Quad 4 swap (lot of pics) (Page 12/31)
sardonyx247 AUG 01, 08:07 PM
Make sure to lube up the splines on the water pump with wheel bearing grease.




I spent alot of time cleaning and going through bolts, since I had 3 engines worth and one set I couldn't use.
I decided to get some pics to help people out finding some of the bolts they need. A bit excessive I know, but it may help someone in the future.










The water pump on and the engine mounts. the shiny spots are the flash, it is black all the way.



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sardonyx247 AUG 02, 07:40 AM
The intake, oil fill tube and MAP sensor on, the flash makes it look dirty and weird, but trust me it is all Gloss Black.




The lower intake manifold support bracket that Fierobsessed was missing. (Could be just differences in years, but I added all I had from all the diff engines I had to work with)




The oil pickup tube and crank sensor.




Were the oil pan studs go for the exhaust manifold support.




Another bracket that was missing.




The knock sensor (torqued to 15lbs) and the ECM temp sensor (replaced the stock heater hose location)




I sanded off the paint where the alternator goes to ensure a good ground, top and bottom of pic.




The alt and A/C on with the belt






I was making good progress untill a scorpion walked by and I stomped him, at that point I figured I was good for the night.
The Joy of living in a desert.


BTW questions and/or coments are always welcome.
Carcenomy AUG 02, 07:49 AM
My only question is what made you want to paint your engine black? I bet it looks nice but it'd make spotting leaks a nightmare!
sardonyx247 AUG 02, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by Carcenomy:

My only question is what made you want to paint your engine black? I bet it looks nice but it'd make spotting leaks a nightmare!



The Fiero it is going into is black, polishing takes time and I allready have alot of polished parts in my GT.
And I want it to fade into the engine bay.

As far as leaks, even if the engine gets dirty as hell, it will still look good.
Will AUG 02, 06:04 PM
You live in Nevada and black shows dust like crazy.
Quad Raider AUG 03, 01:26 PM
I think the black looks great. And I love all the photos.

Did you get the IDI cover to fit facing the other direction?

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weaselbeak AUG 03, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by Carcenomy:

My only question is what made you want to paint your engine black? I bet it looks nice but it'd make spotting leaks a nightmare!




With his attention to detail, I doubt there will ever be a leak.
sardonyx247 AUG 05, 09:32 PM
The IDI cover I am useing is from Fierobsessed's swap. It is allready moded for the studs. I will get pics of the mods when I can/get to that point.


Here are a couple of the brackets that were missing/ or just from the other engine.




And where they go and bolt up. (Behind the Alt and A/C)








The exhaust manifold painted in 1200deg paint.




With the heat sheild on.




The lower heat sheild on with the lower heat sheild bracket.




The front engine lift bracket. This was wierd the block it came off of had smaller holes for the bracket, to the point I had to drill out the bracket and find new bolts to fit it.
It goes to show there are small differences in blocks.

The bracket and the bolts I had to use. (they are from the lower front motor mount bolt for 2 Fiero V6s)




The bracket on. Almost done with the engine build, Just a few more mods.




I also found that the transmission from the second Quad I pulled apart has the 3.61 gears, perfect for MPG. Now I don't have to combine two to make one. It even has the stronger Diff in it allready, So I am good to go with that. (Providing it is a good transmission)
Fierobsessed AUG 05, 09:57 PM
That block is a 1993 SOHC block. It has a stronger front triangular brace on it because it was intended to have an entire engine mount there, It also had a cylinder deck with round holes when compared to the teardrop holes of the older block, which tended to crack sometimes. I had a cracked 91 block, so I got ahold of a SOHC motor, knowing that it was of a newer and stronger design block, even though the head was absolute JUNK!

This is why we mix match quads. The best parts never really came in just one engine. The 91 H.O. does have most of the best parts.
sardonyx247 AUG 06, 08:18 AM
I don't even know all the years and/or Quads this is from.

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