I am about to pick up a d16a6 head and block for reall reall cheap....how would i transport it on a toyota pickup truck? just tie it down or what? and how should i lay it or stand it...on oil pan? no manifolds ? thanks

oh one more... would my d15b2 oil pan fit the a6?

 

If you have a wooden pallet, or a spare tire underneath you can easily stand it on the oil pan. Tie it down nice and tight with whatever you have.

I transported a Z6 motor in the back of my dad's truck - wooden pallet underneath, just had the motor standing up. The motor was tied down to the pallet, and to the truck.

The D16b2 oil pan should fit like a glove...

 

nobody has done as easy as i did!

 

My ZC on it's 7 hour trip home...

 

lol

 

sideways =

I brought my Y8 home by standing it up in the picjup's bed and tying it to the box. worked fine!

 

make sure the valve cover screws are tight if you go sideways, the jackass I bought the ZC off of didn't drain the oil and left the valve cover loose, this led to a very messy situation.

 

i picked up a d16a and put it in the hatch of my crx. lean'd it over to clearn and not rock around. it sat on a tire.

 

Just throw it in the back and tie it to the tailgate/side of truck. I just threw a hf swap in the back that I got for $50 and didnt tie it down. I was just using the swap for parts so I didnt really care. Buddy decided to floor it around a corner, motor slid into the tailgate with a big boom. We both looked back, then looked forward and traffic was stopped. Slammed on the brakes, motor slammed into the bed/cab and bent in the cab about 6". Good thing this was his parts truck so its no biggee.


Yager-

 

if it has no tranny, you can use a 2x6 to make a frame for the motor to "sit" in. what my friend did was measure the oil pan and make a frame to fit around it. it worked out good.

you can see the wood frame here (at the bottom of the pic):
http://www.geocities.com/breaka19/PO...covered-up.txt





[Modified by breaka_1_9, 7:53 AM 10/18/2002]

 

 

Hahahahhahh I was wondering the same exact thing. I guess it can ride in the passenger seat.

But how did you lift the engines into place. Did you need to use the engine lift and transport it also. Or is it possible for a couple people to lift an engine?

 

a few people can lift a motor. they are only like ~200 lbs...

 

Only 200lbs? Are you serious. I thought they weighed like 500lbs. I know a tranny actually doesn't weigh much, under like 80lbs I think.

 

i can lift up a d16a6 by my self ****....but i have had motors in my hatch on top of the spare tire lil oil leaked out but oh well gotta do wut u gotta do

 

Good news. I was worried I would have trouble transporting my engine when I get another one.

 

these aren't cast iron v-8s here. hondas are pretty light.

check these threads:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=235884
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=169929

 

my 383 stroker weighs like 800 a short block weighs like 500 damn cast iron

 

I think d16 motors usually weight in around 185 pounds or so.

 

I know a 426 Hemi weighed like 700lbs.

How much would a ZC weigh?


[Modified by FourthGenHatch, 7:26 PM 10/18/2002]

 

hahaha i did something simliar. after i did my ZC swap. i dropped my blown d16 in my trunk. haha i had oil leaking everywhere

 

We drove to Sacramento, midnight performance in specific, and bought a complete b16, motor, tranny, axles, manifolds and all. It was funny, they had it on the cherry picker and asked where our truck was and then i pointed out my 88 hatchback. it fit with just half of the back seat folded down and a person in the backseat. the only part i was worried about but luckily didn't happen was breaking the rear glass.

 

thats what my bubby did when we shiped my motor out but it was motor tanny and it was in the back of a 91 crx talk bout dumped.....

 

i brought mine home in my friends 92-95 hatchback...it was the d16a6 longblock and he had a rear strut bar...i think that tops all

 

I fit a LS with tranny in the back of a ford tempo all by my self. My back is no longer with me



[Modified by joncivLS, 8:41 AM 10/19/2002]