Casey's RHD Swap/Build

[dcrusupra]

Woohoo, got the shift and e-brake boots and the keypad starter kills today. The keypads are much smaller than i thought they would be. But thats not such a bad thing. Getting one installed in my DD probably Fri. I still need to call my brother to get the number to the guy who will rewrap my front and back seats. I'll call him later on when im at work. Ill let you all know by later on tonight.

[burton51m]

do you know which LED light on superbrightleds.com is the one in the glovebox and which one is by the under your feet on the drivers side...or are they the same LED?

thanks

[dcrusupra]

My new toy getting ready to pull the engine....
And the motor is starting to come out....

Almost.....
And its out....Thank god



Im tired after all that. It was relatively easy after everything was disconnected. I had problems with the fan clutch and the A/C compressor. They were hitting the upper tie rod so I had to push them back as much as I would with a stick. The motor and transmission are heavy as hells.

[Isphius]

Haha, yes they are mucho heavy. 7m-ge and 5 speed is heavier than my monte carlos 305 with aluminum heads on it and 200-4r trans. The reason is the straight 6 block has to have more material on it by design. On a v8, the oil pan and intake manifold ,which are aluminum and sheet metal, make up a lot of the surface area that the straight 6 has to cover. Plus its longer and taller and about the same width, Both motors being completley disassembled.

[Isphius]

Oh and btw nice work so far haha. GL with your build.

[Moonraker]

Originally Posted by Isphius

Haha, yes they are mucho heavy. 7m-ge and 5 speed is heavier than my monte carlos 305 with aluminum heads on it and 200-4r trans. The reason is the straight 6 block has to have more material on it by design. On a v8, the oil pan and intake manifold ,which are aluminum and sheet metal, make up a lot of the surface area that the straight 6 has to cover. Plus its longer and taller and about the same width, Both motors being completley disassembled.

Thats why that "taller, longer mucho heavy" 7M-GE is so smooth.
On another note. If you haven't already shaved and finished your rear wiper you'll need to weld up the old hole. If you try to just fiberglass it you will find with time that it will shrink and leave you with a nasty cracked decklid. 35 years in the body business...I know what I'm talking about. I made a few mistakes over those years lol.

[Isphius]

Originally Posted by dcrusupra

I used WLED 5-LED Wide Angle LED and 74 Wedge Base LED bulbs from superbrightleds.com. One is 3 down from the top and the other is the 12th one down. You just pull the bulbs out of the bases and replace them with the LEDs.

What bulbs are the ones in the glove box, foot rest, cig lighter and ashtray lights? change those to red too! Im trying to track down all the bulbs in purple lol.

[dcrusupra]

Thanks for the comments. Yea, the engine was unbearably heavy with the trans still mated to it. The lights should be the 74. It's the smaller ones. I'm pretty sure that u tracked down all the lights, lol. Besides the dome lights. I'll end up doing those in red too, eventually. I still need to get this friggin engine. Lol.

[Isphius]

Cool. Does the guage backing material have a color or it just relies on the bulbs for its green? I would love to have uv purple gauge back light lol. Ive seen orange, red, blue, green, white, everything but purple. lol

[t.ortlieb@peoplepc.com]

two thumbs up on the interior rebuild. lookin sweeeeetthanks for the post. i am definetly doing that will blend in nicly w/the new paint job outside