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Link to project thread.. 7/9/13

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Hey guys for those of you who dont kno me, my names Cameron. As some of you may kno this past march i was deciding on whether to buy and do a Beams swap or a 3rd GEN 3sgte swap. well when buying a set of sideskirts off of Dustin and Stef, i got the privelage of driving both there Beams swap and Dustins 3rd Gen swap. the Beams a very fun car and altho i honestly wasnt used to the power the 3rd gen put out, it was clear to me for the same money i could have a fast and fun 3rd gen.

Sooo... i talked to my friend Manny and asked who to go to for a 3rd gen set and he sent me to Jim and went from there. i actually recieved my motor the same day as Manny did, (since we live 20min from each other, his swap just went a lil faster then mines to complete since ive been going paycheck to paycheck since ive bought the motor to finish everything lol)

so this is what i got from jim and my progress since getting it. (Alot of the pics were just refrence pics for myself as i was going along so sorry of some of the pics r kinda stupid lol)

when it came off the truck..



i didnt buy the set with the TMIC so this is what i really got after Jim took the TM off lol


these are all cellphone pics so srry if quality isnt the best at times














last time the timing belt was done lol reads February 28, 2002 according to vince. and its like roughly 37k miles



then i started to take things apart to clean the motor up a bit and start refreshing it.. i missed out on some pics here and there but here is what i got

took the manifold off and took a page out of Mannys build and shaved the manifold a bit.. didnt take pics while i was doing it tho

after i sanded and clean the manifold b4 paint



Throttle body b4 cleaned and painted




manifold b4 clear coated.. forgot to take a pic when it was finished..




Preparing valve cover



after clear coat






then disaster... as i was taking the AWD tranny off i cracked my upper oil pan just under the clutch dust cover.. (this is my first swap... and ya, i made a mistake lol)






thats next on my list of things to do lol .. its not that bad of a fix tho honestly, it can b fixed with the pan on the motor which is what i will b doing.

new berk 3in fully loaded DP







and as she sits now



also some other part info..

Mannys old FMIC from his 5FSTE which i will be using for my FM set up
pics upside down lol


resurfaced flywheel



and as for the rest, my water pump should come in tomorrow so i can do my T-belt and pump, IC piping is on its way (2.5in) .. i also have a 3in electric cut out i will be using, a HKS SSQV black BOV, Devils own WI, and a prosport premium boost gauage..

last thing on the list is Tweaks stage 4 6 puck sprung comp clutch (keeping my s54 tranny). and 3" piping for my b-pipe.

the swap should happen towards the end of this month, hopefully in a few weeks or so.

comments and questions if any

This post has been edited by Ted95: Jul 9, 2013 - 1:38 PM

ya i kno man look BA !

so yesterday i went out to the garage and finished smoothing out hte JB that i used to fixed the crack, still looks a lil rough in spots but its not bad ill touch them up this week. then i also reinstalled the Flywheel.






i also looped the water bypass line to the water neck since i eliminated some of the lines of the manifold



This post has been edited by Ted95: Dec 29, 2011 - 1:25 AM

looks good, mang.
you used loctite on those flywheel bolts, right???

Thanks Manny!

Not yet, it just figner tight on there needed to check the clearence from the repair.

This post has been edited by Ted95: Dec 29, 2011 - 1:28 AM

Looks awesome Cameron!!Cant wait for some pics of this beast in the bay!!

Thanks dude, trust me i cant wait either! i just wish it was the spring and not winter so when its in i can actually play with it! hopefully New England wont b to hard on us this winter

So this weekend i stopped by a few junkyards in the area and came home with these guyss




finally found a nice set of GTS wheels with basically Brand New Toyo Proxes4 on them, got them for a good price.

going to to take the off in a few days and put the stock GT wheels back on for the winter and clean up the 7th gens and throw some paint at them and have them look sexy for the spring.

goin back to the yard this week to look for a few more gooides

looks good cam!

hey guys, havent updated in a bit, waiting on founds to come in esp after the holidays. but heres a lil update..

i ordered some hood struts, most likely to make it look a littlebetter. also modded the 2nd gen o2 sensor i picked up from Twosrus and bolted her up and plugged her in. that awful crack i made lol well i finally did the final touches to it to make it cleaner and bought some bolts for the saftey bracket i will make up support the back side upper oil pan incase (god forbid) it ever cracked again.

im also in the process of ordering and finding parts to convert my coupe from ABS to non-ABS to make room for my Devils Own water/meth injection kit. (plus the ABS didnt work anyway lol)

i also ordered a couple exhaust flanges for my b-pipe, just need one more, prob order them tomorrow after i get my check.

oh, and i have just about everything i need for my battery relocation kit. the big push will be coming soon i hope. its been a little wait but its going to be worth it to get everything done right the first time.

ill try and get some pics tomorrow of some of the stuff.

This post has been edited by Ted95: Dec 29, 2011 - 1:36 AM

hey guys i need an opinion on something, since im going to be upgrading in power soon as the SNOW leaves!!! ... im in need of new brakes and rotors.

i wanted to get some slotted rotors and better brake pads, any suggestions?

or maybe just better braking system in general, (non-abs if that matters)

FTW Cant wait to see the progress! Ill be wathcing closely

powerslot rotors hawk hps pads stoptech lines!

thanks johnny! i look into them!

got the upgraded fuel pump installed today, going to go pick up the car now

Go with a good set of blanks, Endless or Project Mu pads (or some hawks will do), some SS lines, and maybe Motul racing brake fluid Dot 4. I'm not sure how beneficial it will be to run a Dot 4 fluid on the 6GC though, but wouldn't hurt I would assume.

Slotted rotors are good if you don't mind shortening the life of your pads a bit. Slotted rotors are designed to slice some of the glazing that happens on the pads from braking, so it'll cut down the life of your pads a bit.

look what came in the mail!

my non-abs lines and hardware







ordering the master this week

also found a set of brand new OEM front and rear floor matts, i was soo pumped because i needed these badd


andd because i was pumped, my new bat



so i kno this has been taking a little while to get this done but everything takes time. and i kno ive been sayin will be done soon, over and over again, lol but.. this time it will be done soon. all i need to get is the new master and some oil and im about 97% sure shes ready to go. im shooting for april i hope. ill update you guys asap.

good stuff cam! gettin close!

thanks manny, ya i kno shes close! its been almost been a year since i BOUGHT the motor, we didnt get it til what like april? idk its been a long wait but its been worth it.

you get the tig welder yet?

they couldnt take paypal, so i needed to wait for the money to transfer to the bank.
i should be paying for it today, but it probably wont be in till the end of the month, or early april.

thats perfect. just let me kno