Anyhow the ZC in the bay wasn't quick enough for me, so I slowly collected parts on the cheap while building up my other Nissans. The plan is to throw this stuff in temporarily and drive around on it and save for a faster engine and gearbox package.
Hasport Mounts
Auto B16A2 out of a EG9 SIR for $250 NZD ($192 USD) with 250,000km on the clock. Complete with dizzy, ecu and manifolds.
We drove very slowly for about 4km with this hanging out of here.
Y1 non-lsd gearbox with a sloppy input shaft
EF8 Axles
Clutch and flywheel, also from the EF8. We wrecked a riced-up EF8 out and got all these parts for free.
We got to work on Sunday afternoon.
Its very important to remove the plastic panels before starting an engine converison. I will be getting the guards plastic welded.
Removed the ZC and donated it to Aaron.
Removed the peashooter exhaust with rattling resonator from the car and threw it on the scrap pile. This is what we refer to as a 'NZ Spec' fix. Someone has welded the smallest cheapest exhaust pipe on here to fix a leaking exhaust without spending much money. The piping was smaller than factory, about the size of one of the ZC exhaust manifold pipes and it won't be flowing very well.
Because my car was right hand drive and came with a ZC in it I had to get the AV Integra mount kit as the CRX cambelt side mount is slightly different.
Also, we had to grind a small patch on the steering crossmember to get the rear mount to sit flat. I'm guessing this doesn't have to be done on LHD cars.
We were running short of time and couldn't be bothered removing the rocker cover to get the cambelt cover off to remove the unused engine mount, so Aaron did what he does best and screwdrivered the crap out of it. At this point, please remember that this is a $200 auto engine and these motors are really common over here.
Misc Photos of Engine Install:
Edited by the_lorax, 17 January 2011 - 03:03 AM.