Well it all started when I changed the oil in my girls car. She had bought it six months before and changed it once. It leaked oil and was nasty. While going to get her
I started to hear a knock. After I got her it got worse on the way home. So she decided she wanted something with more power.
So I started looking up how to do swaps and came across this site. At first I wanted to do the F20B because I thought the FRM Walls in the H22 could be a weak link to early detonation of a new motor.
But deevergote quickly steered me right.(At the time I never even knew he was the owner of the site) So I started reading on how to do it and everything involved.
I went to Hmotorsonline.com and found the best deal. I called and ordered a H22A with a T2T4 at the end of Febuary. I was told it wouldn't be at my house till the end of March.
So i got started on getting the car to my house and getting ready for the new motor
The motor got here the day I was told and was very Impressed on how good of shape it came in.
It on the truck.
Off the Truck
Getting unwrapped
Valve Cover Off
Water Pump off
Oil Pump off
I got started by tearing everything down that needed to be changed and start on the wiring. I didn't have all the parts but they were coming.
I replaced the water pump, converted to Manual Tensioner, Changed all gaskets, put a ebay header on(that I have had no problem with), SRI, motor mounts, had a custom powersteering line made but then end up going without because when they made it it had a leak in it and by the time I got it fixed. The powersteering pump was making noise. Had to get a 8 gauge connector to splice in the alternator. I ran into really only two problems when dropping the motor in. The Dust shield for the T2T4 was sitting on my lower crossmember in the middle.
So I had to pull it out and I fabbed up a dust shield from the F22A4 with a Hammer, Drill and Patience. Then I dropped it back in.
Then I came into the next problem. I forgot to roll out the edge of the crossmember so the downpipe was touching so I used the BFH again and beat it in a bit a little at a time.
Till I had clearance. It is at a spot that you really can't notice and it doesn't leak. After that everything else went back fairly easy. I did accidenly got the knock and oil wires mixed and had to get that corrected. It has been in the car now since April and it has been a fun car to drive. Really no problems except the clamp on the exhaust came loose and it was leaking. Because the kid that my girl bought the car from welded up the exhaust so i had to cut off the old down pipe and get a section from the Auto Parts and clamp it. The A/C works, and Cruise Control.
I want to give thanks to my girl for helping(Yes she got dirty) on the nights we worked and holding the down pipe while I beat it into clearthe crossmember. I want to give Special Thanks to Iwork4mycb7, Mcdizzle, deevergote, jhondayaaj, boostdelinquet, Dani Filth, CB7Nub, Joey GT-R, and Baby Sham974 for all their input on F20B Swap Inot a 2 door Ex. I accidently spelt my first forum wrong. Oh well. Let me know what you think or if anyone has questions feel free to post up
I started to hear a knock. After I got her it got worse on the way home. So she decided she wanted something with more power.
So I started looking up how to do swaps and came across this site. At first I wanted to do the F20B because I thought the FRM Walls in the H22 could be a weak link to early detonation of a new motor.
But deevergote quickly steered me right.(At the time I never even knew he was the owner of the site) So I started reading on how to do it and everything involved.
I went to Hmotorsonline.com and found the best deal. I called and ordered a H22A with a T2T4 at the end of Febuary. I was told it wouldn't be at my house till the end of March.
So i got started on getting the car to my house and getting ready for the new motor
The motor got here the day I was told and was very Impressed on how good of shape it came in.
It on the truck.
Off the Truck
Getting unwrapped
Valve Cover Off
Water Pump off
Oil Pump off
I got started by tearing everything down that needed to be changed and start on the wiring. I didn't have all the parts but they were coming.
I replaced the water pump, converted to Manual Tensioner, Changed all gaskets, put a ebay header on(that I have had no problem with), SRI, motor mounts, had a custom powersteering line made but then end up going without because when they made it it had a leak in it and by the time I got it fixed. The powersteering pump was making noise. Had to get a 8 gauge connector to splice in the alternator. I ran into really only two problems when dropping the motor in. The Dust shield for the T2T4 was sitting on my lower crossmember in the middle.
So I had to pull it out and I fabbed up a dust shield from the F22A4 with a Hammer, Drill and Patience. Then I dropped it back in.
Then I came into the next problem. I forgot to roll out the edge of the crossmember so the downpipe was touching so I used the BFH again and beat it in a bit a little at a time.
Till I had clearance. It is at a spot that you really can't notice and it doesn't leak. After that everything else went back fairly easy. I did accidenly got the knock and oil wires mixed and had to get that corrected. It has been in the car now since April and it has been a fun car to drive. Really no problems except the clamp on the exhaust came loose and it was leaking. Because the kid that my girl bought the car from welded up the exhaust so i had to cut off the old down pipe and get a section from the Auto Parts and clamp it. The A/C works, and Cruise Control.
I want to give thanks to my girl for helping(Yes she got dirty) on the nights we worked and holding the down pipe while I beat it into clearthe crossmember. I want to give Special Thanks to Iwork4mycb7, Mcdizzle, deevergote, jhondayaaj, boostdelinquet, Dani Filth, CB7Nub, Joey GT-R, and Baby Sham974 for all their input on F20B Swap Inot a 2 door Ex. I accidently spelt my first forum wrong. Oh well. Let me know what you think or if anyone has questions feel free to post up
Nice lil journal
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