awew911

I want to pin/weld my coolant fittings. Have been working on cars since 16 and have rebuilt my share of motors. Also a Mech Eng and enjoy being hands on with the car. I have a lift now and considering doing the engine drop myself and taking the parts to be welded at a shop that specializes in welding aluminum.

I know I'll need the vacuum assistance for recharging the cooling system.

Does anyone have a source for the shop manuals, or am I crazy for trying to do it myself.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Ur20v

Its simple enough- just take your time and make sure everything is disconnected.

You only need a manual for torque setting really.

lmnsblu355

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You can do it!!!! You've lifted heavier $hit before!!!lol

I did engine in pinning 2 months ago. Very easy. Took a few hours. .1 easier than .2 as you don't need to remove the thermostat housing to get the angle to drive the 3rd pin. Welding is overkill. Used the airlift system to refill. Very cool setup. Give me a call if you want to discuss tomorrow.

J

awew911

Ha! Yes WE have!!!

I'll give you a call tomorrow... Just need to get torque specs.

Figure this should do the trick.

Thanks J

BartN (TX)

Whether you end up doing an engine-in pinning or engine-out welding please document with pics and post back.

Evolved Rs

+1
Especially torque specs

AudiOn19s

Engine drop is pretty easy. Biggest difficulty if you are working without a lift (like me) was getting the car high enough to insure everything slides out after being dropped. My stands were low duty stands and couldn't go high enough, I had to go back and buy taller stands and re-adjust everything to get the car higher.

It's readily obvious when you start working on the car that a good bit of thought went into designing a car that was also easy to work on.

I found a PDF of the service manual online because my copy that I purchased on CD got scratched and ruined. In hindsight it wasn't really that necessary its' all pretty straight forward.

awew911

Thanks... I see that I may have an issue with slipping the cats past the runways.

I'm considering other options (ie. doing it in the car as documented on this forum).