Budget B-Series Build
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Hey thanks for the support guys!
Status update: IMA driveline sold to a couple college kids, they're going to make good use of it, so happy that ended well.
Got my 2003 Honda civic Hybrid hubs, the bolt holes on these line right up with the holes on the Insight suspension, splines fit right into the mismatched B series axles, so that's looking promising.
If all goes well, I'll be moving into my new home in July/August. Then I'll be able to grind and weld to my little hearts content. Currently I'm in a 6 month old apartment complex, and the management isn't a fan of my hobby.
Also, gotta ******* baby on the way!!!!! Hopefully I can get a good chunk of this done before they arrive, as that may be a little time intensive. I'll keep y'all posted.
:EDIT: also, i have a cat
Status update: IMA driveline sold to a couple college kids, they're going to make good use of it, so happy that ended well.
Got my 2003 Honda civic Hybrid hubs, the bolt holes on these line right up with the holes on the Insight suspension, splines fit right into the mismatched B series axles, so that's looking promising.
If all goes well, I'll be moving into my new home in July/August. Then I'll be able to grind and weld to my little hearts content. Currently I'm in a 6 month old apartment complex, and the management isn't a fan of my hobby.
Also, gotta ******* baby on the way!!!!! Hopefully I can get a good chunk of this done before they arrive, as that may be a little time intensive. I'll keep y'all posted.
:EDIT: also, i have a cat
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Hey thanks for the support guys!
Status update: IMA driveline sold to a couple college kids, they're going to make good use of it, so happy that ended well.
Got my 2003 Honda civic Hybrid hubs, the bolt holes on these line right up with the holes on the Insight suspension, splines fit right into the mismatched B series axles, so that's looking promising.
If all goes well, I'll be moving into my new home in July/August. Then I'll be able to grind and weld to my little hearts content. Currently I'm in a 6 month old apartment complex, and the management isn't a fan of my hobby.
Also, gotta ******* baby on the way!!!!! Hopefully I can get a good chunk of this done before they arrive, as that may be a little time intensive. I'll keep y'all posted.
:EDIT: also, i have a cat
Status update: IMA driveline sold to a couple college kids, they're going to make good use of it, so happy that ended well.
Got my 2003 Honda civic Hybrid hubs, the bolt holes on these line right up with the holes on the Insight suspension, splines fit right into the mismatched B series axles, so that's looking promising.
If all goes well, I'll be moving into my new home in July/August. Then I'll be able to grind and weld to my little hearts content. Currently I'm in a 6 month old apartment complex, and the management isn't a fan of my hobby.
Also, gotta ******* baby on the way!!!!! Hopefully I can get a good chunk of this done before they arrive, as that may be a little time intensive. I'll keep y'all posted.
:EDIT: also, i have a cat
OMG that cat !!! lol
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Thanks for the kind words everyone!
Should be closing on the 2 car garage this Wednesday, Honda Civic is scrapped out, on it's way to becoming a skyscraper in China, or maybe an Ikea closet rod. Engine is safely tucked away in the trunk (so I now own a mid-engined, aluminum Honda, i.e. practically an NSX). I continue to be surprised how light these little cars are, I was able to roll the Honda onto the car dolly with just a little running start. The insight also has a pretty big trunk with out that pesky battery pack in there.
Should be closing on the 2 car garage this Wednesday, Honda Civic is scrapped out, on it's way to becoming a skyscraper in China, or maybe an Ikea closet rod. Engine is safely tucked away in the trunk (so I now own a mid-engined, aluminum Honda, i.e. practically an NSX). I continue to be surprised how light these little cars are, I was able to roll the Honda onto the car dolly with just a little running start. The insight also has a pretty big trunk with out that pesky battery pack in there.
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Cool beans, good progress in lyfe. Yes the cat will be given a chance but it needs to be inducted to our honda society. Must down 12 bottles of bud lime.
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All settled into the new home, came with a free tortoise. This guy actually lives in a burrow beneath my fence, he's between my age and 60 years old. The dog enjoys barking at him, but he dgaf. He's also an endangered species, so he's going to be here as long as he wants.
Car is once again immobilized. Bitch bolt ended up destroying most of my drill bits, so I cut the shifter linkage off at the double knuckle thing. I'm certain the length isn't a perfect match to the cable shifter setup anyways.
Any tips on custom engine mounts? I will be attempting to make it as symetric as possible on both sides, but as far as for/aft location, any tips on where to aim for this? I've done RWD before, but this is my first FWD, custom swap.
Car is once again immobilized. Bitch bolt ended up destroying most of my drill bits, so I cut the shifter linkage off at the double knuckle thing. I'm certain the length isn't a perfect match to the cable shifter setup anyways.
Any tips on custom engine mounts? I will be attempting to make it as symetric as possible on both sides, but as far as for/aft location, any tips on where to aim for this? I've done RWD before, but this is my first FWD, custom swap.
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Had a chance to start looking at where the motor needs to go to make everything work.
I think the placement will mostly be determined by axle alignment ( the straighter the better I presume) and intake clearance.
Tight fit, even without the sway bar
Need to decide where the axles are coming out still
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I think the placement will mostly be determined by axle alignment ( the straighter the better I presume) and intake clearance.
Tight fit, even without the sway bar
Need to decide where the axles are coming out still
Tasty
Home depot engine leveling straps
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Looking good and I spy a non-LSD tranny. As for the axle placement, as straight as you can seems like the best option. But wouldn't a slightly forward swept axle be just a as good? Plus when you finally put the car on the ground it should level out nicely.
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For the axles, if I remember my vibrations right, it's more important they are parallel then straight. So I'll aim for that. It seems axle placement will be more of an output based on the engine placement squeezing in there.
Stuck an old intake manifold on there and welded up the driver side pieces. These aren't going to be the mounts, just trying to figure out the geometry first.
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Tight squeeze behind intake mani
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Pretect your engine straps during tack welding
All tacked up
Weld the ever loving **** nuggets out that botch. If they don't find your welds pretty, the had better find them sturdy.
Tack that **** up
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Testin **** out. The insight is really nice as the engine wiring is a separate harness. Not so much the case with the civic. Once the engine is firing, I'll start cutting out the excess from the civics harness
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This yellow black was the one I was missing. The ECU, and starter are the other two wires that need a connection to run.
We've got ignition! I removed all of the extra wiring from the Civic harness, and managed to get power everywhere that needs it.
This has been the hold up lately, as I wanted to ensure it was working before tiring in to the insight.
New struts are here too, friggin spendy.
To Do List
We've got ignition! I removed all of the extra wiring from the Civic harness, and managed to get power everywhere that needs it.
This has been the hold up lately, as I wanted to ensure it was working before tiring in to the insight.
New struts are here too, friggin spendy.
To Do List
- hub adapters (balljoint on arm, not hub, new bolts, swap springs over)
- Shifter (chop hole in car, adjust rod to fit)
- merge harnesses (or just toggle switches for now)
- battery, put it in the trunk?
- Clutch line
- Cooling system connect
- Beers
- Fab rev. 1 mounts
- mount engine/tranny
- Fuel
- Trim engine harness down
- pull old engine, tranny, battery,
- yoink new engine, tranny, etc...
- drink beers
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Adapters made, I was real hesitant to weld to the cast iron hubs, but there is enough welding to the center piece to hold it in place even if the connection to the cast iron lets loose. Probably fried the ancient wheel bearings in the process though. Next up, coolant hose plumbing, and **** linkages, woot