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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

congrats man hopefully ill get to finish mines shortly

thanks man im pretty pumped about it. i sent you a pm, hit me up, we will talk about your swap

so today i filled the tranny up with gear oil and drove it around the yard a little today.. i didnt go above like 2500rpms.. i just wanted to see how the clutch felt and to make sure it would actually drive lol.

so b4 work tomorrow and after work tomorrow, the plan is to put the fenders and hood back on b4 i ship the car out to Mannys place on Tuesday. the car is sooo close to being finished i cant wait!

Got a bit of practice on some stainless tonight, see ya and your beast tommorow!

alrightt so tomorrow is the big day.. well actually today is the big day lol. the car is being towed to Mannys this afternoon while he is at work to get my b-pipe made up and intercooler piping!

going to finish up putting the fenders and hood on in the morning and give her a quick bath before it start heads out for a sleeper over at Mannys garage haha.

i loaded up the car today and razor bladed the windows because of some overspray and dust on the windows (my dad still does some work and stuff in the garage) which means i will have to spray the car again after the swap is done.

updates and pics as we go, Manny feel free to throw some pics up too on the thread of the piping

looking good man. your getting closer. wish i was running. I just gotta finish hooking stuff up and get my rear mount. hopefully find one.

Car is here, few minor issues but nothing we can't work with I think.
Cam bought 3" stainless mandrel bends from jegs. They are thinner wall than what I normally use (.055 vs .065), so the pipe is a little loose in the 3" stainless vibrant flanges he got.
He got a good deal on a used 3" exhaust cutout from someone he knows, which turns out is not stainless, so I'm going to pick up some 309 filler rod to tig the mild to the stainless.
There is a 4" flex pipe attached to the cutout, cam was hoping we could use that, but I prefer a 6" flex section in the b-pipe, so he is gonna pick one up tommorow, and I'll start fabricating everything up tommorow.
I'm hoping to get started on the ic piping on Saturday. That is going to be all 2.5" aluminum, tig welded by yours truly!!

See ya tommorow cam!!

what he said haha .. searchin right now for the flex pipe Manny and gunna make some calls in the morning as well, see you then bro!

This post has been edited by Ted95: Jun 14, 2011 - 10:28 PM

so this morning i went out and made some calls to some local shops and found the flex pipe i need for the job. tonight after work im going to swing by Mannys with the pipe and get this show on the road! updates later... prob after the Bruins game lol.

I just read through your entire thread. All I can say is wow. It looks like you are almost to the pot of gold. Your attention to details is rivalled by very few. You certainly put in the long hours of research and effort.

The car looks beautiful and the prep was inspiring. I cannot wait to see it finished.

I just realized that reading this made me realize that I should stop worrying about my car - it will get there. (I have so many other priorities than the 'trac that I have been seriously disheartened by the prospect of waiting several years to get it up to par) So thank you for your fortitude.

-Terracar

thanks man i really appriciate it. its been stressful trust me lol its been a long process but im happy ive took my time with the car and trying to get everything the way i want it. i wanted to do it right the first time so in order to do so you got to take your time and do the research and firgure out what u want in the end.

heres a few more recent pics




slapped the nose back on minus the front bumper because Manny needs it off to do my Front mount setup


i washed the car b4 i put the fenders and hood back on, you can see the difference lol



i like this pic alot even tho its the back side, im really happy with how the GTS wheels came out, and i like the stance of it in this pic because i have 15" steelies in the front and 16" GTS wheels in the rear



btw .. GO BRUINSSSS CHAMPSS BABYY!!!! 4 major sport championships in Boston over the past 6 years, Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and now the Bruins! Boston rocks!

This post has been edited by Ted95: Jun 15, 2011 - 10:35 PM

Started on cams b-pipe today, got ~1/2 of it done before I ran out of argon.
Here are some crappy iPhone pics.













I'll finish up tommorow, and start on the ic piping on Saturday after the wifey gets home from work.

attaa boyy Manny looks great so far! did that flexpipe work out ok? it looks good, this made my night, cant wait for saturday brothaa!



This post has been edited by Ted95: Jun 16, 2011 - 11:05 PM

alright so later today im going over to Mannys to work on the car and help finish up the bpipe and start on the IC piping im pretty excited to say the least, todays a big day and a big step in gettin this thing done and road ready. updates later

the flex worked out just fine, bro, no problems.

welded up a section of 2.5" pipe to a 2.5" flange, that will be welded up to the rear section of the exhaust so that i have somthing to bolt the b-pipe to.
304 stainless flange and pipe, tig welded with 308 filler rod.
a couple pics.





ill finish up the b-pipe today, and start on the intercooler piping!

OUTSTANDING!!!!!

more flange work





i stand by my exhaust, V2. lmao



finished up, ready to install.



pics installed later, gonna start the IC piping today.

are you gonna use an electronic butterfly valve on that or get under the car to make it track worthy?

he has an electric butterfly valve, its just not bolted on in the pics.
ill get some undercar pics with it installed later today.

I love my butterfly cutout valve nois-E! remote control rules. great mod so i dont blow my muffler apart lol..