Update: I posted a for sale add for the engine and transmission… it sold quicker than expected. I actually ended up having to work on it the whole night. But a success.
Pretty much a point of no return.
Harness has been pulled. Engine and transmission out.
Hopefully someone picks up the standalone and transmission soon so I can buy more stuff
NOW the GOOD and THE BAD.
The GOOD.
The radiator is surprisingly big that I may just end up using this, looks like it would be capable of cooling a turbo v8.
The GOOD AND The BAD
Just as I thought the front sub frame is also welded to the body like the rear. No chance of me bolting it off and buying a fd lsx subframe.
Which means fabricating an engine mount on a stationary sub frame. I don’t really like this but I will have to make this work- Unless I redo everything and make it bolt in. At that point id be better off starting fresh with a clean slate vega so im not going to do that.
The inside part actually looks good. Looks like a professional welder actually welded these.
Outside not so much.
Plans are in the work for how the engine will be mounted. But not set in stone yet since I’m actually considering pushing the firewall back 6”(just where engine would be.) So I can put more of the engine weight towards the rear.
Its definitely moving though.