vh in vert?

[YellowKoolAid]

i looked around a bit but didnt see anything, has anybody tried to put a vh45de into a vert? the engine bay is the same so it should work right?

[leesredgt]

Its exactly the same.This is the swap i wanted to do into my vert,but i already had the RB so i just went with that.I dont think any one has done it into a vert yet.There might be one in progress but def. hasnt be completed.

[YellowKoolAid]

excellent, well the engine bay is the same as an s13 hatch right? ive got a vh sitting in my garage but nowhere near the cash so im working on all of that...

[Eikon]

I know of one guy that was working on one... and DeXter was planning to do one as well.

I've never seen one run in a 'vert yet.

But it's the same as any other S13 as far as the engine bay goes, so it can be done.

DO IT!!!!!

[YellowKoolAid]

well it'll be a couple months but im gonna go check out a vert on friday hopefully....top is ruined, and it needs a new maf which i have and a new distributor coil....which shouldnt be too hard to replace...and anything else i need ill just swap from my current hatch which has a massive crack in the frame

[Piper]

I've been planing on doing this swap to my vert for quite some time now. i've been looking around locally to find a Q45 running. No luck yet, but im in no hurry. It isnt that hard of a swap. But it isnt as easy as an sr swap tho. But go for it, let me know how it works out for ya.

[YellowKoolAid]

thanks for the encouragement, i know it will be an interesting swap...ive got a buddy at work who can help when i get stuck, im very new still...ive researched as much as i can for a hatch swap and the body is essentially the same minus the roof so hopefully it works out

gonna go check a vert out on friday it needs a distributor coil and a new top, and a maf, and the p/s lines arent hooked up but other then that its fine supposedly....will decide when i get down there...its 1500$ im gonna try to get it for 800-1,000 because of the top and the other work needed....

the engine bay is the same right? like i could swap a distributor coil from a hatch into the vert right?

[Piper]

depends on if its a De or an E, but yes a vert is a coupe with out the roof. the exact same car, just a few things extra, like bracing and bigger brakes. as long as its a DE your getting parts from, your set.