was sold as a FMIC so I\'m presuming it\'ll be okay-seems pretty open to me.

[captainbizzaro]

Also tonight had a play about, removed the rad cowling and battery tray and hey presto



She fits there too-although the spouts would have to be trimmed but that\'s no big deal.

[captainbizzaro]

Oh and add possible battery relocation to the list...

[shaunwil]

It was sold as a FMIC so I\'m presuming it\'ll be okay-seems pretty open to me.

Sorry, looked more closed in the first photo :o

Shaun

[syebba]

Looking good capitano.
 
Ref outlet ports,you can get flexible coolant tubes in different diameters[they bend where u want them],cobra boys use them,that may help you trying to find hoses.
ta stu..

[captainbizzaro]

Sorry, looked more closed in the first photo :o

Shaun

Yeah to be fair from that angle it looks pretty dense.

Cheers Stu-will bear the flexi jobs in mind.

[captainbizzaro]

Had the incredibly mundane task of cleaning the mating surfaces of the UIM and LIM as they were caked in the usual left over gasket that is solid as a rock. Initially set about it with a razor blade, can of lager and some Gunk engine cleaner but this didn\'t pan out too well so it was suggested to me that I try a wire brush attachment for a drill which I did and I\'ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Wish I\'d bought one sooner.




So with that done and some Pineapple Racing blank plates sorted that deems the inlet stuff ready for the next stage apart from blocking off the coolant port as all this does is undo all the hard work your intercooler is doing.

Next was to venture under NEV and get the 12A gearbox out which is nice and easy, so with that done too it is time to get the engine hoist.

[captainbizzaro]

More goodies collected....




And the full exhaust system originally built for Pete\'s car and saves me a trip to powerflow also picked up.

[Skifledanabit]

forgive me for being thick, but, what are they?

[captainbizzaro]

ECU and hand controller.:Thumbs-up

[CHC (RIP)]

Had the incredibly mundane task of cleaning the mating surfaces of the UIM and LIM as they were caked in the usual left over gasket that is solid as a rock. Initially set about it with a razor blade, can of lager and some Gunk engine cleaner but this didn\'t pan out too well so it was suggested to me that I try a wire brush attachment for a drill which I did and I\'ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Wish I\'d bought one sooner.

I have to confess Tim, I too have always removed the old \'hardened\' gasket remains with stanley knives, scrapers & smooth files - not any more, I\'ve just been converted, back of the net. :Thumbs-up

[shaunwil]

Stanley do a Stanley knife scrapper that is really good for manky gaskets. Sometimes a quick lap with wet and dry on a flat surface can help too

Shaun

[captainbizzaro]

Yeah scraping is now officially for people who like wasting time.

Few pics of \'made to fit\' exhaust...

[captainbizzaro]

Stanley do a Stanley knife scrapper that is really good for manky gaskets. Sometimes a quick lap with wet and dry on a flat surface can help too

Shaun

Will give it the once over with some wet and dry on a block.

[CHC (RIP)]

\'Made to fit\' wth you own hands? Nice job. Did you use a \'flaring tool\' between the bends or is that just a butt weld?