R100 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Just started this project last week so not much progress yet. After seeing a pic on here some where of a vtech powered Morris i had to have one. Picked up this very tidy 1966 Morris with a genuine 34000 miles on the clock, great start to my project as the cars in very good condition. The last owner had run it out of oil or overheated it and it didnt run. So far ive removed the engine and box and today i purchased a complete 1997 Honda Domani as a donor to my Morris for its new engine and 5speed box. Spent the afternoon removing the engine from the honda. The engine is a fuel injected Sohc vtech (D15B) which produces 130hp stock. Ive chosen the singlecam engine because of space limitations in the engine bay. I plan to fit a turbo if theres enough room, but wont know till after i have the engine mounted. Will try keep updating pics. Discussion thread here > viewtopic.php?f=18&t=17225&p=393000&hilit=vtec+morris#p393000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Cast iron push stick turd 47hp powerhouse getting ready for removal. Quick test fit of honda engine. Looks like it will fit nicely with a few modifications. Now wheres my grinder..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Well yeah i let all the fluid out of the smellydrolastic suspension yesturday to remove the front subframe. Befor... After... You cant beat the look of a slammed out old school car !! Im seriuosly going to consider air bags in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Front subframe comming out, this is going to need some seriuos cutting/modifying to get the Honda engine to fit. Empty engine bay looks real big with no subframe or suspension components. If i have to cut to much steel away from the original subframe i may consider building a tube front, similar to a drag car. Subframe on the bench getting ready to strip off suspension components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Cut subframe up today and bolted in the rear half (the part that holds the suspension) then dropped engine in to check clearances. Looks like i will need to cut a heap more away yet. If you look close you will see the honda CV needs to move back approx 50mm. At the moment the rear of the gearbox is hitting on the subframe. I can get it to sit back further with a little more grinding i think. Pretty close on this side too (passenger LHS) Going to remove this bulge from the bulk head to give more clearance for manifold. The hight the engine is sitting below is pretty much the hight it will be sitting at. The bottom of the sump is inline with the bottom of the floor. Good clearance in front of the motor for a turbo as well, not much room for anything else tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Not much interesting happended yesturday, still trying to get the engine to fit nicely. Had to cut a chunk out of the firewall to allow the intake manifold to clear. Also cut the subframe up a bit more. Engine is now sitting about where i want it. CV's are linning up and looks as tho ill have more room in my engine bay than i first thought. Below is the top view of the hole ive cut, intake manifold fits nicely now. And from under the dash. Below pic shows CV's now linning up better now, not quite where i want them yet. Engine just didnt quite fit so needed to chop out inner guard. If it was 15mm shorter it may of fit. Will not interfear with wheel tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Been busy on other projects last week so not much progress to look at. I did however buy a new engine as the one i had was a D15B vtec-e which is the red headed child of the honda family of vtecs, not a true vtec as we know it as it was designed as an ecomony engine. It also has a smaller intake manifold and produces 105hp stock. The gearbox it was mated too has "economy" gearing, with long ratios for highway cruzing. Nooooo Goood. My new engine a true vtec with 130hp stock and matching 5 speed. Purchased a TD04 turbo for aswell. Old engine and new black top engine below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 Been a while since i last posted but have made some progess on it. New subframe now fabricated with Engine and gearbox now mounted in place. Car is back on its wheels and rolling. Had a turbo mounted in there for a while but decided to keep in N/A as the engine bay looks much cleaner without turbo pipes and intercooler etc. This project has been painstakinglystressfull. What a friggin mission. Not what i first thought. But ill just keep plugging away at it till its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 After selling the car last year the new owner finished it off. He tells me it goes pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Share Posted June 8, 2011 Another picture of the underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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