Project WT Waggy - Part 3 - Heart Transplant

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It has begun! Dun Dun Dun!

I am both excited and nervous at the same time.

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As if I needed another reason to love your waggy... Now it will have a new ls... Good luck and I hope it works out well for you with minimal headaches.
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I think you need more coolers up front. :- )
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FSJ Guy wrote:I think you need more coolers up front. :- )
LOL Ethan, the small one is a power steering cooler :)
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Well I made a ton of progress today. Got the engine, tranny, TC, driveshafts, and gas tank out. Next up, gonna clean up the firewall, wiring, and take the old motor mounts out.

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Looking good! Subscribed.
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Thanks Armair!

Does anyone know where I can get some rubber bushings for just the front core support. I don't need a full set or the poly bushings. Just looking for two new bushings. TIA
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So BJ's hooked me up with a set of front core support bushings so I didnt have to buy the whole set. Thanks Ryan!

Got a little bit done last night. Removed the stock motor mounts. They came out much easier then expected. I got the new mounts in just to make sure they fit. I also was able to set the motor in there to check for clearance. Fits great!! I did have to remove the pass side exhaust manifold to get it in.

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looks good man. I do have one piece of advice:

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Oh yeah definitely Blake. I am just making sure things fit right now. My plan is to re-paint the entire engine bay and the front frame section. I will also clean up the engine a bit, there are a lot of parts I need to replace.
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What mounts did you use? That is one of my Favorite Jeeps!

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How are you handling emissions?
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Manimal70 wrote:What mounts did you use? That is one of my Favorite Jeeps!
I used the Novak kit and I am really impressed how well it installed.

http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/engi ... msj_g3.htm
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csuengr wrote:How are you handling emissions?
Good question. I still have a year left before emissions are due. My plan was to get it running without and work with the emissions place to see what I need. If you read this thread I started on another forum and read post #6.

http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthre ... -emissions
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Yep, that EVAP is going to be the hardest. I had to do it on my 77 Cherokee. Fortunately, Ford and GM used engine vacuum to test the system. Chrysler used a small air pump. You will need to add the pressure sensor in the tank (could be mounted other places also, just has to be connected to the tank) and the EVAP control valves.
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csuengr, if you have any more detail on how you did yours I would sure appreciate it. In the below picture in the red circles, I am trying to figure out what this is for and what it connects to. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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Top circle is the EGR valve. Hose/tube went to the exhaust manifold..
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csuengr wrote:Top circle is the EGR valve. Hose/tube went to the exhaust manifold..
Ah ok. Should I hook this up? I got a set of headers with the engine instead of the stock manifolds. If so I will have to source a set.
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Your ECU will have an EGR emissions monitor, so you have to it connected. They look for this when they do the inspection. A set of headers for the year of the engine should have a fitting for the EGR tube.
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The headers I got do have have the fitting but I wonder if someone makes a weld on bung for it?
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