3 Engine swaps in One Weekend
16-12-2007, 05:49 PM
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3 Engine swaps in One Weekend
Well after having some fun removing the engine from the KA on saturday, see here https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=305545 and Rich requiring a gearbox from the KA we decided to get my brother Chris out of bed early this morning (9.30) and swap the engines over on his 2 sierras.
Chris has an XR4x4 tt270 that has a decent engine in it but has some bodywork and paintwork issues, he also has a DOHC saff that looks a bit like a cossie with a poorly engine so we decided that we would swap them over. Hopefully this will be the start of a decent rebuild thread on the saff.
XR4x4
B9KOS Drinking tea just after he arrived, 1 hour late
Pulling it apart
on the floor
Look a turbo
and now back outside without its engine
Next we moved onto removing the engine from the saff, we work going so fast at this stage that we forgot to take a pic of the saff at the start.
Two empty sierra bays, well empty except for some goons
DOHC engine back in the xr just to keep it rolling until it gets stripped and scrapped
getting ready to re fit the v6 in the saff
And its in
Engines swapped, it took us about 5 hours
but they arent running yet
We will be pulling the xr apart over the coming week and I will be sticking bits and bobs up for sale so if anyone needs anything give me a shout.
Next step is to swap the rear beams and fuel tanks over and get the saff running
Chris has an XR4x4 tt270 that has a decent engine in it but has some bodywork and paintwork issues, he also has a DOHC saff that looks a bit like a cossie with a poorly engine so we decided that we would swap them over. Hopefully this will be the start of a decent rebuild thread on the saff.
XR4x4
B9KOS Drinking tea just after he arrived, 1 hour late
Pulling it apart
on the floor
Look a turbo
and now back outside without its engine
Next we moved onto removing the engine from the saff, we work going so fast at this stage that we forgot to take a pic of the saff at the start.
Two empty sierra bays, well empty except for some goons
DOHC engine back in the xr just to keep it rolling until it gets stripped and scrapped
getting ready to re fit the v6 in the saff
And its in
Engines swapped, it took us about 5 hours
but they arent running yet We will be pulling the xr apart over the coming week and I will be sticking bits and bobs up for sale so if anyone needs anything give me a shout.
Next step is to swap the rear beams and fuel tanks over and get the saff running
16-12-2007, 06:01 PM
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oh forgot to mention, the mt75 2wd box out of the dohc saff is going to be used for the KA, I beleive rich has plans to have it converted to a sequential mullett
16-12-2007, 06:34 PM
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a good days work thanks for your help and the kick up the ass i needed to get this project moving again
Now get off the computer and get the red one stripped
I'm sure someone must want a genuine 3dr bodykit, bonnet and bumpers
Even if the front bumper is a fibreglass RS500 style one 
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ok now trev has got the ball rolling i thought i would add some general pics of the car and a few bits i have to fit
need to upgrade the standard brakes hope these will do the trick 320mm discs focus RS callipers and 4x4 saph cos brakes for the back
need to upgrade the standard brakes hope these will do the trick 320mm discs focus RS callipers and 4x4 saph cos brakes for the back
16-12-2007, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by B9KOS
Originally Posted by tt2304x4
a good days work thanks for your help and the kick up the ass i needed to get this project moving again
Now get off the computer and get the red one stripped
I'm sure someone must want a genuine 3dr bodykit, bonnet and bumpers
Even if the front bumper is a fibreglass RS500 style one
16-12-2007, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tt2304x4
a good days work thanks for your help and the kick up the ass i needed to get this project moving again
Now get off the computer and get the red one stripped
I'm sure someone must want a genuine 3dr bodykit, bonnet and bumpers
Even if the front bumper is a fibreglass RS500 style one
17-12-2007, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by tt2304x4
ok now trev has got the ball rolling i thought i would add some general pics of the car and a few bits i have to fit
Good work lads!
17-12-2007, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by tt2304x4
Originally Posted by B9KOS
Originally Posted by tt2304x4
a good days work thanks for your help and the kick up the ass i needed to get this project moving again
Now get off the computer and get the red one stripped
I'm sure someone must want a genuine 3dr bodykit, bonnet and bumpers
Even if the front bumper is a fibreglass RS500 style one
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Originally Posted by Dan
Originally Posted by tt2304x4
ok now trev has got the ball rolling i thought i would add some general pics of the car and a few bits i have to fit
Good work lads!
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