B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. UPDATE: 15/12/08 - ITR Spoiler!

[ryan540]

Originally Posted by DeltaSlaya

You won't believe what they forgot to include on the engine - The metal screen that covers the flywheel! I'm lucky I wondered why the flywheel was clearly visible!

you dont really NEED that, good to have it there though but if you have trouble finding one dont worry too much

[aye_game]

Will be following closely, im wanting to do the same exact thing to my missus car.., just wanting another brother to break the ice....

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by ryan540

you dont really NEED that, good to have it there though but if you have trouble finding one dont worry too much

Really? That runs pretty close to the ground, and I don't think it would go too well if a stone found it's way in there at 8000rpm.

Strong for Honda is sending all this stuff for free though, which is good, although it would be better if it was all there in the first place!

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by aye_game

Will be following closely, im wanting to do the same exact thing to my missus car.., just wanting another brother to break the ice....

If you can afford it just buy a 93-95 DC2, a lot less work, cheaper (in most cases), and more reliable. Hopefully if you do decide to do what I'm doing I can help a bit.

I don't know when I'll get started. I guess I just have to commit to it one day, hire a hoist, and rip the engine out.

[Ped Rac3r]

What are you doing with the old motor? Build looks like its off to a good start, keep it up! Not long to some boobaaaa action lol.

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by Ped Rac3r

What are you doing with the old motor? Build looks like its off to a good start, keep it up! Not long to some boobaaaa action lol.

Old motor I'll be selling for a few hundred dollars with everything that I don't need, that means wiring and ECU etc... Yea I can't wait for the "boobaaaaing" around.

[BTLF3D]

yea you dont really need that cover... how is a stone going to get sucked up into the flywheel on flat road??

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by BTLF3D

yea you dont really need that cover... how is a stone going to get sucked up into the flywheel on flat road??

Yea I know what you mean - but they're going to send it for free anyway so I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[DeltaSlaya]

Over the last few days I've been n00bishly attempting to get my engine ready for removal.

The victim:



Jacked up, some stuff taken off:



Engine + transmission oil, and coolant drained:



After many hours of bleeding, sweating, cursing, and getting noobishly pounded in the face by the exhaust pipe , I was at this stage:



Tonight I finished off and now the only things connecting it to the chassis are the driver and passenger mounts. Don't have a pic of that yet, but it's all chained up, ready for removal on sunday.

Nothing has been too hard so far, it's just taken me a while...

I've also bought a 2 1/2" pipe, 4 1/2" tip cat-back exhaust off Adam that will be the first performance modification to the car, apart from the intake.

[Horny_Devil]

theres heaps still left attached there

clutch lines, vacuum lines power steering. are the axles still in the gearbox?

still a bit more work to do before u take the engine out

good work on giving it a go. u will have learnt a lot when u have fininished

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by Horny_Devil

theres heaps still left attached there

clutch lines, vacuum lines power steering. are the axles still in the gearbox?

still a bit more work to do before u take the engine out

good work on giving it a go. u will have learnt a lot when u have fininished

That picture was earlier on, all that stuff is off now, only 2 mounts holding it in.

Tonight I managed to get the dash out and I'll start swapping the wiring soon.

[Haim]

Originally Posted by BTLF3D

yea you dont really need that cover... how is a stone going to get sucked up into the flywheel on flat road??

i seem to recall you saying some time that not even you were running it....

any way.,.

[CoupeTurbo]

that is what he said in his post isn't it?

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by CoupeTurbo

that is what he said in his post isn't it?

What are you guys talking about?

Anyway, a bunch of stuff arrived from Strongs, including that cover, so I will be running that.

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by DeltaSlaya

Holy shit lock up your daughters! This guys thumb is HUUUGE!

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by doo0T!doo0T!

Holy shit lock up your daughters! This guys thumb is HUUUGE!

Lol? I have big hands? And it deserves a big thumbs up!

And it's nowhere near the same scale as the engine!

[DeltaSlaya]

Phew!

I just got the engine swapped today and started on getting it ready.

I'll get some pics up shortly, unfortunately I didn't get any during the actual process.

So far there haven't really been any issues with my B18C > DC1 swap, fairly straightforward, it's just taking me a while!

[d16a7]

what you doing with the old motor?

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by d16a7

what you doing with the old motor?

I'll try to sell it.

[DeltaSlaya]

Ok, here's some pictures of the completed swap:

B18C in it's new home:



Further away:



Removed ZC:



Just gotta get the wiring sorted and get the radiator back in and stuff, shouldn't be too long until I can go for a mean skid au!

[Hayce]

Congratulations on the swap

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by Hayce

Congratulations on the swap

Thanks, now I just have to get it running!

[DeltaSlaya]

Yay, I've had the B18C running open header and it runs perfect, I've just got to finish off the wiring and start putting the dash back in etc.

[ryan540]

shit good effort dude, the 1800's go mint

[DeltaSlaya]

Originally Posted by ryan540

shit good effort dude, the 1800's go mint

Thanks! I don't have much more to do, hopefully I'll be driving it today?

I was just wondering, we filled up the oil about a week ago and yesterday it was at the lower dot? It might have been on jacks when we filled it though I can't remember.