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Old 09-20-09, 09:01 PM
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1st generation 20b swap project
Working swaping engine from 12a to 20b.Painting the inside of the car.
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Nice..... I'll race you!!!
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What did you do in terms of engine mounts? Did you fab up something original or do a conversion from a FC or FD subframe? I am very interested in what you did since I am planning on doing a GSL-SE to 20B conversion in the near future...
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Old 09-22-09, 10:58 AM
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You have to tell us your motor mount solution.
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dose it run yet?
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I used the 12a motor mount dut i modify ill should you some pic tomorrow it still not running.
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Looking good man. Id love to put a weber carbed 20b built within an inch of its life in my car some day
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Originally Posted by lomber13
I used the 12a motor mount dut i modify ill should you some pic tomorrow it still not running.
A 12A engine mount? This I gotta see. Most other solutions I've seen have involved using later-generation subframes or entirely custom pieces... So I'm really interested to see any solutions using stock 1st gen mounts...
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where did you get the motor?
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Here is the motor mount
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great job,what are you gonna do for turbo setup? Stock by the looks of it.
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Stock for now. Later will see what we do!
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what tranny did you use?
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Did you cut out the center section of the cross member to make clearance for the oil pan then bolt a lower cross piece into the cutout section?
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Yes we cut the cross member to make clearance and modify the oil pan.
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i would love to have that motor in my rx7 then i can race my friends B20 powered civic.
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More pic of what are we doing
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When you said modify the oil pan, i thought you may have just meant with a hammer or something... It looks like you fabbed up a completely custom oil pan from the looks of it. What transmission did you use?
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Dam Alex you guys have been doing some nice fad to your 1 gen. Save some energy for my 3rd gen. I may stop by the shop tomorrow to change my fuel pump. Here is an outside shot of your car
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Im using a transmission of a 13b turbo 2
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Old 10-06-09, 09:08 PM
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whats up alex any new pics
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i can't wait to see this thing running. what engine management are you planning to use?
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That is something we are working right at this moment, I have the original dot is give me problem to get the right wire where they go.
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