2 kwik

chevy doesn't make it it's jap ride....

samseed101

Didn't Chevy merge / take over Geo and change the mane from a Geo Tracker to a Chevy Tracker? Or am I thinking of some other vehicle...

mustnglvr

yes and a v-6

2 kwik

geo was or still is a Toyota and gm thing but I believe gm might have taken over the whole deal.....you might need a universal sockets to get in there I know the one on my infiniti g20 was a bitch

samseed101

Yeah, it's going to be a major pain in the *** to get in there. It's sad really... I had an easier time stripping the intake, cam, and heads off of my 302. And that was a lot more complicated than removing two freaking bolts that hold a starter in place!

nmerrill

BTW how is the swap going for ya? Are the bolts stright up and down? Every Gm i have ever worked on had the bolts up and down, i thought that was kinda wierd

samseed101

Swap is going good. I got the engine stripped down to the block, and I cleaned / painted everything. Unfortunately, I didn't get a "before" pic of my upper intake, but I did take an after pic. I also got a before / after pic of the lower. None of the heads yet but I'll add those soon.

It's not the cleanest paint job, but I'm not looking to enter any shows. Just wanted to clean up the bay a little.

After - Upper Intake


Before - Lower Intake


After - Lower Intake



There are two bolts holding the Geo's starter in place. One is nearly directly above the other and they go from front to back. The starter sits on the passenger side of the vehicle and is pretty far down in the bay. So far that you have to reach teh bottom bolt from underneath. I can feel teh upper from above or under the car, but I cant find any way to get anything on it to turn it. I have never had such a hard time with such a simple task.