The 20 year old motor mounts became frail and weak. I stiffened them with some 3M WindoWeld polyurethane sealant. Also, had some crazy idea for the shock stop/bumper.
Wanted to somehow use the leftover ES joint boots in place of the spongy OEM stuff. But realized that there was a reason why these were made out of ‘powderize-able’ spongy stuff. It was to keep the shock travel stright. If I were to use any other material (i.e. rubber/urethane) in its place, and if a piece of it ever broke off, the shock wouldn’t be able bottom out straight. Over time, this can potentially bend the shock absorber.
Dumb idea I had for shock bumper inserts
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Motor mount stiffening with 3M Windoweld
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Here are the Integra parts used in the swap:
- Motor/transmission (obviously)
- Axles and half shaft
- Front brakes, caliper, bracket (you can keep the smaller CRX brakes, but why?)
- Front spindle/hub
- Shift linkage (tip: use the Integra linkage but switch back to CRX shifter. This will preserve the gear position. Otherwise, all gear positions will shift closer to the dash since the Teg’s shifter has different curvature.
- Clutch cable (not required but the Teg’s cable is shorter, less slack in the engine bay)
- Driver side motor mount and bracket (need to cut out a little notch on the timing belt cover to make the bracket fit.)
- Transmission mount and bracket
- Rear engine bracket (I used the Integra bracket but used the existing CRX mount – the piece with the rubber that bolts to the subframe)
- FI control box (need to modify some wiring if this is used)
- ECU
- Engine wiring harness
The following parts are cross-compatible for both cars:
- shock absorbers and mounts
- alternator
- starter motor
- coil pack
- fuse box
- lower radiator hose
- oxygen sensor
- fan switch
- air filter
- wiper motor (front)
- And I didn’t verify this myself but I heard that the distributor and the fuel rail may be cross-compatible as well.
More Week 5 in pictures
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