6g74 / built atx

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

yeah you gotta have a metal setup to cut sheetmetal.

[n2nsanity]

clutch/brake pedal assembly is installed
clutch cylinder is installed
5spd shifter assembly installed

in the middle of pulling the old wire harness

as i was pulling wires, i realized just how many conversions i'm doing all at once, lol
after swapping wire harnesses i'm just adding to the confusion
i really want to do this because of the condition of the old one
this thing was hacked all to pieces

anyway here's everything i'm doing:

3.0 to 3.5
atx to mtx
ca to fed spec
ecs delete
and probably abs delete

[n2nsanity]

so, i got the old wire harness out today and the new one is in for the most part
still have to connect a lot of it and zip tie everything down

i will say, this is not for the faint of heart
much easier if the whole front end is off, but still tedious even then
i probably spent 6 hours on this so far

definitely have to remove the splash guards and a few other things that the harness tucks through
dash off gives some room, but i think adds more loose connections than it actually helps
lower dash and brackets off helped quite a bit
i had the radiator, condenser and drier out which also helped a lot
abs was all kinds of in the way
ac and ps cooler lines were in the way a little
those were the bigger obstacles, but there were several other smaller ones

good trick here, i was putting the new one in as i was pulling the old one out to make it easier to route/connect everything properly and not forget what went where

anyway, all that's left is to put the actual mtx, new clutch kit, resurfaced flywheel and dash back in
a few other minor details and i should be ready to rock
hopefully everything still works when i get it back together lol

hard stuff is definitely out of the way at least

also, ac is gonna be nice and cold
new compressor, drier, orings and a good flush before it's all back together

looks like its puking wires

[Ninja Performance]

Looks like it threw up LOL

-Chris

[n2nsanity]

old trans is out
dropped it out the bottom, don't think i'll do that again, that atx is big and heavy
pulling the mtx out of my old parts car was easy, just dropped right out
it probably would have actually taken me less time to pull the whole eng/trans out together, then take it off
also, one of the trans to block bolts (one closest to rear motor mount) wouldn't fit past the motor mount bracket
i may shave the edge of the bracket to fix this

atx and flex plate off


also, i apparently have a ps leak

[BigTyla]

dropped it out the bottom, don't think i'll do that again, that atx is big and heavy

Yeah kinda.

[IPD]

Yeah kinda.

if fat chicks bothered me that much...i wouldn't be driving a 3/s in the first place.

[n2nsanity]

weather hasn't been cooperating last couple of days, so still got a ways to go
also, i had an old flywheel resurfaced, but i think i want to wait and go with a new one instead

before i put the mtx in, i want to do figure out the abs and ecs delete
wondering if i should try to replace the spindles/hubs or not
also, not sure what to do about the brake lines
it'd be a good time to remove/replace all this stuff
not a whole lot of room to work on the proportioning valve and lines with the engine and trans in
i could pull it all from the other car, but i'm not sure if i want to make that one non-drivable or not
a few people are interested in it

any tips for the abs/ecs delete would be appreciated

[GTwizard]

I have parts cars, so pulling the lines and propors valve was easy swap. Ah, that was when the motor ws out. I did it because all the ABS brake lines where frozen and rusted through. There is the ABC control located behind the passengers side plastic rear panel nect to the back seat. Go to 316 stealth for the wire jumpoer diagram so as not to through the ABS light. ECS, Dunno.

[n2nsanity]

thx, i knew about the abs computer already
also, have the body harness too in case i need it
probably so, it's more hacked up than the engine harness
i didn't really think about the abs or ecs delete until i was about halfway done with the engine harness swap
one thing i thought was odd is on every 3/s i've had, they all have this connector that's a perfect fit for ecs by the brake booster, but it's only on the drivers side, not one on the other side