GOOD NEWS & BAD NEWS For the Eclipse… (Patreon)

Finished cutting out the frame rails of the Eclipse and test fitted the engine/trans setup! The good news is that it fits. That was kinda obvious.

The bad news came later when I disassembled the motor to get it ready for the machine shop. Turns out this thing is TRASHED! There was metal and RTV everywhere in the oil pan & pickup tube. Every single bearing was fried. Rod bearing #3 was spun. Pistons wrist-pins were missing their c-clips. Crank is fried. Every rod is fried. This thing was rebuilt by a 2 year old…

Unfortunately that means this thing is kinda impossible to rebuild without getting a WHOLE bunch of new parts. I’m going to search the internet and hopefully find a used 6 bolt 4G63 that’s in good condition. This will not stop us though!