Here is the humble beginning.
With the assistance of DougE (and a
fork lift) the 3.2 was loaded up after a trip across the sea from New Zealand
to Baltimore.
(That's me leaning it in). Once home,
3 2x10s stuck under the pallet allowed for an easy trip to the garage floor
with the assistance of Richard LeSchander and DougE.
Ok . . . everyone is here . . . now lets see how much damage can be done.
Photo is complements of Justin Fisher
Here she is waiting patiently for the
3.2. The 915 is ready to be attached. Bumper is 36 inches off the
ground. Photo is complements of Justin Fisher.
Insurance Maintenance. The white
arrow is the internal oil thermostat. There is an o-ring in there, which
was replaced. The blue arrow is the sender for the oil pressure idiot light.
Always replace this item when the motor is out of the car The green
arrow is the breather cover, which got a new gasket. Valves were
adjusted by DougE.
This is an afterthought. Shortly after
doing the conversion I had oil leaking from what appeared to be the Oil
Return Tubes. I knew that is was not the tubes, because I had just replaced
them. This is what I found when I dropped the engine in December '02. Several
rocker arm shafts had backed out of their journals. I removed each
shaft and installed the RSR seals (Part # can be found on the Parts page).
Make sure the motor is at TDC for the #1 cylinder. Using a cut down 8mm
hex head wrench and a 5mm hex head wrench, I tightened the through bolt
as tight as I could. USE THE 5MM TO TIGHTEN AND THE 8MM TO HOLD. VERY IMPORTANT
. . . NOTE THE POSITION OF THE 5MM HEAD WITH RESPECT THE THE FRONT OF THE
MOTOR AS IT IS REVERSED IN 2 PLACES. I did them one at a time. Now
the bottom of my engine is as dry as the day it was built.
The white arrow is the junction for the brake booster. The blue arrow is for the fuel return line. THIS IS IMPORTANT, the fitting at the end of the arrow must be removed from the fuel line so the return line from the '77 (male) can be threaded directly into the fuel line. Install the '77 end onto the 3.2 end when the motor is 3/4 of the way up. You can only make the connection from underneath the car with the wrenches between the engine sheet metal and chassis.
The four pin connector is for the fuel
injectors. The female part of the connector is part of the DME harness.
The top 2 hoses will go to the breathers
on the Oil Filler neck. The third will be cut and plugged at the throttle
body. The vacuum line that is looped in the upper right corner will
be removed in favor of the 1/4 inch line from the expansion tank
on the '77.
The first problem was that the studs
on the 3.2 were too long for the 915. The G50 must have a deeper
bell housing than the 915. The day was saved when Dave Riley (the purchaser
of my 2.7) was kind enough to bring the studs over so that the installation
was not brought to a grinding halt. Coat the guide tube with a little
MoS2 grease, and the tranny splines with high temp grease.
Here are only a few of the group in
attendance, that's me in the hat, Dave Riley under the car, and Jim Richards
watching the CV joints. The rest of the group were Pelicanites: DougE,
Richard LeSchander, Justin Fisher, ChrisL, & soon to be Pelicanites
Chris Martin, & Tom
Almost home !! Remember to engage the
shift coupler as the motor is going up. It helps to lower the car
such that you can use the lifting range of the jack, this way you will
be able to control position of the tranny and the shift shaft with out
putting stress on them.
Well its in there . . . and a well deserved
break. Picture complements of Justin.
Small problem . . . the heat shielding
on the driver's side prevented the SSI heat exchanger from being installed.
Here is the fix. Hack saw the
shield about half way and then bend in toward block. I didn't want to remove
the shield because it protects the DME sensors, and the Head Temperature
sensor.
Well here it is . . . all tucked in
and hooked up to electronics and fuel lines. Breathers need to be
attached, and A/C reinstalled.
Here is the underside with the SSIs
mounted. Hooking up the heat will require some creativity, so if
anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears.