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I wasn't originally planning a B6 swap, but my daily driver's transmission finally blew up after a year of constant abuse. Originally I planned to replace the transmission and go on with life, but that night I saw a '88 323 on Craigslidt for $200.
I called the guy up, and went to look at the car. It had a blown transmission and he meant to fix it, but never did so the car just sat there for 4 years. Long story short, I was offered the car for $85, provided I get it off his property. It was too good of a deal to pass, especially since the engine only had 117,000 miles on it and no major oil leaks. :lol:
So Kyle (Trucktiva) and I got the B6 out with no major problems, and I figured it would be smooth sailing pulling my engine and transmission out, since there's not a lot under the hood.
Disconnecting everything was the easy part and took about half an hour. I figured we'd have the engine out in no time and maybe get the B6 in the same day!
Not so. The engine fought with me for 4 hours before I could get it out. It kept catching on the master cylinder, airbox, fuel filter and anything else that stuck out more than an inch. :evil:
The jackstand slipped and the car almost fell on me, and when Kyle and I decided to separate the transmission from the engine it refused to come off, and when it finally did and we threw it over the side of the car, the clutch lever thing ripped my jacket and left a nasty scratch on my stomach as a parting shot. I also ripped up my hands and arms, as well as sliced open my pinkie when the wrench slipped and my hand slammed into the shield thing behind the brake rotor. :evil:
I've never, ever had this kind of a fight with a Festiva. It was 100x easier working with the carburetted engines; they just drop in and out and take no time to do.
I'm hoping to have the B6 in by Friday. I predict putting the engine in will be as big of a PITA as it was pulling the B3, so I'm not too excited about putting the engine in.
This swap had better be worth the hell I'm going through!
Regards,
Tim
I called the guy up, and went to look at the car. It had a blown transmission and he meant to fix it, but never did so the car just sat there for 4 years. Long story short, I was offered the car for $85, provided I get it off his property. It was too good of a deal to pass, especially since the engine only had 117,000 miles on it and no major oil leaks. :lol:
So Kyle (Trucktiva) and I got the B6 out with no major problems, and I figured it would be smooth sailing pulling my engine and transmission out, since there's not a lot under the hood.
Disconnecting everything was the easy part and took about half an hour. I figured we'd have the engine out in no time and maybe get the B6 in the same day!
Not so. The engine fought with me for 4 hours before I could get it out. It kept catching on the master cylinder, airbox, fuel filter and anything else that stuck out more than an inch. :evil:
The jackstand slipped and the car almost fell on me, and when Kyle and I decided to separate the transmission from the engine it refused to come off, and when it finally did and we threw it over the side of the car, the clutch lever thing ripped my jacket and left a nasty scratch on my stomach as a parting shot. I also ripped up my hands and arms, as well as sliced open my pinkie when the wrench slipped and my hand slammed into the shield thing behind the brake rotor. :evil:
I've never, ever had this kind of a fight with a Festiva. It was 100x easier working with the carburetted engines; they just drop in and out and take no time to do.
I'm hoping to have the B6 in by Friday. I predict putting the engine in will be as big of a PITA as it was pulling the B3, so I'm not too excited about putting the engine in.
This swap had better be worth the hell I'm going through!
Regards,
Tim
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