So final weblog publish tracked the problems referring to the primary take a look at match within the 1600 and an entire bunch of stuff that wanted sorting after that take a look at match.  As it’s possible you’ll keep in mind, the lips on the within of the body rail was stopping the S14 header and the steering field from clearing and lifting straight into the engine bay.  So whereas I used to be ready for the injectors to reach from the UK, I made a decision to make use of my angle grinder to notch the within lips of the body rail.  If you do that process, it requires you to weld the highest of the body rail again to the within of the body rail to insure a stable structural connection to the entrance subframe.  I borrowed my brother and his welding tools to finish this activity.  Not fairly, however structurally sound.

The injectors from UK lastly arrived and I went to work on eradicating the previous injectors from a motor that has sat for fairly some time.  They did come out with some effort, however left some residue within the injector ports that I cleaned up with some Q-tips and acetone.  I purchased a brand new 3 Bar gasoline regulator to interchange the unique one and cleaned and painted the gasoline rail.  Re-installing the brand new injectors was easy and straight ahead with a little bit silicone grease on the o-rings to assist slide them in place.  

Now the enjoyable half, lets set up the subframe for good.  My brother came to visit for help.  We put in some information pins within the again bolt holes on the physique, (bolts with the heads lower off and slotted for a screw driver), raised the physique up, slid the motor and trans underneath the automotive, jacked up the motor and trans on the modified motor cycle jack till it was excessive sufficient to work underneath, and lowered the physique down.  The entire meeting handed straight between the notched body rails and up into the engine compartment as we rigorously guided the strut bearings into their holes.  We locked down the strut bearings and continued decreasing the physique till the information pins hit their holes within the subframe.   We pulled the information pins, changed with bolts and washers and torqued the subframe bolts to 52 ft/lbs.

The transmission mount turned out to be a difficulty.  The 1600 had been modified by the PO for a Getrag 245, with the unique transmission mounts lower out and moved again.  The cross member I used to be utilizing for the Getrag 245 turned out to be for a 320i and was too brief to span the transmission mounts.  I despatched my brother residence with the size and he with fabricate a brand new cross member to repair this subject.

Another points appeared throughout the motor set up that may require so artistic pondering.  First is how the transmission sits within the tunnel.  If you press the transmission up into the tunnel, ought to or not it’s centered, or does it naturally sit to at least one facet?  Even with the transmission pressed all the best way up into the tunnel, there seems to be a clearance subject with the passenger facet loafer arm and the S14 header.  I additionally observed that I’ve a clearance subject with the place I positioned the EDIS module on the firewall, it interferes with the vent hose connector on the valve cowl, I will have to put it some place else.  Numerous work stays to complete the wiring, however with the subframe in I can lastly take it off the elevate and roll it round.

Thanks for checking in!

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