looool , i'll take my chances with the white seats that came with the car

it still has a way to go before i can start it ( hence the small update ) , right now i think i'll be focusing on finishing most of the major interior stuff (like the installing the dash pad , gas pedal , mounting the pcm, etc ) , off course i'll be doing anything i can do easily on the back of the car whenever i get a chance

actually i think i have to check the intake again , cause i have a whole pile all over the place and i think i might have just picked the first one with 4 bolt holes for the throttle

come to think of it i think it might be an LS2 mani cause there is no place to mount the factory throttle cable bracket ,,,, who knows

either way , it all has to wait till next week since i got a race to attend with my camaro ( unlike some certain members here who don't have a running 350z *cough aalzuhair cough *)

 

Lazylongboarder- Where can I find pics of your swap? Sounds really cool.

 

A Mazing. To think you started this less than a year ago, probably will be running soon. Keep on doing what you're doing!

 

whats crazier is how many other cars hes also dealing with

 

what can i say ,,, i like to keep busy

to tell you the truth if i didn't have to deal witht he interior i think the car would be running by now
and there's a part of me that doesn't want this project to end ; its just too much fun and mentally rewarding !

any how, its off to bahrain to see what i can ruin in the camaro
wish me luck !

 

update required

 

Main reason the 944 transmissions flex under the higher power is bcause they are just Audi boxes modified for the car, they werent designed for the extra power. The G50 in his car can take the power... Im purposly leaving the N/A Box in my 944 swap to see how long it lasts, my buddy (owns a mustang) thinks Im gonna blow it up before the end of the driveway... I actually had a G96 Box last week in my hands that had factory LSD, Just needed bearings I could have gotten for $1000 but I didnt want to have to go throught the trouble making it work...

Mark

 

update time

well i've been busy with the camaro and the race that just took place in bahrain , then i went camping and just came back a few days ago , so sorry for the delay in updates

anyhow,,,, i think i can call the clutch hydraulics done now; i finally hooked up the reservoire to the master and the master tot he rest of the plumbing. all i have to do now is fill it with fluid and bleed it . also i can scratch the shifter and e-brake off the list sice i installed them both too.

also installed the dash pad finally , the weird thing is that it went in quite easily and i only have 3 screws left over



i didn't install the center console cause i still have to route the throttle cable - and fab a bracket on the gas pedal ( more on that later).

i also decided where i want the pcm, it will be in the cabin and right where the porsche unit would be. here is how it looks in place :



and how it looks when covered with the stock carpet :



i just have to drill a hole on the pass side rear bulkhead ( just above and to the left of the pcm - in the pic above) to route the harness through .

moving on ,,, i got me an ls2 fuel rail and slapped it on the intake along with the injectors , but when i tried to install the intake the top of the fuel rail (crossover tube ) hit the top of the engine compartment , so i guess i have to get some aftermarket rails for clerance reasons

also finished connecting the vapor tubes to the puke tank , as well as puke tank to the coolant tube .

so thats what i got done recently , next up is taking the powersteering pump bracket to have 4 mm machined off its back ( so the pulleies allign) and installing it . after that i have to do the p/s lines.

also on the to do list is drilling a hole in the rear bulkhead to pass the harness through, clean up the harness , and mount the pcm

also have to fab a bracket on the pedal and under the dash to hold the throttle cable

furthermore , i guess i can roll the car back on the lift so i can :

- install the balancer
- install the alt. and A/C heatshields
- route the heater hoses ( if i ever get them)
- route the AC lines and compressor
- run a grounding cable between the block and the frame


should keep me busy till i get some of the interior parts i ordered in

 

Hey man, looking good.

To save from having to drill a hole, if you pull out the passenger interior quarter panel you will see a big grommet where the Porsche harness runs through, you should easily be able to enlarge it to work with the LS harness, They are thick enough and lip over the body on the edges so i have drilled a hole in them, and then taken a razor blade and sliced it from the hole to the edge so you can open it to slide the harness in from the side as opposed to having to feed it through the grommet, but when you put it back in place it closes right back up....

Oh, you REALLY want to get a Porsche short shifter, makes a TON of difference. But don't use any of the after market ones, you will damage the transmission.

Mark

 

I would suggest as well, tht you remove material on the p/s bracket. then if you ever have to replace the pump you dont have to get it machined again.

 

i agree that machining the p/s bracket is the best route to take , i'm just scratching my head why i made such a fuss about it earlier???

marky, i saw that grommet and was planning on using it , but the problem is i "think" the harness is not long enough to stretch from the back of the engine to the grommet location and then into the car. but i yet have to make sure and measure. and now that i think of it , why don't i stick the pcm in the cavity on the pass side ( to the left of the PCM and just behind the seatbelt in the pic above) and have it stand upright . it will be covered eventually by the carpet and will be closer to the grommet.

now about getting to the grommet ,,,, do i have to remove the whole plastic panel to get to it?

 

Hey 1dirtyZ,

Thanks for the update & Happy Holidays.

 

and happy holidays to you too

work will slow just a bit on this project ,,, i totally forgot about the season opener in qatar this weekend , so it's a mad rush ( as usual ) to get the camaro ready in time .

that and for some odd reason i decided to rip the scout i have appart and remove the 472 ci caddilac engine it had and install ( you'll never guess what ) an LS1!!

guess i got tired of the 11:1 compression ratio ( and the lack of timing that goes with it ) and the constant carb rebuilds to get it to run right

and since i'm writing this post , i guess now would be a good time to ask for your suggestions for a stereo system; i'm looking for a head unit that would fit in the the old nav. unit ( double DIN ) and would be easy to install . it should have a built in nav system not look out of place in the car. touch screen would also be nice

so lets hear what your suggestions are

 

Ive always been a fan of pioneer/alpine for HUs, but a buddy of mine got a really nice kenwood, built in garmin nav, good tunability, etc. I get all my stereo stuff from woofersetc/crutchfield (i do a lot of back and forth for pricing)

whatre you doing to the engine for the scout? (im sure itll get its own thread )

 

Yeah entire panel needs to come out, its been so long since i pulled one on a 996 I cant remember completely what needs to come off, Im pretty sure you need to pull the speaker covers, they just pop off and there should be a phillips screw behind it, and i am thinking the trim piece on the B-pillar pops off and there is a screw behind it. And the latch for the seat backs is an allen that needs to come off, then its the great Porsche Bend/Twist/Swear and it will either pop right off or break in half...

Mark

 

LOOOOOL i like your interpetation of the procedure

i think i saw a Kenwood HU a while back that i really liked , i think its the same one you were talking about , any idea what the model number was?

i'll look into woofersetc and see what i could find

 

badass build!!

 

Well, his fiance wrecked his is300 (just when i had emailed him a list of swap threads... ) so i nabbed it; its a dnx8120.

 

thanks irish for the part number , that is the unit i was reffering to

i know i've been slow with updates on this project , but i've been busy with the camaro and the racing season that just started over here .

speaking of updates , guess what ??!! this is one

i got the power steering bracket back from the machine shop. they took off 4mm from the back to compensate for the thickness of the motor plate / mount thingy.

so i got it on there and slapped on the reserv. and connceted it , all i have to do is finish two lines ( return and feed lines) and be done with the power steering




moving into the cabin , i managed to take offf the passenger side rear inner panel , sponge/foam stuff behind it ( man do the germans like this stuff ! ) , and the seat belt bracket . here is what it all looks like :



and after removing all that ,,,, i found the elusive grommet



so after givving it a good yank i released it and now i have a nifty little hole to run my harness from ( thanks marky ) as well as a new place to shove the pcm in

here is how it looks like when looking at it from the engine compartment :



i also messed around with throttle cable placement , and i think i found a nice little place under the dash towards the center console to mount the cable bracket.

and as you can see i still didn't roll it onto the lift , i want to be done with the interior first then move on to the outside. furthermore, i just ordered new fuel rails as well as few interior peices like the driver A pillar and defrost vents,signal stalk assy. , as well as the window motor and regulator and a bunch of other stuff. should be showing up real soon

so next up :

-clean the ls1 harness from any unneccsary wires
-route the harness through the gromet hole
-mount the pcm and fuse block
-finish the interior ( put the panel back on , rear carpet, steering wheel , etc)
-install the new rails and finish the fuel system
-power steering hoses

 

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