I hate GM cars hate hate hate hate hate hate....

[butt86]

Well hell. Thought I was ready to pull the motor but after wiggling it around I realized there must be a hidden bolt. The damn bolt under the rear manifold is the one thats kickin my arse. I need another 18-24" of extension so cant do crap till my buddy can bring his extensions out. Other then that bolt the motor is just kinda sitting there. Oh well, there is ALWAYS one thats a PITA to get too.

AH YES THE B*TCH BOLT... hahah glad i remembered that one when i did mine.

[LaserSVT]

[LaserSVT]

Got that bish of an engine back in today. Trans alignment was fighting me all the way. Then the engine mount.... ugh. Oh well, learned the tricks to make the next one easier. LOL! Still gotta get an oil filter .... thingy.... gasket. Still have to hook up all the electronics and cooling lines and it should be good to go..... I hope.

[Kyle]

should be nice when its done. you've got a good interior in that red car so the white one should come together nicely!

[MstangsBware]

Getting everything lined up is a bitch....espically when you don't have the TC pushed all the way back and can't figure out what the hell is going on....

[LaserSVT]

TC was in place. Not my first rodeo.


Yeah Kyle, the red cars interior is ready to be dropped in. I am just so tired and sore I havent messed with the car at all today. That and I need an oil filter housing gasket and no way to go get one so I am stuck anyway.

I will prolly slap it back together tomorrow except for the gasket. Just gotta wait for a friend to visit so I can go get one.

[LaserSVT]

I finally got her back together! One last part needed though, oil filter housing gasket. Closest store is 21 miles and I have no car so have to wait for a friend to visit. LOL

So here is what I found with the old motor. When removing its oil filter housing thick black sludge was on the lower half. Ports were completely clogged. The spring actuated port was rusted closed. I didn't drain the pan but the oil that came out of the housing showed signs of water.

So there we have it. Oil starvation from poor maintenance and a bad lower gasket had killed the motor. Bummer.


Anywho, after swapping the motor I decided to swap the seats. Drivers seat has a rip in the bolster but the bottom is in nice shape. My old seat bottom was ripped to hell. My old rear seat had a half dozen burn holes in it as did all of my floor mats so I swapped them over too. Decided to do the passenger seat as well cause the 98s leather is much softer then the 99s. Guess nobody ever leather treated it.

Swapped the couple broken dash vents too. After taking the pictures I see I forgot to finish swapping the passenger air bag cover. Still have to remove the three PITA bolts up top. Too hot to screw with now.

Also swapped blend door actuators. Old one could be moved by hand so I hope this cures the issue with the drivers side blowing hot.

[LaserSVT]

I finished the swap yesterday and mang is it nice to have wheels again! Runs excellent and does not drip a drop of anything. Had some vac lines and fittings break but swapped those and all is well. Few new gaskets and fresh supercharger oil and coupler. Drives great now and still gets 26+ with spirited driving on these back roads.

Yay!

[Kyle]

Need to swap in the wood grain dawg!!

[LaserSVT]

I prefer the black plus the window switch bezels wouldnt match and the ones on the 98 were a little shot.

Cars gone now anyway. Just got towed off.

Thanks again Kyle, new motor seems to run great.

[butt86]

i wouldn't even waste my time switching the cover if all it needs is held down. mine had the same issue and two self tapping screws fixed it. there is just enough meat down low on that cover to screw it down behind the bezel on the front dash face...

[SEB]

You should go get it tuned, I have a PCM for a 3800 SC car from ZZP Performance & High Flow Fuel Filter and Supercharger Coupler from my GTP that I never installed & also have some 17inch Polished Cobra Rims that would bolt right up to your car that would really set it off!!!

[JC316]

You should go get it tuned, I have a PCM for a 3800 SC car from ZZP Performance & High Flow Fuel Filter and Supercharger Coupler from my GTP that I never installed & also have some 17inch Polished Cobra Rims that would bolt right up to your car that would really set it off!!!

Pisses me off that a ford rim fits a GM vehicle, but not my t-bird.

[MstangsBware]

You should go get it tuned, I have a PCM for a 3800 SC car from ZZP Performance & High Flow Fuel Filter and Supercharger Coupler from my GTP that I never installed & also have some 17inch Polished Cobra Rims that would bolt right up to your car that would really set it off!!!

I am guessing you got rid of the GTP? I see you picked up a Coupe......

[LaserSVT]

You should go get it tuned, I have a PCM for a 3800 SC car from ZZP Performance & High Flow Fuel Filter and Supercharger Coupler from my GTP that I never installed & also have some 17inch Polished Cobra Rims that would bolt right up to your car that would really set it off!!!

It is tuned. Custom tune a friend did. Coupler is new too. I aint dumping any more money into this car. I am actually thinking of selling it already. Drives and runs excellent now and looks 20x better then when I got it but I have ADD and dont really want the car any more.

I have issues. Meh.