Re: The 3000GT VR-4
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:48 pm
Thought I'd update this! Getting closer to being done. If only I was in Vermont for more than a couple weeks a year.
I came back for a week and a half before classes started in August and made some progress.
First, pulled it into garage.
OEM 2-bolt shortblock came out with the rest of the engine, as did the OEM 5-spd, along with shifter cables and base, driveshaft, and rear diff.
Check out how close the weak 1g 18-spline output shaft was from stripping!
Also may have found out why no 1st gear, thanks to whatever genius owned this before me:
Then, Mr. House welded up the old engine out of the VR-4, and it went in, along with a 6spd tranny & tc, driveshaft, diff, and shifter cables. Also check out some of the carnage from the wreck.
Tranny reverse bolt ear went back on:
Intermediate shaft bracket boss got sort of welded back on (as good as it could be):
Water neck got nice and tweaked:
Old input shaft made a nice imprint on my crank:
Highly functional dent on the side of the oil pan:
Engine to trans bracket was nice and tweaked:
Only shot I have of it getting close to being ready to put in:
This was A BITCH to swap:
Back in!
Current problems:
-I had to convert the harness from the old adjustable CAS sensor to separate cam / crank angle sensors. Now the harness isn't getting voltage. No idea why.
-Clutch master cylinder doesn't want to work now. No idea why.
Until next time!
//Ryan
I came back for a week and a half before classes started in August and made some progress.
First, pulled it into garage.
OEM 2-bolt shortblock came out with the rest of the engine, as did the OEM 5-spd, along with shifter cables and base, driveshaft, and rear diff.
Check out how close the weak 1g 18-spline output shaft was from stripping!
Also may have found out why no 1st gear, thanks to whatever genius owned this before me:
Then, Mr. House welded up the old engine out of the VR-4, and it went in, along with a 6spd tranny & tc, driveshaft, diff, and shifter cables. Also check out some of the carnage from the wreck.
Tranny reverse bolt ear went back on:
Intermediate shaft bracket boss got sort of welded back on (as good as it could be):
Water neck got nice and tweaked:
Old input shaft made a nice imprint on my crank:
Highly functional dent on the side of the oil pan:
Engine to trans bracket was nice and tweaked:
Only shot I have of it getting close to being ready to put in:
This was A BITCH to swap:
Back in!
Current problems:
-I had to convert the harness from the old adjustable CAS sensor to separate cam / crank angle sensors. Now the harness isn't getting voltage. No idea why.
-Clutch master cylinder doesn't want to work now. No idea why.
Until next time!
//Ryan