Did you ever get it running good?

The gas leak is fixed. The leak was a combination of the pressure hose o-rings and a loose fuel tank lock ring. I also swapped the throttle cable / kickdown sensor from the parts car. I didn't realize how bad the cable was until I pulled it and and it came apart in pieces. I have two codes coming up...

That should look good. I assume you plan to have it painted at the same time.

Swap in the correct scoop.

I swapped out the front strut assemblies so I now eliminated the bad suspension squeak. I did discover that I will need to get new front sway bar links. I also swapped the transmission TSS which got rid of the fault code. I do still need to swap out the throttle cable and kickdown switch. I replaced...

Dwduc wrote:Wow congrats and good work man! Hard work but it looks like it's paying off nicely.

Thanks. It was really hard work, my body says I'm not doing that again.

20180102_071621.jpg The car is running and driving. I actually drove it to work today. Overall the car is doing great. I need to still swap the front strut assembly over from the saffron car, The front passenger side strut is making a ton of squeaking noises. The dash has a flashing arrow but the t...

Almost there. Fluids, a last look over, driver's side axle and brakes, and bleed the brakes. And finally start.

The motor is in the silver car. I still need to finish bolting it to the tranny, install the accessories, intake, wires, hoses, etc. As well as the bevel gear, axles, driveshaft, and brakes.

Huzer wrote:Wow, crazy you don't have a lick of snow there. I have about 3" or so at my house.

We got a dusting but that's all. It's already gone.

I moved the cars so I can get started o the swap.

I started to pull stuff off the saffron car. It was a real pain to pull the radiator because it was smashed between the frame rails. I has to pry metal back to remove it.

Stiffer rear sway will help get the rear a little more lively, cut understeer, right? Let me know if you need a go-fer for that swap. Yes you are right. This car is basically a FWD with rear assist. From what I'm told, if you install both the upgraded front and rear sway bars you end up with better...

I did some more investigating of the saffron. It has a k&n air filter and ss brake lines.

The front sway bar is about 22mm so it's stock. The rear sway bar is about 23mm vs my awd being about 20mm. Ipd lists their bars at 25mm front and 23mm rear.

I'm going to get these cars reoriented in the driveway on Friday and start digging into the saffron car to see what I'm going to need to get this project done in two weeks. I also want to take a close look at the transmission fluid of both cars so I can make the final decision on whether I'm swappin...

The parts car. It's a sad sight to see a wrecked Saffron but I get some really good parts. The car was purchased by the previous owner as a project with a blown motor. He installed a motor out of a wrecked 1998 V70R at 152k miles and went completely through it. Timing belt, drive belt, PCV, cam seal...