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Jared's Civic |
Mar 28 2010, 09:32 PM
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Other people have been doing this. Since we noow have an automotive thread, and i'm bored, i'm going to do one up too.
How I got my honda: I was 15 and looking forward to getting my license in 6 months and starting to think about looking for a car. One day my dad came home and said there was a car at his work that i could have for $100. It was a red 1993 honda civic 4 door. The reason it was so cheap...the original owner was someone who had been working with my dad for years now and they had recently passed the car on to their daughter as her first car. She didn't get the oil changed and blew the motor in it...So, what I had was basically a shell with a blown motor. First things first, I needed a motor. At this point I wasn't really planning on doing much to my car, so the motor was almost a direct replacement. The new motor however was imported from japan, out of a jdm civic, it came with twin side draft carburators, but i opted for putting the stock fuel injection system from the old motor on it. Here's the engine right after completing the swap: (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620004_large.jpg) Now I had a running machine! I got my license in June and spent the the summer and next winter driving it like this: (IMG:http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620001_large.jpg) The next spring though, I decided to start adding some modifications. First came some rims and tires: Enkei DM5 16x7 wrapped in BFgoodrich g-force sport 205/45/16R (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_6_full.jpg) I know these tires aren't the best out there, but they were affordable for me at the time and I've been satisfied with them for the most part. Bolt on engine modifications and clean up came next. Cleaned engine bay a little and bought k&n filter and aluminum cold air intake. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620005_large.jpg) Replaced the plugs with NGK plugs( i don't remember which ones exactly) and bought some Accel 8mm wires (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620005_large.jpg) Did some more cleaning, painted the heat sheild and got a new valve cover and painted it. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620056_large.jpg) Bought a front upper strut bar. The engine bay sat like this for quite a while. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620060_large.jpg) Next I bought the exhaust i have grown to hate, so i won't put a picture of it. It's going away soon anyways. Paint! It took me about 2 months of my summer to prepare and paint it while working around my work schedule. I also bought an OEM spoiler and did that too. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_16_full.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_17_full.jpg) (IMG:http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620021_large.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_22_full.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_24_full.jpg) At this point i had also bought some ugly seat covers and some really ugly tail lights (this was the extent of my ricer stage) 2 days after painting: (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_42_full.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_30_full.jpg) A few months later i decided i hated those tail lights and seat covers and did away with them and bought the tail lights i love. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_93_full.jpg) Then i got some subwoofers for $20 a piece from a friend and built my sound system. I love the sound quality of it, and no i don't play it so loud you can hear me coming from a mile away. I use my system for music, not loud noises. But i'm thinking about stepping it down to just 2 subs this summer to lighten it up and bring back some trunk space. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_65_full.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_113_full.jpg) Next 2 things i got, my bumper lips and coil overs and kyb struts. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_98_full.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620152_large.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620153_large.jpg) She now sits like this (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620156_large.jpg) Then i finally got my headers which changed the sound of the car quite a bit and actually made it run a bit smoother. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_135_full.jpg) [img]http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620148_large.jpg[img] Next i pulled some seats out of a 2003 Honda insight and made up some brackets and mounted them. (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620180_large.jpg) (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/678/241/26692620189_large.jpg) Finally, this is where i'm at now...last fall I was offered a b18b1 integra ls motor and transmission for $500. I took action right away and scrapped together the money. (IMG:http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8226/1004700.jpg) (IMG:http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4225/1004898.jpg) (IMG:http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3995/1004899.jpg) And a brand new aluminum dual core radiator I picked up (IMG:http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/2669000-2669999/2669262_137_full.jpg) Right now, i'm working on figuring out what I'm doing with this engine. I'm planning on building it up for high compression NA and just need to get together some money for it, but college payments are hitting on that pretty hard. |
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Mar 29 2011, 05:37 AM
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s**ts clean. I want to put my d**k in it. Not really. It wouldn't fit. (IMG:http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/8/83784/1561135-trollface_small.jpg)
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Mar 29 2011, 04:54 PM
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^ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/facepalm.gif) ^ TMI
sexy block dude cant wait to see it build up and running |
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Mar 30 2011, 05:00 AM
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awwww
those are cute little pistons you have what do they want to go in when they grow up? |
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Mar 30 2011, 05:24 AM
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lol, wtf ian
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Mar 30 2011, 04:29 PM
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Hes a Honda hater, I know first hand. lol
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Apr 11 2011, 03:37 PM
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Finally got it back out of winter storage (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile2.gif)
(IMG:http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/6218/1007057x.jpg) |
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Apr 11 2011, 04:04 PM
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Still shiny!
Question for you though. I know there's a whole bunch of noobs doing it and you may not wanna be "conformist" or what have you, but why don't you just boost the damn thing? lol |
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Guest_Alex (Ghost)_* |
Apr 11 2011, 04:45 PM
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because of torque steer lol
looks good man. comming together rather well |
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Apr 11 2011, 05:20 PM
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I ain't never seen a Civic like that. Awesome dude.
Keep it up. |
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Apr 12 2011, 03:50 AM
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I'm not boosting it because I'm doing an engine swap. And I'm building the engine for high compression, cams, etc. I should be able to take it over 9k no problem when I'm done. If I were to ever boost it, I would want to do it in a way that would last and actually hold boost. I would have to re sleeve the block, probably replace the whole rotating assembly, hone the head, and get a turbo kit. Basically, if I wanted boost done the way I would like it, it would run me upwards of $4000 or more added to the cost...
By going high compression, I can actually afford to finish the basic build before I get out of college, and I'll still probably be able to outrun a lot of the boosted ones around me, since they all slap ebay kits on stock engines. |
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Apr 12 2011, 04:12 AM
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shoulda just bought a GSR lol
my friend daily's his stock GSR at 8psi and runs high 13's spinning through 3rd gear |
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Apr 12 2011, 05:31 AM
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Apr 12 2011, 06:26 AM
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GSR's aren't easy to find around here.
Besides, the LS has a bigger stroke and with the boring that I had done, it's at 1.9L now. And the cams I'm getting are more aggressive than the vtec cam profile of a gsr. And with the gsr pistons in my LS, I'll be at 11.4:1 compression compared to the GSR's 10:1. And, I *could* boost it on stock internals. With the low compression of the LS when stock, they're pretty awesome engines to hold boost, I know people that run 11-14psi on stock internals in the LS. But I'd rather have high compression. This isn't being built to be a drag car, that's what my camaro is for. This is being built for my personal tastes. |
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Apr 13 2011, 05:01 AM
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wait, they make honda civic gsr's?
he he he |
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Apr 13 2011, 07:33 AM
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Swap in a V6. Yeeeeahhhh!
(Yeah, I know it costs way more, but hmmm...) This post has been edited by civicfan14: Apr 13 2011, 07:34 AM |
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Apr 16 2011, 10:34 PM
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Apr 16 2011, 10:37 PM
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lips need black!!!
kool look |
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Apr 16 2011, 10:51 PM
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We had some nuts weather up here in the north (IMG:style_emoticons/default/gasp.gif)
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Apr 17 2011, 03:47 AM
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i'd say give it a candy red and get new rims, the rims u got now jared, i atleast see once a day... saw them on a minivan before
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Apr 17 2011, 05:35 AM
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new rims and paint aren't anywhere close to my priorities right now.
The snow is now up to my lip :(xx |
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