H2B build - Warning - lots o pics

[Jenson]

Not sure if this should go here or car pics. This seems better as H2B is the best bang for the buck all motor swap. Its high time I put my build thread on here but I just recently started making good progress. Looks like Im going to miss the Oct 18 all motor IFO class race:( as I am lagging behind schedule.

A lil background on the logistics of the swap. I sold my B18B to a member on here (jdm>usdm) and my header and exaust (cant remeber their names) to help fund the project. So thanks to you guys!!!! I also partially traded my Rota RB's for the H22A that will power the car, all in all Im not coming out of pocket to much. I was using a freshly rebuilt gsr tranny with the B18B that will be attached to the H22. Currently searching for a spool and gsr gear set for a spare case I have. I am also making all of the H2B parts and mounts needed:eek: Big $$$ savings there. Hope to run high 12's NA on some 22" slicks (borrowed from a buddy)

Parts list/Money spent:
H22A1 (usdm 96 model 60K miles) - $400
GSR tranny (usdm 15K miles) - have
H2B kit - making it myself - tons of time spent designing this thing
ACT xtreme PP and organic disc - have
Demon RTP/P28 - $375
Kiddracing H22 RMF header - making parts for Mr. Kidd to pay for it - top secret race parts:ninja:
3" exaust with Spintech muffler - $100
Kaizenspeed BSE kit - $115
F20C pulley - need
Timinbelt - $40
Plug wires - $40
New Dizzy - $75
65mm TB - $100
Fuel rail/harness already modded with resistor box - $75
450cc injectors - $40
Traction bars - need but not required

So far thats $1320:goodjob:

On to some pics:

The hatch:gutted, ugly, and beat up. Ive had this thing for ~9 years. Used to be red with a B18C1 - 150 shot when I first built it 9 years ago. This will be the cars 6th hart transplant. (2 B18C1's, D15Z1, D16Z6, B18B) This is its good side

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/Front_3-4.jpg

Modding the intake manifold: Start
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-1.jpg

Webbing cut away:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-2.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-6.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-3.jpg

Welded up the back to port it:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-4.jpg

Mostly ported:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-7.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/H22-8.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/9389aa59.jpg


Cut off the EGR crap and plugged:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/52da3afa.jpg

Motor/tranny plate:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/006a3a16.jpg

Halfshaft plate:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/f459a348.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/7945bad7.jpg

Dissasembled the engine for BSE kit this weekend:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/69fe5dbd.jpg

Tonight I'll be pressing in the plugs on the oil pump and girdle. Should be able to get the motor ready to bolt in by this weekend. I work about 50hours a week and drive 45 minutes to work (one way) so weekday stuff is sometimes tough to do.

[Sammich]

WOW THATS ALOT OF WORK...

[scttydb411]

that's some fab skills there. looks good. you planning on spraying this one? i know you like the juice.

[D3UC3S]

Super skills! GL with this.

[Starrfire]

Nice welding. 12's will be easy, and welcome to the h2b club.

[EJdm]

nice i have a buddy that ran 12.3...jdm h22, lsd gsr tranny, i/h/e, some other little bolt ons i cant remember n some real nice suspension...

[Jenson]

that's some fab skills there. looks good. you planning on spraying this one? i know you like the juice.


Im thinking 200 shot, 100 off the line and 100 in second! I'll try to win a race or 2 in the all motor class first though. Im already planning on Skunk2 Pro2's this winter. You also know I like to do things myself, hence the Demon RTP. As much as I wanted to let you tune it, I love tuning the Ls1 and learning the Neptune just seemed like to much fun.


12.3?!? From just bolt-ons? Thats prolly the quickest Ive heard of around here. I assume slicks and gutted? Im running K-sports right now, they should be up for the challenge I hope. I also have a set of skunk2 rear drag launch coils if the Ksports dont do it.


I had a bit of trouble trying to press in the plugs on the girdle last night since I was alone. Gotta get an extra set of hands to help me out tonight. Round+odd shape+no flat surface+flypress+me alone=crooked pressed in pins.

[gerardojdm]

Wow. Looking pretty good. GL with your built. Kepp us updated

[Da_unknown]

dam jenson, doing work huh. looks good

[Jenson]

Finally got some time to get back to my project. Petit and Seca made for a busy month.

Got the motor ready to go in the car, new timing belt, gaskets and seals, added drain plug to pan. I had to make some things like the drain plug, stud and 2 pivot pins for the manual tensioner since the guy I bought it from didnt include it. All these little things take up so much time in the long run.

Drain plug:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/5fc50a03.jpg

Motor with the Kaizenspeed kit installed and ready to run:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/cd975b15.jpg

I also think Im ready to cut my driver side 3 hole mount:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/8aa33b98.jpg

This is the 4th different design I have done for it in the past 4 days.
I also finally found some 12x1.25x35 Flat head C'sink bolts and mostly finished my plate. Just have to find a tap now as I have every flavor of 14mm taps except that one. I also made the flywheel spacer, pretty generic so I didnt snap any pics.

That mount, the slave spacer, flywheel bolts, header-mod, and Alt bracket are all I lack. :cheers:

[5spdfrk]

Did you weld the drain plug? Welds look real nice man!

[DustnU]

Nice build bro gonna run good I hope. There is a guy in Stockbridge runing H2B in a white hatch Ran 12.6 on spray!!! Goodluck

[GhostSTI]

looks good man! good luck getting it together

[B18c1Turboed]

Damm Jenson.I wish i worked where you work so i could make my own parts...
I called you on Sunday, i guess the number i got for you is bad now, so asain lady answered.....
I asked if she got rice and she hung up on me..Hope it wasnt your wife...hahahahaha

[Jenson]

Yea I welded in the drain plug.

Danny thats classic, although I have no idea why you have the wrong number cuz I swore we talked sometime this summer about that shifter. I'll pm you my number.

No offense, but if my H2B runs a 12.6 on spray, it'd better be on street tyres at 130mph. Thats just slow. I read the winner of the IFO commerce race (All motor class) was an H2B EF, ran 12.2's? Anyone from around here?

Also, I would like to sell a couple kits if anyone is interested. Not Im not going to make 100's of them, nor will I make a huge profit, and you wont see them on ebay. I want to make a small run of a few kits, for local's only. PM me for prices cuz its really cheap!

[silversol]

props on some sick fab skills!

[G.C]

dam your fabrication skills are amazing. subscribed!!

[Jenson]

Most of it is all from the CNC/water jet, but thanks!!

[Vteckidd]

yeah there was a 1800lb EF hatch making 230whp H2B running 12.2s on 22in slicks. he said he was only shifting at 8000, i couldnt tell if he was shifting to 4th or not.

It was pretty quick.

Yeah 12.6s on spray is garbage

[DustnU]

yeah there was a 1800lb EF hatch making 230whp H2B running 12.2s on 22in slicks. he said he was only shifting at 8000, i couldnt tell if he was shifting to 4th or not.

It was pretty quick.

Yeah 12.6s on spray is garbage

With no head work or bottom end work at all?????????? IHE only?? Not bad for a full interior car if you ask me. What did the crx run Last Sunday if you don't mind me asking?? Looks really good.

[Vteckidd]

I was referring to Jensons car not whoever youknow. If JENSONS CAR runs 12.6s he will kill people lol

[Boostedek]

PM LMK

[all-mota]

[quote=Jenson;38422220]

I read the winner of the IFO commerce race (All motor class) was an H2B EF, ran 12.2's? Anyone from around here?

[quote]


his name is nick he lives in valdosta about 5 hours south of atl.

yeah the car is super light it has nothing in it. it's a stock motor with a euro r mani blox b's and a nice header if i had to guess on power i would say 215 or 220

[Jenson]

Thats pretty light. My car is gutted, but will prolly still tip the scales at 2000lbs.

Yea, my car ran 13.9's with a B18C swap (IHE) and 12.9's with a 75 shot. My goal is to do 12.9's on slicks on the motor. Im sure your buddies car is fast for what it is, I wasnt trying to knock it or say it was slow. More of if my car runs 12.6's itd be slow, but a full weight street car, 12.6's is plenty quick for most people.


I feel I need to address an issue thats come up in PM's. An H2B swap is not a drop in, re-wire a couple things and go swap like a B series swap is.

When you buy an Evo or QSD kit, all that does is allow the motor to mate to the tranny properly and mount into the car in the proper location. Before you can drive the car though or even put the swap in you need to address the balance shaft pulley's, add a new drain plug, do something with the crank pulley, modify a header (or purchase a custom piece) and re-locate the altenator/beat -bang - cut the frame rail.

There are some cheap ways around all of this of course but do require some skill and labor. Now if your wanting a straight drop in H2B swap I can get you everything you need so that the only thing you need to do is re-wire your harness and add a resistor box if your changine to peak and hold injectors. Its kind of pricey compared to a normal QSD kit only because I have to buy the header and modify it.

Thanks for all the compliments, I should have some more progress very soon!!!

[all-mota]

Thats pretty light. My car is gutted, but will prolly still tip the scales at 2000lbs.

Yea, my car ran 13.9's with a B18C swap (IHE) and 12.9's with a 75 shot. My goal is to do 12.9's on slicks on the motor. Im sure your buddies car is fast for what it is, I wasnt trying to knock it or say it was slow. More of if my car runs 12.6's itd be slow, but a full weight street car, 12.6's is plenty quick for most people.


I feel I need to address an issue thats come up in PM's. An H2B swap is not a drop in, re-wire a couple things and go swap like a B series swap is.

When you buy an Evo or QSD kit, all that does is allow the motor to mate to the tranny properly and mount into the car in the proper location. Before you can drive the car though or even put the swap in you need to address the balance shaft pulley's, add a new drain plug, do something with the crank pulley, modify a header (or purchase a custom piece) and re-locate the altenator/beat -bang - cut the frame rail.

There are some cheap ways around all of this of course but do require some skill and labor. Now if your wanting a straight drop in H2B swap I can get you everything you need so that the only thing you need to do is re-wire your harness and add a resistor box if your changine to peak and hold injectors. Its kind of pricey compared to a normal QSD kit only because I have to buy the header and modify it.

Thanks for all the compliments, I should have some more progress very soon!!!

oh yeah man it's cool i didnt think you were i was just stating what he had to give a idea about the times he was running. i do know his car is super light and thats where most of his et is coming from.

hopefully everything goes well for you man maybe we can hookup at one of the events and makes some passes when you get it running right and my car is back together.

[Vteckidd]

im hopefully picking up Pr0Hondas 2.ol motor this week if i get time and get over this cold i have.

250whp NA here i come

[Jenson]

^^^bit by the bug again lol.

[southside]

im hopefully picking up Pr0Hondas 2.ol motor this week if i get time and get over this cold i have.

250whp NA here i come
I would like to see how that felt in a crx if ya didnt mind.LOL

[TheChosenOne]

Nasty! Super props on the fab work. :boobies:

[all-mota]

im hopefully picking up Pr0Hondas 2.ol motor this week if i get time and get over this cold i have.

250whp NA here i come


hell yeah man and if i can remeber correctly you can change the intake manifold and the throttle body and cams and pick up some more power man, didn't he only have pro 1's.



sorry jenson didn't mean to thread jack but the more nice all motor cars in ga the better lol

[Teg Boy]

good build man good luck

[teh_mugen18]

the more nice all motor cars in ga the better lol

I agree lol everyone wants to go boost, and its starting to annoy me personally.. Half of my friends want it, and don't even know why they want it other than the BOV sound it makes :gay:

[Jenson]

Im the last person to care about threadjacking, forums are for chatting imo.

First opp of mount is done, so much sexier than welded plate steel...and lighter.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/443914e0.jpg

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

nice fab

[all-mota]

nice man

[MrSVT]

SImilar to the swap I'm doing thanks for tips!

[Da_unknown]

looking good jenson

[Black R]

holy shit that opp looks nice! :)

[DustnU]

Reps for that sweet Fab bro. Bump nice build. gl

[G.C]

So excited to see the finished product.

[Jenson]

Me too....but I gotta play some FM3 first.

[DC2NR]

Dang you do some good work. Where do you work if you don't mind me asking?

[jdm>usdm]

Awesome build man! Glad that I was able to help some with the funding.haha

[civicnick]

[quote=Jenson;38422220]

I read the winner of the IFO commerce race (All motor class) was an H2B EF, ran 12.2's? Anyone from around here?

[quote]

whats up man im the guy that won all motor pro in commerce. my names nick. as chris already stated it is a bone stock stock motor minus blox b cams (supertech springs and retainers), a euro r IM, 68mm TB, and a SSR header. the best time i had in commerce was a 12.13. the car weighs in at about 2020 lbs with me in it and 1810 without me in it. I know i know i need to put myself on a diet and not the car :) anyways. looks like u have an amazing skill for fabrication. those parts look absolutely amazing. i especially like the drivers side mount. the only thing i would change if i were u is putting the oil drain plug in the front dirvers side corner of the oil pan. that is the lowest part of the pan and will allow u to get more oil out. if u are gonna sell some of these kits u make, could u pm me a price. we have another car down here that we are thinking of making H2B and lookin for a kit. anyways good luck with the build and hope to see ya at IFO montgomery!!

[Black R]

Civicnick
send me a pm on how you got your ef so light
mine is 2300lbs with a swap!

[Jenson]

Yes sir jdm, lol, you got me started with those funds!!!!

Thanks for posting nick!!! That really gets my hopes up as my target wheight is 2100. I only weigh 160ish so I should be able to accomplish it. I wanted my drain there since I like to jack the car way the heck up in the air so the angle wont be as bad as on a lift of normal jack stands. And if it doesnt work I'll just pull it off and put it where you said, thanks alot for the info. Maybe I can reach mid 12's with just bolt ons!!!!!!!

I doubt I'll be in AL, I just got an order for some customer parts, more money in the bank but less time for me to do my stuff.

[DustnU]

Man 12's is so NICE!!!I have an EG SOHC gonna try for 13's, H2B is a little outta my $$$$ range. Good luck!!!!!!!

[Vteckidd]

[quote=Jenson;38422220]

I read the winner of the IFO commerce race (All motor class) was an H2B EF, ran 12.2's? Anyone from around here?

[quote]

whats up man im the guy that won all motor pro in commerce. my names nick. as chris already stated it is a bone stock stock motor minus blox b cams (supertech springs and retainers), a euro r IM, 68mm TB, and a SSR header. the best time i had in commerce was a 12.13. the car weighs in at about 2020 lbs with me in it and 1810 without me in it. I know i know i need to put myself on a diet and not the car :) anyways. looks like u have an amazing skill for fabrication. those parts look absolutely amazing. i especially like the drivers side mount. the only thing i would change if i were u is putting the oil drain plug in the front dirvers side corner of the oil pan. that is the lowest part of the pan and will allow u to get more oil out. if u are gonna sell some of these kits u make, could u pm me a price. we have another car down here that we are thinking of making H2B and lookin for a kit. anyways good luck with the build and hope to see ya at IFO montgomery!!


His car has NOTHING in it LOL

I Was the one in the red CRX, nice meeting you

[civicnick]

Civicnick
send me a pm on how you got your ef so light
mine is 2300lbs with a swap!

the car is COMPLETELY gutted. the only things left are the seat and the steering wheel. it was also a SI so we built a custom plug for the sunroof to go from 38 lbs for the stock sunroof to 9 lbs for the one thats in it now. we also played around with cutting up the doors. we cut everything out inside the door panel brackets and took the crash bar out of the passanger door. there is still glass in it cause i dont think that lexan is much lighter than those windows. thats about all we did. i will say that my car weighed 2180 lbs with both front seats and a full tank of gas. if u have any other questions lemme know.

[civicnick]

[quote=civicnick;38455159][quote=Jenson;38422220]

I read the winner of the IFO commerce race (All motor class) was an H2B EF, ran 12.2's? Anyone from around here?




His car has NOTHING in it LOL

I Was the one in the red CRX, nice meeting you

o yeah whats up man. it was nice to meet u too. and yes my car has nothing in it. u bringin that crx to montgomery?

[Vteckidd]

[quote=Vteckidd;38455758][quote=civicnick;38455159]

o yeah whats up man. it was nice to meet u too. and yes my car has nothing in it. u bringin that crx to montgomery?

nah i need smaller slicks, 24s werent cutting it, and i need to do some other things to her so im gonna sit this one out.

Good luck !

[civicnick]

[quote=civicnick;38456056][quote=Vteckidd;38455758]

nah i need smaller slicks, 24s werent cutting it, and i need to do some other things to her so im gonna sit this one out.

Good luck !

thanks man hope to see ya around again

[Jenson]

24's will prolly work for that 2.0L

[wrekonize]

i say you duplicate the plate and halfshalf plate and sell them on IA for people wanting to do h2b's and make your money.....

Motor/tranny plate:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/006a3a16.jpg

Halfshaft plate:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/f459a348.jpg

[FreeMyndz]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/Front_3-4.jpg


is that "dent" with a rattle can job?!?!?

looking good man...been a LONG time...

[Jenson]

Of course its the dent with a rattle can main. Im doin it up FP style.

If anyone just wanted the plate and half shaft adapter, I'd be more than willing to do that. If thats all you want then no problem, we can has tons o H2B's in the Atl.

[all-mota]

24's will prolly work for that 2.0L


damn right they will....

screw changing the slicks change the engine lol

[h22 jones]

I just got done putting the new motor in trying for 240 this time made 232 last time run 12.7 at 108 with h series trany sure i could have run a little better but h2b would be nice and mike i got jasons 22 s if you need them i just ordered some brand new ones for the lensos. Thats with with a full interior si hatch with the spare tire lol. 2500 with me in it.

[h22 jones]

pm me a price on the plate ,jack shaft plate. and front mount plate and the fly wheel spacer please may be easier and cheaper than building one. I checked and the sheet of aluminum is 400 dollars i need there will be plenty left over but thats alot of money lol.

[Jenson]

Finally got some help pulling the engine off the stand so I can finish this beast.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/1621a92d.jpg

[Jenson]

Almost there, just waiting on flywheel bolts to test fit the whole thing and measure for the Alt bracket and header!!!

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/b3dcb4ff.jpg

[MidLifeCrisis]

Is this Jenson from importlounge?

[japan4racing]

Is this Jenson from importlounge?

haha i was wondering the same thing!

[all-mota]

same guy

[MidLifeCrisis]

Jesus christ, thats one old school car! im sure the nitrous kit has never left it, even if swaps have, haha.

[civicmantim]

Nice work can't wait to see the numbers when your'e done.

[SandM]

in for progress, looking great

[Tech5]

nice man

[Tech5]

BTW you know most all car makers never , ever made a oil pan with the drain plug at the bottom???

never hit a speed bump,rock,tire,some wood thing in the road?

Yeah say by by drain plug and then no oil so by by motor... good luck

[Jenson]

Tis I, I mean how many JensOns are there? I just found my dyno sheet from 2002 with the 75 shot and first B18 swap lol. It made 218, hopefully I'll get close to that on the motor.

You have to understand the H2B swap, even though it's now on the bottom of the pan it's still higher than it was from the factory or a standard H swap. Anything will hit the front bumper, then x member, then header, and then it'll hit the front of the oil pan anyway. I know what your saying but it doesn't really apply here

[D3UC3S]

BTW you know most all car makers never , ever made a oil pan with the drain plug at the bottom???

never hit a speed bump,rock,tire,some wood thing in the road?

Yeah say by by drain plug and then no oil so by by motor... good luck

This aint his first rodeo

[Starrfire]

Yeah on my h2b the header is way lower than the bottom of the oil pan by at least an inch and a half. If you hit something that bad, your header is gonna be flat. And my h2b has a lot of angle in the pan now so it won't be too bad, but seriously I would have moved it forward about 1.5 inches further.

[Jenson]

So I ordered flywheel bolts from QSD last Tuesday, they showed up on Friday. Those guys rock!! Gonna bolt up that crap tonight

[Jenson]

Its in!!!! But its coming back out cuz some idiot put the spacer on the wrong side of the pulley:doh: I meant to swap it around before putting it in the car but forgot about it untill I tried bolting up the driver side mount. Back out she'll come, going to move the oil drain:lmfao:, window weld the mounts, and tonight I'll test fit my header since I left it at work this weekend.


http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/bc2b12b5.jpg

Suprised by the amount of hood clearance. Wont take much to make it close
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/cf8e5f4c.jpg

Pulley against frame
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/02bf86a3.jpg

[all-mota]

good stuff man

[Starrfire]

Good stuff, looks a lot like mine when I was installing it.

The tags are also funny to this thread.

[Jenson]

Yes they are!!! Do you know which starter is the proper one? I have an Ls and one from a B18C5. I think the one with the teeth slightly covered up is the correct one but the pic on H-T is no longer there. I could search but figured I'd ask you first. My pre-production header doesnt fit at all so Im flying blind a bit on the mods to it today. Hopefully I'll be tuning this thing by the end of the month.

[Starrfire]

I have a b16 starter on mine. No problems on getting it started. I'd like to see a graph. GL

[Jenson]

Sounds good, I guess if it doesnt work I'll just try the other one, thanks. I dont know if it will see a dyno or not, track numbers for sure though.

[zenkiAM]

got a lot of stuff goin on there, id like to see how this IM works out. keep it up

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

Yes they are!!! Do you know which starter is the proper one? I have an Ls and one from a B18C5. I think the one with the teeth slightly covered up is the correct one but the pic on H-T is no longer there. I could search but figured I'd ask you first. My pre-production header doesnt fit at all so Im flying blind a bit on the mods to it today. Hopefully I'll be tuning this thing by the end of the month.


the one with a short stout nose

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/images/product_images/thumbs/nsa/USSTR-8040.jpg

[Starrfire]

Sounds good, I guess if it doesnt work I'll just try the other one, thanks. I dont know if it will see a dyno or not, track numbers for sure though.


Really, a tune would bring it together. Oh well, what ecu will you be running?

[civicnick]

lookin good jenson!!! u plan on havin it up and runnin for IFO Atlanta? i wouldnt mind seein it when we come up

[Jenson]

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/images/product_images/thumbs/nsa/USSTR-8040.jpg


Thanks man!!! Of course thats not the one I put on though...but I pulled the motor back out yesterday anyway. I'll snap a couple pics of the two styles I have just to be certain. Gotta get some window weld in all my mounts too.

Im using the Demon/Neptune RTP and I have an Innovate LM2 to tune with. Im sure I'll eventually get down to mainstream to see how much power it makes but its not one of my list of priorities. My priority is IFO in Commerce!!!! Hopefully I'll be racing and I dont see anything holding me up on that.

Made an educated guess on where to cut the header and tac it up, and it fit rather nicely. Just barely rubs the oil pan at the collector now but everything else is spot on!!!

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/2a5e4b14.jpg

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

nice!

kaizenspeed has a new oil pan coming out for H2B, maybe you make one yourself so i can get one too! haha

i haven't gotten my header modified yet, but managed to rig it up

[all-mota]

good stuff man hope to see you at ifo

[boosted b]

nice

[.:Stirfry:.]

awesome stuff man.
keep it up!

[jdm>usdm]

Been waiting for some updates! Everything is looking awesome

[georgieboi]

those are some good ass welds man.. you a robot???? reps

[Jenson]

I saw that oil pan, holy balls that thing is sexy. Adding that to my to buy list later on. So far Im going to spend more money once its rolling than I have getting it driveable. So far Ive got, Liberty Face plating of gears, MFactory LSD, traction bars, MFactory lower ball joints, front and rear LCA's, and now the oil pan. Thats like $2800. Made my two little spacers, so thats good to go. I hope to have some time at some point this week to window weld the motor mounts so saturday I can just wake up and drop it all in. Thanks for all the compliments!!!

[jdm eg99]

looking great, nice welds too . reps !

[Starrfire]

How much was that oil pan? I'm gonna get one if its around $300 or so.

[Jenson]

Its $400, supposed to be shipping in the begining of march. Baffling is extra and on a customer needs basis. I'm on the pre-order list cuz I think its a great price and they make great stuff. Plus my oil pan is about 2" off the ground with my little 13's.

[Starrfire]

Its $400, supposed to be shipping in the begining of march. Baffling is extra and on a customer needs basis. I'm on the pre-order list cuz I think its a great price and they make great stuff. Plus my oil pan is about 2" off the ground with my little 13's.

$400 isn't too out there. What needs to be done about the oil pickup? I mean it will be turned sideways in a flat pan. That is a really convenient pan. Really happy someone decided to make this because I would have to do something about it anyways. The selling point is the correct oil level.

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

i think jenson should make a couple, haha =]

[Starrfire]

^^^, Shit I'd buy one. Put me on the list

[Jenson]

I'd think that with the pan being flat and closer to the pickup that it will bring the oil level closer to the pickup than the stock pan. Its my understanding that the bottom of their pan is the same level as the back of the stock pan and they just carried that on a flat plane. I would say that their pan will have less issue with starving the pickup than the stock pan.

[Jenson]

Small update:
I've officially ordered my pan now, it comes with a pickup tube standard now as well as the hardware and dipstick. My header is done, mounts are done, all parts are done and waiting for me to drop it all in this weekend. All that will be left for next week is fluids and axles. I also ordered some Avid Pro TB's that wont be here in time for IFO and I doubt the oil pan will either.

[B18c1Turboed]

Sounds like u making excuses already!!!:(

[Jenson]

No excuses, she'll be there, but not in full song I guess.

Final mock up
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/b3e3291e.jpg

Look at all that clearance=Put your alt belt on before putting the engine in the car:lmfao:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/ec8e273c.jpg

Rear mount
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/a22ecb2f.jpg

Pan clearance, the suspension is still the same as it was for the 15's plus the tyres are really low on air. I will raise the car up about a 1-2 inches.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/6a3a29f9.jpg

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

haha. are your moving the crank pulley in 1/2" or not?

[Jenson]

Its in as far as it will go right now. I can still cut some off of it but there is plenty of clearance now...well enough lol. If I cut all that off and move it over then I have to do the same for the altenator cuz they line up pretty good right now. Looking at that first pic made me realize I need a throttle cable bracket:headslap:

[NoWAyItZTOMmY]

are you running the alternator in the stock position? i have the lower alternator and moved in crank pulley.

tilt the alternator belt and slide it on

[Jenson]

Im running the Evo alt kit with a B series alt. I tried, not quite enough room.

[SPOOLIN]

get it done yo and come on to the hoe down at commerce and Pit with us lol

[BLK JDM]

Wow... The one and only Jenson!! The fabricator extraordinaire!! It's been a long time since I've seen that car. I thought by now you'd have a twin turbo, nitrous camaro running 8s shifting gears!! Welcome back and I can't wait to see you @ IFO. I used to pick your brain for hours back in the day!!

[Jenson]

Yea well, life slowed me down on the car stuff for a while. How you been man? You used to work at mahdavi right? Red vert SS?

[BLK JDM]

Yea well, life slowed me down on the car stuff for a while. How you been man? You used to work at mahdavi right? Red vert SS?

Been good can't complain. Yeah I worked there for a year. I worked at Gwinnett Place Nissan after that for 4yrs then Maxxis tires in the R&D division for about 2yrs. Now I'm back in school full time trying to finish my engineering degree. Yeah I had the red vert SS. Wow I barely remember that car. I remember you had one also but I can't remember the color. I didn't even know you still had the hatch. Life has definitely slowed me down in the car game. Hope to see you at IFO.

[marcos713]

dam your fabrication skills are amazing. subscribed!!

agreed! your fabrication skills are great. The welds are perfect. i want to get as good as you :goodjob:



The tags are also funny to this thread.

lol yes they are!!

[Jenson]

Been good can't complain. Yeah I worked there for a year. I worked at Gwinnett Place Nissan after that for 4yrs then Maxxis tires in the R&D division for about 2yrs. Now I'm back in school full time trying to finish my engineering degree. Yeah I had the red vert SS. Wow I barely remember that car. I remember you had one also but I can't remember the color. I didn't even know you still had the hatch. Life has definitely slowed me down in the car game. Hope to see you at IFO.

Awesome!! Mines red too, hard top. Still got it too. Engineering degree is where its at. I'll catch up with you at IFO:cheers:

Welding just takes practice, lots and lots of it, TIG that is.


Made some hood spacers today, should be able to paint the VC tomorrow, and hopefully get some fluids in it this weekend. Although I do have to help tune a turbo dodge on Sunday and take my son home...never enough time

[Jenson]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/f3bfde48.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/c31b2eb3.jpg

Got everything sorted out Saturday...lots of grinding on the block and oil pan to get the half shaft in. Tons more grinding on the Alt to make it fit (using a B series Alt). The hood closes with 1" spacers, no grinding on the hood to make it close. Just ordered my IAT, MTF, and TB gasket from Honda. Tried to order a throttle cable bracket but its on back order indefinately. Guess I'll have to make one.

[all-mota]

looks good man

i was trying to make ifo commerce to give you some competition but don't think i'm going to make it lol

[Jenson]

Its all good, I was trying to make it to the October IFO, and now I'll just barely make this one.

Anybody got a stock EH2 throttle cable? IDK what mine is but is way to long. Made a bracket based on the H22 one but as you can see from those pics, the end of my cable is about 4-5 inches from where the bracket needs to be. I would have to make a bracket that attached to the opposite side of the manifold...its always something

[DSM~420A]

:super:nicely done

[Jenson]

Always something...for some reason I have an obd2 altenator...now I gotta find an obd2 plug.

[§treet_§peed]

Nice

[B18c1Turboed]

Always something...for some reason I have an obd2 altenator...now I gotta find an obd2 plug.

I have an extra one if u need..

[Franco Tirador]

nice

[Jenson]

I have an extra one if u need..


Thanks again man, your my hero. Now if USPS could get their crap together I'll be in business. My throttle cable left Sparta TN, went to Nashville TN, then Greensboro SC, then it went right past my house on its way to ATL yesterday:thinking: No wonder they were/are in a world of hurt

[Jenson]

Finally drove it down the road this weekend. Gotta get a new battery tonight
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i179/jensonkeyes/474bd1a6.jpg



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEIRRbxB1GY

[all-mota]

sweet man

[preferredduck]

wesome stuff man. i take it you work in a machine shop. my brother is a machinist (thank god too) cuz with the right tools he can do anything, damn engineer brain of his. i'm trying to convince him to learn some stuff on an old head of mine so we can do some work to my car and his mustang if he ever wants to touch it. he is hesitant since it's an 89 GT with 64 k original miles on it and a super clean white on white convert. i told him he can molest my car all he wants as long as it goes faster lolz.

[Jenson]

Reps to you, since your the only person to realize Im actually a machinist and not a fabricator. Ended up working til 9 last night...

[Da_unknown]

awesome jenson

[Theycall_Metue]

I DEMAND A 1/4 TICKET

















































Please?

[Jenson]

Its coming...gotta get battery, wire in a cigarette lighter for the wideband, and finish off the exhaust. Im hoping to go next Friday, fingers crossed.

[preferredduck]

Reps to you, since your the only person to realize Im actually a machinist and not a fabricator. Ended up working til 9 last night...

it's easy to see man esp with some of the things you have made and also with being able to make more mounts. they look clean as hell to. my brother was a machinist in the navy so he learned on all the hands on stuff, no cad etc for making parts on a aircraft carrier. some of the stuff he made by those old machines is crazy as hell too. i have a container that has to be lined up exactly right to open and i have never been able to open the damn thing too!!! g/l on the build i'll check back and see how it runs.

[Jenson]

Idk if its going to be running again anytime soon...chasing an electrical gremlin ever since that day it ran fine. Drove it an 1/8th of a mile to get gas and it died when I got back to the house. Ive checked and tested every relay there is, time to start tracing wires I guess. Im about ready to re-wire the whole car at this point

[B18c1Turboed]

Let me know if u need some help man, i became a wiring guru figuring my car out. I know the manual inside and out now. what exactly is it doing?

[Jenson]

At first, the fuel pump wouldnt turn off at key on, and the CEL was on with no codes. After letting it idle and run in the garage I went to the station and filled it up, when I got home it just died like the battery was dead. But when I tried to turn it over it turned on the Rad. fan...more on that later. So I put my charger on it on 100A for about 5-10 minutes and keyed on, fuel pump turned off, cranked right up. So I picked up a new battery, cranked her up, it ran for 30 seconds and shutoff again. At key on the main relay sounded like it was going to explode and the fan still came on instead of the starter turning over. So I took the relay and put it on another car, worked perfect.

Next I pulled the H2B harness off, and attached my stock harness at the 6 main plugs, pulled each and every relay out one at a time, moved ground locations in the engine bay, unplugged the dash harness at the fuse panel, put every relay in another car for testing, pulled the dash out to look for obvious burned wiring, put the Ecu on the other car (the CEL turns off like normal and ran the car fine), un-tapped the wiring at the ecu and fanned everything out, and still with my stock harness only plugged in at the 3 plugs on the passenger side (still had the dash in the car with the hazard plug and hvac harness attached) at key on it goes crazy, and the fan tries to start the car. That guy Murphy is my best friend I tell ya. Tonight Im going to pull out the heater core and blower and start the tracing of the wires I guess. To me its got to be somewhere between the Ecu and those 3 plugs. While Im here I might as well make a nice harness and do away with all the crap I dont need...but I need to start driving it cuz the LS1 needs new valve springs asap.

[B18c1Turboed]

Bypass the main relay and see what the car does then. I bypassed mine and put toggle switch for the fuel pump and ecu. If not 2 wires are touching some where. I would try bypassing the main relay since that controls everything u are having problems with. What engine harness are you using?

[Jenson]

Just a modded Si harness, bought another one cuz I cut the plugs off mine for vtec on another swap I did. I think some wires are touching in the bundle that goes from the Ecu to the Engine bay...the main relay worked fine on the other car. Bypassing it will confirm that its one of those wires though so I can start with tracing them. Thanks for the input, a fresh brain on the subject always helps.

[johnzm]

good luck. its neat to see the project coming to an end. post up what it runs once u get some times.

btw i wish u had lemme know u were gonna use neptune :-P i got all this honda tuning crap and dont need it anymore

[Jenson]

Just waiting on an auction that ends sunday for a new cabin harness...found 6-7 cut wires up near the firewall inside the car, connected them all and still get the same problem. I hate wires.

You got old crap :-P, LM2 FTW

[Vteckidd]

You owe me a ride

[johnzm]

i was actually talking about the ostritch and the datalogging setup, with my laptop which has the full version of crome on it ;)

im keeping ALL of my widebands ;)

[Jenson]

Yea we talked about that one time...the demon seems much better than the ostrich/chrome setup, and I like all the options on neptune. Chrome just seems unstable to me. I could use a new laptop though, my screen likes to shut off all the time. Rides given once I get this gremlin out of the wiring...

[civicnick]

lookin good man. hope you get the bugs worked out of it and get her on the track soon

[Jenson]

I was so going to the track tonight...hope it stays open

[B18c1Turboed]

Nope just got an email,its closed due to forecast!

[SPOOLIN]

to bad, it aint gonna rain no more!

[Jenson]

Last night was prolly my only chance to go for about another month too. I may have to get up there on a tuesday.