WE'RE HELLCAT SWAPPING A 350Z!

ScrapLife Garage
29 May 202421:22

Summary

TLDRIn this ambitious automotive project, the host embarks on a challenging engine swap, extracting a 707 horsepower Hellcat engine from a salvaged vehicle and attempting to fit it into a lighter 350Z. The script details the meticulous process of disassembling, modifying, and reassembling, including cutting parts of the car to make room for the massive engine. Despite numerous 'moments of truth' and the complexities of fitting a large engine into a smaller car, the team manages to make it work, even impressing themselves with the surprising amount of room left in the engine bay. The video also touches on the need for a custom oil pan, adapter plate, and the use of a Holly Dominator ECU for tuning. The project is a testament to the passion and problem-solving in the world of car restoration and modification.

Takeaways

  • 🔧 The project involves swapping a 707 horsepower Hellcat engine into a 350Z, aiming to triple the car's original horsepower.
  • 🚗 The 350Z was previously salvaged from a flood, which adds an extra layer of complexity to the engine swap.
  • 💡 The idea behind the swap is to explore the practicality of putting a massive Hellcat engine into a smaller, lighter car like the 350Z.
  • 🔩 The team plans to reuse the 350Z's existing transmission to avoid a complete driveline refit, simplifying the process.
  • 🛠️ The Hellcat engine is significantly larger than the original engine in the 350Z, which is expected to cause fitment issues.
  • 🔨 Major modifications to the car are required, including cutting parts of the car to accommodate the larger engine.
  • 💸 The project is costly, involving the purchase of new parts and potentially extensive modifications to the car.
  • 🔧 Custom parts such as an adapter plate and conversion oil pan are needed to facilitate the engine swap.
  • 📦 The Hellcat engine's ECU is not capable of controlling variable valve timing, requiring this system to be deleted.
  • 🛠️ The team had to cut and modify various parts of the car, including the firewall and possibly the sway bar brackets, to ensure fitment.
  • 🏁 Despite the challenges and modifications, the engine swap appears to fit surprisingly well in the 350Z, leaving more room than initially expected.

Q & A

  • What did the narrator do with the stolen Hellcat they acquired from the Salvage Auction?

    -The narrator rebuilt the stolen Hellcat, then took it apart again, removing all the wiring to complete their manual swapped Dodge Demon project.

  • What is the goal of the project described in the script?

    -The goal is to take the 707 horsepower Hellcat engine and put it into a 3,300 lb 350Z, significantly increasing the car's horsepower relative to its weight.

  • Why is the engine swap being considered practical?

    -The engine swap is considered practical because it involves only swapping the engine and not doing a complete driveline refit, which simplifies the process.

  • What issues did the narrator anticipate with the Hellcat engine swap?

    -The narrator anticipated many problems, mostly due to the size of the Hellcat engine compared to the 350Z, which is much smaller.

  • What is the backstory of the 350Z mentioned in the script?

    -The 350Z was previously flooded up to the top of its doors, and although much of it has been restored, the engine, transmission, and shifter linkage are still original and show signs of rust and corrosion.

  • What exhaust system is planned for the Hellcat-engine swapped 350Z?

    -The plan is to initially run open headers, but ultimately, they plan to use a true dual 3-inch exhaust system to fill the two holes left by the removal of the stock exhaust.

  • What complications arose when trying to remove the transmission from the 350Z?

    -The transmission was difficult to remove due to rust and corrosion, which caused parts to be stuck together.

  • What modifications are needed to fit the Hellcat engine into the 350Z?

    -Major modifications include cutting parts of the car, such as the firewall, to accommodate the large size of the Hellcat engine.

  • What specific part did the narrator mention as being of high quality for the swap?

    -The adapter plate for the transmission was mentioned as being of particularly high quality, as it was professionally made and not something cobbled together in a backyard.

  • What is the role of the Holly Dominator ECU in the engine swap?

    -The Holly Dominator ECU is used to control the engine, but it cannot control variable valve timing, so that feature has to be deleted from the engine.

  • What issue did they encounter with the starter and how was it resolved?

    -The starter did not fit with the oil pan in place, requiring a small cut to be made in the engine block to accommodate it.

  • What is the final outcome of the engine swap in terms of fitment?

    -Surprisingly, the engine fit well in the engine bay with more room than expected, and the hood was able to close without major modifications.

Outlines

00:00

🔧 Hellcat Engine Swap Challenge

The script begins with an ambitious project to swap a 707 horsepower Hellcat engine into a lighter 350Z sports car. The narrator, having previously acquired and rebuilt a stolen Hellcat from a salvage auction, now plans to extract even more performance by transplanting its powerful engine into a smaller, rusted-out Nissan 350Z. The goal is to create a high-performance vehicle with a significant power-to-weight ratio. The project faces immediate challenges, such as the Hellcat engine's size and the need to modify the car to accommodate it, including cutting parts of the car and dealing with potential rust damage from its flooded past.

05:02

🛠 Overcoming Obstacles in the Swap

In this paragraph, the team faces several technical hurdles in the engine swap process. They discover that the supercharger pulley clashes with the radiator, and the steering shaft interferes with the valve cover. The subframe studs are also too close for comfort. The team considers removing the entire front end of the car to facilitate the engine fit. Despite the challenges, they manage to fit the engine into the engine bay, although they acknowledge that more work is needed, including moving components like the radiator fans and hacking out parts of the firewall to create more space.

10:04

💰 Sponsor Highlight and Engine Swap Details

The script transitions to a discussion about Carsforbid, a platform that allows individuals to bid on and purchase vehicles typically available only to dealers or automotive businesses. The narrator shares a success story of a man who bought a car at auction, fixed it up, and sold it for a profit. Returning to the engine swap, the team removes variable valve timing from the Hellcat engine, as it's not compatible with the Holly Dominator ECU they plan to use. They also drill and pin the crankshaft, a process that instills some anxiety due to the engine's high value. The team expresses satisfaction with the quality of the adapter plate and shifter, which are essential for the transmission to connect with the Hellcat engine.

15:08

🔩 Finalizing the Engine and Transmission Swap

The team works through the complexities of fitting the engine and transmission into the 350Z. They encounter issues with the oil pan and starter clearance, requiring modifications to the engine block. The new prototype clutch from Mantic is introduced, designed to handle the increased power. The transmission swap is tested, and despite initial concerns about the throwout bearing diameter and throw, it fits perfectly. The team is pleasantly surprised by how well everything fits in the engine bay, with more room than anticipated, and they make adjustments to accommodate the larger fuel lines needed for the increased power.

20:09

🏎️ Hood Fit and Final Adjustments

In the final paragraph, the team addresses the last critical aspect of the swap: ensuring the hood closes properly over the now larger engine. They find that the hood fits better than expected, with only minor adjustments needed. The team removes unnecessary stock fuel lines and replaces them with larger ones to handle the increased power. The alternator and other components have adequate clearance, and the only minor issue is resolved by adjusting the position of the coil pack. The team is impressed with the amount of room available in the engine bay and the overall success of the swap, highlighting the flawless alignment of the transmission and shifter and the clearance of the oil pan.

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Keywords

💡Hellcat engine

The Hellcat engine refers to a high-performance engine produced by Dodge, known for its impressive horsepower. In the video, the Hellcat engine is the core component being transplanted into a lighter and smaller vehicle, a 350Z, to create a unique and powerful build. The script mentions the '707 horsepower Hellcat engine,' indicating the specific model known for its 707 horsepower output, which is a central theme of the video.

💡350Z

The 350Z is a model of automobile produced by Nissan, specifically the Nissan 350Z, which is a sports car known for its performance and handling. In this video, the 350Z is the recipient vehicle for the Hellcat engine swap. The script discusses the logistics of fitting the large Hellcat engine into the smaller and lighter 350Z, illustrating the challenges and goals of the project.

💡Engine swap

An engine swap is the practice of removing an existing engine from a vehicle and replacing it with a different one, often one that offers more power or better performance. The video's main theme revolves around an engine swap, as the creators are attempting to fit a Hellcat engine into a 350Z. The script details the various challenges and modifications needed to accomplish this swap, such as cutting parts of the car and adapting components.

💡Transmission

The transmission in a vehicle is the component that allows the engine's power to be transferred to the wheels. In the context of the video, the transmission is mentioned as an element that needs to be compatible with the new Hellcat engine. The script discusses the need to mate the Hellcat engine to the existing 350Z transmission, which involves using an adapter plate to ensure compatibility.

💡Supercharger

A supercharger is a device that increases the pressure and volume of air going into the engine's combustion chamber, resulting in increased power output. The script mentions a 'supercharger pulley' that is hitting the radiator, indicating that the supercharger is part of the Hellcat engine's setup and plays a role in the engine's high horsepower. The supercharger's size and design are relevant to the fitment issues discussed in the video.

💡ECU

The ECU, or Engine Control Unit, is the electronic brain of a modern car that controls various aspects of the engine's operation, including ignition timing and fuel injection. In the video, a Holly Dominator ECU is mentioned as the component that will be used to control the Hellcat engine. The script explains that this ECU cannot control variable valve timing, leading to the removal of certain components to accommodate its use.

💡Adapter plate

An adapter plate is a mechanical component used in engine swaps to connect the engine to the transmission, often when the original parts are not directly compatible. The script highlights the importance of the adapter plate in allowing the Hellcat engine to be bolted to the 350Z's CD9 transmission, showing its crucial role in the engine swap process.

💡Open headers

Open headers, also known as open exhaust headers, are a type of exhaust system that does not use a catalytic converter and typically results in a louder, more aggressive sound. The video script discusses the idea of using open headers for the Hellcat engine in the 350Z, as the original exhaust system is not suitable for the high horsepower output of the new engine.

💡Radiator

A radiator is a heat exchanger used in vehicles to cool the engine by transferring heat from the hot coolant to the air. In the script, the radiator is mentioned as an obstacle during the engine swap process, as the supercharger pulley from the Hellcat engine is hitting the radiator, necessitating adjustments to fit the new engine properly.

💡Clutch

The clutch is a device used in vehicles for engaging and disengaging the power transmission from the engine to the transmission. The video script discusses the need for a new clutch to handle the increased power of the Hellcat engine when it is swapped into the 350Z. The creators mention a 'new prototype clutch' designed to handle the power and ensure the swap's success.

💡Fuel lines

Fuel lines are the tubes or pipes that transport fuel from the fuel tank to the engine. In the context of the video, the script mentions that the stock fuel lines are not suitable for the increased power of the Hellcat engine and are actively leaking. The creators discuss the need for larger fuel lines to handle the power and ensure the engine runs correctly.

Highlights

A stolen Hellcat was acquired from a Salvage Auction, rebuilt, and then stripped for parts.

The wiring from the Hellcat was used for a manual swapped Dodge Demon project.

The ambitious plan to fit a 707 horsepower Hellcat engine into a 3,300 lb 350Z.

Challenges of engine size and potential fitment issues with the 350Z.

The car's backstory as a flood-damaged vehicle with original engine and transmission.

The decision to use open headers due to the inadequacy of the stock exhaust for the increased horsepower.

Technical difficulties encountered with the engine and transmission fitment.

The need to modify the car extensively, including cutting parts of the car for the engine to fit.

Use of a custom oil pan and adapter plate for the engine swap.

The Holly Dominator ECU is used, which requires deletion of variable valve timing.

The fabrication of custom parts and the challenges of fitting a large engine into a smaller car.

The successful fitment of the engine and transmission into the 350Z.

The hood clearance issue and the solution involving cutting and spacers.

The overall positive outcome of the swap despite numerous challenges and modifications.

The final assessment of the engine swap's success and the car's new capabilities.

Transcripts

00:00

a few months back I picked up this stolen Hellcat  from the Salvage Auction rebuilt it and then  

00:06

ripped it right back apart I ripped out all the  wiring from it and used it to complete my manual  

00:10

swapped Dodge Demon project and now we're well going  to steal even more from it we came in this morning  

00:16

I got to thinking the only thing cooler than a 707  horsepower Hellcat engine and a 4,400lb Hellcat  

00:22

will be a 707horsepower hellcat engine in a 3,300  lb Z I mean he already has the Super sick stance boy  

00:28

Wheels now we just need a big ignorant engine  three times the horsepower it is literally three  

00:34

times the horsepower the math checks out there the  basic idea here is we're going to take the engine  

00:38

out of the Hellcat and try to mate it to the  transmission that's already in the 350Z that way  

00:42

we only have to worry about the logistics around  swapping an engine and not doing a complete Drive  

00:46

Line refit and of course we're not doing it just  for fun right she's not sounding too hot these

00:52

days the whole point being here is that one  could I suppose argue you that a Hellcat engine  

01:01

swap is practical practical practical or  not I'm positive there's a 100 problems  

01:07

we're going to run into most of which will  probably be caused by the fact that that  

01:10

engine is massive compared to this one but I  suppose there's only one way to find [Music]

01:17

out she ready to come out or uh not yet but you  need to see this yeah that's pretty impressive  

01:27

I mean I suppose it is fitting and just in case  they don't know the back story on this car it's  

01:32

a submarine yeah the license plate checks out  when he bought this car it was flooded up to  

01:38

the top of the doors and while a lot of it's been  restored the engine the trans and obviously most  

01:42

of the shifter linkage is still original and it  is crunchy it's nice Florida saltwater corrosion  

01:49

now this build there is a lot of stuff we're  hoping to reuse like the transmission one thing  

01:54

we're not going to be able to repurpose though  is Bor exhaust don't get me wrong the Bor is a  

01:58

really nice exhaust if you're making like 2 or  300 horsepower fortunately you're out of that  

02:03

club now like 100% And what you said you're going  to do is run two like Joe Dirt open headers right  

02:08

no more of course for reference the stock exhaust  on the Hellcat is a dual 2 and 3/4 I think what  

02:16

we'll ultimately do on this one assuming the open  headers that just pitch get tiring after the first  

02:20

15 minutes is run a true dual 3-in after all  we have two holes to fill why not fill them

02:35

and with that we're basically more  or less ready to come out what do  

02:39

you say we drop the Hellcat out and while  you're finishing up this I can knock the  

02:42

transmission off that and then we can  test fit in SS like a plan to me stand

02:48

it oh yeah last time I had to pull  the alternator off to get to the  

02:58

oil pressure switch and now the alternator's just

03:01

chilling all right we're Gucci it's not going  anywhere I was a little scared about that there we

03:15

go now we just got to get the  trans off it and we can start to  

03:20

get an idea what we're going to be  working with here yeah good enough

03:31

[Music] the suffering both I think we got  a problem they're fighting a little bit

03:36

huh it's almost like this car was  underwater or something it's funny  

03:44

that you see it in exterior it looks  like so clean it really does the car  

03:49

looks awesome and yeah then you start turning  riches salts falling out rust a whole nine

03:55

yards all right serious question is  this algae I don't know what's going

04:03

[Music]

04:06

on all right what's hung up now don't go down yet  

04:14

I think it's just the bolt  are plock steering shaft

04:20

um got it

04:37

[Music]  

04:38

check that out you didn't tell me to that boil of  headers on it you need to do this SP probably made  

04:43

plenty of power it's what like 260 not at all now  obviously we still have a massive amount of work  

04:49

to do here but I think we should probably you know  what I'm getting that right Fernando you got to  

04:55

I guess this is like the first of many moment of  truths here what about if it doesn't fit at all I  

05:01

wouldn't be surprised I'm positive we're going to  have to cut a lot of this car up but hey it's an  

05:07

old Nissan right it's fine it's rusty already what  was that uh the supercharger pulley is hitting  

05:14

the radiator so we need to go back with it so  dropping the car down over the engine the steering  

05:19

shaft that is going to hit the valve cover that  subframe studs really close to the valve cover  

05:26

I'm starting to think we might have to pull the  entire front end of the car part which on these  

05:31

it all does unbolt so that's great that might  be the way we have to get this engine in there  

05:35

I don't think it's going to go in like this and  it's certainly not going to be easy but hey it's  

05:40

in sort of congrats on the swap 707 horsepower  does all that it matter we got a lot of work to

05:46

do ready for round two I think I am  you think or you know it's just like  

05:59

we need to make make a lot of cuts hit  in the Heather already yep both sides  

06:09

all right well to be fair we kind of knew the  stock header wasn't going to work right yeah

06:12

[Music] exactly it's going in pretty good though  get this guy up and out of the way who needs AC

06:33

do you heard that I heard it I don't know  what it was but I heard it all right so  

06:39

that's about as far as we got right we're  looking pretty good pretty good so I guess  

06:44

like logistically it does fit in the engine  bay that's something as it sits right now I  

06:50

guess this is about where your radiator fans  come in so that's probably not going to work we  

06:55

are going to have to move this a lot further  backwards definitely going to have to hack  

06:59

out this false firewall it's just thin sheet  metal you can cut out pretty much all of it  

07:06

and that'll give us a lot more room to move this  thing back you ready to hack this gym up um it's  

07:12

going to be a little bit disappointed that I have  to cut a solar Orange Shell but it's for a good  

07:16

at least this is a salvage title right flood is  salvage title Salvage flood yeah same difference  

07:21

right I get that you're trying to like Spruce it  up be like it's not Salvage it's flooded I mean

07:32

we in the point is no turning back on this project  no turning back no I got to admit though it looks  

07:37

really good for the record is my first card  in the chassis you know um I was like kind of  

07:43

a little bit nervous the cuts turned out really  good I got to give it to you on this one um what  

07:49

happened there though what's the what's going on  with the big hole in the firewall now I know you  

07:54

had to cut the lip off that all looks good it's  clean it's nice and then there's the big hole they  

07:59

cover on the passenger side hits the firewor  a little bit so so far I crossing my fingers  

08:05

that's the only major cut that we have to do to  the chassis and now that you got the cutting done  

08:10

I guess this is where the fun really starts right  exactly busting open new parts spending a ton of  

08:15

money look at the finish I like them yeah you're  just ignoring the whole money part right you know  

08:19

you're just trying to block that part out like  it never happened it's just like I don't want to  

08:23

think about it I think that how we all justify  that if you don't think about it doesn't count  

08:26

is your credit card company thinking about it  um it's already the limit anyway this is our  

08:31

conversion oil pan it's by loj conversions it's  made specifically for this swap it has a heavy  

08:36

front swap so we can bolt it right to the Hellcat  engine it won't hit the subframe that's going to  

08:40

sit just behind it equally as important we have  this adapter plate it's a sick piece this is going  

08:45

to let us Bolt the cd9 transmission that's already  in the car to the Hellcat engine we got the engine  

08:49

Mar by the way it looks sick they are sick quity  so I've done a lot of engine swaps back in the  

08:54

day and the swap mounts were never this nice  they always look like some dude made them in  

08:58

his backyard this actually looks like a really  nice piece let me show you the shifter look at  

09:02

this quality feel it also a really nice piece  but I was a little confus why we needed this I  

09:08

think I figured it out though it looks like our  adapter Plate's going to space the transmission  

09:12

back I don't know a/ inch maybe closer to an inch  we have this trans cross member as well which I  

09:18

didn't think we were going to need but it slotted  I believe to let us move it back even further that  

09:24

explains this we need a shorter shifter that plus  the cutting I think handles the swap part of this  

09:29

hole deal now we got to talk about the power part  more money the most expensive part yeah so Holly  

09:35

Dominator ECU it's the same ECU that I'm going to  be running on my truck it's a sick setup and then  

09:40

there's this guy the 10% bigger crank pulley for  10% more boost is that how that works so that's  

09:46

going to be louder I'm not quite sure that's how  that works but while Fernando's yanking off all  

09:50

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11:03

running the Holly Dominator ECU it's not capable  of controlling the variable valve timing which  

11:08

means it's got to be deleted fortunately it's a  super simple process you just need to remove and  

11:12

open up the cam gear then you install the phaser  lock pin to take away the cam Gear's ability to  

11:16

well be variable that's really all there is to  it it's one of those things that sounds a little  

11:21

more intimidating than it actually is especially  on an engine like this it's super easy to time  

11:25

but this next step this one never feels quite  right no matter how many times you've done it  

11:30

why the first time that I have to do this it  have to be on a $10,000 engine and not a 100  

11:36

what better time than the present wait you so  you want to do it on $100,000 engine not at all  

11:42

when you put an ATI balancer on these you want to  drill and pin the crank as well so Fernando you're

11:47

up you don't look nervous  at all I am nervous [Music]

12:03

[Applause]

12:10

did some damage good damage it's the right kind  

12:12

of damage are you sure let's  see is it the right kind of

12:15

damage oh yeah that looks like a nice clean  hole success much success see you were scared  

12:22

for nothing but it was a lot hold your hand out  right now okay I thought so normal all right our  

12:29

crank's officially pinned now I guess it's time to  button this thing up put the pulley on and stick  

12:34

it in the car the plan for this car at least  for now is for it to be a full-fledged street  

12:39

car meaning it's going to have AC power steering  and despite what grinding the bell housing of the  

12:43

transmission a fix your clutch might indicate a  streetable clutch I don't even know if I want to  

12:49

admit how many nights we stayed here late trying  to get this engine into the Z and it's just not  

12:54

really worked out too well too many let's  put it that way missing parts I don't know  

12:59

anything that could go wrong did go wrong but  tonight tonight's the night I'm feeling it I  

13:04

think I think we have all the parts here now we  tried to fit the oil pan previously and learned  

13:10

there was a uh what do we call it a bit of an  issue small cut small cut small cut speaking of  

13:17

small cut to fit our starter on here with our  oil pan in place we have to well cut the block

13:30

all right it kind of looks like you know what  you're doing there almost to be honest with you  

13:35

with this gasket I really want to take care of it  it's the most expensive gasket bucks for a gasket  

13:41

yeah it sucks no thank you I do have to give  it up to LJ on some of this stuff the adapter  

13:45

plate that's such a sick piece seeing it on the  engine is even better the oil pan now I guess  

13:51

the only question here is and probably haven't  tested this part does the starter actually fit  

13:56

now that I cut the blood 100% you know I don't  know what I was thinking putting this engine  

14:01

right here I thought I was oh yeah it's going to  be way comfortable and it's not hold on hold on  

14:04

hold on you saw these engines you saw me work on  these engines and somehow you thought this was  

14:10

going to be a easy swap what's that old saying  the motor's easy to fit it ain't [ __ ] that's  

14:16

how it goes yeah that's the old saying y I  never heard it's a legit thing trust me it's  

14:21

a tight fit down there but hey it does clear  and yeah we will have to pull it back off when  

14:25

we put the transmission on but at least we know  it fits all right so we are completely fix fing  

14:29

this out as we go our swap flywheel it has  a pilot bearing in it it's part of I don't  

14:34

know I guess how it converts a Hellcat engine  to a 350Z transmission that does mean though  

14:39

that we got to get this Factory pilot bearing  out of there because this won't seat unless we

14:43

do now we get this slick adapter flywheel on

14:51

here so this is the new prototype clutch we're  going to task with holding all this new new found  

14:59

power we sent our flywheel down to the guys at  Mantic they took some measurements built us a  

15:03

clutch and couple days later it was back they  said and I quote we're trying some new things  

15:08

put it through hell try to break it let us know  what fails well we're going to do that right

15:12

Fernando we are going to do that no problem say  no more there we go you look like if you know  

15:21

what you're doing I don't okay trust me everybody  looks like they know what they're doing when they  

15:27

have a torque wrench in their hand all right  now it's the the real Moment of Truth here are  

15:32

you nervous we got the adapter fly well we got  the adapter clutch but we don't know that it  

15:36

adapts for sure yet hopefully and I think we're  going to need it yeah it's supposed to adapt oh  

15:44

it adapts if you guys have ever fought with a  transmission putting it onto a engine getting  

15:50

it through the you know pressure plate getting  it through the clutch disc this was not that  

15:55

this was cake as much as we fine-tune double  triple quadruple checked everything about this  

16:00

transmission swap the one thing we haven't been  able to answer and no one's really been able to  

16:04

give us a good answer to Is if we were able to  use a stock throwout bearing the diameter of  

16:09

the throwout bearing that's right we measured  that but we weren't sure about the throw but  

16:12

now that we got it a symol we can stick the  old boroscope in here and I don't know much  

16:17

but it looks right to me which means if I'm not  mistaken it's time is it it's time finally finally

16:29

[Music]

16:30

come on no more problems she's going to  fit right [Music] in that is tight tight  

16:37

tight but it works right keep going we got to keep

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going oh like a glove check that out  like a GL I'm hit something now these  

16:50

lines oh that's that's got to go we don't  need that anymore that's a stock what a  

16:54

stock either fuel line we don't need that  we're not running stock fuel lines I your

17:03

there's our old stock fuel lines that yes are  actively still leaking fuel here's the size of  

17:08

the fuel line we're going to need for the power  we're about to put in this thing right no you  

17:12

sure sure little more oh wait we're there we're  there how's it look I think oh that's way better  

17:23

than I thought it was going to be look at all  that clearance I thought this thing was going  

17:27

to be right up against the firewall I really  can't lie I didn't think it was going to fit  

17:32

this well we all know swaps put big engines and  small cars it works well sometimes but typically  

17:38

things don't fit great there is so much more room  than I thought I'm genuinely impressed by that we  

17:44

do have to come to the driver side a good bit  though we have a lot of room there not so much

17:50

there needs to go a little more I think that  wasn't really the factory service manual way  

18:00

to move it but it works why is nothing grinding  hitting like things should be going bad by now  

18:06

something that was just a cable all right hold  let's double check this seems to be going far  

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too smoothly oh my even just suffering some  placeat this is some kind of line that doesn't  

18:19

really matter the alternator has clearance  now that we pop those sway bar brackets off

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we're there we are there all the way  around this thing it is as clear as  

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clear can get there is so much room well so  much room for having a big giant V8 in here  

18:39

the back plenty of room there driver  side more than enough there the only  

18:43

spot we have one little bit of contact is  this lit that's left on the false firewall  

18:48

Fernando cut off hitting our back coil pack  just a little bit a little more right there

19:06

problem solve it's not hitting anymore  and we even have room to plug it in  

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which is you know equally critical  little comfortable under here not at

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all yeah it's so front heavy now it just falls  off the lift forward I sh going nowhere it's all  

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good all good send her up what do you think it's  in there it well yeah there's that we I think  

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we gathered that we all realized that really  quickly it fits good I'm impressed about that  

19:36

to be honest we it fits really good the trans  all this stuff lined up really well the shifter  

19:42

position it's Flawless it's right in the middle  of the tunnel the oil pin clears that subframe  

19:47

perfectly there's I don't know there's really no  major problems with this swapping if you've done  

19:53

a swap car before you know that is not often  how it goes I'm kind of happy with the space  

19:59

that we're going to have at the front it's going  to be enough for a good right here we'll do it  

20:03

yeah we can get it done for sure yeah yeah sway  bar is going to fit and everything yeah that's  

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what that cutout in the oil pan right there is  for now for the next Moment of Truth which I do  

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realize there's been a lot of Moment of Truth in  this video let's see how the hood shuts are we  

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oh wow that's way better that's I thought we're  going to be like that far up check that out look  

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it just hits the BL lower lid the throttle body  and all that stuff's clear it is just hitting  

20:35

right there which means that I can put spacers  over there like the JDM no no to accomplish what  

20:42

we need to do with spacers on the back of the  hood they're going to have to be like that tall  

20:47

nah just like this look just take my word for it  let's get the saw and start cutting right there

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did you forget something I love how  there's like brake fluid dripping into  

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a cup back [Music] there it's not how you're  supposed to use the hammer I'm pretty positive

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