Rezzle's 4AGZE SWAP PAGE
July 21 /06 Well here we go ... The engine has arrived pictures are taken and its time to start the work. This web log will be a running commentary of my efforts to swap in a 4agze engine into the AE92. Note the engine currently in the car has been modded - many times both by me and the previous owner. So this is not your typical stock - stock swap. The engine in the car is old, tired and now retired. Yet it is my intent that there should be enough record in this blog to assist anyone doing similar work in the future. Disclaimer I am not a mechanic but I do enjoy working on cars - especially this one. So take any comments with a grain of salt and use common sense. BUT all work done has been done; if you choose to copy it .. you do so at your own risk
4agze arrived from Japan via www.sunrisejapanese.com. Yes I will post links to the vendors I use who provide me with good service. July 22 /06 Elation continued as more pics were taken of the ECU and all wire connections. Nothing major was cut, wires that had to be cut were done so they were long enough to work with, and all the connectors were there.
IMPORTANT: The valve covers were removed and as expected for a motor that has been sitting for a long time - rust could be seen on the cam shaft lobes. Not a big deal I new this was going to be there, and the engine is going to get a complete tear down and rebuild. This weblog is not going to cover “How to rebuild an engine” just know that if you do import a used engine from anywhere; it should be torn down and rebuilt before use. Ya just never know what kind of nasties can be lurking inside.
July 25 /06 We began work began in earnest today. The wiring loom, supercharger, intake manifold, exhaust manifold, supercharger, power steering pump, alternator, starter, fuel connections and hoses were all stripped of the donor engine. We also encountered what could be the first snag in the swap. The donor engine has A/C where My car did not. The A/C pulley has a secondary belt that drives the power steering pump. Between now and the actual swap I will have to weigh my options on how to drive the p/s pump. I wanted a fool proof way to tag all the wires and hoses as we took them off today. So I went to about 5 stores on the way to the garage looking for some kind of wire/shipping tags with little luck. At least here anyway those things are sold in wholesalers and not retail. I solved the problem by grabbing twins of several different multicolored paint sample sheets. Each color is individually numbered. Cut two matching rectangles out and punch a hole .. voila color coded and numbered tags. Sorry no pics of the work in progress .. left my camera at my house and I'm doing the work in my father's garage - with his ingenious help of course. Anyway here are some pics of the scenery in the garage to get a feel of the work area. Pic of Dad's Jag and Alfa Romeo restoration projects. Note the Alfa is on a home made stand with pulleys so it can be raised and lowered for restoration work, it also turns the small 2 car garage into a 3 car .. a third car can fit under the stand.

Rezzle's 4AGZE SWAP PAGE

July 21 /06

Well here we go ...
The engine has arrived pictures are taken and its time to start the work.

This web log will be a running commentary of my efforts to swap in a 4agze engine into the AE92.

Note the engine currently in the car has been modded - many times both by me and the previous owner. So this is not your typical stock - stock swap. The engine in the car is old, tired and now retired. Yet it is my intent that there should be enough record in this blog to assist anyone doing similar work in the future.

Disclaimer I am not a mechanic but I do enjoy working on cars - especially this one. So take any comments with a grain of salt and use common sense. BUT all work done has been done; if you choose to copy it .. you do so at your own risk

4agze arrived from Japan via www.sunrisejapanese.com.

Yes I will post links to the vendors I use who provide me with good service.

July 22 /06

Elation continued as more pics were taken of the ECU and all wire connections. Nothing major was cut, wires that had to be cut were done so they were long enough to work with, and all the connectors were there.

IMPORTANT: The valve covers were removed and as expected for a motor that has been sitting for a long time - rust could be seen on the cam shaft lobes. Not a big deal I new this was going to be there, and the engine is going to get a complete tear down and rebuild.

This weblog is not going to cover “How to rebuild an engine” just know that if you do import a used engine from anywhere; it should be torn down and rebuilt before use. Ya just never know what kind of nasties can be lurking inside.

July 25 /06

We began work began in earnest today. The wiring loom, supercharger, intake manifold, exhaust manifold, supercharger, power steering pump, alternator, starter, fuel connections and hoses were all stripped of the donor engine. We also encountered what could be the first snag in the swap. The donor engine has A/C where My car did not. The A/C pulley has a secondary belt that drives the power steering pump. Between now and the actual swap I will have to weigh my options on how to drive the p/s pump.

I wanted a fool proof way to tag all the wires and hoses as we took them off today. So I went to about 5 stores on the way to the garage looking for some kind of wire/shipping tags with little luck. At least here anyway those things are sold in wholesalers and not retail. I solved the problem by grabbing twins of several different multicolored paint sample sheets. Each color is individually numbered. Cut two matching rectangles out and punch a hole .. voila color coded and numbered tags.

Sorry no pics of the work in progress .. left my camera at my house and I'm doing the work in my father's garage - with his ingenious help of course. Anyway here are some pics of the scenery in the garage to get a feel of the work area.

Pic of Dad's Jag and Alfa Romeo restoration projects.

Note the Alfa is on a home made stand with pulleys so it can be raised and lowered for restoration work, it also turns the small 2 car garage into a 3 car .. a third car can fit under the stand.

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