76 TE37 7M-GTE Swap
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:25 pm
I will be swapping this:
into this:
I will document each step as I go along. The firewall has been notched 4" and the section has been boxed:
The original shifter has also been relocated to suit the R154
The car is plauged with a little rust so progress will be slow.
Before:
After:
Plans include:
rear-mounted radiator
3" SS exhaust
8.8 rear
4 link
T70 turbo
30 x 12 x 3 I/C mounted behind grill
expansion tank
modified oilpan
custom catch can
shaved bay
bigger injectors (not decided which yet)
aftermarket ecu (not decided which yet)
fuel cell ans external F/P
swirl pot
All welding and fabrication will be done by me.
Not much to report at this time but the more I fix the more rust we uncover. The rocker panels are shot! Whoever did the repair before used a thin galvanized material and it 's just too soft. They also used a hell of a lot of black cement flashing to fill the rust spots and gaps. So I'm cutting out the inner rockers and replacing them with 18ga sheet metal and reinforcing with 1 x 2 x 1/16 square tubing. There is also a lot of rust next to the spring perches so I don't know what my options are here. I looked at this lower crossmember from Jegs as an alternative.:
Here are some pics of the rust:
Near the spring perch:
Rockers:
I can't wait till its done!
My inspiration for this was this little bugger:
http://youtu.be/Szk2siJHJ7o
Just a little update! Installed the motor to check clearances and to mock up the I/C
The intercooler end tank had to be modified from a standard straight-end setup to fit.
Cut out the spare tire tub an surrounding sheet metal:
Added 1"X2"X1/16" square tubing for reinforcements and radiator mount.
Combined a generic catch can and expansion tank to make this unit:
The rust is all taken care of (pics to follow)
into this:
I will document each step as I go along. The firewall has been notched 4" and the section has been boxed:
The original shifter has also been relocated to suit the R154
The car is plauged with a little rust so progress will be slow.
Before:
After:
Plans include:
rear-mounted radiator
3" SS exhaust
8.8 rear
4 link
T70 turbo
30 x 12 x 3 I/C mounted behind grill
expansion tank
modified oilpan
custom catch can
shaved bay
bigger injectors (not decided which yet)
aftermarket ecu (not decided which yet)
fuel cell ans external F/P
swirl pot
All welding and fabrication will be done by me.
Not much to report at this time but the more I fix the more rust we uncover. The rocker panels are shot! Whoever did the repair before used a thin galvanized material and it 's just too soft. They also used a hell of a lot of black cement flashing to fill the rust spots and gaps. So I'm cutting out the inner rockers and replacing them with 18ga sheet metal and reinforcing with 1 x 2 x 1/16 square tubing. There is also a lot of rust next to the spring perches so I don't know what my options are here. I looked at this lower crossmember from Jegs as an alternative.:
Here are some pics of the rust:
Near the spring perch:
Rockers:
I can't wait till its done!
My inspiration for this was this little bugger:
http://youtu.be/Szk2siJHJ7o
Just a little update! Installed the motor to check clearances and to mock up the I/C
The intercooler end tank had to be modified from a standard straight-end setup to fit.
Cut out the spare tire tub an surrounding sheet metal:
Added 1"X2"X1/16" square tubing for reinforcements and radiator mount.
Combined a generic catch can and expansion tank to make this unit:
The rust is all taken care of (pics to follow)
