JimVR4 95 Spyder Engine Rebuild

**Blackmount** · 02-26-2013, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by vroom4

Removing the fenders for an engine swap, thats a new one haha.

Makes sense to me. Good way to prevent accidental scratches n such

**CoopKill** · 02-26-2013, 10:23 PM

When you have well over 2k in paint on said fenders, it pays.

**BucknVr4** · 02-26-2013, 11:22 PM

I'm sure planning on removing mine. I almost told the paint shop to just leave them off but then I figured it would transport easier with them on and I'll just take them off again when it gets to my garage.

**Jimvr4** · 02-28-2013, 01:19 AM

It sounds good in principal but the sideskirts have to come off to get the fenders off. Sideskirt removal is a total PITA on Spyders.

**Jimvr4** · 02-28-2013, 01:23 AM

Got a little shop time yesterday and today so started the teardown. Removed all the exhaust side stuff. The drain plug was a pleasant find. Wasn't sure what it was but suspected so I had my pan in one hand as I loosened the drain screw and a shit ton of coolant came out and I caught it no problem.

Is the dipstick tube just pressed in or is there a clip or something that you have to access?

**TurboSinceBirth** · 02-28-2013, 01:41 AM

You can just pull the dipstick tube out. It has an o-ring on the end and when people install them they usually put a little RTV around the bottom. As long as the bolt for the bracket is taken out it shouldn't take much effort to pull it. I 2nd a new oil cooler preferably an upgraded one since you have to replace it anyways. I've reused a spun bearing oil cooler before. It took me about $40-50 in materials and a few hours to thoroughly clean it out with super fine white filters looking for debris, but I was saving a Setrab oil cooler. Had it not been for that I wouldn't have considering it was a $300 core.

**green-lantern** · 02-28-2013, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by TurboSinceBirth

I was saving a Setrab oil cooler. Had it not been for that I wouldn't have considering it was a $300 core.

That's the only time I'd do it. Stock one I'd toss.

**J-Groove** · 03-01-2013, 10:10 AM

The dip stick can sometimes be a bitch to come out.

I removed mine recently with my build. I double checked that i was not hanging up on anything at least 10 times just because she was so hard to pull out.

-John