Swapping A Fd Engine Into My 87 Tii

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Apr 13, 2004 | 10:50 AM

#111

trex07

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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?

Thanks mate, your build has been part of the inspiriation for my conversion.

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!!

Apr 13, 2004 | 10:19 PM

#112

RETed

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From: Honolulu, Hawaii USA

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

Apr 14, 2004 | 12:49 AM

#113

trex07

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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

Fender wells have never been touched

Not sure if US cars are any different, but all Aus spec and Jap cars I've seen are exactly the same.

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

Apr 14, 2004 | 01:10 AM

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Dysfnctnl85

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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.

13b Cosmo...a much stronger motor (probably debatable). It's what's going in my FB!

Apr 14, 2004 | 08:38 PM

#115

trex07

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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!

Can someone please explain why you think the 13BRE is apparently a stronger engine than the REW?

As far as I know, they're viturally exactly the same except for the ports... which aren't as big as everyone believes. The REW went into the performance car and the RE went into the cruiser. Why would the performance car receive the weaker of the two engines?...

Apr 15, 2004 | 01:14 PM

#116

Cosmo Donk

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Originally Posted by t2rew' date='Jan 31 2004, 05:22 PM

just thought as i read that, you have the cable coming from the other side to me. there is no way my cable will fit.

. looks lke another expence coming.

Is your FD engine from an RHD FD? I was thinking that was the problem, dunno if you have solved it yet.

Aug 10, 2011 | 12:48 PM

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90gxldrifter

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From: Port Orchard, Washington

what vacuum lines did you use, did you use the ones from the FD motor or from your FC cause im doing the same swap and i have everything but that and im not sure what to use?