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01-25-2023, 09:48 AM | #261 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
While I'm waiting for the belt and exhaust manifold to come in.......I'm looking at all the wiring next to the battery under the plastic box cover
I'm going to try go delete, remove, and cleanup as much of the wiring as I can LED Light bar and a small winch is the only aftermarket electrical items, that have their own switches and should be ran directly into the fuse block panel I installed The only other thing I'll have go check is the switch and wiring for the electric power hoist for the utility bed I have a fused junction box already installed for various accessories |
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01-25-2023, 09:54 AM | #262 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
My project goals:
By February 1, have the correct belt installed and the engine positioned and set in place, and fully bolted down By February 7, I want the exhaust manifold, exhaust pipe and muffler fully completed In February, I also want the choke, throttle cable, and F/R lines all ran and hooked up and functioning The remaining time I want to have the engine electrical all wired up with the key switch Looking for muffler suggestions.......don't want anything obnoxiously loud nor annoying |
01-28-2023, 09:26 AM | #263 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
One belt (47") arrived, one not till Monday
I'm heating up the garage now, going to unbolt the engine and remove the small 42" belt and see how the 47" belt helps If its all good I won't even bother with the 46" and I'll get the engine aligned and tightened down Exhaust manifold should hopefully be here next week so I can start mock up with the exhaust I'll need a muffler and some flex pipe I have new exhaust gaskets and some Permatex copper high temp sealant. I should have the manifold mounting bolts laying in the parts bin I'm going to wire wheel the manifold and cost it with some high temp primer and paint |
01-28-2023, 01:42 PM | #264 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
I have the longer belt and it definitely helped to push the engine forward
Should the belt be tight or have slack in in, whe resting in the valley of the two clutches? Is this where the 12.50" bolt spacing comes into play? |
01-28-2023, 01:46 PM | #265 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
The clutch bolt spacing is 14"
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01-28-2023, 03:34 PM | #266 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
47" belt installed and lined up, billet plate bolted down and so is the engine
Yes, I did have to remove the engine and flip the plate, again The slots in the plate are adjustable just depends which position the plate is |
01-28-2023, 03:35 PM | #267 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
I installed a Dorman 15" ground strap, that was $8
Bolted it to an unused thread hole in the block and ran it to a bolt in the frame crossmember |
01-28-2023, 03:38 PM | #268 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
I also removed the stock EzGo air intake baffle, to get more air flow into the engine bay
I'll cover the pop rivet holes with something, maybe just new pop rivets |
01-28-2023, 03:42 PM | #269 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
Now I want to focus on cleaning up all the wiring and removing unnecessary wires
I need to add a ground from the battery to the frame also Can this be removed??? |
01-28-2023, 04:51 PM | #270 |
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Re: Planning Engine Swap
42" compared to 47"
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