Mounting New Motor

[Smooth_Imports]

When i put the ls motor in what mount should i mount up first. The rear tranny (T) mount?

[simplegreen]

It's all preference. I did my rear mount last. Wasn't really easy but wasn't like crazy hard.

I'd go rear mount then do you're two front ones

[simplegreen]

i'll still come up and help if you want.. i've been wanting to get into another swap.. did mine almost 2 years ago kinda hard to believe

[Calesta]

Bolt up the rear mount first.

[Smooth_Imports]

Originally posted by mdlax1@Jan 5 2005, 01:57 PM
i'll still come up and help if you want.. i've been wanting to get into another swap.. did mine almost 2 years ago kinda hard to believe

Yeah bro if you want to come up and help that would be great. I have a garage and air tools were the motor is at now and were i'll be doing the swap so it should all be good. I'm about to order a few more gaskets and shit to get the motor put back togther and i'll be ready. is there any time in feb that would be better for you?

[NstyGrnHatch]

well get the two sides ones bolted (trans mount) (engine mount) then bolt up the rear, then bolt up the 2 torque mounts, i just replaced my rear mount the other day and thats the order I did it, so you can still rock the motor back and forth to line up the bolt hole.

[simplegreen]

Originally posted by Smooth_Imports+Jan 5 2005, 10:25 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Smooth_Imports @ Jan 5 2005, 10:25 PM)</div>

Yeah bro if you want to come up and help that would be great. I have a garage and air tools were the motor is at now and were i'll be doing the swap so it should all be good. I'm about to order a few more gaskets and shit to get the motor put back togther and i'll be ready. is there any time in feb that would be better for you?[/b]

friday night into sat is best for me i need a long heads up around that time.. few ski trips planned and some other traveling to TX and FL.


btw DFW you guys might get a chance to hang with me.. im going to fort worth in feb/march time

[imported_tegs]

Originally posted by mdlax1@Jan 5 2005, 12:56 PM


I'd go rear mount then do you're two front ones

[simplegreen]

mike, only because in our cars (6th gen 99-00) the two side mounts are half gravity half bolt in.. you can sit the un bolted mount right in the bracket. with our rear mount it's a side to side bracket with nothing under it to hold. So if you do the rear first you'll have a lot of play to adjust that mount then, the two fronts since their held right in the braket with gravity their already where they need to be when you're done the back.

Again, I did the opp of that.. because of time restraints and because my two front mounts where litterally ripped apart. So i had to replace those first.. if I come up we'd probably do the rear first.. just easier when the motor is already out.

[Smooth_Imports]

Well here the list of parts i just ordered from honda. Once i get them and put shit back together i'll be ready to put the swap in.

Intake mani gasket
Exhaust mani gasket
TB gasket
99-00 SI driver side mount
Valve cover gasket
New tranny bolts.
99-00 SI front tranny bracket
99-00 SI rear tranny bracket
axle clips
injector seats , seals and o rings
And i think there are a few other odds and ends.

Other then that the motor is put together i just need to bolt on the IM, EM , PS, AC, Alt and other acc items. And it's ready to go in.