Posted May 21, 200421 yr Someone on the forums ( ) wanted me to post some pics of my work, so here we go:Long story short - due to dealership negligence, my engine went and I decided to do an engine swap.My friend and I pulled my engine:Also pulled my long tube headers off and had them Jet Hot coated.Here is a list of what my friend and I did/are doing:- 3.0 engine swap- ported and polished heads- Extrude Hone the upper intake manifold (max pass)- Torsen Limited Slip Diffrentials- upgraded synchros- upgraded shift forks- upgraded shift tower- SPEC clutch- SPEC flywheel- long tube headers Jet Hot coated- custom oil separator- battery reocation (Optima) w/ 0 gauge- lightweight power steering and alternator pullies- upgraded water pump- upgrade engine wiring to 2 or 0 gaugeMy current list of mods is about a mile long, so I wont bother unless someone really wants me to post it. Will work out the kinks and eventually put in an air fuel management system (Apexi or Tweecer), a custom burned chip, true dual exhaust and dyno tune it all. Will be running in the 13s.I also bought a 98 CSVT w/ 132k miles with a thrown rod for $800 to part out for a profit. I broke down the entire engine, interior and most of the brakes and suspension and sold almsot everything.Here are some pics of what I've did:Any car-related questions, feel free to ask. I've done a majority of the work on my own car and worked on countless cars for my friends doing regular maintenance as well as performance and aesthetic modifications for them. If I don't know the answer, I know many mechanics, gearheads, autocrossers, track guys, etc. that will probably know.~Pete
May 22, 200421 yr Looks good so far Always enjoyable to see a car ripped to it's bones.Can't wait to see it when it's done.- Steve
May 22, 200421 yr Admin holy crap pete, thats insane I had no idea you were going that far, good luck man
May 23, 200421 yr Sweet! Now go for a hair dryer. Have you seen any of the Foci with the 4.6 and 5.0 and RWD conversions?? That would be sick on the Contour. I love those little things.
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