Ok, first the pics:
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The car lives and drives fine, although I had some cooling issues with it, that I was sorting out throughout the week. First an old hose broke (was bound to, it was a matter of time, just had no idea it would last only 15km :/), then the fix broke the very next day (my fault: old plastic and excessive screw tightening don't mix up). Then I also fitted cooler stat (cheers Aaron for the hint and advice) and it seems to be under control. I also already managed to semi-seriously scratch the downpipe, damn speed bumps Right now I am running in the engine, which means no boost and very gentle driving in general, next weekend (hopefully) first oil change, oil cooler fitment, and then I can start pushing it more. So no power or boost indications at the moment
Swap wise, I am proud to say that a complete swap (from drivable to drivable) took no more than full 4 working days, but with forced interrupts caused by weather mostly, so in total the car was off the road for one week. Also I made the choice to put the new engine in all in one piece (engine + gearbox + manifolds incl turbo), which actually slowed down the process considerably, because it was very tight and squeezing it in and putting back on mounts took close to 4 hours with 3 persons.
Not sure what else to say, just ask.
Pics
The car lives and drives fine, although I had some cooling issues with it, that I was sorting out throughout the week. First an old hose broke (was bound to, it was a matter of time, just had no idea it would last only 15km :/), then the fix broke the very next day (my fault: old plastic and excessive screw tightening don't mix up). Then I also fitted cooler stat (cheers Aaron for the hint and advice) and it seems to be under control. I also already managed to semi-seriously scratch the downpipe, damn speed bumps Right now I am running in the engine, which means no boost and very gentle driving in general, next weekend (hopefully) first oil change, oil cooler fitment, and then I can start pushing it more. So no power or boost indications at the moment
Swap wise, I am proud to say that a complete swap (from drivable to drivable) took no more than full 4 working days, but with forced interrupts caused by weather mostly, so in total the car was off the road for one week. Also I made the choice to put the new engine in all in one piece (engine + gearbox + manifolds incl turbo), which actually slowed down the process considerably, because it was very tight and squeezing it in and putting back on mounts took close to 4 hours with 3 persons.
Not sure what else to say, just ask.