Update on my engine problems...

[fishead]

Thanks for all your advice guys, and Slick. Especially Slick. Without your wonderful advice... I might have tried my engine swap myself

 

I am just a bit short on space, time, know-how, and tools to attempt an engine swap. Plus, I have a good mechanic.

 

Long story short, I have a junkyard motor with 140,000KM. Also installed is a main seal, and a new clutch. The throw-out bearing was going, and I was stressing about what to do when it went. Not an issue any more

 

I Really would have liked to do it myself, but my boss keeps sending me to Italy, and there is too much work to be done at work. So I paid my mechanic. Final bill came to about $3K CDN. If I had known it was going to be so much, I might have picked a different route. Too late now though, so no sense complaining! She sure has a lot of power now! Has always been gutless for me, and a real fuel pig.

 

Today on the way home from work, I was thinking that if I am going to keep her (she owes me now!) I better fix that rust bubble forming under the front passenger door, so I stopped at Canadian Tire to get some paint. When I got home, I gave the bubble a bit of a punch just to see what I was up against, and knocked a hole in her. DOH!

 

That was a couple hours ago. I ground off the thick layer of Bondo, cut the rusted metal off, and layed some fiberglass on. I am a rookie bodyman, but I think it will work. It is almost freezing out right now, and am going to wait till it warms up a bit again before I try to make it look purty. Till then, as long as I keep it dirty, you won't be able to tell the difference between the Tremclad and the Nissan paint sssh

[QuismO]

sweet...at least you got it up and running. a rusted hole in the door is nothing compared to what others are experiencing...so feel lucky! =)

[Casey.T]

Glad she is running.... Assuming you have a parts and labor warranty... Time for some real fun....

[ILoveMyPatty]

I have rust holes in each end of both rockerpanels... whenever I'm at a car wash with a friend I'll stick the spray want in one hole and spray it and a big stream comes out the other hole. It's pretty funny seeing their face.

 

Glad you got 'er going! Now, make a trip to Kamloops and we can go wheeling!

[fishead]

I am headed up the Okanagan Valley tomorrow. FFO. Forced Family Outing. Doing a circle visiting various outlaws in Keremeos, Osoyoos, Kelowna, Barriere, and finally Little Fort. I found a sweet BC map book with back roads on it. Little does my wife know, but we are turning this road trip into an Off-Road trip! According to the map book, there are a few corners I can cut to shave some km's from the trip. Oh, and if there isn't much snow on the coquihalla, I am gonna attempt the toll bypass.

 

Next time I am headed up to Kamloops with the guys as opposed to with wife and kids, maybe we can meet at the Bachelor Heights OHV zone or something.

[Slick]

glad you got 'er done. hey! i never discourage anyone from tryin an engine swap lol... but if you've read about my 2 swaps and your self confindece is nil then yeah.. having a mechanic do it is better.

glad everything worked out ok and you're diggin the new "power".... and enjoy that little "detour" sly

[fishead]

I wouldn't say my self confidence was lacking, just all the other resources. Last month I was fixing a searchlight on a 230' yacht in drydock in Italy. Wouldn't say I am scared of taking stuff apart, just scared that I am never going to be able to afford a house with a garage in this stinken town!

 

Besides, it's cold outside...

 

Your posts helped me realize that it was more then just unbolting it and lifting it out.

 

Now to finish installing the CD player so the kids don't drive me crazy asking for "mother goose rocks"

 

http://www.mothergooserocks.com/headandshoulders.html

[Slick]

I wouldn't say my self confidence was lacking, just all the other resources. Last month I was fixing a searchlight on a 230' yacht in drydock in Italy. Wouldn't say I am scared of taking stuff apart, just scared that I am never going to be able to afford a house with a garage in this stinken town!

 

Besides, it's cold outside...

 

Your posts helped me realize that it was more then just unbolting it and lifting it out.

 

Now to finish installing the CD player so the kids don't drive me crazy asking for "mother goose rocks"

 

http://www.mothergooserocks.com/headandshoulders.html

-bounce- glad my post could be "enlightening". yeah.. there's quite a lot of "involvement" in taking a VG motor out.. suprised me too the first time. with our chevy's we just take 4 bolts out n POOF. one motor on stand.

nissan sure knew how to aggrevate their buyers when they designed the pathy.... lol.

we do it for love...... else mine woulda been in the JY a LONG time ago.. and i sure as hell wouldn't hav bought a second one lol

oooooooh.. 230' yacht eh? cooooooooool :bow: -bounce-

[fishead]

I just wish it paid enough for me to buy a house in this area.

 

Picture of me doing the original installation:

 

I'm the guy sitting up top just astern of the satellite dome.