Re: Custom Motah Swap. 56K is gay, mmkay?
 

This has to be hands down one of the hottest swaps I've seen on this site so far :D I'm jealous now, I need to go find me an old-school 1st gen and swap something in it >:D

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thats a fucken sweet sleeper. very interesting read

Re: Custom Motah Swap. 56K is gay, mmkay?
 

i love the car and project man, but i worry about your mounts. Add some girth to em or something

-Luke

Re: Custom Motah Swap. 56K is gay, mmkay?
 

wow, that is just amazing. a friend of mine has/had a first gen that wasnt running. cancered to hell and back though. one thing is for sure, any other motor than stock in the bitch and your asking for big trouble. light as hell and plenty of power from a b series like you have. ---- even a stout d would make that little car move. cant wait to see what comes of this civic. looks like its gonna be one hell of a blast to drive.

Re: Custom Motah Swap. 56K is gay, mmkay?
 

It is a D-series. And yeah, the car weighs like 1400 lbs :o
I have been hearing a lot of ---- about how my mounts won't be strong enough, but when I compare them to the stock mounts, they seem way beefier. To my knowledge, stock mounts will handle the 120hp this engine makes just fine, so why wouldn't mine? This is of course assuming my birdshit welds don't break.

Re: Custom Motah Swap. 56K is gay, mmkay?
 

birdshit welds is exactly why im concerned haha. you could have 1" thick plates there, but if they are barely penetrated to the frame it'll still pop right off.

go back over the mounts. maybe double plate it all.

better to be safe then sorry :thumbup:

goodluck,

-Luke

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I'm positive that I got good penetration. I tacked the plates on then hit them with a torch until it was a dull red, then welded a bead on both sides. After the first pass, it was glowing red hot and that's when I welded the other side. The reason the welds look like birdshit is because I went over them slowly to build up enough heat for good penetration. My welder is a shitty little 110v on maximum amperage with the wire speed as low as I can get it without just blowing ---- everywhere, but a torch preheat and going slowly should give the welds adequate strength. If they don't, Oh well, but I'm NOT doing it again if I don't have to.

Re: Custom Motah Swap. 56K is gay, mmkay?
 

Looks really good man, makes me want to dig into an old Honda and do some custom ----, keep it up :y

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Even with a 110v welder you shouldn't have to preheat the frame rail or that (what looks to be) 1/8" steel. That ---- is pretty thin. All that heat probably work hardened the mounts and the frame, making it hard yet brittle. I just hope a sudden shock, like dumping the clutch or something, doesn't snap them. It'll probably hold though. You'd be surprised how much even a small tack could hold.

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I love it ;D. Hey I thought I saw this on d-series.org. So when will it be done?