Old Engine

Starting disassembly	Old FEAD system	Dirty supercharger outlet and plenum intake

Engine stripped of FEAD	Old 302 with stock headers	She put up with my abuse for 2 seasons....

Supercharger with ducting installed	M90 without the outlet tube	Rear of M90 including outlet tube and bypass

Old M90 supercharger bracket, 2 bolts held it to the passenger side head

 

Engine Compartment

Just after pulling the old engine	Passenger side, just starting to clean	Partially cleaned driver side

Dirty K-Member	Factory solenoid wiring nightmare	Firewall prior to paint

Upper Firewall preped for paint	Driverside prepped for paint	Driverside in primer

Passenger side prepped for paint	Second coat of paint in the engine bay	Closeup of engine bay after paint

Passenger side after paint	Engine bay after paint	After paint, note the polished hood prop

Polished hood prop	Factory solenoid after some work (not yet completed)	The majority of the wires were hidden in the fenderwell...

The paints used for this project	Dupli-Color paint matched to vehicle paint code (2D) - T276 Medium Light Canyon

 

POR15 Undercoating

Before degreasing the transmission tunnel	After degreasing - from the front	After degreasing - from the back

Another picture after degreasing and fresh red paint	POR15 applied from the rear of car	POR15 rust-preventative paint from the front

 

Eaton M90 Supercharger

Before cleaning the supercharger outlet	M90 custom snout with 8-rib pulley measuring 2.43" diameter	M90 Rotors

Supercharger intake prior to cleaning

 

New Engine prior to dropping it in

Engine before FEAD components were added	Complete FEAD with custom bracket	Custom FEAD bracket - cleaning up the welds

Custom FEAD bracket completed	Cleaned Up M90	M90 installed prior to adding more FEAD structure

M90 inlet to BBK 1-5/8" Long Tube header clearance	Hand polished power steering	Hand polished lower intake coolant passage

Top-down view of new engine	Distributor position at TDC	Custom timing pointer (stock one impossible to see)

Preparing to install rear-main seal	Installing rear-main seal	Cleaned T5 bellhousing

 

New engine, installed

New engine bolted in - no intake	New engine with intake mocked-up	New duct work didn't take much fabrication

Another shot of outlet fabrication planning	New engine from the front/bottom of car	How she looks from the bottom

ProM Mass Air calibrated for 24lbs injectors	Engine Bay w/radiator mock-up	Before Griffin radiator install

Closeup of intake tubing	Exhaust system	M90 "orange" sealer

One angle of M90 outlet tube	Another angle of M90 outlet tube	Looking down the outlet tube

Griffin radiator & Flex-A-Lite Fan	Custom radiator supports	Custom radiator supports w/rubber

Another shot of the M90 rotors	The progress as of Jan 25th, fan wiring is still needed	Solenoid with "temporary" electric fan connections

 

Some New Shots, a few of the interior

Under the hood	Closer View under hood	Closeup of the M90

Driverside Interior	The Cockpit	Center Console

Passenger Interior	Hatchback Interior