Nonamekid's BP with G-series swap

[nonamekid]

I ran into the radiator clearance problem last night. Are there any easy steps with this swap ?? :banghead: I now know why you see unfinished projects for sale.

I was planning on swapping the stock fan for a slim fan. Even more clearance would be provided if the fan was switched to the front of the radiator. My radiator has plenty of clearance except for by the exhaust manifold (hence the reason for the lack of the shield), it is the fan that was tight, so swapping to a slim fan would remove the problem.

I agree with you on the unfinished projects. The way everybody talks about this swap it looks really easy, that is until you get into it. It is alot more frustrating than it appears. It is definitely not an easy swap. I am hoping my B6T swap goes a little easier since the engine isn't supposed to be quite as long.

[turbokid]

I ran into the radiator clearance problem last night. Are there any easy steps with this swap ?? :banghead: I now know why you see unfinished projects for sale.

Haha, I feel your pain. I stumbled into a BP swap thinking it was gonna be a breeze. Couple months of hammering, welding, grinding, drilling, wiring, cutting, soldering, swearing later I still gotta find a place for my intake apparatus because i don't want to move my battery, and I still don't have a fan on my radiator.

[71Montego]

Reading it over a 100 times and finally doing it are 2 different things. You can picture it but can't account for every little detail. Get it together temp. and fine tune / clean it up later. With my auto trans. I did not find out I should have gotten an auto oil pan till it was in. Hang in there. We are all counting on you. LOL...

[freshtiva]

I wiggled it around and finally got it to fit. Ill have to remove some material from the cowling but it will work. My problem is the bleed valve for the hydro clutch, its an inch long. I need a shorter one or an angled one. I think Ill scrap the stock fan/cowling and get a slimmer aftermarker fan because the motor mount around the clutch cyclinder is a defined parameter.

[nonamekid]

Looks like your motor is sitting fairly close to the same position mine is. Just a little too tight for comfort. I have to stop being lazy and order a nice slim fan to get some clearance.

[sam]

I like that stainless steel header did you have to modify the downpipe? If you don't mind can ou please show a picture.