Swapping A Fd Engine Into My 87 Tii
04-13-2004, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='Apr 6 2004, 06:59 PM
Hey trex07 - That is pretty trick. I would like to see how you mounted it.
Where are you located? Obviously a RHD car. Aussie?
Where are you located? Obviously a RHD car. Aussie?
Yeah you've picked it well... I live in Melbourne, Australia.
Vague details with pics can be seen at the site below:
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As for the mounts, I don't have any devoted pics, but give me a few days and I'll post a few. The drivers side (sorry passenger for you!) has been drilled and tapped, while the other side has been built up using a high nickel spray welding technique to add a boss for the S4/5 mount to bolt to. So after all the effort she dropped straight in! SVIII box and all!! With a few extra small mods of course.... there always is!!
04-14-2004, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by RETed' date='Apr 13 2004, 07:19 PM
Did somebody get angry at the fender wells in the engine bay? 
There's some pretty noticable dents in them!
Is that a Spal fan in there too?
-Ted
There's some pretty noticable dents in them!
Is that a Spal fan in there too?
-Ted
Probably not the best shot as the shiney new paint shoes up all the odd angles.
The fan is a Davies Craig 16". It's the biggest single electric fan I could squeeze in and seems to the job fine. Though I'll probably place it on the front side and mount some shrouded twins on the engine side. FMIC is blocking a lot of flow
04-14-2004, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by NEATasMEAT' date='Feb 6 2004, 01:28 PM
Jims5543, was the swap worth all of the hassle?
Currently, I am contemplating this swap as well. The only reason that I am thinking of this swap is that I recently totalled my FD and the body seems to be too much to repair and the chassis may have buckled. For the cost of repairs to the FD, I could possibly get the engine swapped into an FC. From browsing around the forums, I see that the consensus is to swap a 20B into a FC or to build a strong 13BT into an existing FC.
So, I would like to hear your thoughts, as well as others, on this situation.
Currently, I am contemplating this swap as well. The only reason that I am thinking of this swap is that I recently totalled my FD and the body seems to be too much to repair and the chassis may have buckled. For the cost of repairs to the FD, I could possibly get the engine swapped into an FC. From browsing around the forums, I see that the consensus is to swap a 20B into a FC or to build a strong 13BT into an existing FC.
So, I would like to hear your thoughts, as well as others, on this situation.
04-14-2004, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='Apr 13 2004, 10:10 PM
13b Cosmo...a much stronger motor (probably debatable). It's what's going in my FB!
04-15-2004, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by t2rew' date='Jan 31 2004, 05:22 PM
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