1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham

[gdouaire]

Slowly removing, unhooking stuff, labelling wires.

The messy part is removing the coolant, keeping it for the last step before lifting the engine!

 

[gdouaire]

The engine is ready for lift off.

I guess the hood will go before then engine is lifted, though.

 

[Supercharged111]

Man that thing is tiny, just reach in there and give it a yank.

 

[gdouaire]

Man that thing is tiny, just reach in there and give it a yank.

ahah so true! poor little thing

 

[gdouaire]

tight clearance between the car and the garage door

lota of crap to scrape and clean in the engine bay before I can think of putting the new engine

was quite funny to see one engine mount fall on the ground, disintegrated, as the engine was lifted

 

[Supercharged111]

tight clearance between the car and the garage door

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lota of crap to scrape and clean in the engine bay before I can think of putting the new engine

was quite funny to see one engine mount fall on the ground, disintegrated, as the engine was lifted

Best part being the old motor still didn't have the nut to finish it off!

This will be much nicer with some boost. Not fast by any means, but a much more pleasant cruiser.

 

[gdouaire]

first phase is scraping the thick smudge layer off. not sure what I will do to next to further clean it, but happy to see years of engine oil leaks prevented rust to attack any part of the frame - at least, in this area


post-scriptum: my 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora with the Northstar-like V8 engine has better self-lube abilities, after 260000km, no rust around the engine either, but it extends till the middle of the car...

 

[Supercharged111]

Next is angle grinder and knotted cup brush.

 

[gdouaire]

...that part of the frame is like-new... love to see the # stamped in the steel and the fabrication marks. Also noticed that the factory welds are very, very crude.

Having a lot of fun playing with the brackets on the new engine, as I am adding the whole computer-thing, including AIR pump / but deleting the AC. Changes a lot of things...

When breaking in the engine, will only need the water pump and the alternator, but planning ahead for the PS and AIR pumps will ease things later on.

 

[gdouaire]

well, almost clean...