Was able to shave these fellas down to make room for the ABZ intake manifold:
Also shaved down the upper oil pan to keep it from hitting the subframe when it comes time. (and changed the gaskets)
Not the prettiest job, but it will work.
Also dealt with the crank bushing. I was uncertain as to why I needed the pilot bearing adapter at first but now it seems clear what it does. It pushes the pilot bearing 14mm rearward. I am guessing the 016 has a slightly longer shaft. I have also read that I will need to machine a longer slave cylinder pushrod - is that so?
Anyway, to get the bushing out of the crankshaft I finally got the old grease and socket trick to work. I had tried and failed at this when I did my Cabriolet manual swap and was failing here too until I introduced a little strip of silicone rescue tape. For those who may not know this trick, you first fill the blind hole in the end of the crankshaft where the bushing site with grease. Them you take a socket (17mm in this case) that just barely fits inside the bushing and a socket extension on that socket (backwards) The idea is that by ramming the socket into the grease in the blind hole the hydraulic pressure will force the bushing out. I kept having it ooze out the little voids where the socket and extension met. I used a square of red silicone rescue tape in between the two and it popped it out in about 4 hits.
Ta Dah!
Here are the 034 Pilot Bearing adapter and the bushing I got out of the crankshaft. As I mentioned before, the only difference is that the 034 version is 14mm deeper on the end.
