Roostmonkey Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Ive mentioned this swap in other forums but now I'll start giving updates here.We are still waiting for the new motor to arrive from Japan but we've been prepping the truck for its arrival. Heres some pics Ive already shown but they should also be in this thread to show things from the start. heres the truck the day we hauled her home My local body shop owed me a paint job from some fab work I had done for him over the last year or so. There was very little rust and no dents to speak of so he did this job for repayment.He also Rihno'ed the bed at no charge. My son drove it with the stock L16 for a year and a half with lots of minor problems, mostly fuel related. He's been seeing me prepping for an RB26 swap into my Z and as he was graduating from HS, he decided that a motor swap for his extremely slow truck would be a good graduation present.How could I dissagree? I chose the SR for a couple of reasons. One, there are only a handfull of 521's with this swap and the SR has lots of potential if he gets board with the stock performance.Heres a pic of the engine as it was getting crated in Japan. The old engine is out and he's cleaning the bay getting ready for new paint.We have the disc brake kits ready to install and fuel tank is ready for a sump install.I'm told the motor will be here within a couple of weeks and we hope to have all these supporting upgrades completed before it gets here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 I recieved the motor just as Karim said and its v ery clean and fresh. We stripped off all the stuff we wont be using and bolted the tranny up.The engine bay was ready for the new motor so we tried to drop it in.Unfortunatly. theres not enough room to put them together so back out it came and after seperating the two, we were able to drop it right in. Surprisingly, the stock SR mounts dropped right onto the isolator studs only not at the right angle.So some minor rework is in order.Heres a couple of progress shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 Heres how close it was to just dropping into perfect place. I'll replace the old isolator with a beefier set with the same dimensions.If only everything else went this easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 I got the mounts done and clocked the turbo.Everything was welded inside and out and Por 15'ed When the paints dry, back in it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 Well, when something seems too easy, its usually wrong. The motor set back into place perfectly, everthing lined up dead nuts. Turns out, the motor also needs to shift !/2" towards the passengers side to give some clearance for the turbo and steering column.Back to the bandsaw ang welder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostmonkey Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 I ended up building a gantry to position the motor better and it was well worth the effort.It allowed rotation and elevation changes to get it just right. I only picked the motor from 2 spots towards the front and made the other adjustments from the tail end of the tranny.The SR tranny is considerably bigger than the stock box and I had to remove alot of the tunnel's top. It feels good to make progress. Here it is in its final resting place...yipee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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