LSVTEC96HB

Well this will be the third "EK" hatch I have built. The first one I sold, like a dumbass, the second got rear ended, and now I'm starting over again. This has been a very slow process, since I am a divorced father of 2, but it will get done eventually.
Here are a few pics from the day I got it:


Damn those were some ugly wheels. I weighed them and they were 45Lb. each.
For fun, I timed the 0-60 time with those wheels and it was something like 11.2 seconds.



100% stock other than the wheels



Stock engine bay, day 1





I HAD to take those 18s off. I had these old rims laying around so I threw them on for the time being. The car immediately felt faster! and looked a little better.



I stripped the old car (the one that got rear-ended) and started swapping parts over onto the new car.

Wheels, front bumper, Civic Type R headlights, Tein Flex coilovers, etc.




Finally got the SI doors installed and working.



Merging DX to EX wiring harnesses. Good times!



Finished harness, soldered, heat shrinked, and taped up



Might as well install the wiring for the audio system while I'm at it.





a few boxes of goodies
of course they sent the wrong LCAs!



More goodies, with the CORRECT LCAs.



I love burning bushings out! Oh, wait...



New bushings in!



Redrilled Prelude rotors and ITR calipers, machined to fit DC2 knuckles



Buddy club ball joints installed.



Type R rear sway bar, BWR rear brace, Function 7 LCAs installed



OUCH! damn pot holes! those rims were ugly anyway.





Time for some new wheels and tires!






I rode around like this for a LONG time...




Going for that "rat rod" look




Time to finally install the EDFC!





Might as well get RLZ to build me a motor













Engine Specs:
Darton sleeved B18A LS block
bored to 85mm
Z10 block girdle
Type R oil pump
Eagle rods
ACL race bearings
12.8:1 JE pistons/rings
Civic Type R head
RLZ CNC head porting
Supertech valves
Crower valve springs and retainers
Buddy club spec 4 cams
Toda cam gears
Gates timing belt
AEM hybrid cold air intake
Skunk2 Apha 70mm throttle body
CNC ported Skunk2 pro intake manifold
RC 750cc injectors
AEM fuel rail and FPR
Walbro fuel pump, -6AN braided fuel lines
Vented valve cover with custom aluminum catch can
Skunk2 Alpha header
custom 3" exhaust dump with bypass valve
stock exhaust
Exedy twin disc
Hondata S300 with traction control option
street tune- pump gas
race tune- C16/200 shot

derek_k

Looks sick man, keep up the good work, that engine looks nice

LSVTEC96HB

got the old engine out, time to start working on the engine bay

I started by pulling everything apart, and welding up unnecessary holes.













More progress on the engine bay. I'm not a body man, so it isn't perfect.





Dad helping with the sanding



Laying down the epoxy primer


More progress on engine bay. Gotta love that pea-shooter exhaust.





I put the front bumper on there just for fun.



Still have a long way to go...

LSVTEC96HB

My car being delivered to the body shop.





I used a different body shop this time. I made a mistake. More on that later!

LSVTEC96HB

painted engine bay:









Engine almost ready to drop in

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Got bored and decided to polish my A/C lines







And my p/s pump



Starting on the wire tuck: passenger side body harness

skylinerb26dett

Nice job so far! Keep it up!

LSVTEC96HB

Domo


I mounted the bumper just to see what it will look like. I still have a lot of work to do!


Ready to start on the brake line tuck.

LSVTEC96HB

Thanks!

chuwi_pty

Nice color!!!!

thomasw91

build looks great so far! can't wait to see some more updates

Bluto!

hell yeah looking good....

canadaek

looking good. any pics of your 2 old car's ?

LSVTEC96HB

Thanks, my last 2 were championship white, so I decided to change it up this time.

LSVTEC96HB

Here are a few pics of old cars I've had over the years (just the white ones)
My '91 CRX SI built in 1997, back when 17s were cool




My beloved '98 Integra Type R. I had this car from 1999-2001, when I was hit by a drunk driver.






My '96 hatch and my '90 SI at Rockingham, I think this was 2003 or 2004. I built the '96 in 2001, so it looks dated now, but still a cool car IMO. I sold it in 2007


my '90 SI


Another of my '96 with the stock ITR wheels on it:





My '98 Civic Hatch, taken back in 2009


That car was rear ended in 2011



Build thread for the '98 civic:
http://www.carolinahondas.com/multim...page-11-a.html

LSVTEC96HB

I pulled it out of the garage to get the glass reinstalled. The glass guy did a lot of damage to the paint unfortunately, so add that to the to-redo list, lol
the right side skirt is getting redone now, along with some other parts that didn't come out.

LSVTEC96HB

Brake line tuck parts

crxtc_vtec

iTrader: (2)

looks good!!!!!!!!!!!

LSVTEC96HB

Thanks,
Time for a major update

I didn't like the look of all the black plugs covering the holes in the firewall, plus there were a few unnecessary brackets I decided to remove as well.



I didn't like sanding down fresh paint, but the holes had to go.




I used a socket as a template to create the metal plugs



I got pretty close, but ended up having to redo them all a couple times to get it right





one piece welded in



Body filler to smooth everything out.





Sanding, priming, sanding, then more sanding



Sanding done, mocking up master cylinder for brake lines



1st layer of clear down



3rd layer of clear down



And it's done. No unnecessary holes, no unnecessary brackets.





Painted a couple of brackets while I was at it



Decided to do something different with the master cylinder. I sanded it down and cleared it.




And now on to the brake line tuck:

Got the right tools from Summit Racing



Brake line to driver side finished



Passenger side



Brake line to rear proportioning valve



Rear proportioning valve mounted up



Tucks nicely inside center console



Put some grip tape on my pedals too



Stay tuned. Lots more to come!

Brice.Hayden

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Nice work! can't wait to see it come together. Are you in NC or SC?

LSVTEC96HB

I'm near Charlotte, NC


Another update:

Wiring up the engine:
I moved all of the wiring to the center and used the factory grommet. The only wiring that isn't run through the grommet will be the main power wire to the starter.

I cut out the bracket where the SRS module mounts and hacked a hole in the firewall for the engine harness (don't worry it won't show)


Tearing into the engine harness! most people hate wiring but I think it's fun



Pulling all the wires into place



Shortening and extending wires using spare harnesses to match colors





Driver side engine harness plug, extended and relocated through dash harness



Finished wiring for driver side engine harness plug



putting SRS module bracket back in



Engine harness relocated to center, almost finished



More updates as soon as the brown truck brings more goodies!

egKurt

I can't wait to see numbers on this more sir. Very nice build!

mckenze44

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👍👍👍👍 in for this

LSVTEC96HB

Thanks!! The brown truck came yesterday and brought me a present:

andyek4

looking well mate,

nice to see whats just around the corner for my own project