CB7 V6 Swap from someone who did it.

[PointBlank]

Did he build it with the intention of trying to make money off it?

[deevergote]

No, he owns a shop. He most likely built it to be different and draw attention to his shop. Which he did.

Unfortunately for him, CB7tuner was down for a week or two when this was big news, so the impact here was minimal.

[PointBlank]

Then why try to sell it?

If I put that much time, effort, and money into something as bad ass as that, I wouldn't want to see anyone else rolling around in it.

Such a shame he just parted it out.

[WhiteShift]

I confirm, the guy parted it out cause he wasnt able to sell it. I bought his cf hood.

Not sure its because its unable to sell.. the problem is maybe cannot get the price he asked...

Anyway.. i have mail he today... all parts are sold.. only thing left is the ONE PIECE HEADLIGHT... He asked 250$ for the set...

[antonio7566]

Man sexy ass car, your my new hero!!

[deevergote]

Man sexy ass car, your my new hero!!

You didn't read the thread at all, did you?

[WhiteShift]

Man sexy ass car, your my new hero!!

Yes man, previously sexy ass car ahaha..This car Has been sold as PART-OUT.. An your Hero now its only a metal body undressed that will go to the scrap... this is sad but real...Another CB7 less on the road...

[ddcb7]

Yes man, previously sexy ass car ahaha..This car Has been sold as PART-OUT.. An your Hero now its only a metal body undressed that will go to the scrap... this is sad but real...Another CB7 less on the road...

man, this makes my tummy hurt :/ well at least he took pics!

[deevergote]

If he was smart, he'd reproduce the mounts, axles, and wiring harness to make this swap easier for the backyard mechanic. The J engines aren't extremely expensive, because there's little demand for them... so if the swap is doable with a few custom parts, people would be willing to pay to have those custom parts made for them.

It makes absolutely no sense for a man with his own shop to build such a car, show it off for a couple months, part it out, and not take advantage of the demand the publicity created.

[Madpol]

Holy shit! You sir may be the new cool kid on the block. Got any pics? And congrats on a swap that was thought to be almost impossible.

nah man anything is possible..if you can fit a Rover V8 into a 76 mini you can do any thing

[deevergote]

Someone actually did that? Did the Mini get converted to RWD, or did it remain FWD?

[cp[mike]]

If he was smart, he'd reproduce the mounts, axles, and wiring harness to make this swap easier for the backyard mechanic. The J engines aren't extremely expensive, because there's little demand for them... so if the swap is doable with a few custom parts, people would be willing to pay to have those custom parts made for them.

It makes absolutely no sense for a man with his own shop to build such a car, show it off for a couple months, part it out, and not take advantage of the demand the publicity created.

the mounts were unmodified existing units, it was the chassis that he modified to accept them. axles, it would have been nice if he posted length specs but if you install one custom the axles should be custom made (DSS) off of ur own measurements anyway. wiring was a custom standalone EMS.

i dont think there was necessarily anything for him to "reproduce" to make it easier for others, but overall I feel like it still could be done for cheaper if planned creatively.

regardless, i still think its beautiful. surprised at how far it sticks out of the hood but it still looks awesome!!

[deevergote]

Ah that makes sense... if he modified the chassis, then there's nothing to sell! I wonder why he went that route, instead of creating custom mounts. Mounts are sellable...

I suppose it makes sense for the custom wiring as well... unless we want to convert our cars to OBD2 to use a stock ECU, we have no other options.

[ddcb7]

would have been cool to see it in honda tuning before he parted her out too.