Genuine Rolla's Swap Thread -VTAAAAK

[Genuine Rolla]

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 Delivered and Installed
• Fidanza 7lb Flywheel - ORDERED Delivered and Installed
• BoomSlang ECU Jumper Harness ORDERED BIG Thanks to SchutzRacing..!!!!
• Dizzy Jumper - ORDERED Delivered and installed Delivered
• Alternator Belt - ORDERED Delivered
• Energy Suspension Motor Mount Inserts - Lower torque mounts and upper motor mountsORDERED Delivered and Installed
• Aluminum Radiator - ORDERED Delivered and Installed
• Whale Penis Intake - ORDERED Delivered and Installed
• Red AEM Fuel Rail INSTALLED
• 4-2-1 Header 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 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:

Update 11/19/2008


Here's some shots from the other day that I forgot to post:

From Yesterday:

Got the bay cleaned up as much as I could. This shot doesn't show that we pulled off everything on the firewall that we could, in order to be able to paint it. Bay is all prepped for paint.

Looky here - Traded a pack of cigarettes for this beauty..! I think it'll look nice.

Took out the headlights last night too. They're being wetsanded, buffed and cleared while they are out.

11/20/08
The first part of many showed up on my doorstep this evening:

What could it be..!?!?

All wrapped up in its bubble wrapped goodness

All aluminum radiator Came pretty quick. I figured it would since its the only thing that I ordered that was in the same state.

11/23/08

We broke out the heat gun, heated up the section that we were spraying and then gently warmed up the paint after it was sprayed. It laid down nicely.
Here's some shots of the bay sanded:

Then we brought it inside, sprayed down the bay with some air to remove any debris and sanding dust and then started spraying:

Forgot to remove a clip that we didn't see before we started. Jay is there removing it.

Got the passenger side sprayed, along with the radiator support:

Then the driver side:

3/4's of it done here:

Just got done spraying the firewall/all done:

11/24/08

Got some more parts in....!!!!!

Clutch, Intake and dizzy jumper:

11/25/08
Got a lot done today. My fidanza 7lb flywheel came in today. So...we installed the clutch and flywheel.

Getting it installed:

Painted the intake tonight as welll...and did a lil mock up:

12/1/2008

Right side torque mount insert

Rear insert

one last look at the empty bay.

Don't mind the header. thats just there for the time being.

Big thanks the Jay's Bays for doing my engine bay. Great guy to work with, he does great jobs with bay painting and wire tucks.

Here's the pics:

FINISHED

 

[1Lowcoupe]

keep it and boost it, good luck with the swap!

 

[DarkCreep]

This is going to make your car MUCH mroe enjoyable to drive..

What tranny are you using?

 

[Drackonn]

good luck by the looks of the tools/shop stuff you have access to you guys shouldnt have any problems heh.

 

[Szady]

Like Ive told you; you can reuse your old y7 dizzy. No need for a jumper harness. Did you get a new tranny, or are you reusing your y7? Good luck w/the swap. You'll need it.

 

[watisjdm]

yay man

good luck on swap

sucks motor blew tho

 

[EK|B]

How many miles did you have on the Y7 before it blew?

Or should the question be:

How hard did you drive it on a daily basis before it blew?

I hope it is due to the former and not the latter.

 

[civhatch92]

Glad to see your keeping the came man!
G/L with that swap and keep us updated!

 

[Genuine Rolla]

This is going to make your car MUCH mroe enjoyable to drive..

What tranny are you using?

Going to be using the z6 Tranny. I'm going to sell the y7 head, intake manifold and tranny once its out. Those will be up for sale.

Like Ive told you; you can reuse your old y7 dizzy. No need for a jumper harness. Did you get a new tranny, or are you reusing your y7? Good luck w/the swap. You'll need it.

Everywhere I read, said that I can't use a non-vtec dizzy on a vtec engine, it won't run as well as it should.

yay man

good luck on swap

sucks motor blew tho

Its all good, it was going to happen sooner or later.

How many miles did you have on the Y7 before it blew?

Or should the question be:

How hard did you drive it on a daily basis before it blew?

I hope it is due to the former and not the latter.

The motor has exactly 150,000 miles on it. I drove it somewhat hard when I got the car 4-5 years ago, but since then it's been babied. All my friends can attest to that

 

[somejaykid]

good luck with the swap man and keep us updated

 

[Genuine Rolla]

I'll have more pics when I'm back home after today

 

[eskateboarding7]

Im excited I bet you are too.

 

[thisisoriginal]

good luck petey pete!

 

[cgpEJ6]

should've gone B20

 

[TopGear_]

hell yea i'm glad your keeping it. good luck with the swap. take your time and do it right

 

[ImportFan1]

Suck about the y8. GL on the swap though.

 

[2slo4u]

goodluck on the swap..hopefully it all turns out well

 

[Szady]

Where are you reading this Petey? I had a y7 dizzy w/my y8 head with NO ISSUES. Vtec has nothing to do w/the distributor......

 

[enycesam]

Looking good there bro.
Glad you decided to keep it.
Looking forward to see some progress man.

 

[Sammo115]

Wow! that day has finally come for you!. Good Luck on your swap. Wished I was blessed with the day where my motor blows something so then it would give me a reason to do my deeds haha.