[Swoledadof3]

I don't want to give away to much about the donor vehicle... It did end up having some more damage than we expected as it was listed as minor front end and water damage (engine and all electronics were caput) however, she's also missing a couple windows and has some rear quarter damage, but for $3800 all in including transport it's still a helluva deal. The donor K24 engine is on the way as well as the transmission and rest of the CRV drivetrain. Plan for now is to go Fuel Tech for the computer, but I need to dig in a bit and find out if any of the factory wiring is salvageable as I'd love for the factory lights, etc to work without having to completely gut and rewire the entire vehicle. No matter what I was prepared for worst case scenario. Follow along this is going to be a fun build...

Goal is 1000+HP Honda K-Series AWD Swap and the title of the World's Fastest Renegade. I wanted to stay Mopar and go with an SRT4 2.4L, but the parts are going to be a nightmare for that. Simple things like head studs are on backorder and I was able to find a lot more of the Honda stuff on the shelf. We will officially start tearing into this thing in late October once I can make some solid headway, but I'll keep this thread alive with updates as often as possible and as parts start to arrive.

So Excited to build this thing!

 

[Mrsig]

Good luck and keep us updated.

 

[Swoledadof3]

Good luck and keep us updated.

Absolutely will do, It's gonna be a fun project. Currently upgrading some wiring in the garage to 220V for the welder.

 

[Swoledadof3]

Engine just landed… once this Hurricane passes we’ll start getting her torn down. Surprised they delivered it today.

 

[Swoledadof3]

She looks almost perfectly at home doesn’t she… lol! #photoshop

 

[Gramicci]

not sure if you heard about this guy building a HEMI Jeep Renegade!!
good luck with your swap! and we would love to see the progress.

 

[Swoledadof3]

not sure if you heard about this guy building a HEMI Jeep Renegade!!
good luck with your swap! and we would love to see the progress.

Yeah Mike is my buddy. We will line these two up next to each other one day. A lot of people asked why I didn't go with a V8 swap... His build is the reason. I just don't have the patience for all the fab work he's done. Is it epic... Yes, but I decided to go with a setup that would fit in the stock location to save me both time and money. I'll still easily have $30K+ in this when I'm done, but hopefully I'll have an 8sec Renegade. I'll continue posting as things progress here and on my YouTube channel as well.

 

[Swoledadof3]

Cylinder head is still at the machine shop being fully CNC ported/Valve Job just had another parts order land. Getting really excited, once the machine work is done I'll start making videos.

 

[Swoledadof3]

Time to start assembling the bottom end. This is from a week or so ago, but I’m finally getting around to actually assembling it this week.

 

[Swoledadof3]

Cylinder head port and polish work is complete, valvetrain next then I can finish up the long block and get her into the Renegade.

 

[Swoledadof3]

Things just got really SERIOUS... I was able to pick up a few sponsors. Precision Turbo is in, as well as Magnus Motorsports and I now have this bad boy on the way... Looks like the original goal of 1000whp will be easily achieved and then some.