The guy in the next town over is selling a obd1 b18b1 longblock and ecu. he has already taken out the crank, pistons, and rods. im not very familiar with b series engines and dont know what to look for to see if anything is missing. the only thing he said thats missing is the distributor and alternator belt i think. the block seems pretty bare, but its on a stand. could anyone provide close up pictures of what this should look like? or what should i look for and where would it be? thanks

 

first off, the definition of a longblock is the motor and head mated together with all internals (pistons, crank, rods, and all valvetrain). if the head is not included then you are buying a shortblock, and since theres no internals it would be a bare block. how much is he askin, cuz i personally wouldnt buy that stuff. you can find an entire swap for relatively cheap depending on the motor. if you are not too knowledgable about the b series swaps i would NOT suggest you start by buying a longblock and ecu. if you do it that way you'd better be prepared to spend at least
a couple grand on all the internals, and assembly and machining. and that doesnt even cover your wiring, ecu, mounts, linkage, distributor, intake manifold, throttle body, axles, tranny and everything else under the hood. your best bet is to buy a whole motor swap at once. since you already have a transplant car, depending on the year, all you would need to buy is the swap itself, (which usually consists of a whole motor completely intact, this would be the block, head, intake manifold, throttle body, fuel rail and injectors, distributor, wiring, transmission, and shifter linkage if appliccable) then you need the matching ecu, axles, mounts, and maybe custom linkage or wiring if a custom setup is needed. the best place to find motor mounts and tons of info for lots of different swaps is http://www.hasport.com. in the end the complete swap would be your best bet. it will save you from the headache of having an engine built and be lots cheaper and quicker. it also wouldnt hurt for you to read up on honda swaps if you really want to do one. knowledge is power.

 

oh yeah i forgot, you need the alternator and all appliccable belts and hoses.

 

well it is a longblock. it has the head and block. the only thing the guy has done is take off the oil pan, then take out the crank and pistons and rods. trust me ive been researching for quite some time now and know what im getting myself into. its just that i havent really worked with a b series motor before and dont know where everything is. im just lookin to see if anyone has any pics of the b18b longblock on a stand so i could compare. im planning on getting new pistons, rods and a blockguard anyways for turbo, so i dont really care that the pistons and rods and crank are taken out, even though they are included. i mainly concerned with little things. like sensors and stuff like that. anymore help is appreciated. thanks

 

o, and i can get it for like $325