Genuine Rolla's Swap Thread -VTAAAAK

[Szady]

because he just swapped a B series in, so your gay if you have a D now lol

Actually, I didnt swap anything into my car. My car has no motor at all ATM.....And I'll always have love for the D16. Its the motor I learned on, so it'll always be there.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

Its all good.

Goals for tomorrow:

• Get done wire tuck
• Paint engine bay battleship gray
• Replace amp ground wire with new 4 gauge wire.

 

[sohclubkid]

looks good man!

i assume your converting to OBD1 correct?

 

[mmmkay]

Well well...I never thought this day would be coming anytime soon.

The trusty y7 spun a rod bearing earlier this week. I was on my way back from class and lost power on the highway. AWESOME.

Luckily, the highway was a bit more than a mile away from home.

At first, I was thinking about selling it all together and getting something else, but I think i've grown slightly attached to it.

I decided to keep the lil bugger and do my first swap. Nothing too big or fancy, I just needed something to get the car up and running asap. I have class and photoshoots that I need to get to so that I continue making a living off of it.

My friends were able to hook me up with a great condition z6. SOHC VTAK POWA BABY.

OH yeah, you know what i'm talking about. The FURY that we all have come to love and adore.

I have everything for the swap, just gotta order a few more parts to get it running.

Parts List:

• Exedy Stage 1 Clutch Kit - ORDERED
• Fidanza 7lb Flywheel - ORDERED
• ECU Jumper Harness ORDERED
• Dizzy Jumper
• Alternator Belt - ORDERED
• Energy Suspension Motor Mount Inserts - ORDERED
• Aluminum Radiator
• Whale Penis Intake - ORDERED

Whats Getting Done:

• Cleaning up engine bay, it needs a good scrubbing. Might paint it battleship gray, not sure. On the fence about it.
• Doing a full wire tuck
• Cleaning up block and possibly painting it. Powder Coating the valve cover and whatever parts might look good powder coated
• Removing A/C

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I'm going to take out A/C. I never use it and it'll make things much easier. It'll also give me more room if I decide to go boost. Now, I'm thinking about picking up a random header for it while i'm at it, and a lightened flywheel.

We're going to pull out my engine tomorrow morning. It's already at my buddy's shop. He's a great friend and a good person.

My car now is where the teal/green civic is in the pic:

BTW, thats half the garage.

I'm psyched. I know its not a B-Series, but its my first swap and at least its something a lil bit more peppy than the mighty y7. I'm excited to have the z6 and the different gearing of it.

I'll post updates daily as things go along..!

Update 11/15/08

Also updated on the first post

Hey all. Today was Eventful.

started around 11am today and pulled the car in between the lift:

Then started to unbolt some things, unplug parts of the harness, take off the strut tower bar, etc:

We really needed an extension for that one bolt

an hour and a half later or so:

Now:

hey lets just say thats mmmkay using the unnecessarily long extension- if i wasnt so busy helping you fix this beast i would have quoted 4 pages earlier.....lol

 

[xxsenceo89x]

looks good. i dont think the 7lb flywheel is the best idea for a daily driven car. youll wear out the clutch quicker because youll have to ride it a little longer. theres no inertia.

 

[thisisoriginal]

Guys who the heck cares if pete uses the y7 or z6, its his car let him use what he wants.



You gotta get some more pictures pettttte

 

[LowNotSlow]

Battleship gray is going to look good in the bay.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

Oh easy there with the swinging from my nuts

Its all good.

Goals for tomorrow:

• Get done wire tuck
• Paint engine bay battleship gray
• Replace amp ground wire with new 4 gauge wire.

looks good man!

i assume your converting to OBD1 correct?

Yessir.

I have a boomslang Conversion harness coming in this week.

I won't forget to bring my camera with me this time...!! haha

 

[Rand0m]

half tempted to close thread, only because you kids are finding a way to fight over EVERYTHING....just shut up and enjoy the thread for what it is, petey gets to work on his car....if you cant all get along in a thread as harmless as this, then i'll close it and clean up your garbage....and since i dont WANT to waste my time cleaning up your garbage, you'll each get a nice little infraction for causing drama where it isnt needed....i dont care who started it, try something new this time - be the bigger man and let it go

 

[Genuine Rolla]

Thanks man!

 

[Genuine Rolla]

Got some Tracking numbers and Delivery Dates:

Clutch and flywheel should be here by Monday.
Intake might be here by the end of the week.
Motor Mounts should be here by Tuesday
radiator should be here this week as well, since its coming in from hartford, CT.

 

[05]

weak, i was hopin for something wiht more power always liked ur car anyway though

 

[Genuine Rolla]

^^^

You and me both man

If this was more planned, I would have swapped in some sort of B-series but..this was unexpected and I just need my car to get around and to make a living. The mod's that i'm doing to it now will keep my happy for a while. I'm happy that i'm actually doing a swap. I was hesitant to do anything major to the engine because my car is my daily so, I couldn't afford being without my car for a while.

 

[LowNotSlow]

^^^

You and me both man

If this was more planned, I would have swapped in some sort of B-series but..this was unexpected and I just need my car to get around and to make a living. The mod's that i'm doing to it now will keep my happy for a while. I'm happy that i'm actually doing a swap. I was hesitant to do anything major to the engine because my car is my daily so, I couldn't afford being without my car for a while.

It's always nice when the car forces you to upgrade lol.

"Not my fault honey, the car needs a new engine!"

 

[Genuine Rolla]

FIRST thing I said to my parents...

 

[Rand0m]

you call your parents "honey" ?!?!?!?! dude, gross.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

"Not my fault, MOM.....engine died, so I need a new one, along with...new parts."

 

[mmmkay]

finally tucking the bay tonite and prepping it for paint....!!!!!!!

 

[LowNotSlow]

you call your parents "honey" ?!?!?!?! dude, gross.

Biz calls his mom honey

 

[b4t0g]

you call your parents "honey" ?!?!?!?! dude, gross.

Haha this reminds me of the movie "Grandma's boy" when Nick Swardson refers to his parents as his "roommates."

Good luck with the swap! I hope everything goes smoothly!