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Power comes from somewhere else like the rest of the dash lights. The cel wire gives it a ground. Like old fashioned house wiring where the switch was neutral and your bulb is always hot.

I just got a full 4 corner kyb gr2 kit on amazon for $143 w free shipping!:banana::banana:

The ej20t won't fit between the rails? I thought it would. You could put an aftermarket turbo on an ej22.... Nice score! I put a 22 in my brat/brumbly w/ power steering and an ea82 dr5spd, its quite the go cart. Turbo would be nice though.

^^ Oooh Yeah! Now that is funny!

Hey I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw another one pulling up the street yesterday! Red STD, young guy driving. Yours is way cleaner though! Crap I love the front grill! Well, for the price the ea81 isn't that bad of a step up. Its a bomb proof motor especially if you get an 85 or later with the hydro lifters. (I'm wondering about yours though, is it a rarer ea71 motor? did they upgrade the lifters too?) I'd think you would get traction problems with a 2wd ej hatch. Did you get the weber?

I wont sound like a nike ad or anything but I would love to see new things and cool pics! This is why I love this site! Suspense, drama, action! Ya'll r fun.

I'm on 92nd and 5th ish, N.E. you'll see the roos. i can help ya with the weber, I'm driving one as a dd. The haynes arent so bad, as you'll see. I'm shooting you a pm....

Good to see ya today! I got an extra haynes manual if you want one.....or three:lol:!

Forgot to bring me cookies!

Oh I should also include that things you have other people do should be included in your estimate (like having a shop do your exhaust). I don't have a bender or welder on hand. That is something I'm in for.

So for me $3000 was spent mostly on upgrades as well as the prices you get charged in the big sh*ty. The extra costs are also in fuel line stuff like a surge tank and all new lines, so that all is very dependent on your base platform. To say the price of solder, electrical tape, a donor car and dremel wheels for completing a full ejswap is not really accurate. I'm sure its feasible, but.... I will also disagree with anyone over the price of hoses fluids and maintenance items. Just because of the availability of cheap cars with the conditions they come with. (a bad auto failing and driven into the ground and sold cheap or ignitor (or what have you) failure due to rear impact. ) You just fix the stuff you find in need of fixing when the motors out. Who would put new t-belts on an ej with a weeping water pump? It has to be done and thats part of the cost. You cant say "I'm not including things like__________" because you spent the money on your swap. What are you in for, is the question.

I'll bet you'll have it going if you have a good DMM and a new thread. Mine took testing everything under the hood, redoing the tbelts, then finding the power problem. We narrowed it down pretty far and pulled a temp power wire, used a wire nut as the switch for the switched power, straight from the battery and bam! FIRE! I pulled start power from the black ignition wire for switched power, realizing it was hot switched too,and not firing the starter, as the blue? wire was dropping to 9v during cranking and was just shy the 10v needed for the ecu. So everything was right but I didnt have 'just enough' juice. I think we all could start this car with you being the hands and eyes and the "computer" being the brains. The collective power of the USMB is amazing!

"Re: So really... how much?" How lucky are ya?

I got some ea82 wagon springs on my wagon (ea81) to trade you for the sedan springs! Its my dd so it would have to be a quick swap.

When you all post your junkyard prices, it keeps reminding me how expensive all our junkyards are. Without an hour+ drive you cant find anything!

I thought they were Jackmans. When did les schwalbies put out a 4x140?

Wow, and thats 24yrs old? Is that a garage queen or what? Good score!

I've heard of one guy on the peninsula. I think he was really young and had to move or something. Who would accept defeat here on the board?

Motor mounts were good. Yer right on the fan $25 amazon. I didn't put down the price of a new radiator either which I have sitting, or the kyb suspension package that is late in the mail. The old rad leaks a small bit when driving cold but stops when warm. I'm sure the exhaust gases in the coolant will take care of the rest of it in short order. Add Tax!!!

I'm hoping nothing but its pissing exhaust gas into the radiator pretty good. Its a sure bet the gaskets are bad but I don't know what the PO did to the motor.

OhYea! Add a surge tank to my list with the mpfi pump $120 Off the shelf parts from napa!

^^ I can second that! I started a year and a half ago collecting parts. $500 for a donor with a bad auto Prolly $500 for all new seals tbelt the works $200 xt clutch $200 sjr conversion kit (or whatever he charges) $200 wiring done by Shawn W $300 new driveline w/ greaseable seals $200 5sp trans $200 power steering setup from Aarons auto $150? water pump $300 full exhaust $150 for the rims, tires $200 hoses, wires, fuses, clamps, fluids, ect.... installed, driven, tested.....blown head gasket... Now it sits till I can get it out again with the parts to do the heads. Its three grand plus, not counting the purchase price of the brat. Looking back on all the work...I'd do it again, but Id do the heads too! For all that the 2.5 doesn't look so bad!

You did not!!!! Show us the rest!

The thing with the licence plate.....

What is the other thing in the pic?