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civictR
02-10-2009, 09:50 AM
okay, i i just finish my swap last night. 97 ls_v-tec in a 93 civic hatch and the fucking hood won't close. Seem like the cover are keeping the hood from closing properly. any one had this happen before and how do i get it to shut right..

Thanks, thats Meeh
hmong_Spec
02-10-2009, 09:52 AM
well, if u wanna get it shut right. you gotta put the engine in my car, than the hood would shut. LOL.
Tech5
02-10-2009, 09:54 AM
take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!
hmong_Spec
02-10-2009, 09:55 AM
no no no, you dont wanna hurt the VTEC.:(




take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!
civictR
02-10-2009, 09:58 AM
take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!

yeah, try that last night with a 10lb hammer. but it didnt make a different. any other suggestion?
civictR
02-10-2009, 09:58 AM
well, if u wanna get it shut right. you gotta put the engine in my car, than the hood would shut. LOL.

i bet.
hmong_Spec
02-10-2009, 09:58 AM
smash ur hood up?




yeah, try that last night with a 10lb hammer. but it didnt make a different. any other suggestion?
civictR
02-10-2009, 10:02 AM
i'll try that tonite. but any other GOOD WITH NO DESTRUCTION suggestion?
civictR
02-10-2009, 10:21 AM
BUMP
JDMJAYDC2
02-10-2009, 10:33 AM
what mounts are you using?
Grimm Reeper
02-10-2009, 10:42 AM
Cut out the bracing on the hood that's preventing it to close.
civictR
02-10-2009, 11:48 AM
what mounts are you using?

IM USING THE STOCK LS MOTOR MOUUNT. EVERYTHING FIT PERFECT. I HAVE 5 MOUNT TOTAL. FRONT TRANNY, TOP TRANNY, REAR , RIGHT , AND FRONT RIGHT(where the Ac compressor was).

I SEEN SOME CIVIC AROUND HERE WITH THERE HOOD TILTED WITH A SPACER. LOOK KINDA GAY TO ME.
j0nbunklah0m
02-10-2009, 12:04 PM
cut out the skeleton in the hood
im_hung
02-10-2009, 01:19 PM
if you cut the support on the hood it may close, but you might have a problem with it getting scratched under load cus of the motor flex. your best bet is the putting a spacer in...
Captain-Obvious™
02-10-2009, 01:22 PM
cut out the skeleton in the hood

that could work...but a hood prop is your friend
civictR
02-10-2009, 02:23 PM
so i should mod the hood then like this?

http://ts4.images.live.com/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=548081965563&id=91403e2d4cab3a0d0e050d8f9c6a52d8




yeh, i going to try to cut the inner skeleton off and see how it going to turnout.
Barefoot
02-10-2009, 03:11 PM
take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!or the hood
civictR
02-10-2009, 03:47 PM
i guess no one on this forum did a swap like this before to know how to fix this problem properly. sad sad
Barefoot
02-10-2009, 05:38 PM
i guess no one on this forum did a swap like this before to know how to fix this problem properly. sad sadive done more swaps than i can count never has this problem sry. ull figure something out your a bright boy.
Tech5
02-10-2009, 05:42 PM
ive done more swaps than i can count never has this problem sry. ull figure something out your a bright boy.

sounds to me they got the motor jacked up an aligned in wrong? I have done many swaps too now unless he has a H22 swap I might can see some issues lol so maybe he isnt sure what he has?:thinking:
Barefoot
02-10-2009, 05:52 PM
sounds to me they got the motor jacked up an aligned in wrong? I have done many swaps too now unless he has a H22 swap I might can see some issues lol so maybe he isnt sure what he has?:thinking:or b20 and hasnt replace the IM.
Tech5
02-10-2009, 05:55 PM
or b20 and hasnt replace the IM.

very true
.:Stirfry:.
02-12-2009, 12:38 PM
i have a friend with the same problem but with a GSR..
and its just the motor mounts, i say get some new ones
for that swap and car.
Nang
03-25-2009, 12:24 AM
what head is on it? tbelt cover is hittin
VickNotic
03-25-2009, 09:07 AM
well you can modify your hood and do wat some folks do 2 their hoods, for that JDM look, take off your hood find some misc (2) 11mm sockets and then tighten them down with some longer bolts to hold them up and your hood should sit higher, but leaves you with that JDM gap/room so hot air can breeze on through ..
Barefoot
03-25-2009, 09:19 AM
well you can modify your hood and do wat some folks do 2 their hoods, for that JDM look, take off your hood find some misc (2) 11mm sockets and then tighten them down with some longer bolts to hold them up and your hood should sit higher, but leaves you with that JDM gap/room so hot air can breeze on through ..he got it fix awhile ago. this was dead until somebody got bored.
Master Shake
03-25-2009, 10:17 AM
i guess no one on this forum did a swap like this before to know how to fix this problem properly. sad sadthis swap i'm sure has been done many times, but with the rep you got, i would be throwing some bullshit answers at you too.

you're climbing the ranks just like claybird did.