eh....almost there(special K)
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eh....almost there(special K)
well it went form this:
to this::
the alternator barely clears but it will soon run.....(no p/s or ac so it will have a 4 pulley setup)
to this::
the alternator barely clears but it will soon run.....(no p/s or ac so it will have a 4 pulley setup)
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if i had a dollar for everytime my mom stared at my engine bay and sighed, id be a very wealthy man. good work man, keep it up.
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Sick man. Nice to see you doing your own swap. What did u use to move the engine in there and where did you get it from?
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i have a cherry picker......it was bought from my local harbor freight for like $150 it has done over 20 swaps on friends cars so it has worked great for me...
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Nice, you make me jelous. I'm pondering the idea of fogetting this whole NA D17 idea and have been looking at K's for the past hour. *shakes head* ****... k20a would be nice.
I gotta hit up the search n see if u can keep all functions of the car like AC, PS, etc and if my gauge cluser is still going to work and what harnesses will have to be ripped out and replaced or modified.. Hmmm, I always did want the dc5r gauge cluster.
I gotta hit up the search n see if u can keep all functions of the car like AC, PS, etc and if my gauge cluser is still going to work and what harnesses will have to be ripped out and replaced or modified.. Hmmm, I always did want the dc5r gauge cluster.
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I know... its pretty ****ed up how much work its going to be. I'd love to do it... but shooooot, I dont have the money to do the R&D myself to figure out whats best. Sometimes its just best to roll with something that others have done. Esp when you dont have a second car to keep roll in forevers when you run into problems (I can barrow, but I cant have for a month or two), and dont have the extra funds to throw at problems to make them go away.
How long do you plan on this swap taking you?
How long do you plan on this swap taking you?
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I know... its pretty ****ed up how much work its going to be. I'd love to do it... but shooooot, I dont have the money to do the R&D myself to figure out whats best. Sometimes its just best to roll with something that others have done. Esp when you dont have a second car to keep roll in forevers when you run into problems (I can barrow, but I cant have for a month or two), and dont have the extra funds to throw at problems to make them go away.
How long do you plan on this swap taking you?
How long do you plan on this swap taking you?
haha lucky for me i got 2 other cars to roll on(07 tundra i just bought) and my 86 rolla.....
but yea this is a straight money pit for me right here. i maxed out 2 credit cards just on this project(i just finish build a k20a with teflon coated internals blueprinted and with 52mm twm itbs... and some other goodies plus this other k20 i just put in the civic) so yea im in the hole big time...lol
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Just a straight swap would be enough for me at this point... then build its guts. I dont buy stuff i cant afford to pay for, aka on credit. Oh i dunno, we'll see. Where did u get ur k20a?
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Ahhhh My heart smiles out for every lucky bastard that gets a "K" in his 7thgen !!!
COngrats Brother !!! I wish that we all land in the same boat ... er same 7thgen as you !!!
COngrats Brother !!! I wish that we all land in the same boat ... er same 7thgen as you !!!
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got both my k's from this guy on k20a boards who owns a shop up in redding. they were both just longblocks and i found my type s tranny from a guy in socal for $500!! so drove down there to pick it up. and all the other parts were from online vendors from k20a boards.....and the build is still going on....lol
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Yeah i was sucked in by the k20a board last night for several hours. I managed to excape to get a few hrs of sleep. The info at that place kicks ***.
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like everyone says.. searching is your friend.. haha..
and trix.. u can keep everything with your car.. it will bne just like stock if you wanted it to
and trix.. u can keep everything with your car.. it will bne just like stock if you wanted it to
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well i finally finish bleeding the clutch and the brake......s2k master cylinder(1" piston) + types brakes all around = firm pedal feel!!! cant wait to test out the brakes...lol
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new pics of new brake master i have in the car:
yea im working on this thing slowly. but im just waiting on more parts....for my next project on the right of my car:
damn this is a money pit....lol
yea im working on this thing slowly. but im just waiting on more parts....for my next project on the right of my car:
damn this is a money pit....lol
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^^ friends brother totaled his ap1....so he took the motor, the trans, wiriing, ecu, and fuel pump and is gonna put it in his corolla. and we got to take the misc parts that he didnt need, so i decided to try and make my oem brake setup as good as the brembos...lol
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