V8 HHR Build
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Wish I were there.
I have changed engines many times in cars over 50 years, the first was putting an 8 cyl engine in my 1948 Pontiac Club Coupe in 1963, outside in the wintertime.
But this would be so much more exciting.
Boydie
I have changed engines many times in cars over 50 years, the first was putting an 8 cyl engine in my 1948 Pontiac Club Coupe in 1963, outside in the wintertime. But this would be so much more exciting.
Boydie
For the first time in many weeks the engine is alongside the body again. We were shooting for installation tomorrow but it will be next Wednesday the 25th. Too many loose ends to deal with. We're not in a hurry and it is sooooo much easier to work on it while it is on the stand. It's going to be filled with oil and Lucas break-in oil and then we crank it to check for oil pressure. The engine wiring harness will be installed and hooked up to a Sun diagnostic machine (without the ECM) and checked before it goes in the car.
Speaking of wiring harnesses, the OEM split plastic wire housing is getting removed and replaced with a tight mesh tubing that is sort of like those Chineese finger things. Should look much cleaner. As you know, this car will be put under a microscope everywhere it goes and I don't want to hear "you should have done this or that"
Speaking of wiring harnesses, the OEM split plastic wire housing is getting removed and replaced with a tight mesh tubing that is sort of like those Chineese finger things. Should look much cleaner. As you know, this car will be put under a microscope everywhere it goes and I don't want to hear "you should have done this or that"
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From: Riverside, California
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Update
I spent some time with my engine builder yesterday a came to some new conclusions. It was decided to integrate the wiring harness with the engine/trans install. Things will go slower but I feel it will be better in the long run. The number of wires that are required in newer cars is staggering. Many of these wires would be really hard to install after the engine is in. I still will take the time lapse video of it but it won't be this week. I don't want to get in a rush for this now,not after spending so much time on everything else up to this point. We plan on wiring the complete engine, mounting the ecm, getting the ignition sorted out and hooking up the fuel pump. If we have time I'd like to take a look at the instruments too. Anyway, here's what it looks like now.
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