my beta swap has been COMPLETED..Pic's added!!:)

impatience is in me now and i got the craving to pop open the hod and start disconnecting everything,

here's what i know so far about the Swap,

unconnect all connector's and loosen all hose's, drain necessary fluids, unbolt Motor mount's holding engine on chassis,remove battery and tray, remove radiator,unhook throttle cables,remove transaxle from engine but take off front wheel's and brake's before i do anything else

as for passenger mount get a 1.5L alpha passenger mount and cut engine mount from bushing housing as asiman1 did...reweld mount when engine is later lowered into engine bay, but not after pounding the sidewall with hammer to clear some room for belts,

install power steering pump into beta, transaxle from alpha 2 will bolt onto beta engine directly with no problems ya?
BTW: what belts do i need for the engine? and will the motor mount bracket's from the front and rear motor mounts from the alpha 2 fit on the beta?


[Edited by TAK82 on Apr 5, 2006 5:04 PM]

Originally posted by TAK82
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impatience is in me now and i got the craving to pop open the hod and start disconnecting everything,

here's what i know so far about the Swap,

unconnect all connector's and loosen all hose's, drain necessary fluids, unbolt Motor mount's holding engine on chassis,remove battery and tray, remove radiator,unhook throttle cables,

as for passenger mount get a 1.5L alpha passenger mount and cut engine mount from bushing housing as asiman1 did...reweld mount when engine is later lowered into engine bay, but not after pounding the sidewall with hammer to clear some room for belts,

install power steering pump into beta, transaxle from alpha 2 will bolt onto beta engine directly with no problems ya?
BTW: what belts do i need for the engine? and will the motor mount bracket's from the front and rear motor mounts from the alpha 2 fit on the beta?

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you don't need to remove the radiator, but the a/c condensor fan has to go.
if you are going to bang in the sidewall to make room then you can use the 3 stock mounting brackets and locations. another option is to drill new holes in the old brackets and move the whole engine and tranny over .5" (thats what i did) either way works.
you'll have to buy some longer bolts for the transmission becuase they actually go through the beta's block (3 i think) you'll have to see what im talking about when you go to do it.

MAKE 150% sure you have disconnected EVERYTHING!! before you pull out the alpha. i missed my fuel line and the ground to the strut tower. so quadruple check everything to make sure you have it disconnected.

another tip is to mark your connectors with tape or something and write what they go to. my coolant temp sensor and drivers side 2 injectors had the EXACT same plug and are right next to each other so be sure to not get those mixed up.

any other questions feel free to ask

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