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Link to project thread.. 7/9/13

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=89550


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

all well, take me 5 min to redue it lol

well today i didnt get as much done as i wanted too after waking up to the news of my grandmother passin early this morning.
however i did remove the a/c lines and cleaned them up and started shortening the washer fluid neck. i also painted my oem strut bar as well, now its time to do hw all night, finals and such are coming up fml.

tomorrows plans (other then studying faack) is to hopefully paint the tranny after class and continue work on the bay.

ok so alot has happened since my last post. got alot done the past two days with some big help from my dad while i was at work. dustin came by today and stef when she came by after work and we made some good progress

first off a big thanks to Dustin for helping me and guiding me in the right direction with this swap, because going into this i had very little experience and hes helped me a ton through out this experience as well as Stef, thanks guys. and a big thanks to my dad for a great job on the engine bay while i was stuckk at work all night. but dont be fooled, this is my swap and i put alot of work into this myself lol. heres the pics of the progress


a/c lines removed to get painted

washer fluid tank being modded

to look like this

then i started taping off holes to fill and things to patch up as well as sanding the bay







the passenger side motor mount had a stripped bolt that wouldnt come out, i was unable to take pics of this process but this was how it started


what we did was cut a door in the chassis and reweld a new nut to the chassis, find a bolt to fit and close and clean it back up

then i had to patch up some rot holes that basically holds the front end to the car lol





small patch on the other side





the rest of the bay





all masked up ready for paint





shaved up a bit







unmasked





This post has been edited by Ted95: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:05 AM

post was gettin long wanted to break it up..

heres todays progress

installed non abs





boost guage installed



completed the harness today, first we had to borrow some wires and pins from the old 5s
didnt get alot of pics of this process altho i wish i did but i was busy soldering lol i had fun with that







so lets hope i say this right lol.. we had to by-pass the fuel pump relay since my harness didnt come with the proper pump relay, as well as by pass the intercooler pump since im using a FMIC and didnt want to throw a code 54. it only took us, 2 resistors, and 3 wires as well as twisting a soldering a few wires together.. right D? lol

regardless, im soo happy with how everythigns coming along right now. im really excited with how the enginae bay came out. i have a few more thigns to do this week as well as study for finals for this week, FML. enjoy!

i also started the battery relocation as well by running the wire from the rear to the front, ill try and get some pics this week.

This post has been edited by Ted95: May 14, 2011 - 11:17 PM

Looks Great!! Cant wait to see it done.
1 question tho. Where did you gett the gauge holder on the dashboard? Im looking for that one and the 3pod in the middle of the console. You know where to gett that ?

thanks man, and ya go to the FS thread and look for DCW items or w.e at the top of the thread in the stickies

Ahh this makes me want to do a swap right now in my coupe! Great thread man can't wait to see it run. I hope people are able to help me when I go to swap my car, glad to see such a friendly community here.

Great build can't wait to see it finished.

Thanks Corey!

so this week im pretty busy with finals for school and work and i probably wont be able to go out to the garage til next week, but i did manage to paint the tranny yesterday and a few odds and ends.


tranny and radiator brackets

mounts, starter and PS line

strut bar

its gettin there

This post has been edited by Ted95: May 17, 2011 - 11:20 AM

looks sick! i wish i woulda painted my bay. I have the same boost gauge lemme know how yours does. Mine is off by 3psi for some reason...

This is looking good man.
The engine bay looks pretty good, it will probably look pretty clean with everything freshly painted black.

Nice work.

What exactly did you do to mod the washer fluid tank? and how'd you fit in in there like that, looks awesome.

well im not 100% sure how everyone else did there but this is how i did mines. i took the whole nozzel out and removed the upper peice with the cap. i then cut the nozzle enough where i can put it in the tank and have the upper cap peice stick out. i had to lower the tank off the car to properly put the nozzle back in, but i also have my fenders off so it was alot easier lol. i also painted it black too, havent taken any pics yet.

ill get pics this week, i just got my wisdom teeth pulled today and i dropped my phone (which i use to take pics) in a puddle yesterday and wont get the new one til monday lol. pics next week of my progress.

daaaayuummm cleaaan baaaay

lol thanks bro, im happy with it

put the tranny on today!!!!









put the ac lines back in

cleaned up the back lines
and played around w the battery cables.. forgot to take pics of what i got done in regards to that

today was a big step with what i got done, im hopin to have the motor in this saturday! lets hope for the best

finished the battery relocation today, and tomorrow im going to bleed the brakes and see if i haev time to possibly start to drop the beast in after work, we will see, pics tomorrow!

awesome man! get to it, but take your time! dont rush it, and things will go smooooothhh.
im gonna do a repair on a guys exhaust today with the tig, call it a "test" to see if im ready to do yours!
good luck bro!

Nice bro! Let me kno how you made out, we gotta have this thing ready for the 11th! Lol

hey im new here and saw your project and was wondering if your 6gc was a fwd coupe and if your converting it to the awd gt4?