dilbeckskate
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im going to get .030 shaved off the head when im changing the headgasket, should have no interference issues, and lol dude I got that stand for $34.99 with a coupon, does plenty well for what I need it for
My 79 1200
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dilbeckskate
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also question , in theory I can get the d16a1 distributor to fire if I buy a external coil cap with my exsiting ignition system ? also will a d/b series cam cap fit in place of the exhaust cam sensor ? I know gen 4 zc's have caps
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because racecar
A "D" series cap should fit as the DOHC ZC is basically a D16A9. A DOHC D series. Do you have a micrometer or dial caliper? If so, I have a 4th gen DOHC ZC and can measure the cap or head.
dilbeckskate
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$34.99 still sounds a little steep as the damn tread is flying off of it.
sitting on the pallet and tire was just what I sat it on at work litearally for a whole 24hrs before I went and bought the harbor freight stand, im such a sinner , and yes the tire is somthing shoob would use lol
That's what he does - and he's good at it...
dilbeckskate
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I have not only brought this car back from the dead sitting with a seized engine , locked carb, bad fuel pump, tank full of rust, clogged fuel lines, and sitting under a pine tree for YEARS to a daily driven vehicle that's is in the process of becoming more powerful and one of a kind than it ever has been , and Im the first person on the east coast to dohc d16 swap a first gen, rurnt
dilbeckskate
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no ive done plenty of research before doing the swap, only thing that put a backfire in my plan was unknowingly when I picked up the d16a1 I did not know that you were stuck using the cg transmission because the input shaft size , but not really a big deal because the cg transmission is bulletproof, but means I have to use more expensive custom axles , but at this point im not going to let $600-700 in axles make me change swaps , side note, to pay for the axles, the complete 1200 swap turnkey is sold for $900 to a local guy soon as it comes out of the car , that pays for the axles and a few misc things
dilbeckskate
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Lol a swap kit is not available that im aware of ? lolol ive got mount templates off the interwebs
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I misread this: "the complete 1200 swap turnkey is sold for $900".
Must have been the intoxication of the new Engine Stand!
dilbeckskate
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soo installed my minty fresh PM7 DOHC ZC head on the A1 bottom end today and installed the ZC cams to match, still waiting and my gates timing belt/water pump kit to show up, still have to install the A1 cam gears (have to use them) and go from there I guess, this is my lunch break build , everything is going together smoothly and everything is SOO clean its nice lol im ready for it to be powering the 79 already, every gasket/seal on the engine is getting changed before it even gets near a engine bay, pretty excited to see how my d16zc hybrid engine runs , or detonates into oblivion on first start up burning the car to the ground
dilbeckskate
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using the pm7 head also makes doing the swap easier, instead of using the stock big bulky integra front engine mount I can use 88-91 style below the cam-gears right at the factory engine mount location in the 79
dilbeckskate
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Yes my hillbilly vernacular, I still need to install the a1 cam pulley setup to the zc head/cams
