[asshanson]

Cutting it worked, but I suck at cutting since all I have is hedge trimmers. Turns out I just needed to break little sections off and since its so cold out pliers actually worked nice to snip off sections. I also had to cut out the bottom left corner since it has a custom front-facing oil filter housing that got in the way a little. But now the timing belt cover is on, water pump is hooked up with alternator belt on too. However, I noticed the pulley on the crank rubs a tiny bit on the timing belt cover, is that ok? Not the belts, but the back of the pulley itself.

Also, I noticed the shape of the two blocks is a little different where it meets the tranny. I have a bolt leftover, and it looks like there is an extra bolt spot on a 2g that's not there on this one. The right circle in red is what I'm talking about. On the 6 bolt it seems like there are only 3 bolts to hook up, and on my 2g there were 4. In the clutch picture I drew a red line where my 2g starter plate is bigger than the 6 bolt one, and also a circle where that extra bolt would go. I also noticed a couple holes on the left (next to where the starter goes, where the left circle is in the first pic) that don't seem to go to anything... I should have taken more pictures when taking it apart.

Do I need the intake mani brace? My 2g one doesn't fit on the 1g block.

Edit: I learned what a clutch pilot tool is today, I had to go get one after an hour of trying to figure out why the transmission wouldn't go on.