well i got my engine bay all cleaned out today all the wiring all the interior its all gone going to swap my 13B-REW into it once i save 1600 to get it and put it in which might take a while being 16 at mcdonalds, and plus get the 12a piece of crap out of it. btw i need to know of any swap kits for the 13B-REW from the FD to go into my 79 FB





theres my pretty clean motor bay

 

There are no "swap kits". What is wrong with your 12a? why not turbo that? It takes a little more than 1600 for a REW swap...trust me...

 

$1600 is a tight budget, but if you already have an REW and a TII tranny you could probably do it. Research and buy your ECU first, that's probably the most expensive thing. A Haltech, harness, and sensors will run you over $1000 but you could put together a Megasquirt on the cheap in a pinch.



A driveshaft would cost about $300, and you really need a better radiator than stock first gen, which can get pricey.



Other than that it can be done with sourced/junkyard parts. You need a 12a front cover, GSL-SE oil pan, FC water-pump and housing, an FD flywheel.

 

well i found a motor tranny ecu all that for 1600 plus i figure ill spend around 2k to get it all done and that 12a is shot ran without oil and its got 120k miles so i figured id go with a 13B-REW

 

ok ive heard that alot i need the 12A front cover? is that the entire front piece of the motor or what?

 

yup

 

the front cover is the rounded off thing in front of the first iron. it covers the oil pump and chain. you need that so that the motor mounts to the chassis.

 

ok so the front part of my '79 12A will fit the front of a 2003-05 13B-REW?

 

I cannot speak to that but on my swap (SE front cover) there were a couple bolt holes that did not match up. Seals just fine.

 

ok well can someone give me a complete rundown of what i have to do to get that 13B into my car, and what tranny i need