I was curious if Id have to purchase a ZC hood in order to close my hood completely with a ZC hood or can I just take out a chunk of the hoods skeleton to get it to close. Reason being is I performed the ZC swap and my hood is hitting the cam gears causing it too not shut completely. I was curious if I could just skin a piece of the hood off and be good to go.

 

it will close. only motor you should have problems with is the gsr/type r but most can be avoidable buy trimming

 

Sometimes the timing belt cover is close. But you should be OK.

 

it wont close. its hitting the cam gears

 

mine closes but i had to cut a piece of the bottom of the hood out, and it just sticks up on that side of the timin belt cover.

 

can you explain this a bit more in detail please. Thanks buddy.

 

Take out the motor mount by the timing belt and place a couple washer there... then reinstall the mount. You wont need to make alot of room... just a little. Maybe take off the cam cover on the timing belt... other than that... cut your hood.

 

I don't know what to tell you... it seems to be hit or miss. On my FIRST ZC swapped sedan, neither the power steering pump or the timing cover would clear... I just removed the power steering and threw the timing belt cover in the garbage. On THIS ZC swapped sedan, EVERYTHING cleared, including the power steering. Never seen one where not even the cam gears clear.

 

yeah it will dumb expletive

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ex voto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't know what to tell you... it seems to be hit or miss. On my FIRST ZC swapped sedan, neither the power steering pump or the timing cover would clear... I just removed the power steering and threw the timing belt cover in the garbage. On THIS ZC swapped sedan, EVERYTHING cleared, including the power steering. Never seen one where not even the cam gears clear. </TD></TR></TABLE>I agree, mine clears fine but I have seen others were they either used the washers or cut the hood webbing

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Autoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I agree, mine clears fine but I have seen others were they either used the washers or cut the hood webbing</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Autoworks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I agree, mine clears fine but I have seen others were they either used the washers or cut the hood webbing</TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont understand the washers idea. What exactly is done to the mount?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drewboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I dont understand the washers idea. What exactly is done to the mount?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Where the hinge attached to the hood, if you put washers on the bolts in there it will give you a little more clearance. It will also make it look like a reverse cowl hood, so make sure you like that look.

 

my b16 cleared the hood on my 90 hatch so it should

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Donkey85 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my b16 cleared the hood on my 90 hatch so it should</TD></TR></TABLE>
hit and miss again... my B16 in my CRX cam cover hit the hood, depends on the mounts being used