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!

http://blowneuroz.com/525/Progress/bay1.jpg

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.............:D :p

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 :(

[Jon K]

Paul - no i don't - I just had pics of when I cut the lower member. You can see all the cutting I did though, just at the bottom of where the radiator would sit, that was removed.

[Paul in NZ]

no worries,sure looks a good wat to do it though...lotsa yur good pics durin reassembly please!

[Jon K]

Will try Paul - it gets messy and my camera is moderately pricey. I will try though. I've got all the bolts/nuts that came off the car in my tumbler/polisher now. Hoping they come out all polished (or mostly polished) :)

[Paul in NZ]

as i posted that i though about the practicality of it

[Jon K]

We have a webcam in the shop - I might get my friend to turn it on and hopefully stream :)

[RockJock]

All the subtlety of a communal bed-pan but good idea! ---snip---

LOL ..... there's nothing like using a big stick to solve a problem!