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New engine comes home in the back of the Vanchero.
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Starting to tear down the front clip.
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Radiator Support removed.
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Out with the old.
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Pulling the truck out from underneath the engine.
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Pics of the old engine.
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All out.
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Engine bay.

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Old engine, new engine, and the truck it's going into.
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The new engine didn't have air conditioning, and my old engine is a V-belt, the new one is serpentin...
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I still need to clearance for the fitting but at least I can mount it flush now.
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So far everything looks good. Tightened the head bolts for the turbo and replacing the valve cover ...
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I've painted some of the engine, I've got some more to go.
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Old engine on it's back.
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Old bottom end.
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My new bottom end.
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The patch job on the oil pan on the new engine, hence why I had to swap them.
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From the inside.
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My new glow plugs arrived!
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Somebody lacked the conviction to see that workday all the way through.
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Got the wiring harness in and most of the fuel return lines ran.
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The backing plate I made to seal the hole for the old CDR hole. I had a plate that fit in the hole ...
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Got the exhaust manifolds painted and switched over.
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Got the turbo pipes wrapped. Unfortunately, I was unable to install the engine and the turbo and wi...
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Fittings to run the oil from the block up to the turbo.
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The line coming up the back of the block. I used one of the metal fuel lines for this. It worked g...
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The T-fitting for the oil pressure sending unit and the supply to the turbo.
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This was another bracket I had to make that came with the kit originally. I hooked up my factory se...
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With the turbo mounted.
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Bracket I made for the glow plug solenoid. Again, originally came with the kit, but not when I got ...
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Everything together.
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Some fittings I used to relocate where the mechanical oil pressure line attaches. Since it's plasti...
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Firewall before.
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Firewall after.
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Engine getting ready to go in.
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Notice the ratchet strap I'm having to use to pull the engine back as I lower it.
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This is me trying to line up the back of the engine and the transmission.
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After getting the engine in and bolted to the transmission I realized that the brackets that the eng...
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This is driver's side.
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The engine is in.
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Turbo pipes and turbo mount installed.
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Turbo installed.
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The tranny linkage arm that had to be 'adjusted' to fit around the turbo pipes. Notice the cracks t...
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You can kinda see where I welded it up to give it some strength.
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Getting the front clip back on.
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The gauges I installed to keep track of things.
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The egine finally installed!
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