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

DeltaSlaya · 5th June 2008, 07:04 PM

Contents:

Intro:
Ok, first off, this is probably going to be a boring, relatively uneventful build thread, following the process of a 16 year old installing a B18C engine in his DC1 Integra.

First car:
Anyway, about seven months ago, I purchased my first car, a 1996 DC1 Integra Xi. I must have bought it solely on looks because I didn't even check the car out personally or know that there was a far superior engine avaliable.

I don't have any pictures of it when I bought it, but lets say it wasn't in the best condition, wheels were kerbed to hell, nails in the tyres, of which there were three various types, bad paint, dents, bumper falling off a bit. Despite all this I liked it and bought it for $3,200 (I only paid $1,600).

Mods:
During the time I've owned it the following has changed:
Replaced wheels
Lowered it myself on coilovers, and now lowered on Neuspeed Race
Removed A/C
Changed the oil a couple of times
Put some GreenStuff pads in
Stuck a cold air intake in there
Changed the broken mirrors for some spoon style ones
5 Star alarm
and probably some other stuff...

Future:
So one day I decided I wanted to put a B18C in it, and that will be happening very shortly.
Some black ITR headlights
Proper mirrors that use bolts, not screws...
HONDATA
Paint / Panel
Tints / fix windscreen up
15" / 16" dark rims with dish
Front lip
Headers + exhaust on B18C
Some JDM goodies
etc...

Here are some pictures:

What it looks like now:

Engine bay:

End:
So that's pretty much my life story... I mean my car's story so far. I hope to keep this relatively up to date and hopefully it will interest and / or help someone.

Peace.

VTAKYO · 5th June 2008, 07:32 PM

Nice. No ABS? That's a good start for making a nice and clean enginebay.

DeltaSlaya · 5th June 2008, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VTAKYO

Nice. No ABS? That's a good start for making a nice and clean enginebay.

Yes, never had ABS and now it's got no A/C!

On the subject of a clean engine bay: I just realised I might not be able to run my powersteering pump on the B18C... Any info about this?

Hayce · 5th June 2008, 10:22 PM

Nicely laid out thread so far

.

I can't help you much with your ps question except to say that I have a polished one for sale here

Green Machine · 6th June 2008, 05:42 AM

Power steering will run fine. You will need a b18c powersteering pump but other than that it will all bolt up no problems.

DeltaSlaya · 6th June 2008, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayce

Nicely laid out thread so far

.

I can't help you much with your ps question except to say that I have a polished one for sale here

Thanks, I'm trying my best!

I could be keen on the power steering pump, what's included? I probably just need the bracket, pump and belt?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Machine

Power steering will run fine. You will need a b18c powersteering pump but other than that it will all bolt up no problems.

Sweet, hopefully if I get a pump off Hayce it'll work.

DeltaSlaya · 6th June 2008, 07:28 AM

Ok, engine has now been paid for! Hopefully get it next week sometime.

DC2r · 6th June 2008, 08:18 AM

Flag power steering, and just run a N1 crank pulley! are you doping the conversion yourself?

DeltaSlaya · 6th June 2008, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DC2r

Flag power steering, and just run a N1 crank pulley! are you doping the conversion yourself?

I'm not sure if I'll ditch power steering at this stage...
And yes, I'm hoping to do the conversion myself with some help from friends.

DeltaSlaya · 9th June 2008, 03:02 PM

... and engine is getting packed up and sent today!

Horny_Devil · 9th June 2008, 06:56 PM

sorted out what u need to do with ur wiring?

Demon · 9th June 2008, 07:29 PM

nice man, just a stock b18c or does it have some fancy bits with it

DeltaSlaya · 9th June 2008, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horny_Devil

sorted out what u need to do with ur wiring?

Nope, but the engine and interior loom are included so I'll see what I can do with that and my Haynes manual.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demon

nice man, just a stock b18c or does it have some fancy bits with it

Hey, pretty sure it's stock, I don't want to do any major modifications at this stage because it would probably void the six month warranty.

Thanks for watching, hope some people have subscribed, the engine should be here this week and you'll get to watch some noob swapping an engine.

ryan540 · 9th June 2008, 09:40 PM

good stuff dude, get into it! only one way to learn

4VTECN · 9th June 2008, 09:42 PM

looks like its going to be a good build thread, make sure you post up some good details so it can help other 's wanting to do the same thing

DeltaSlaya · 10th June 2008, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan540

good stuff dude, get into it! only one way to learn

Thanks, that's what I was aiming at.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4VTECN

looks like its going to be a good build thread, make sure you post up some good details so it can help other 's wanting to do the same thing

Yea I hope so, and I'll try to. Next thing to happen is for the engine to get here.

DURTYEF3 · 10th June 2008, 06:56 AM

Looking good so far, and should be alot easier doing your links at the top from the start.

When that first engine comes out, you may want to think about doing a mini wire tuck or something. Any mod that you can do in the engine bay is usually easier with the engine out.

I'll keep an eye on this.

DeltaSlaya · 10th June 2008, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DURTYEF3

Looking good so far, and should be alot easier doing your links at the top from the start.

When that first engine comes out, you may want to think about doing a mini wire tuck or something. Any mod that you can do in the engine bay is usually easier with the engine out.

I'll keep an eye on this.

Yea I'll keep the TOC updated with all the important posts. And I'll try do some basic form of a wire tuck to try and keep it as clean as possible. I don't know the first thing about it though...

Hayce · 10th June 2008, 09:28 AM

May I suggest you start with the wiper/headlight/front harness first. It's the easiest to do and a decent "primer" before getting stuck in to the engine loom...

DeltaSlaya · 10th June 2008, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayce

May I suggest you start with the wiper/headlight/front harness first. It's the easiest to do and a decent "primer" before getting stuck in to the engine loom...

Yea I don't know anything about it but I'll have a look and see what can be done.

DeltaSlaya · 12th June 2008, 04:16 PM

Ok, so engine is being delivered here tomorrow. I won't be able to run my current exhaust system so I was planning on getting a cat-back system off Adam. The thing is I can't afford headers at this stage and Adam only has a Type R cat which I'm assuming would be too short for non-R headers. So if anyone has a catalytic converter that would fit I'd be keen to buy it for <$50.

DeltaSlaya · 13th June 2008, 08:26 PM

At around 4pm, the truck man delivered my engine and components to my garage.

Unpacked:

DOHC VTEC FTMFW!!

Some of the wiring!

So, I'm going to look up some fuse layouts and stuff to see if they correspond with the fuseboxes I've been supplied.

Also, there's a missing bolt that holds the bracket that contains the inline bearing for the passenger axle:

What should I do about that? I guess I have to source another bolt? Anyone got a picture of what it looks like? Would it be the same as the other bolts on that bracket?

Peace!

DeltaSlaya · 16th June 2008, 08:26 PM

Ok so some bolts and stuff were missing and hopefully that will all get shipped to me, and then I should have an engine ready for installation!

I don't think I'll do a proper wire tuck at this stage - I just want to get it going as quickly as possible, in the easiest way. Maybe in a year or something when I can afford to do a full rebuild?

ryan540 · 16th June 2008, 08:28 PM

you'll be able to use alot of the bolts/brackets and wee things you might need off the old motor, looking good though, should be pretty straight forward providing you've done your homework

DeltaSlaya · 16th June 2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan540

you'll be able to use alot of the bolts/brackets and wee things you might need off the old motor, looking good though, should be pretty straight forward providing you've done your homework

Yea I've done a little bit of homework but I'm hoping I'll be able to figure it out when the engine's out!

I would use the bolts and brackets off my current engine but I'm planning on selling it for a few hundred so I'd like to keep that intact.

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!

5th June 2008, 07:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
DeltaSlaya Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 328 Location: Plimmerton	B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. UPDATE: 15/12/08 - ITR Spoiler! Contents: Past, present, and future Engine purchased VTEC has landed Ready for removal Engine swapped Driven! (Problems, can you help?) Nearly finished! Photoshoot!! ITR Headlights! Intro: Ok, first off, this is probably going to be a boring, relatively uneventful build thread, following the process of a 16 year old installing a B18C engine in his DC1 Integra. First car: Anyway, about seven months ago, I purchased my first car, a 1996 DC1 Integra Xi. I must have bought it solely on looks because I didn't even check the car out personally or know that there was a far superior engine avaliable. I don't have any pictures of it when I bought it, but lets say it wasn't in the best condition, wheels were kerbed to hell, nails in the tyres, of which there were three various types, bad paint, dents, bumper falling off a bit. Despite all this I liked it and bought it for $3,200 (I only paid $1,600). Mods: During the time I've owned it the following has changed: Replaced wheels Lowered it myself on coilovers, and now lowered on Neuspeed Race Removed A/C Changed the oil a couple of times Put some GreenStuff pads in Stuck a cold air intake in there Changed the broken mirrors for some spoon style ones 5 Star alarm and probably some other stuff... Future: So one day I decided I wanted to put a B18C in it, and that will be happening very shortly. Some black ITR headlights Proper mirrors that use bolts, not screws... HONDATA Paint / Panel Tints / fix windscreen up 15" / 16" dark rims with dish Front lip Headers + exhaust on B18C Some JDM goodies etc... Here are some pictures: What it looks like now: Engine bay: End: So that's pretty much my life story... I mean my car's story so far. I hope to keep this relatively up to date and hopefully it will interest and / or help someone. Peace. Last edited by DeltaSlaya; 15th December 2008 at 04:46 PM. Reason: Updated TOC.

5th June 2008, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
VTAKYO Team NZH: Retired 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,562 Location: Christchurch	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. Nice. No ABS? That's a good start for making a nice and clean enginebay. __________________ ¤ Smashing Magazine ¤ Pokerstars ¤ ¤ So 2.0 Fresh Even My Sandwiches Have Rounded Corners and Drop Shadows ¤

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Hayce Senior Member 9,000rpm (S2000 Redline!) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,036 Location: Hamilton	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. Nicely laid out thread so far . I can't help you much with your ps question except to say that I have a polished one for sale here __________________ ....................................EK molester!..................gtrefinishers

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Green Machine Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,030 Location: Te Puke	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. Power steering will run fine. You will need a b18c powersteering pump but other than that it will all bolt up no problems. __________________ b18cR nzdm eg.. 143kws..not enough... Always for sale at the right price.

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DeltaSlaya Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 328 Location: Plimmerton	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. Ok, engine has now been paid for! Hopefully get it next week sometime.

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DC2r Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,291 Location: Wellington	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. Flag power steering, and just run a N1 crank pulley! are you doping the conversion yourself? __________________ 1997 EK4 Si B18c Turbo for sale \|204kw\|@8psi\|wof\|rego $9500****

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Hayce Senior Member 9,000rpm (S2000 Redline!) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,036 Location: Hamilton	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. May I suggest you start with the wiper/headlight/front harness first. It's the easiest to do and a decent "primer" before getting stuck in to the engine loom... __________________ ....................................EK molester!..................gtrefinishers

12th June 2008, 04:16 PM	#21 (permalink)
DeltaSlaya Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 328 Location: Plimmerton	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. Ok, so engine is being delivered here tomorrow. I won't be able to run my current exhaust system so I was planning on getting a cat-back system off Adam. The thing is I can't afford headers at this stage and Adam only has a Type R cat which I'm assuming would be too short for non-R headers. So if anyone has a catalytic converter that would fit I'd be keen to buy it for <$50.

13th June 2008, 08:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
DeltaSlaya Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 328 Location: Plimmerton	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. At around 4pm, the truck man delivered my engine and components to my garage. Unpacked: DOHC VTEC FTMFW!! Some of the wiring! So, I'm going to look up some fuse layouts and stuff to see if they correspond with the fuseboxes I've been supplied. Also, there's a missing bolt that holds the bracket that contains the inline bearing for the passenger axle: What should I do about that? I guess I have to source another bolt? Anyone got a picture of what it looks like? Would it be the same as the other bolts on that bracket? Peace! Last edited by DeltaSlaya; 14th June 2008 at 09:37 PM.

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DeltaSlaya Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 328 Location: Plimmerton	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. UPDATE: 13/06/08 - ENGINE ARRIVE Ok so some bolts and stuff were missing and hopefully that will all get shipped to me, and then I should have an engine ready for installation! I don't think I'll do a proper wire tuck at this stage - I just want to get it going as quickly as possible, in the easiest way. Maybe in a year or something when I can afford to do a full rebuild?

16th June 2008, 08:28 PM	#24 (permalink)
ryan540 Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 714 Location: Dunedin	Re: B18C > DC1, probably the most boring build ever. UPDATE: 13/06/08 - ENGINE ARRIVE you'll be able to use alot of the bolts/brackets and wee things you might need off the old motor, looking good though, should be pretty straight forward providing you've done your homework