beam514's 99 Galant: 3.5L Swap

[beam514]

ordering a SPEC stage 1 clutch kit right now from Import Car Parts Plus. Don't give me shit for ordering SPEC, cause SPEC held up just fine for two other V6 owners (cough cough)

[SPD_FRK]

SPEC this.... hahah

Have you had the fun of installing the 5spd shifter yet?? That is a blast man

[beam514]

quite honestly I don't understand your first line. but keep in mind i went to sleep at 3:40 am, had calculus at 7, and just got back. so my brain is a little tired

but no I have not had the fun of doing that :(
first thing when I get back from school (dec. 11 is the end of my quarter. Freaking calculus final on monday, then public speaking on friday.. and nothing in between! wasted time!) I'm starting work

and just realized that I could probably use this reservoir:
https://www.thegalantcenter.org/show...1&postcount=63

its clean too!

[SPD_FRK]

quite honestly I don't understand your first line. but keep in mind i went to sleep at 3:40 am, had calculus at 7, and just got back. so my brain is a little tired

but no I have not had the fun of doing that :(
first thing when I get back from school (dec. 11 is the end of my quarter. Freaking calculus final on monday, then public speaking on friday.. and nothing in between! wasted time!) I'm starting work

and just realized that I could probably use this reservoir:
https://www.thegalantcenter.org/show...1&postcount=63

its clean too!

Ehh, just making a joke. You are pretty much the walking dead with the little sleep you got man lol.

Well, take it from Jigz or any other, the shifter cables are a real pain in the ass to deal with since the heater core and stuff is in the way. I saw that res and it looks way better than the remote mounted one on the firewall. Definitely makes for a clean install.

[Galantfan88]

Shit nice job on the work man, deff would love to see this car gogogoooo.

-Srry to bring this up up but just wanna throw it out there really quick if anybody knows. I was looking at the same Muffler for my car when the build is done, does any buddy know how the magnaflow muffler sounds with a 4g64T motor. Im tied between this or HKS high power

[beam514]

I have no idea about the 4G64T question. Some people on Club3G might have this muffler. Not sure though

And work for the 5 speed swap is planned to start December 12th, 2009

[jimmy_o2]

cant wait bro

[beam514]

Okay so there is a little delay because I was freaking out about parts, but I finally got everything ordered so I started pulling apart the interior today. I also drilled the holes for the master cylinder + clutch pedal

I'll put together a total cost list after I'm done

Also, put on my old 6G72 valve cover:

gold instead of bronze this time

[tjones156]

Also, put on my old 6G72 valve cover:

gold instead of bronze this time

Always loved that touch of gold! Great work

[beam514]

okay getting the shift cables out is by far the hardest thing I've done. I actually haven't even done it yet, cause I can't even seem to get a socket onto the bolt head or to get the wrench on there
I'm using a ratchet extension that can do angles and stuff. But theres no room for it. I couldn't find the flexible extension like drybear posted up in the tutorial
ahhhhh

[4g63lover]

I ended up using the swivel ratcheting box end wrench. It just takes time.

Have fun with the swap Adrian! It's going to be worth it when it's done.

[beam514]

yea i may have to get one of those. home depot sucks ballz though and have the crappiest selection of tools known to man. My friend is coming over and bringing some tools but maybe he can drive me to the store if he doesn't have them

[4g63lover]

Sears will have them. Try Advanced auto as well.

[beam514]

lol i dont think advanced auto exists out here. And yeaaa I don't know why i never tried sears. ughhh. well i got the "easy" bolt off. That one was covered in carpet though so i could barely even get to it. I hard to tear out sooo much carpet

[M-Rod]

Okay so there is a little delay because I was freaking out about parts, but I finally got everything ordered so I started pulling apart the interior today. I also drilled the holes for the master cylinder + clutch pedal

I'll put together a total cost list after I'm done

Also, put on my old 6G72 valve cover:

gold instead of bronze this time

I like it! The engine looks more complete with that done. Nice touch.

[beam514]

thanks!

okay so day 1 is done. Removed the auto transmission. I have yet to remove the shifter cables. I'm gonna go get the damn thing to get that bolt out tomorrow, then I might attempt putting all the stuff off. Man that auto didn't want to drop down. It took FOREVER. and I don't understand how warriorlax managed to not unbolt his downpipe because they were blocked the lower transaxle-engine bolts. Then the transmission was getting stuck on SOMETHING for hours. It would be something different every time. And when it finally fell down (not very far cause we had a dolly underneath it) then the torque converter was stuck to the engine. Don't know why. After like 30 minutes of trying to figure it out, we just pounded on one side with a rubber mallet and then it just fell to the ground

what a long day :[

[4g63lover]

The woes of five-speed swapping. Atleast your tranny isn't noisy like mine is.

IDK how it is for the V6 but on my I4, the tranny dropped much smoother and went back in much smoother as well when you unbolt the roller bracket from the trans instead of unbolting the roller mount from the subframe.

Good luck with getting everything in Adrian!

[mko]

Very impressive. Ill be def. buying a V6 and doing the 3.5L swap. Good job

[DryBear]

Home Depot sucks ass. I get all my tools from Orchard Supply, Sears, or Harbor Freight.

Good luck!

[beam514]

yea I plan to go to sears today. the nearest harbor freight is over this hugeeee hill and is pretty far away.

I don't really plan on putting the 5-speed in tonight. I literally just woke up. Probably going to take off the flex plate and mount the flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate tonight, and try to get those dang cables out and put the new ones in