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I took a couple of hours to clean the engine bay and radiator support really well while the engine was out.
Up, up, and away:
Lowering the car down onto the engine:
The next picture would have been the car lowered all the way onto the engine, but it was about that time I noticed a problem.
The passenger side motor mount wouldn't bolt up to the bracket on the new engine. I guess this engine was from a Primera (the Primera mounts are different right?). Anyhow, that bracket is connected to the alternator bracket and the belts are in the way, etc.
I had to lift the car back up, roll out the engine, and take off the alternator belt to switch brackets from my old engine.
It got dark on me during the bracket fiasco, but I kept trucking. Here is the engine in place with the side mounts bolted up...
... and here it is with the crossmember and all four mounts in place.
I'd like to know what the hell you used to clean that tranny? sh*t looks brand new. Keep it coming bro...this is one my favorite threads. Attention to detail is at it's highest here.
I'd like to know what the hell you used to clean that tranny? sh*t looks brand new. Keep it coming bro...this is one my favorite threads. Attention to detail is at it's highest here.
I used a combination of engine brite, brake cleaner, and some steel wool (not all at the same time). Most importantly, patience and elbow grease.
I ruined my PS pump. I stripped the threads where the big banjo bolt adapter goes into the back of the pump. I actually damaged it disconnecting the line (before removing the old engine), but I couldn't find any bad threads while it was out of the car. Now, with the engine in the car, changing it will be 10x more hassle.
I figured out (for certain) my cold side intercooler piping will not work. I knew that it would need to be modified at least, but I was hoping to avoid a whole new piece.
My clutch cable doesn't line up anymore. I know how to fix that.
My throttle cable and cruise cable are about an inch off. I've got a good pretty idea for these as well.
The last two are pretty minor, but the PS pump and IC piping suck pretty bad.
On a positive note, I've got all of the electrical connections hooked back up (with the exception of things that aren't back in the car yet like O2 sensor and MAF). That went very smooth. Labeling all of the plugs really helped.
hey swiss what did you search for on ebay to find that divorced j pipe, can't find a single one and i need a 3" for my set up.
I can't remember for certain, but I believe I was searching for garrett+nissan. It's not a company that makes them, it was a one-off piece that was never even finished. When I got it, it was dusty like it had been sitting on a shelf for years.
Throttle and cruise control cables are hooked up (more on that later).
I'm working on the cold side piping. It's at the welder right now for the initial assembly. Once I get it back I'll figure out where I'm going to put the vacuum line and bov flange.
Here are some pics taken when I was mocking it up:
The quality on the Koyo is absolutely amazing. It’s really nice. The Raxles are awesome too, and Marty is great guy to deal with.
I also sent some stuff to Jet Hot. My divorced downpipe worked great, but it was fugly and the high temp paint was flaking off. I had my guy down at the machine shop smooth out the welds before I sent it off:
I had both pieces of the downpipe coated inside and out with the 2000 Black finish, and had my manifold heat shield done in gloss black.
I realized that with the new cold side piping I was working on, I would need to redo my intake pipe as well. I wanted a nice bracket to hold everything in place. After playing around with a few ideas I came up with this:
It bolts into the stock battery tray holes and uses the MAF adapter bolts. As a bonus it hides one of the fuse boxes under the air filter. I made another bracket to keep the second fuse box in place.
Here is the new intake. I can’t weld, but I do all the cutting and fitting myself. I just make notes for my welder to follow:
Here it is back from the machine shop for a final test fit. Also notice the cold pipe has the BOV flange in place:
After I was satisfied with the fitment, I had a bead welded onto all of the ends and had all of the existing welds smoothed over. Here is a shot of all the piping ready for powder coating:
I'm going to be using a catch can on the new setup. Finding a place to put it was a challenge. How to mount it was an even bigger challenge. I cruised Home Depot one afternoon and found a really cool bracket in the conduit/wiring section. I was hoping to bolt it directly onto the transmission mount, but I ended up making a little adapter piece to make it work:
When you are doing a lowport to highport swap you are supposed to swap the throttle and cruise control cables for their highport counterparts. I decided that rather than swap the cables, I would do some custom bracketry. It turned out to be way more difficult than I thought. I would definitely recommend simply swapping cables instead, but I'm pretty proud of how mine turned out.
First I used some box aluminum as a spacer to move the pulley contraption out about 3/4" out (this doesn't affect proper throttle plate movement).After the pulleys are relocated, the two remaining objectives were to (a) add a little extra length on both sides, and (b) change shape on the throttle cable arm to match the shape of the cruise cable arm. It was all done with a rotary tool, some files, a drill, a vice, and a BFH. No fancy tools here.
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Anyhow, that bracket is connected to the alternator bracket and the belts are in the way, etc. 
Now, with the engine in the car, changing it will be 10x more hassle.
