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  1. 02-10-2009, 09:50 AM #1
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    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
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  2. 02-10-2009, 09:52 AM #2
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    well, if u wanna get it shut right. you gotta put the engine in my car, than the hood would shut. LOL.
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    take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!
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  4. 02-10-2009, 09:55 AM #4
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    no no no, you dont wanna hurt the VTEC.



    Quote Originally Posted by Tech5
    take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tech5
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hmong_Spec
    well, if u wanna get it shut right. you gotta put the engine in my car, than the hood would shut. LOL.
    i bet.
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    smash ur hood up?



    Quote Originally Posted by civictR
    yeah, try that last night with a 10lb hammer. but it didnt make a different. any other suggestion?
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    i'll try that tonite. but any other GOOD WITH NO DESTRUCTION suggestion?
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  9. 02-10-2009, 10:21 AM #9
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    BUMP
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  10. 02-10-2009, 10:33 AM #10
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    what mounts are you using?
    now with LSD
    got an ef? www.eastcoastefcivics.com

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    Cut out the bracing on the hood that's preventing it to close.


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  12. 02-10-2009, 11:48 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMJAYDC2
    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.
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    cut out the skeleton in the hood
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    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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by j0nbunklah0m
    cut out the skeleton in the hood
    that could work...but a hood prop is your friend
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    so i should mod the hood then like this?






    yeh, i going to try to cut the inner skeleton off and see how it going to turnout.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tech5
    take a hammer and beat the shitt out of the cover and it will allow more room for it to clear!
    or the hood

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    i guess no one on this forum did a swap like this before to know how to fix this problem properly. sad sad
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    Quote Originally Posted by civictR
    i guess no one on this forum did a swap like this before to know how to fix this problem properly. sad sad
    ive done more swaps than i can count never has this problem sry. ull figure something out your a bright boy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by no mo hondas
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tech5
    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?
    or b20 and hasnt replace the IM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by no mo hondas
    or b20 and hasnt replace the IM.
    very true
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    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.

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    what head is on it? tbelt cover is hittin
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    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 ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowIt
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by civictR
    i guess no one on this forum did a swap like this before to know how to fix this problem properly. sad sad
    this 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.
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