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Just something we've been working on the past 1 1/2 months. Car was put together with a tight budget. After selling parts from the previous engine swap (Turbo 1.8 Miata engine), the owner ended up with about 1k into this swap.
Picked up a couple of 3500s; one for me and one for this car.
Avoid removing LIM method of changing the cam
. It now has my old turbo cam in it with Comp 26986s.
Copied the TB adapter I used on my Firebird for an LX5 TB
Wiring harness for '7727 ECM
S10 timing cover, 3.1 F-body water pump, custom alt mount with 3.1 J-body alternator
And on to the transmission. We got the bellhousing from the same car this came from.
Dual starter pocket F-body bellhousing with external slave mount shaved and holes drilled/tapped to mount the trans straight up (holes are already there but not fully drilled)
Custom front bearing retainer. Allows the use of a stock 3800 T5 HTOB. Went this way for more reliability over the aftermarket Howe bearing which seems to have a mixed reputation on the MG forum.
Fits like a glove. We made a remote bleeder line since the factory bleeder a) had to be shortened to clear the bellhousing and b) there's simply no way to access the factory bleeder once the drivetrain is installed.
As for the rest of the transmission we used a V8 T5 from an 88 Firebird and a tailhousing from a 94 S10. It was actually really easy to assemble the transmission together.
Machine shop slightly lightened and resuraced an old flywheel of mine.
Solid engine mounts and shorty headers were made by a friend of the owner for next to nothing. Turned out really nice.
Next was wiring the car
All Autometer Phantom gauges
Custom tig-welded stainless thermostat housing
Added slashcuts and O2 bungs to the headers
All new dual 2" exhaust
Custom oil filter mod to clear steering linkage haha. Oil filter relocation kit is on its way.
Figured I'd try out making my own crank sensor mount. Worked out well
Throttle cable mount for a 240sx cable. Stole the cable from one of the shells in the back haha. I was actually surprised though that the 240 cable end fit perfectly into the LX5 throttle. All we had to do was file the plastic in a couple spots since the cable itself is a little thicker.
Small car problems...
Obviously still a few things to do like paint/finish some of the brackets but this thing should be an amazing track car. It should be at a 1/4 mile track in August.
Of course what's a build thread without a video??
Picked up a couple of 3500s; one for me and one for this car.
Avoid removing LIM method of changing the cam
. It now has my old turbo cam in it with Comp 26986s.Copied the TB adapter I used on my Firebird for an LX5 TB
Wiring harness for '7727 ECM
S10 timing cover, 3.1 F-body water pump, custom alt mount with 3.1 J-body alternator
And on to the transmission. We got the bellhousing from the same car this came from.
Dual starter pocket F-body bellhousing with external slave mount shaved and holes drilled/tapped to mount the trans straight up (holes are already there but not fully drilled)
Custom front bearing retainer
. Allows the use of a stock 3800 T5 HTOB. Went this way for more reliability over the aftermarket Howe bearing which seems to have a mixed reputation on the MG forum.Fits like a glove. We made a remote bleeder line since the factory bleeder a) had to be shortened to clear the bellhousing and b) there's simply no way to access the factory bleeder once the drivetrain is installed.
As for the rest of the transmission we used a V8 T5 from an 88 Firebird and a tailhousing from a 94 S10. It was actually really easy to assemble the transmission together.
Machine shop slightly lightened and resuraced an old flywheel of mine.
Solid engine mounts and shorty headers were made by a friend of the owner for next to nothing. Turned out really nice.
Next was wiring the car
All Autometer Phantom gauges
Custom tig-welded stainless thermostat housing
Added slashcuts and O2 bungs to the headers
All new dual 2" exhaust
Custom oil filter mod to clear steering linkage haha. Oil filter relocation kit is on its way.
Figured I'd try out making my own crank sensor mount. Worked out well
Throttle cable mount for a 240sx cable. Stole the cable from one of the shells in the back haha. I was actually surprised though that the 240 cable end fit perfectly into the LX5 throttle. All we had to do was file the plastic in a couple spots since the cable itself is a little thicker.
Small car problems...
Obviously still a few things to do like paint/finish some of the brackets but this thing should be an amazing track car. It should be at a 1/4 mile track in August.
Of course what's a build thread without a video??
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