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09-18-2011, 09:15 PM | #186 |
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STAGE 2: Phase 1 'Dropping Engine'
So like I said last week,here are two more Octoberfest beers. We have UFO Pumpkin, which is really good in my opinion. I like their Hefeweizen so this one did not disappoint at all.Easy drinking with a lingering pumpkin aftertaste on the back of the tongue so good.. Next we have Magic Hat "HEX", I just love Magic Hat's marketing.. Well I really like this beer, love that they used Toffee and Carmel gives a good taste but finishes with a smoky taste.. Really good... Okay before we jump into the build this is a short one due to it only referring to pulling the motor and shipping it off, but it is an important one. Make sure you have a good engine hoist. I started by removing the tranny first and all the exhaust from the car. After I did that I started to remove all the radiator support stuff with the radiator. I then proceeded to remove or disconnect all the wires. I also just snapped/cut all hoses I was not going to use, including power steering hose, fuel and so on.. Reason for this is that I plan to replace all of these with AN hoses anyway...... And one last thing say goodbye to AC........lol And she is out..... It is really easy to remove the VQ motor, it was only me doing it and it took me two days, due to work... So don't be scared to do it your self... Already have a buyer for the engine/tranny so I have to crate them up for shipping... Sat like this for a couple of days do to me not having my wood yet... Finally got my wood and had every thing crated up and secured... Truck/shipping guy arrived and it was time to say goodbye to this VQ motor going up..... Goodbye,.,., we had fun but it was time to move on.... Here is what the bay looks like with out nothing in it... I also removed my windshield wipers and almost every clip.. Before the LS1 can put up his "there is no place like home" frame. I will be doing a list of things to make his home pretty.. For one I will be removing the ABS system and redoing my brake lines... I might also cover up all holes I am not going to use... Oh and lets not forget about the main ingredient,, my tube chassis... So since we did not spend no money this week,, I think we are doing good...lol Total price so far: $9,089.16 Next week STAGE 3: Phase 1 'LS1 Mock Up'
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09-18-2011, 10:22 PM | #187 |
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Good stuff as usual man. I didn't know the rad support and everything came right off on the z's. Will your tube work bolt up to the stock holes or do you have a different idea?
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09-18-2011, 11:01 PM | #189 |
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Keep the updates coming bro! Your doing a damn good job! Love the beer choices! Haha
I def know the meaning of one man team. I had to push my vh into my garage using a steel bar as a lever to get over cracks in the concrete floor.
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09-19-2011, 09:36 AM | #191 |
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overall,....pretty damn clean engine bay (all things considered) after removing the engine!
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09-19-2011, 11:24 AM | #193 |
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This thread is making me a beer drinker. After reading through all of your choices and why they're good, I'm going to have to check if I can buy some of these locally...
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09-19-2011, 11:52 AM | #194 |
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I think u should subtract what u got from selling ur motor from the total cost lol.
I finally was able to get my hands on some dogfish punkin beer. It was pretty tasty, I liked it a lot more then sam adems pumkin |
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Thanks everyone for the kind words..
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09-24-2011, 06:11 PM | #203 |
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Im SO glad i found this thread, honestly. Been looking at this build everyday in my third period Econ class lol, anxiously waiting for a update. Its these types of threads that keep me going, that well to be honest open my mind up a whole lot more, then the average sr20det swap 240sx guy, and DONE... im sure ya know what i mean, just honestly its these type of threads that keep me going, While I Anxiously wait until the day comes i have my own little garage or place to put together my car lol (im 17 years old)
thanks for this and mad props to the build, def one bad car you got in the making there i think we can all agree on that. |
09-25-2011, 08:49 AM | #207 | |
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Nice Harpoon is good, try and find there pumpkin
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09-25-2011, 08:31 PM | #210 |
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STAGE 3: Phase 1 'LS1 Mock Up'
Okay we are back with another update.. And this time with out any money spent, well sort of.. Lets start of this week with one of the two beers for Octoberfest month. We have Buffalo Bill's Brewery "American Pumpkin ale" Man oh man can you taste the spices in this thing.. The nutmeg and cinnamon really pop out to you when you try this beer, its kind of a good/bad thing you might say. After a couple of beers the spices come on to strong for me.. Next we have Saint Arnold Brewing, straight from TX (you know I had to rep). This is their 'Oktoberfest beer'. One word describes this beer "Smooth,"a full bodied, malty, slightly sweet beer celebrating the Autumn harvest. This rich beer has a round malt flavor and an above average alcohol content perfect for a cool fall evening. A good pick up. Got me a little helper for today's engine drop, My lil Bro cam by to help out.. So in the last post someone mention if I got a new bumper, and the answer is yes. Needed to change it up a little, but I will say this. If I am not happy how this bumper looks when all said and done, I will def change it back to my old style. I like this bumper cause it flows really nice, reminds me of the stock bumper. I also really like the CF lip it as, but sad to say I will not be using this cause it will be broken to **** after one track day. So instead I will make a custom lip out of plywood, just how us TX boys like them.. Check out my boy Stew's plywood lip.. Just to see what the bumper looks like mocked up with out engine in.. Thoughts? BAM!!!!! engine is in son.... The install went really smooth, mounts lined up perfect... To me it looks like this engine belongs in a Z... You can say it was meant to be, I guess.. Front shot of the motor Totally different from a VQ motor.. I know people wanted to know how low this LS sat compared to a VQ, well here it is... Sits right above the sway bar.. I would like it to sit a little here in my book, just cause I ride so low.. We will see what I can do.. Plenty of clearance. Oh by the way I am selling this FAST fuel rail so let me know if you are interested.. Now I did run into a little problem. The passenger side coil was hitting the fire wall. I know people were saying make sure you have the right mounts on the right side, but mind you I had this motor in the bay before today. So I will check it out again when it comes out the car again. If not it is an easy fix. Replaced to front support to see about clearance, but it really does not matter cause this is getting replaced with a front tube chassis :JAMIN: Here is my clearance without the Rad/Fans.... Placed the new front bumper on just to get an idea what it will look like.. Going to be a beast. That's it for today, Thanks to my Bro for all the help. Next stage is going to be an exciting one and I know you guys will like.. Total price so far: $9,089.16 Next week STAGE 4: Phase 1 'The start of something great "tube chassis"'
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