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Old 07-29-2018, 05:06 PM   #6
Motts
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Default Things to do

I'm working on the same swap, except I'll have to buy an engine harness + other stuff. The M52 aluminum motor I bought was stripped of lots of parts. Based on my research, here's what I'm doing while the motor is out: 1. Reinforce the front subframe. I bought the weld in kit. Follow their directions. We tried to bend the ear reinforcement ahead of time & it made everything worse. 2. Make sure the oil pump pulley nut is secured, apparently these fail. There's kits or you can safety wire it/weld on yourself. 3. Replace oil pan gasket, cause you have to crack it open to do oil pump pulley anyways. 4. I'm cleaning & painting the engine bay since it's easy access. 5. Refreshing the front end with new LCA's, bushings and a reman steering rack. Again just cause it's easier now. That's it, unless you want to do head gasket while it's out also. I'm sure you'd save on labor if motor was already out when it goes for machining.
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