Izento wrote:Always good to have a friend or two when it comes to engine swaps. Any plans for engine bay respray?

It sure has been, excited to hopefully have more people stop by. Plus, it means everyone gets to learn a little bit. I would like to do a Navy blue color. The engine will have gold accents to round out school colors, which also happen to look good IMO. I want to fill the unnecessary holes first, though. May take some time.

Didn't do much more last night but got some done so far today. Taking a lunch break now.

Dude, where's my car?


Oh, there it is.



Started pulling the dash on the Nissan to get access to all the wiring. Just need to get the instrument panel out then the dash will be free. Really want to get that done today so I can have it ready to sell. Anyone want a Pulsar for a race car? It's mostly in good shape and cheap. Just come get it.



Doug

Got some work done on the wiring today. Pulled almost everything I should need out of the Nissan and I spent some time stripping down the harness for what I won't need in the Honda.

Before I started stripping it down.


And a shot of the new calipers I have for the front. Yes, I have bigger rotors to match but can't hold both for a picture haha. These were intended for an 84 Accord.


I'll be back in with more updates soon, hopefully.
Doug

Nice! I love the updates, thanks for keeping us posted.

Got some more done. Engine and transmission are relatively mated up, enough that I'll be ready for mounts. Degreasing it this afternoon to make it easier to handle the next few days. Intake and exhaust Manifolds are off. The exhaust looks a little carbon-y but the camshafts look excellent, no scoring at all.


There's some silver under there after all!


Doug

Looking good man. I hope you enjoyed your packages from me

Loved em! Couldn't be doing this without your help, that's for sure! Thanks again!

What is this?!

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/5566127693.html

Well that's sad :~(

It did seem like quite a large undertaking. I bet 5% of projects like these actually make it to some stage of drivability.

Yep, I was sad to see it go but I hated to see everything sit even more. The Shell went to someone who plans to restore it to original spec (other than a B series engine) so I am pretty happy with that. Hopefully the block/head will go to our very own mdb4879 so he can have a new crank, but I suppose the rest of the engine accessories and such are for sale, intake/exhaust etc. I may post a for sale ad, but otherwise shoot me a PM if you have needs. Just looking to finish clearing out space and making back some cash.
Doug