Re: 4ksq/CGT motor swap

[tsal2@juno.com (Timothy C Salazar II)]

Um...Isn't the 4ksq's and the CGT's engine the same?


On Sat, 26 Sep 1998 14:57:32 -0700 Ken Keith <auditude@impulsedata.net>
writes:
>Hey all,
>
>The weather's starting to cool off, and it's time
>for 
>me to start working towards getting the 4ksq
>roadworthy.
>
>I want to take the motor out of my '86 Coupe GT,
>and 
>put it in the '85 4ksq.  I know it's alot of work
>for 
>just the stock n/a motor, but finances are an
>issue, 
>as is available working space (parts car storage,
>etc.), 
>and time (tracking down a donor).
>
>I'm wondering if it is easier to drop the
>engine/tranny 
>combo as a unit from the bottom, rather than
>disconnect 
>the motor from the tranny and take the motor out
>of the 
>top.
>
>Or, taking the motor/tranny as a unit out the top
>maybe.
>
>Which is the easiest method?  I do not have a
>cherry 
>picker yet, and will have to buy one if I'm doing
>things 
>from the top end.  I was going to try to get buy
>with a 
>big floor jack from the bottom if I could.  Am I
>dreaming?
>
>Any help is appreciated (advice and actual
>physical labor 
>if you're nearby ;-)  ).
>
>Please CC me directly with any replies.
>
>Thanks alot,
>
>Ken
>
>p.s.  My distributor broke off the motor in the
>accident, 
>so I hope that will not have caused any big
>problems.  Any 
>opinions on that?  (I have another distributor of
>course)
>
>p.p.s.  Anyone have a Coupe GT or something like
>that for 
>sale?  Or a 5 speed quattro?  I have other options
>for 
>transpo, but haven't found anything good on the
>'net.
>Arizona/California area preferred.
>-- 
>http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/garage/4153/
>

Love, Like, or Just Plain Tolerate,

Timothy