The motor is in

[NightKids2]

[Slo_240sx]

lol, nice. Get some more better pix mine should be going in this weekend. What mounts are you using?

[NightKids2]

Yea, my digital camera sucks in the dark. Im using McKinney mounts, and omg was it evey a ***** to get the motor in. It took 3 hours. Its way to big, I bent my radiator core support getting in, and then had to pull it right back out a little because we didnt indent the firewall enough or something and we just could not get it to sit on both the mounts. Its held up by a jack now, didnt get the transmission brace on yet. Now I gotta get to wiring... =(

[Slo_240sx]

wiring is the fun part I think mine will go in fairly easy.... no one told me i looked it up but is it true you gotta indent the firewall to clear the area by the starter?

[BoostFab]

Yea, my digital camera sucks in the dark. Im using McKinney mounts, and omg was it evey a ***** to get the motor in. It took 3 hours. (

i lifted the motor from the bottom....less than 15minutes i have the motor and transmission mounted to the chasis.

[accel junky]

Lookin good. Keep us updated.

I put mine in from the top as well. Just got to be really careful about the Rad support.

[NightKids2]

Yes, it is absolutely nessesary to indent the firewall when using McKinney mounts. That was my problem, I indented the wall too low and when the starter hit the firewall it angled the motor so you couldnt line up both mounts.

Ive done the 1-5 part of the wiring steps, but I havent got around to exchanging the knock sensor and oil sendings plugs from the RB to the KA lower... or pluged anything up to the engine at all lol.

[Slo_240sx]

Hey Night, can you take a pic for me of where I need to indent at? I also made a write of the whole lower harness swap. Look at the top of RB thanks bro.-Alex
Modified by Slo_240sx at 2:52 AM 2/19/2005

[PoorManQ45]

Looks good, but will the intake clear the hood?

[NightKids2]

I was always under the impression that with the McKinney mounts the motor would clear the hood without removing any bracing, but I dont know if that the case with mine or not. It doesnt seem like its closing now, but I dont have any fender on the car or any bolts connecting the back of the hood to the car.

Ill have to see about those pics, I doubt I can squeeze a camera in there... but as a rule of thumb the starter pretty high up in the bay, a lot higher that I thought it was going to be. AWESOME writeup by the way

[NightKids2]

[NISMO_RB25]

look me up in the members rides section. for some pics that might help with where to put the dent. I used the mckinney mounts and dropped the motor from the top, and although it is tight I got in probably 30 minutes max. everything clears fine.

[shedrifts]

3 hours i dont know thats a long time it took 20 - 30 minutes droped in from top and took the crossmember out then put in after motor was in the bay but it all comes around with the more u do it but its looking good