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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

lets go cruising while i still have a car

im down lol when im free from work id gladly go for a ride

lookin great bro!
i gotta get a refill for the argon, and a new blade for the saw to complete your intake.
ill hit you up later this week.

alright so i finally had time to update my thread lol i went ghost for a little bit, been to busy driving my car.. and workin fml

so the car runs greattttt i fckin love boost, end of story. i just love how the car drives and pulls soo smooth and the BOV sounds meann lol turns lots of heads
i love how the car drives just like the 5s around town with everday driving but then comes alive with just a little bit of throttle with out even getting on it, very nice

how ever i did have an issue..

i was being stupid with my car when i thought my clutch let go or my axel may have snapped or popped out so i got the car towed to a garage that just did a tranny seal on the same axel so i was hopin maybe somehow it popped out, im not sure, he checked the axels and said no they r fine your clutch let go. so i got the car towed back to my house until i had the time and money to get a new clutch and swap her in.

almost a week went by until i actually got to look at the car, Dustin and Stef happened to be down and gave me a hand with it and we figured out the axel came out so we tried to pop it back in and it just wouldnt go. we tried and tried but it would never snap, then we just took the axel and out and this is what we found..



you can see the splinds all fanned over






snapped the end of the axel shaft right off




what realy pissed me off was the fact that the guy said my axels are fine... does that look fine? we could pull the axel away from the tranny with our hands lol idk how he didnt notice it wanting to pull out.

made a call to Mike and picked up the spare tranny he had and did the tranny swap and put a new axel in and now it drives great. but i wont be doing that again lol. im in the search for heavy duty axels for the s54 and a e153 tranny, see what i find first, more likely the tranny bc i cant find axels.

quick pics of the car




This post has been edited by Ted95: Aug 31, 2011 - 10:38 PM

some pics for you guys






took the tire off the other day and this is what i seen...




and patched it up for the mean time.. its not pretty but its better then that ^

Wow thats concerning. Do have salt on the roads or something?

well hes from the northeast so yea. They shouldn't, but what do they know =p

Nice build BTW =)

lol ya its a New England car, the roads get salty in the winter, and the car has 223k on the body, it used to be a small hole smaller then dime but i guess the 3s had somethin to say about that

and thanks, its a work in progress still

Just fyi, cam. I didn't forget to, or not install the oring on the bov. If I had, it would have rattled and not held its position.
It must have come out when the cclip popped out.

Ahh i see, i live in Australia so yeah we dont get that here

ya it probably did fall out, gettin that clip in was a pain that night lol. i could spin the bov before, even before the bov popped off, i put an o-ring in and it doesnt move at all. its no big deal to me as long as it works like it has.



This post has been edited by Ted95: Sep 1, 2011 - 11:31 PM

Just read through your whole topic mate and i have to say im inspired! Im currently collecting the parts to do a FWD 3sgte swap over here in Ireland and ive been getting a bit disheartened lately being let down on parts and an engine deal fell through but seeing the work you put in has revived my want to get this underway!

Car is looking great and the engine just sits so pretty tucked in the bay there

thanks man! it took some time but i just had to be paitent, and part by part week by week it all came together and man do i love it!

dont give up man! it will all come together in time, just be paitent and do your homework now while searching for parts, thats what i did and it worked out great for me. goodluck my dude!

TRD strut bar on a st205 swap, yeaaa buddy!




its like the same color as the bay too, WIN!




things in great condition, had to do a lil modding to make it fit but overall went well

few pics of the car




anddd last but not least..

the winter beater

a 96 neon, i will b puttin the celi away for the winter in december or so.. hey it was free with 74k on it, cant go wrong lol

ill post up some better pics of the strut bar, had some bad lighting, i will repaint it as well to clean it up a bit.


This post has been edited by Ted95: Sep 10, 2011 - 8:26 PM

Lol the beater = celi's retarded cousin

ya pretty much, im gunna try and put my old GT wheels on it but i think they have different offsets.. spacerss?? hmm.. lol

This post has been edited by Ted95: Sep 10, 2011 - 8:29 PM

Nice strut bar, I was wondering when you were getting one lol

looks great cam!
gotta love a free winter beater!!

Just mount the most ridiculous wheels you can find, if you're going to drive a Neon might as well make fun of yourself and have fun with it. Rattle can the steelies pink...

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Sep 11, 2011 - 10:50 AM

make it look dope!!!111one11once!