Prepping for paint, notice the scuffed up firewall and the semi clean ABS pump...
Prepping for paint, notice the scuffed up firewall and the semi clean ABS pump...
I've never been able to fathom the amount of work it takes to paint an engine bay. I admire the gumption.
Actually, I could say that about painting just about anything. I'm pretty damned lazy and paintwork done right takes a lot of tedious prep work.
An empty B13 SE-R engine bay...isn't that a familiar sight for me!
Keep up the good work!
Bubs wrote: An empty B13 SE-R engine bay...isn't that a familiar sight for me! Keep up the good work!
Tell me about it I have two empty B13 engine bays and an empty P10 engine bay...
pimpm3 wrote: Hooked up and ready to go...
How many miles per cookie are you getting out of that power plant
In reply to nicksta43:
They are very efficient per cookie just ask my wife. One cookie = hours of energy. If only there was a way to harness it...
It actually is a pretty close match. The paint for the engine bay obviously...
First coat... one area at a time
Motor mount...
Second coat...
Steering column boot moved out of the way...
Nissan is pretty smart they made the trim ring in two pieces...
Making progress...
lower radiator mount
Grommets back in...
Painted brakets...
Closer...
I ilke to use vacume hose when I am cleaning up an engine bay to cover the brake lines. It makes a big difference. You just cut it to length and slice it lateraly down one side.
Dirty wiring...
Starting to wrap the wires with electrical tape...
Pushed car outside to make room for the engines which I picked up from my buddys shop where they were stored since I pulled them out earlier this year.
You do good work.
mazdeuce wrote: You do good work.
Thank you but I feel like all I do is clean and paint. All of my builds are pretty tame compared to what most of the guys on here pull off.
Anyways back to the pictures...
Here are the three engines involved in my little swap. The red valve covered engine is the SR20VE and it is going in my track car with the transmission from the SR20DE which is sitting on the wooden pallet. The SR20DET is behind the VE and also has a black valve cover.
The seat is out of a 1995 SC300 that I redid to flip... $5950.00 for a GRMer if anyone is interested. Twin Turbo anyone... 
Here is the VE. Of course it is filthy, at least I can wait to clean it till after I finish the challenge car.. And yes it is sitting on a bag of mulch...
Here is the SR20DE from the track car. 281K miles and still going strong, it just doesn't have the grunt of the other two... It has served me well over the years 
SR20DET without the turbo (which is sitting elsewhere in the garage). It is also filthy and desperatly needs to be cleaned. That seems to be the underlying theme of this build... Filthy 
pimpm3 wrote: In reply to nicksta43: They are very efficient per cookie just ask my wife. One cookie = hours of energy. If only there was a way to harness it...
Perhaps this kind of set up?
I like the red engine bay! but using small children to power your car? Everybody knows you get more power out of teenagers. Of course, instead of dangling a cookie in front, you'll need to use booze.
The good thing about children is when they are not powering cars they can help clean them. This time I had to give them some goldfish crackers...
A little degreaser, a hose and a few dozen goldfish later...
Much better
Great work. You have two cute kids too.
In the garage...
Time to start cleaning and dismantalling...
Alternator off, it looks pretty new...
A/C off... For some reason the bracket was increadibly heavy...
Side is cleaned up
Dirty Alternator bracket..
Much Better
nedc wrote: Great work. You have two cute kids too.
Thanks fortunatly they take after their mother I am getting them started early....
Transmission off the VE
Clutch
Transmission off of DET
Wire brushed clean
A little paint
Thats it for now. Tommorow I am swapping flywheels and clutches.
Ready to go back on the engine...
Turbo
All cleaned up...
Wire brushed...
Dismantled for cleaning
A little high temp cast paint goes along way...
Old Gasket cleaned off...
Transmission reattached..
Helicoil one of the axel mount holes...
New Gasket...
Turbo back where it belongs..
On the hoist ready to go back in...
Empty engine bay, soon to be full of SR20DET power...
Cleaned up steering rack...
I really like this picture for some reason...
...not as much as this one though.
Turbo...
Motor mount....
Wiring going back in...
Fuel injectors off to clean rail..
Other heat sheild...
Fuel rail back in place
Wires tucked nicely in the back...
SR20 distributor and coil installed..
OEM recirculation valve and elbow...
MAF test fitting...
Intercooler..
Fan clearance...
How does that paint you used on the exhaust manifold and hot side of the turbo hold up to the heat over time?
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