SR20DE Swap Day 1

[nissantuner22]

So I get a late start today, between finding a suitable chain for lifting the old KA out, and finding breakfast. At around noon, I started to remove the junker KA. Took off the hood, undid all the electrical stuff, you know the usual.

Just some things I noticed about removing the KA..

- Jack stands are a must. With the front end up in the air you can get under the vehicle and remove all the stuff you need to down there near the tranny. Gotta make sure you get all those things disconnected.

- Leave the backend of the car on the ground. I read a post saying its a pain in the ass to get the driveshaft off ( the 4 bolts on the diff ) because it spins. If you have rear tires on the car, it dont move. Just get 2 at a time, jack up the the car from the diff, spin the shaft, lower the car, and remove the other 2.

- PB Blaster exhaust related stuff. God damnit I hate rust.

- Watch the power steering lines on removal. I about took them out.

- Leave tranny on, and shifter on, it comes out pretty easy.

So now the motors out of the car, the engine bay is empty, and I found a nice area of rust under the battery, awesome. Gotta fix that first thing, along with cleaning up the engine bay.

Tommorrow consists of detailing the engine bay, dropping in the SR, and trying to make sense of it all.


Will post pics later, not that anyone cares.