Right now I am buttoning up my 6G74 engine swap. I started this project August 2006 when I pulled the original engine, the 6G72, to do a rebuild since the piston rings where bad. I got the engine completely rebuilt with an engine kit from Northern Auto and unfortunately had to move houses. The new house I moved to inevitably had no garage like my previous so I told the landlord Id be back to get my engine and car. I arrived and loaded my car onto the trailer and when I opened the garage all I saw was an empty garage, empty of my engine my engine crane and engine stand. I was hot and called the landlord repeatedly until I got ahold of him to hear that he had stored it at a friends house for me to pickup. I never hear from him again and long story short I lost my freshly rebuilt engine that was ready to be put back in. Now its 4 months later and I have my car at my girlfriends fathers garage. Without a plan on what to do the car sat there beside the garage from October to February. I finally decided I was going to buy another engine for it since I just cannot go without my baby. I found a good deal online for a used 6G72 from Osaka JDM for only $580 so I bought it for a total of $930 not too shabby I thought. When the engine arrived I was shocked to discover that they had sent me the wrong engine, they sent me a 6G74 from a JDM debonair which is a sweet deal since you cannot buy this engine for too much less than $1500. I got the engine in with a crane I borrowed from my uncle and so far everything is lining up and is going wonderfully. In an excitment provoked hurry I neglected to lube up the output shaft, big mistake I know. When I was tightening the trannsmission bellhousing to engine bolts the bellhousing broke off a pretty decent sized chunk taking three bolt holes with it. Luckily it broke in one clean piece. After this dilemma I ended up splitting up with my girlfriend and now must move the car once again. I brought it this time to my friends house which unfortunately happens to be about 40 minutes away from my house. With my work schedule I dont have too much time to drive there to work on it often. After being there for about two months I got my transmission removed, which is a pain using two jacks and jackstands holding the car, and had the piece welded back on. The next week I had the transmission back in the car. Today I got my new ball joints and tie rods installed. Tomorrow I am going to put the transmission cross member back in and hook the exhaust back up and finish the transmission by putting the four bolts in the torque converter. Tomorrow i will have it back on the ground. The only thing that will be left is to replace one coil pack, which I am waiting on the money for, and the valve cover gasket for precautionary measures and she will be complete. Since I have not heard of anyone in the US completely this swap I am not 100% sure if I need to replace the ECU or piggy back it or what not so if so then sadly I will be waiting longer to get my baby back since my job sucks at the moment. I would really like to know how many people in the world have completed a 6G74 swap in a first generation Diamante. As far as I know I am the first in the US, I believe there is one or a couple in Australia. Please any input would be appreciated. Ask any questions as well I am more than willing to share what i have learned.

I got some new pics yesterday. Shes pretty dirty but i hosed her off a little. Next week it gets sent out to get timed and its finally complete im sooo excited!!