Apr 15, 2010 update on wrenchedexcess's 1997 Saturn sc1

Project so far....

Finally got the engine in, with a little adjustments. Mainly the steering rack. Had to move the entire cradle about 4 inches forward for the steering to clear, also had to alter the way that the struts are mounted to the wheel carrier since the caster is off by 4 inches. also moved the bumper forward so it will clear the 16 inch wheels that I plan on using. Got the radiator in with minimal problems. The hard part was the fan. The Saturn fan has a cover that encloses the entire radiator because of using the 3.8 there is not enough clearance between the radiator and the engine to use the oem part. However I did use one of the fans from the buick. fabricated a bracket to not only hold it in place but to keep the blades away from the radiator. Now I am working on the cooling syst, and the power steering lines.

 

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