Gold 86 GLH SRT Swap ;)

[SrtOmni]

So me and my dad have finally started on my srt omni swap. I picked up the car as a half way project about 2 years ago now from jessie (jrbexhaust) gotta give him credit for the awesome paint and interior work that he's done to the car and the idea for the swap!

Basics---
Stock 05 SRT4 - wiring up a megasquirt II
568 Trans obx lsd
centerforce clutch

We are in the process of getting it to sit in there nice and straight and aligning the axles to the hubs the best we can. its a great setup and i hope some of the info and pics will be useful for others as well!

Oh and thanks dad! this project wouldn't be possible without your great fabrication skills!

Here's where we're at

[raccoon]

gotta love omni projects, yours looks pretty clean.

[Keito]

That's an impressive first post!

[SrtOmni]

Thanks! Ill be posting more pictures of the car as everything falls into place, hope to have it going by may!!

[Turbo224]

Looks good so far. Can we get some more pictures of the outside of the car? Also, might I suggest giving the front of the radiator support a fresh coat of paint while you have it all torn apart?

[TopDollar69]

Somewhere my friend has a video of me racing this car with my Laser back when it was still a TI. I think that was at least 2 owners ago.

[turboshad]

For those of us with lazy link fingers.

[Turbo224]

Its kind of hard to tell from the pictures, but are you going to be running AC on this car? From the pictures it look like you have the rear mounted alt, the front bottom mounted AC compressor, and the front top mounted power steering pump. Is that all correct?




Its kind of hard to tell exactly how much has been trimmed judging by this picture, do you have a top angle? From what I understand, the bracing that goes in the front corners of the engine bay is specific to the GLH cars and is part of what makes these cars handle so well because it stiffens everything up. Do you have some more pictures of this area?

[austinlarg]

Looks good. Looking forward to following this swap.

[johnl]

Tighter than a gnat's a** stretched over a rain barrel.

Good job. Gonna be a NICE car.

[glhs0426]

The front mount is a work of art.

[86seeS]

Man I love the gold ones

[CNH320]

Nice work, is there enough clearance to the 568 with the stock SRT intake manifold/Throttlebody? or is that manifold slightly modified?

[SrtOmni]

Its kind of hard to tell from the pictures, but are you going to be running AC on this car? From the pictures it look like you have the rear mounted alt, the front bottom mounted AC compressor, and the front top mounted power steering pump. Is that all correct?




Its kind of hard to tell exactly how much has been trimmed judging by this picture, do you have a top angle? From what I understand, the bracing that goes in the front corners of the engine bay is specific to the GLH cars and is part of what makes these cars handle so well because it stiffens everything up. Do you have some more pictures of this area?

Yes that is the pulley setup, we did remove the front brace that mounts into the corner to fit in the AC compressor but my pops plans on welding in some plate steel to keep the corner stiff.

Ill try to get some better pics of the engine bay so you guys can have a better idea of how it all sits in there, and the individual mounts when they are completely finished before they are painted (still have some tweaking to do) Ill take some pictures of the outside of the car once its off of the jack stands

[SrtOmni]

Nice work, is there enough clearance to the 568 with the stock SRT intake manifold/Throttlebody? or is that manifold slightly modified?

The manifold is stock and it does clear the trans with the throttle body on BUT, It really can't be used as is though, its way to far forward to try and mount a radiator/fan setup

[Turbo224]

Yes that is the pulley setup, we did remove the front brace that mounts into the corner to fit in the AC compressor but my pops plans on welding in some plate steel to keep the corner stiff.

Ill try to get some better pics of the engine bay so you guys can have a better idea of how it all sits in there, and the individual mounts when they are completely finished before they are painted (still have some tweaking to do) Ill take some pictures of the outside of the car once its off of the jack stands

Well it certainly looks like it fits well without that brace. When I do my 2.4 swap I might have to do the same. I definitely agree with adding some sort of bracing back into that location. I am anxious to see how you get the a/c lines and the condensor to fit up front. What are your plans for the radiator and intercooler?

[2.216VTurbo]

This is my new favorite thread Based on your post count I'd say welcome to TM.com but I see you have been lurking here since '09 and getting smart, very smart Great project and I can tell that you and dad have some fab skils.

Now, how about carrying over the gold GLH them and painting the SRT valve cover to match Just an idea, keep those pics coming.

[rx2mazda]

This is my new favorite thread

Fine Alan!

This should be a good thread. I am also waiting to see how your gonna mount the A/C and intake and radiator in the front of that car and still have it look nice! Coming from someone with experience, I know it will be...........interesting.

[turbovanman²]

Awesome, can't wait to see the finished project,

[roachjuice]

Now, how about carrying over the gold GLH theme and painting the SRT valve cover to match Just an idea, keep those pics coming.

+1! that would be bad ---!!!