swap officially finished! (but still has minor probs), i just drove it.. WOOOO HOOO! Options

[brianforster]

ok guys, i consider my swap FINISHED now because i just drove it around the block, however there are some minor problems i noticed during the test drive

first it idled about 1800 rpms, then after driving it it jumped up to 3000

my boost gauge reads 20 vac at idle so i assume no vacuum leaks

my power steering doesnt work, this confuses me because everything is hooked up

its hard to get it into gear, in fact when i first started it it would not go into gear, then it ended up going into reverse with some force (no grinding though) the car would lurch forward when trying to go into first and reverse when trying to go into reverse. my friend told me to re-bleed the clutch but before i went to do that i went for one more try and it finally went in, the shifting seems to get smoother the more i play with it so maybe it has something to do with the tranny being sitting bone dry for the past few months?

at idle my motor shakes a bit, and by a bit i mean that even with my not so vast experience with cars i know it should not do this.

btw tomorrow i will have pics and vids of everything, and ill start a before and after thread!

edit: jeff, how do you drive withot power steering man, i could hardly reverse into the driveway!

This post has been edited by brianforster: May 6, 2006 - 6:34 PM

[easternpiro1]

good job bryan!! im glad everything worked out! who woulda knew you would get the car running so quick!! imma tell my boys to look at the vids asap...show them what a BEAST looks like...(the vids arent pulling up on this comp, but when we have our meet tonight i'll tell them about it!)