SSCivic

Here are some pictures of my ride.. I used to have more, but these are the most recent and include Some blurry shots from my motor swap. Feel free to leave any feedback.

Here is the Motor I bought-- 1999 B18C1 GSR Motor (Full Swap) with 40,509 miles:



Here's another shot..Prepped for the drop:



Here's my engine bay before the swap:



The DX Motor Being extracted:



The B18C1 finally in my car:



My car before Rotas:



Some Final shots with the Rotas:

SSCivic

Oh... I'll be posting some more pictures after I lace it up with the buddy club kit that's arriving next week.

veen

i was luuuuvin it until you said buddy club kit

airon

looks good man, looks way better with the slips
imo the buddy club kit is played out like wooooooah
but its up to you, congrats with the swap

SSCivic

Eh.. I've always wanted a buddy club kit... for like 3 years now (along with the engine swap). No one around my area has it and around here, it'd be unique. Eh, as long as I like it, I'm happy :-)

agent87

Congrats on getting the things you've always wanted.

Tirod

nice bro!!! buddy clubs are one of the best kits out there :thumbup: :boink:

cascivic

nice swap thats what im saving for right now how much did you pay and how was your experience

SSCivic

I paid a lot more than I hear I should have, but I'm extremely happy with my swap. I'll tell you the story first before I tell you the price. I've wanted a motor swap since I knew about them. Almost three years ago when I first got my car, I thought I was hopeless. Then I heard of motor swaps. I started doing research... the engine I wanted... the specs, prices.. everything. I usually see a JDM B18C1 swap go for around $3,200.00. That's without install and any other necessary parts for the swap. Finally this summer I called JE Import Performance and said I wanted them to watch out for any B18C1s, but I got lucky. They had a freshly totaled GSR in their lot and I could come up and check it out.
I'm so glad I did. The reason that the car was labeled as totaled was that it had flipped and rolled on it's roof. The engine bay was totally fresh, and untouched. I looked at the odometer and it read 40,509 miles. This was the moment of my dreams. Perfect swap.. I can see where the motor came from.. not some internet shady site, low mileage. I paid $4,500 for the full changeover... everything out of that GSR. Since I was working and didn't have the time to research and do a swap myself, I had JE do it for me, so I dished out an extra $1,000. Total I paid $5,500 and I'm extremely happy with it. I'll be looking to turbo it within a year or two. As for now, I'm happy with the newly added power and I'm gonna do some styling.

Thanks Tirod^2slc for the compliment.

SSCivic

also, cascivic, since you live in jersey, I hear that you can get a B18C1 motor for a LOT less than what I paid. You should do a little more research into prices in your area. Prices are very different around the country if you buy from a local dealer.