Step 1: Prepare the chassis.

 

   The only thing you really need to do here is either bend the rack and pinion hard lines or, ideally, replace them with aftermarket lines so that the transmission adapter plate will clear them during engine installation. If you are looking to run a CD00x transmission, we do recommend Enjuku Racing's S-chassis transmission tunnel clearance kit. (Not needed by any means) , but it will make the car a lot more serviceable. If you plan to use a ZF5 or ZF6 transmission, this step is not necessary.

 

Step 2: Prepare the Drivetrain.

   

   There are 3 key steps to getting the engine ready to go in the car. First, you will need to remove the OEM oil pan and pull off the balance shaft. Once removed, install a balance shaft delete plug. This is required as the engine is too tall with the balance shaft on to fit into the car properly. Now that the BDP is installed, we can install an oil pan. Being that this chassis has a rear steering rack location, it makes it difficult to run any sort of OEM pan, so we created a billet option for you! We have had customers create their own, which is perfectly doable! 

   Second would be deleting the vacuum pump; this isn't exactly "needed" if you're fancy with a cut-off wheel and a welder, but it is highly recommended as it will interfere with the firewall.

   The last step here will be removing the OEM oil filter housing. As you can see to the right here in the image, the steering shaft allows very little room for that chunky housing. We offer a remote oil filter housing plate; to as it states, mount your oil filter remote.

   As for Transmission's if you are running a CD00x we recommend this shifter as it fits perfectly in the OEM hole. If you are running a ZF5/6 then you will need to get a chassis mount shifter and either build a shift rod selector or order an adjustable one.