sticest

So I have finally decided to bring life back to my old ride. Almost 5 years ago my 93 Del Sol was put on the sidelines due to a disagreement about who should stop at a red light. At the time this happened I was just about rdy to do a JDM GSR swap. I decided to keep the Sol and payed the insurance company $500 for it with the plan of rebuilding it. Well I will be the first to say that I am a procrastinator, and 5 years later it still sits in my garage with nothing major done to it since the night she was hit. Things have heppened in the past year that have made me come to realize that tuning is one thing I really loved and that I should get back to it. So this is my first post on the new build that will start this week.



Project: 1993 Del Sol S with a JDM B18C swap.



The good, the bad, and the ugly:

Good

B18C, Skunk2 Mani with 70mm TB, AEM Fuel rail and Regulator, DMS 450CC injectors.
TEIN suspension
Tanabe Exhaust
NOS Dry system (Not installed)
17in Motegi R7 Racing Rims
Bad

Door needed replaced, wiring is going to be a bitch
Front bumper and drivers side fender and side skirt are trashed
Body work needed under the door
Lol, rims may be too big.... going to have to look into this one


Ugly



Rear drivers side quarter panel is trashed, needs to be cut out and a new one epoxied in


Ill post pics in a few days to show what I am working with. First step is running by a few junk yards to pick up the shift linkage, mounts and axle's. I just found a yard with the quarter panel I need, $350 is the best I have found so far. Let me know if anyone has one laying around. Just got the new engine on the stand tonight, going to start adding the new intake mani in a few days when I find time. Due to working and dealing with the GF I have a feeling this is going to be a very long project. Updates will be coming as thing progress.

PS Anyone in the Denver metro area wanting to help, drop me a line I could use the hand lol

forcefedferio

in for pics of the build, but i would reconsider the size of those injectors, depending on how big of a shot of nitrous you plan on of course.

sticest

As far as the nitrous goes I was only thinking a 30-50 shot, nothing major. I will be adding turbo at some point, but again nothing major. This will be a daily driver, maybe 300-350 hp. Any ideas on injectors?

forcefedferio

for a small shot i would go with a set of prelude 345cc injectors, you can always step up to bigger injectors later when it's time for boost. im assuming the 300-350whp goal is turbo'd at which point i would shoot for some 550cc injectors.

sticest

As promised here are a few pics of what I am dealing with



Drivers side real 1/4 pan damage

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/IMG_0168.jpg

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/IMG_0170.jpg



Rims

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/IMG_0167.jpg



Bay

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/IMG_0169.jpg

1LowSol

The bay shot kinda looks like a d15b7 in there... just saying.

sticest

Yep, that would be the stock power. Guess I need to go take pics of the new one huh...

1LowSol

Yes! Everyone loves a JDM B18c yo.

sticest

New power

http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/IMG_0175.jpg
http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t...2/IMG_0176.jpg

sticest

Got a new fuse box relay in the mail today (Old one had a little broken piece that made it useless). Swaped it out and put in a new battery. First turn of the key and she turned over right away with no smoke(4 years since the last time). A few squeaks that I am guessing is the belts getting old, but seeing as how this engine is getting yanked out in a few weeks I don't really care. Thanks to another poster I found the 1/4 pan I need, spoke to my neighbor who has been a body man for over 30 years and he said he would do the repair for a $400. Now I have heard that people may ask questions about my engine when I get the car inspected (remember this car has been out of action for at least 5 years). Am I going to have any issue's with the inspection if I have a new engine with no "paper work"? I am just wondering if I should get the car inspected before I do the swap? Tomorrow if the weather is nice I am going to run to a "you pull it" yard and see if I can find some motor mounts, and try and put the new engine on a stand. Does anyone know what size bolts I need to put the B18C on a stand?

nix94delsol

sweet deal bro, del sol love!

head over to the DSOC forum, were always looking for new builders

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...1762981&page=1

sticest

Oh and another Tech Q, will a AEM 25-200 fuel filer work? I look it up under my sol and dont find it, but they have it lised under the gsr. If it wont fit any ideas on a good filter/pump.... just trying to finish the fuel system for the new power.

forcefedferio

what state do you live in? if it isn't cali i don't think you will have a prob.

sticest

Colorado, we do have some big rules but there is ways around it depending on where I go to get it done at, diff countys have diff ruels.

forcefedferio

ah ok, i can't really comment then because i'm not sure what your different county's regulations are. It is similar here in PA, if i lived about a half hour down rt. 119 in fayette county, i would not need emissions at all. but here i still get either the tailpipe test or the obdII test, either of which isn't too hard to get around.

sticest

So I talked to my neighbor today and found out he cant do the body work for at least 3 months. This got me thinking, I have always been a go b4 show kinda guy and this could make a perfect sleeper. Big *** dent, mis-colored door. I still have the stock bumpers, and with only a few hours of work she could look bone stock.... not counting the 3in exhaust pipe coming out the back. Plus the $800 I would save not doing the body repair could go towards turbo or the ecu, just a thought, let me know your thoughts.

forcefedferio

just stick it out, you waited this long why jeopardize the whole project now? i think you will be ALOT more satisfied with the entire project finished at once.