suzuki99

i have an 83 civic....i checked for motor mounts and cant get anything....but the mounts r a piece of cake....what im wondering is the cv shaft and tranny.....i am gona fabricate mounts but im wondering if the shaft r gona have to be cut or is the car wide enough???????also its either gona be a d16z6 or a b18c1 swap cause i have both in the garage sitting there......and for the year...its cause it weighs in at 1800 lbs and would never be expected to be fast...so it make a great sleeper.....so if anyone can help me with those few questions about the shafts it would be appreciated....thanx....

suzuki99

cant anyone help me out...i think it would make an excellent project but i am not gona start till i find out about the shaft cause i dont want to cut them........the rest will be easy enough.......thanx...

bryant

Thats what project cars are, project. I had a 81 accord that i was going to fabricate a B16 into but never got the time to and just sold it for the crx. But it would have been hella fun with that car. I vote for the B18.

suzuki99

thanx for the encouragement.....when u looked into the accord project......were u gona have to cut the cv shaft ???????????????????

suzuki99

i do have the tegra manuel cause i have a 97 civic and its the same manuel.....and also im a welder at work....so thats nothing really....i have the motor and the wiring and tranny......just i dont want to put more money in the body thatit is worth.....thats why.....i know i have to weld in all my mounts.....i checked and the 83 seems to be about 4 inches narrower from tire to tire....the cv shaft nuts seem the same size.......so im hoping the cv shaft will fit....cause that one departement that i dont really want to screw up and have to make custom shafts....if so i would rather just forget the idea....

JV

This may be of some help....

http://hcoc.2u.com.my/2gen.htm

tSuperbike69

Look into a JDM Honda City motor. it is a 160 horse factory turboed motor available only in japan. I saw on in a 79 civic bone stock motor and was running low 13's

suzuki99

hey jv...i checked that site out...that is awesome...any chance u know how to reach that guy..???????superbike i checked a bit on japan stuff...i cant find anything.....do u have sites were i cant look?????

suzuki99

well i e mailed a few engine place and project places....everybody is saying it would be neat but they never heard of it.....i figure i cant be the only one in the world......but i need to talk to someone who has actually done it.......just to double check everything..........

tSuperbike69

Check out Kennewickimports.vista.com I got a few pics on there. I saw it a Hot Import NIght and I talked to the guy. One had the City motor and another had a D16Z6 in it. They were both pretty clean. I got my dealer looking for the motor right now

suzuki99

i e mailed them to inquire about that 76 turbo civic.....i never got a reply yet....but im sure it must run ok.......thanx for looking for me.....

-TJ

You may need to order custom axle shafts -maybe visit your local driveshaft shop or check out Mark Williams enterprises. Maybe start looking into building your own hybrid shafts after you've determined what the length needs to be. In all Helm's manuals, in the transmission section, there is a free length spec. for axle length.

Look at 86-89 Integra's - they are on the short side, also 84-87 Civic/CRX's - the right hand axle.
Honda has been pretty consistant with their axle shaft spline size (not to be confused with the joint spline size) so it won't be too tough to make up your own if possible.
I vote B18C as long as it's sitting around.

suzuki99

thanx for the the tip...i got the integra and civic cv lengh from 96 and up....but in the hayes manuel for the 83 it doesnt list the cv lengh it only says they r unequal lengh shafts......how much r they custom made??????????????

JV

Man i wish i did. I'd like to ask him a few ?'s myself....lol