My K20a2 EG build up thread - TONS of pics!

[kaotickaozpunk]

oh dang i was hoping to see more...cant wait to see more...

[SpoolBus]

Work DAMMITT WORK!! Great Job doing it right +1 for you and patience...I break clips and lil shit when I get frustrated...
Funny thing is right now my buddy has a 2nd gen Neon he is doing the EXACT same work too for a SRT4 twin turbo swap..(he's alittle further ahead but has help..sometimes) and the dry ice and removing windows (intact to make templates for lexan) is a bitch. TIP use to people one inside car one out with each holding onto a piece of welding wire and go back and forth the hole way around the windows to remove in one piece to make templates for the light weight lexan

[Fuster_Cluck]

Thanks so much for the props and all the +1's..... and I have not even got into the good stuff yet (motor) haha..... I should be getting a motor within a few weeks. Waiting on the tax return.

Is that TT SRT4 local as well?? I'd like to see it

On to some work from Nov 2006.....

Here is some pics when I removed the sound deadning material back in November 2006:







Is it ok to remove the brown glue or is that a sealer? Should I just clean it up really well, hit it with some sand paper lightly, and paint over it?? (Pic below)



Pass side removed:



Turned out to be like 9-11 pounds.

[Fuster_Cluck]

Ok, spent a lot of time in the garage today, snapped a lot of pics, and feel like I accomplished a good bit.

How do you remove the hood lever clip without damaging it?
I may go with hood dampners, but not 100% yet.



Reminder that I need to really clean this car up:



4 bolts / 1 cotter pin to remove the brake booster:




Then I remembered I should start draining the gas from the tank while it's early. So I just loosened the drain plug just enough to get a stream going:



Removing the clutch slave cylinder.
2 bolts / 1 cotter pin to remove the assembly:



Brake booster / clutch cylinder removed:
Paint is blingin' underneath



Undercarriage is reall nasty. Goal is to clean it up really well and apply some type of overcoat.

Dropping the gas tank:

Remove the banjo bolt and disconnect the hose:



After I drained the tank I placed a jack in the center and dropped the 2 straps that secure the tank:



Then I removed the 3 plastic covers that protect the fuel system / fill up neck:
(one of the 3)



I loosened this bolt to disconnect the filler neck from the tank:



Panels removed and filler neck exposed:



Further up the filler neck:



Remove the (4) 10mm bolts to release the filler neck. Pull the grommet out and the neck drops down with the tank:



Bottom of the tank:



Really nasty, but that will change:



Steering rack removal:

Remove tie rod ends:
(mine are screwed and will be replaced w/ new ones)



4 bolts secure the rack to the crossmember:



Here are the bolts removed:



Remove the cotter pin and slide the bolt out and remove steering rack:



Crossmember removal:

5 bolts on each side to remove:
(All 5 are shown in the pic below)



Big a$$ bolts that hold the crossmember:



Remove the (2) 14mm suspension bolts as well as the (2) 17mm upper control arm bolts and the crossmember is ready to be removed:



There are quite a few 10mm bolts that hold the brake/fuel line assembly that runs to the rear of the vehicle:





Just pulled the plastic clip off the stud to release the lines:



Rear brake/fuel lines removed:



Charcoal canister exit release:



Underview:



Then I removed all the grommets from the bay. Must of been 12:



And it's time for a good cleaning / prepping for paint in the bay:



Cleaned the fenderwells a while back. I am going to put some overcoat all in there:



Thanks for looking

[puregroove]

I love this picture:::
nice work man...