ok, so here's some pictures(and a video) of the swap in progress. i suck at remembering to take pictures, so there really aren't very many, heh.
the new engine:
i painted the intake and valve cover, sanded and polished the letters and then threw some clear on it to make sure it didn't corrode.
the spark plug cover i'm proud of, in a retarded way. i couldn't find the one that came with the engine, so i made a template out of cardboard, and then cut that out of a rusted piece of sheetmetal with a pair of tinsnips :p
my roommate thought it looked too plain though, so i threw that sticker on it, and laid some clearcoat on it to make sure it would stick. i'll write something dumb on it once the motor is in.
the garage where i'm working, all packed up after wrapping things up the night before.
and here's the dead motor, my freshly hydrolocked 4G15 :S
didn't see the hole on the front till i had the engine out, but i guess i really did a number on this poor thing.
my newly empty engine bay.
and THIS. i found this buried under the heater core, how it got there, i do not know..... but i'm puttin it back when i reassemble everything :p
so far the swap has cost me 23$, and that was for a replacement MPI relay since i didn't have one that would fit the 1.6 harness, and to have the studs replaced on the exhaust manifold. other than that, everything is stuff that i bought ages ago, or just happened to have on hand, like the paint, and things like that.
almost forgot the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFLy4FyYt4M
had to get the engine there somehow :p