Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Mar 2 2004, 12:35 PM

to get the cosmo engine to physically bolt into the car you have 3 options.



1. put a 74-85 front cover on the cosmo. put gsl-se oil pan on. bolt cosmo to stock tranny, put in car, slot the engine and tranny mount holes as needed (13b is 20mm? longer)



2. put a 74-85 front cover on the cosmo. gsl-se oil pan. buy the racing beat front mount thing (see df's post)



3. put a 74-85 front cover on the cosmo. gsl-se oil pan. find a gsl-se front subframe





to get the cosmo to bolt to a tranny you have 2 options



1. stock tranny; find aftermarket flywheel for an na (or an s5 na flywheel), and bolt it together



2. t2 tranny; find aftermarket flywheel (or s5+ flywheel) and bolt it together





to get the cosmo to run you have 3 basic options



1. carby! like df



2. aftermarket efi, like df



3. use a stock ecu, this is the hard way as you need to find all the little boxes and wire a ton of stuff up. i would suggest the s5 t2 ecu as your best choice, with the s4 t2 and the fd as the runners up. s4 is a little easier to wire, but its slow. fd takes a ton of stuff to make it happy, but theres no afm



turbo's up to you, i suggest a stock fc turbo at least



water pump: run the s4 fc one with the gslse or 12a thermostat cover, this will let you keep the stock water hoses and stuff. s4 is aluminum vs the fb iron vs the cosmo very complex

Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='Mar 2 2004, 05:49 PM

*Question* Will the "beehive" oil cooler I have on my 12a be sufficient for the Cosmo motor?

Originally Posted by Directfreak' date='Mar 2 2004, 04:57 PM

No.



Get the rest of the car ready before swapping the engine. Make sure the struts, suspension, brakes are all ready - Because you WON'T Do it after the car is running.



Get new shoes to run 1st. That'll take you a little while, especially if doing it yourself.

Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='Mar 2 2004, 05:59 PM

I didn't think so.



Believe me, I'm not going to slack on something like brakes!



I have plenty of time to work on this, so I will pay very close attention to detail.



As always, I appreciate your help and advice because this is my only source for knowledge on this swap!



My spring break will give me plenty of time to get the car ready, that way everything will be lined up and ready to go! Thanks again.

Originally Posted by Racer X' date='Mar 3 2004, 12:36 AM

Details are the most important on these swaps.Thats why I have SE brakes and full suspension upgrades on mine too.I plan on a front full strut bar and cage for the rear to complete my suspension upgrades.

Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='Mar 2 2004, 10:10 PM

I believe I will tackle the breaks and suspension next week.