SWAP Complete

Target car: 1990 Honda Civic LX 4 door

Goal: b16a SiR Gen1 Motor
PW0 5spd ecu
Y1 LSD transmission

Parts(besides engine, tranny,etc.)

1.Mounts- I bought AZ race and Machine ones. $200 bucks of ebay, they are like the billet AL. copies of HAsport.
2.Shiftlinkage. Im using modifies 90-93 Integra. Cost: 10bucks vs.110bucks. All i did was cut of about 3in of each rod and bingo!!
3.Drivers side mount bracket and rear mount bracket off a 90-93 teg.
4.Exhaust bolted up fine.
5.New Honda p30 timing belt for a 99si
6. New clutch for a 90 integra
7. 2 gallons of oil (8 quarts, yeah extra)
8. Oil filter
9.Radiator fluid 50/50 mix, 2 gallons
10. 5th gen Slim radiator, Full Alluminum core and tanks


Well i was cheap, didnt want to make or buy an a/c bracket, so i scrapped the air, wasnt cold anyway. Then i looked at the p/s, All i had was a gen 2 p/s pump and crank pulley, and a gen1 alternator and crank pulley. I didnt want to have to get anothe alternator or p/s pump. So... i made a sacrifice and got rid of that also!

Started at about 10am....Yeah i know i skipped school to finish it!
The old engine took a while to get out. I spent like 1hr breaking the fricking ball joints to get the axles out. Had the old motor out by 1pm. Had fun beating the crap out of the rear X-member. These mounts need more clearance than hasports. Put the new one in. I have never put an engine in from the top. Im always a bottom person. It wasnt that bad either. After i got it in i hooked it all up getting ready to test it out. I was just in a hurry to hear it. Plugged in the ECU, and it started right up! Well sorta, It threw like 5 CEL's but it started. I still have to get a new speed sensor, FI o-rings, etc.

Ok are the pictures below.....
These pictures are also kinda old... I took them last night and i did some cleanup on vac lines and wiring this morning.

p/s is pictured but it is gone!
http://img117.exs.cx/img117/4170/azracingmounts6zy.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Look short radiator, hmm wonder why, whats going in the other place?
http://img59.exs.cx/img59/7515/carfront1dx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Front view w/o radiator
http://img214.exs.cx/img214/7230/civicfrontview3cd.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Yep i got VTECH PHONE inside!
http://img85.exs.cx/img85/8985/dohcvtec7bz.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Tools required: Or mess made!http://img9.exs.cx/img9/3975/partssuppliestools0ge.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
and
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/5973/moretoolssupplies2ac.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Currently running a modded 90-91 Teg dizzy, works fine...
http://img59.exs.cx/img59/1642/passsideviewmodded9091dizzy5jx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Okay i give up, Here is all the room i have when i attempt to turbo another one of my cars again....
http://i146.exs.cx/img146/8910/turbolotsofroom4gj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

And to finish it up. Here is a pic of the 500K vaccum lines that i had to get capped or moved around! oh well you get the idea. BTW they are all cleaned up much nicely now!
http://img8.exs.cx/img8/3914/vaclinessideview9qh.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)



Thanks for looking.
Andrew

GOOD JOB MAN......

But don't start the motor with that screwdriver in the TB.....j/p good work. feels good uh?

LOL i wanted to see how many people noticed that. I put it in there while i was spraying some cleaner to get all of the crap on the TB so it would open easier.

Cool. Have you driven the car yet? Now time to clean up.

Looks good i thought about taking off my bumper and everything but i didn't. Looks like it makes things easier to get to so i may have to go ahead and take mine off too. I need to do some brace work to it anyways cause the bumpers a little loose.

Good job man. How does the new gen rad fit in there? I am thinking if getting so i have room for a turbo

Good job man. How does the new gen rad fit in there? I am thinking if getting so i have room for a turbo


ditto, i need 2 know too for the same reason :)

also, good job with the swap!

Looking good man. Can't wait to try it on mine :) Thanks for the pics.

Thanks for the comments.
I had to take the bumper off because my hood latch snapped. Thats why the cable is cut off.

The short radiator. Well the one i got is an aftermarket one. All i have it is placed in there. Im setting it up by cutting a little of the radiator support so i can have it sit up straight, otherwise it would have to set on an angle.

Ill post pics when im done modding the radiator.

No havent drove it yet. I want to get all of the wiring done, cleanup finished, bumper and radiator, and a fan in also. Need to get the drivers axle on. As well as finish exhaust and get a speed sensor.
I was going to get it today but i ficking overslept! So i will have to wait until tuesday to go to the junkyard.
Oh well!

The swap was the easiest i have ever done. Mainly because of that air compressor! Ahh where would i be without it!