How do you get better access to the engine bay? Like this...

[Jon K]

So you are doing a motor swap and customizing all your wiring and hoses for aesthetics and you want to know how to best access your engine bay?

First you pull the hood/bumper/headlights/kidneys/fascia and then you CUT **** OFF!



Upper radiator support unbolts nicely, lower radiator support cuts clean off nicely

[Macv]

Was your 5 originally black?

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

All the subtlety of a communal bed-pan but good idea! Only problem I can see is how the hell are you going to get that monster intercooler in???

[Jon K]

Nope - island grun

[Jon K]

All the subtlety of a communal bed-pan but good idea! Only problem I can see is how the hell are you going to get that monster intercooler in???

Thats the easy part! Intercooler is the size of the radiator ... 27" at the narrowest point and 31" at the wides which is up above the frame rails. Baby gonna sit right infront of the radiator which will be moved backward ~3 -4"

[Booster]

............from the looks of the right side inner fender well....I'd say you've got a really bad left side motor mount allowing the engine to rock over HARD when boosting.............

Or was that Hammer time ?lol
Vinny

[Jon K]

Hammer time

[nizmainiac]

is that the old motor coming out or the new one going in? Hard to tell which one it is from the angle of the pic

[Jon K]

Old engine - I will prob pull it next weekend or weekend after!

[Paul in NZ]

have you got a pic Jon of how it looks after normal removal of parts BEFORE cutting.Glad to see that the front comes(mostly) off.
PLEASE reroute that oil line that pokes through the intakes