An imperfekt project...

[imperfekt]

So, yesterday... back to work. At the beginning of the day, it was decided that the engine was gonna be pulled. This is something I've never done before, I'm not much of a mechanic, but Kyle L said it'd be easy as he's had his car down to a shell and reassembled it... so OK was my answer. Pulled into his garage and set to work on removing everything that needed to go, drained fluids, etc.

Started by removing the header I fitted the day prior


Drained the coolant and took out the radiator.



Uninstalled all of my AC... not keeping it




Drained the clutch fluid and disconnected the hoses up by the firewall, drained the power steering and detached the hoses...

Removed the PPF bolts and un-hooked the exhaust to slide out the driveshaft, unplugged about a million plugs and wiring harnesses and pulled the heater core hoses... but at the end of the day (around 2am) the engine/tranny combo simply wouldn't come out.



I believe the oil pan isn't getting high enough to clear the subframe, the tranny is pressing against the tunnel but the oil pan is still not high enough to get over the subframe to come forward and outta the bay.

Tonight I'm going to reassemble the driveshaft, PPF and tranny as well as re-attach the speedometer cable, reverse/neutral safety switch plugs etc and just detach the tranny from the engine and try to pull it without pulling the transmission along with it...

:S

[imperfekt]

The engine and tranny finally came out a couple days ago...


Took off the intake manifold and hi-temp painted it flat black to match the supercharger outlet manifold and the crossover pipe, which are both black.


and spent some time fiddling with the EGR valve to get it to fit the new header... a torch, a hacksaw, a flare tool and some time, and she fits no problem

also, popped the tranny off the engine to replace the clutch, refinish the flywheel and replace some seals...

[imperfekt]

after days of waiting, a clutch kit, intake mani gasket, some new fuel injectors, custom bending/cutting on my EGR and a handful of frustrating hours of shimmying my motor around to get the motor mounts all lined up, the engine and tranny are finally back in my car...

The pics look exactly the same as before it came out, so meh...

I gotta re-connect the million and one wiring harnesses and fill her with fluids still... more to come soon

[imperfekt]

So today I started installing my supercharger. So far, I've gotten the belt tensioner assembly and powercard hooked up... pics to come.

Yesterday I got my horn button from Thailand - geez that took awhile to get here, I almost thought it wasn't coming for a little bit there...


And today, while I was fiddling around with the charger, I needed to take a break. I fitted my wheel adaptors and shaved down my lug studs and BAM! Go-Kart status


WOOT! gettin closer to driveable...

[imperfekt]

Today, I re-installed the passenger's side serpentine belt and the radiator and the front sway bar...

Just waiting on a missing bracket from Track Dog Racing cause they forgot to send it with the supercharger, but Gary is awesome and a pleasure to deal with... I heard TDR was good people and I'm glad to say they really really are

looking at the above pic, i need to lower the front a hair... and possibly find someone to sell me an R-package lip for cheap I see them new on ebay for 80 bucks, I suppose that's cheap enough whenever I'm ready to nix the no-body-mods thing I've been sticking with.

[imperfekt]

awesome, so I've finished installing everything I have at my disposal except for my new top.

after a few weeks of work, the engine is reassembled, everything is plugged in and ready to go. I installed the supercharger and cut the crossover pipe to fit in a BOV, hooked up all the necessary vacuum hoses -thanks to cjsafski's advice and direction- to mimic his old setup. I also rearranged a bunch of wires, harnesses and my coolant reservoir to clean things up a bit. It's not much of a "tuck", but it looks noticeably cleaner to me and I like how it turned out.

The car won't start, I believe it's not getting spark. I made sure the fuel pump was working and all the vacuum hoses are secured, the plugs are all plugged in. the powercard is simply "piggybacked" onto the fuel injection system, so it's not like i disconnected anything i shouldn't have... hmm... idk. I'm thinking it's either the CAS or the ignition CoilPack...

Here is a picture montag of some of the progress, I wish I had covered more of the work and the ambition to work it into a story of a "build", but I'm just glad it's done and outta the way



test fitting the tube

bumper off for re-wiring

chillin with Kyle_L

[imperfekt]

a pic with my DD '02 Saturn sl2


my matching woodgrain stuffs


installed the BOV and all the hoses and all done how she sits now... not running




...I think I might leave the hood off

[adamvanxxx]

Are you planning on flares?

[imperfekt]

no... i kinda like my go-kart and poke.

...if i could own an old, open-wheeled roadster... like this one


i'd be the happiest camper... but for now, i'll have to be satisfied with my go-kart miata with stickout wheels

[adamvanxxx]

Good luck taking turns.

[imperfekt]

hehe, I think it should be fine. I've had stick-out wheels on several vehicles - a delSol, an escort wagon, a mystique and now this, never any problems

[adamvanxxx]

If you don't go fast and have a SUPER high spring rate I could see that, but your fenders are legitimately in the middle of your car.

Regardless I am enjoying your SC, what you running for EMS?

[imperfekt]

it came with the PowerCard - which i hear is mediocre and perhaps I'll bite it and buy a MS somewhere down the line...

though, I just wish my car would start so I could see for myself... lol

[psulja]

Those wheels look... interesting.... Otherwise, cool little project you have going on.

[imperfekt]

lol, thanks... i'll focus on the latter