SHG_Claudio

Welcome! This is my 1992 Honda Civic Si that I bought 06/12/07 when I was still a Junior in HS. I've always wanted one ever since I was 13 and I wasn't going to settle for anything less than an Si. When I came across it I had to ****** it up as they are hard to come by around here in good shape and it had a good balance between condition and work needed. I had it in storage till October 2008 when I finally was able to bring it home. After that it sat in my garage until I got it registered in August 2009.

The philosophy here is to build a car with the utmost balance between street and track while keeping it true to its heritage. Due to its mass produced and economy nature, the car has superb potential for improvement.

I want to restore the car back to original shape with some upgrades here and there, nothing too aggressive for now but just a nice simple and clean ride and when the money starts flowing in I can always keep improving it! I will never sell this car and destiny permitting will keep it for the rest of my life.

"Real happiness lies in the completion of work using your own brains and skills." - Soichiro Honda

Thank you for reading! All feedback is welcome

Current Spec:



Engine

D16Z6 1.6 Liter SOHC VTEC 175k miles
Full OEM tuneup
SHG valve cover
Hondata intake manifold gasket
eBay CAI
eBay header
2'' Custom B-Pipe
Spoon Sports N1 axleback exhaust
P/S equipped
No A/C
Spoon Sports brake/clutch reservoir covers

Exterior

OEM JDM Sidemarkers
OEM JDM headlights and clear corners
Resprayed Spring 2010
Bosch ICON wipers
OEM mudguards and lip
Spoon Sports carbon fiber duckbill
SHG magnetic number boards for driving events
Rolled fenders

Interior

MemoryFab S68 bucket seats
Buddy Club Super Low Down seat rail
Spoon Sports 360mm steering wheel by Momo Italy
NRG hub/quick release
Spoon Sports duracon shift **** with ES bushings.
SHG amber climate control lighting
SHG amber clock
SHG amber instrument cluster with red needles.
OEM optional center console
OEM radio block off
Alpine CDE-103BT AM/FM/CD/AUX/USB/iPod/Parrot Bluetooth
Foam strips under rear panels
Sony 6 1/2'' rear speakers
Broadway 270mm blue tinted convex rear view mirror
OEM Floor mats

Wheels/Tires

Summer setup:
WedsSport TC-05
Front: 16x8 +34 with 225/45/16 Direzza ZII
Rear: 16x7 +33 with 205/50/16 Direzza ZII
Enkei valvestems
Spoon Sports blue lug nuts

Winter setup:
15x6.5 +40 Konig Heliums
185/60/15 General Altimax Artic
Rays anodized black extended lug nuts

Suspension+Brakes

Buddy Club N+ (Front: 10kg/mm, Rear: 7kg/mm)
Buddy Club adjustable front upper control arms with Hardrace bushings
Buddy Club adjustable rear upper control arms
ASR Subframe brace
Function7 rear lower control arms
ITR 22mm rear sway bar with OEM endlinks
Rebuilt OEM calipers
Hawk HPS brake pads
Carbotech XP8 pads for track (Not yet used)
Blank rotors
OEM 21mm front sway bar
ITR strut bar

Index

Page 2: Winter wheels, skunk2 shift ****, tree nearly fell on my car, OEM shifter bushings + OEM rear wiper blade, brakes bled, oil changed, replaced right rear brake pad.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=2

Page 3: Mounted 195/50/15 Yokohama S.Drives on Si wheels, stripped caliper bolt.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=3

Page 4: Radio harness redone, cleaned interior and bay, JDM sidemarkers + Civic Si emblem + new hood release cable + front licence plate bracket received and dropped off Civic at the bodyshop for a full respray.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=4

Page 5: Function and Form Type I and fresh respray pictures
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=5

Page 6: New subwoofers, new LCA bolts, header polish started.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=6

Page 7: Picked up header polishing supplies + Function and Form coilovers installed, replaced burnt wiper switch, rear Brembo blank rotors received.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=7

Page 8: SHG Meet, car washed, front Brembo blank rotors received.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=8

Page 9: Fully polished header and intake, car washed and oil changed
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...2638750&page=9

Page 10: Washed and detailed the interior
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=10

Page 11: Car was hit, replaced right rear pad again, all new calipers with hardware and pads, BoltBoys v.2 engine bolt kit, Broadway 270mm mirror, bled clutch, Circuit Hero shifter extender received
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=11

Page 12: New calipers + hardware + pads + rotors installed. Lowered ride height + cornerweighed and aligned, Valve cover painting started.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=12

Page 13: Valve cover painted.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=13

Page 14: Heat shrink tubing and sleeving received, sleeved ground wire, organized supplies, added a rear wiper nozzle and received a new header
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=14

Page 15: Picked up a bucket seat
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=15

Page 16: New header + bucket seat install, valve cover repainted, new bulbs and Buddy Club seat rails
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=16

Page 17: Interior shots, new exhaust hardware
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=17

Page 18: Picked up a p/s reservoir, shifter snapped in half
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=18

Page 19: Exterior shots, new shifter
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=15

Page 22: Shifter install, redid radio harness, cleaned up rear spoiler, car washed, oil changed, clutch bled
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=22

Page 23: Picked up from bodyshop after full exterior respray, Jesse's hatch, replaced clutch slave cylinder
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=23

Page 26: Alpine CDE-103BT deck installed, tried new subwoofers, cleaned interior
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=26

Page 27: SHG amber climate control mod
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=27

Page 28: Quick shoot with Jesse's hatch, Seafoam, oil change and new plugs
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=28

Page 30: Tried on Jesse's Spoon SW388 wheels, OEM floormats, Spoon steering wheel, Cobra fiberglass bucket seat install
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=30

Page 31: Rear interior removal, clean up and assembly.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=31

Page 37: Cluster modded with amber lighting and red needles + amber clock. Also built a new spare tire trunk cover board and fixed drivers side door wiring. Replaced busted axle.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=37

Page 38: Wash + wax
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=38

Page 39: Replaced transmission fluid
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=39

Page 40: Garage clean up, Spoon shift ****, bushing and suspension assessment, seat rail alignment
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=40

Page 41: NRG hub setup, replacement Spoon shift **** sticker, thin sidemoldings acquired
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=41

Page 43: SHG meet, Honda shirt with Type One sticker, Spoon N1
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=43

Page 44: Spoon duckbill
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=44

Page 45: Calipers painted, brakes bled
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=45

Page 46: New Si lip, exhaust gasket and bolts. Joined SoHonda Garage!
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=46

Page 47: Polished the Spoon N1 and installed it
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=47

Page 52: SHG Oktoberfest snaps, Spoon wheel install, mounted and installed the new wheels, Konig Heliums with Rays lug nuts
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=52

Page 53: Broadway mirror
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=53

Page 55: Group snap
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=55

Page 56: Spoon duracon sticker replacement, new axles, acquired P/S setup, new wiperblades, Spoon horn button
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=56

Page 57: Quick shots, wash and wax
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=57

Page 58: Direzza ZI tires
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=58

Page 59: Oil change, Spoon N1 silencer, Spoon wing buff and polish, reservoir covers, interior cleanup
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=59

Page 60: MassTuning meet shots, Buddy Club N+ with adjustable arms
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=60

Page 61: HardParking Worcester Meet, replaced axleback gasket
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=61

Page 62: Alpine KCE-433iV iPod/iPhone cable
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Page 63: Sold Si wheels
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=63

Page 64: Honda parts order, front LCAs with ES bushings, replaced axles, steering rack guide screw adjustment
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=64

Page 65: Replaced cam holders, oil change, replaced axles
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=65

Page 66: WedsSport TC-05, ignition tune up
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=66

Page 67: Fuel system treatment, mounted Z1s, degreased engine bay, tightened front end fitment
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=67

Page 68: Machined Buddy Club rear mount spacers, installed N+ coilovers
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=68

Page 70: Refinished brakes, SHG summer meet
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=70

Page 71: HONE meet, SHG memorial day pics, washed/clayed/waxed
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=71

Page 72: Couple of nice shots
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Page 73: Oil change, wash, SHG meet
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=73

Page 74: Mounted winter tires (General Altimax Artic), Function and Form coilovers cleaned, headgasket replacement
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=74

Page 75: Honda parts order, headgasket replacement continued
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=75

Page 76: Headgasket fixed with full maintenance done, trip to NY to acquire many OEM parts
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=76

Page 77: New helmet, MemoryFab S68 buckets seats, SHG shifter console
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=77

Page 78: SHG valve cover, Spoon N1 silencer
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=78

Page 79: Removed exhaust shield, cluster lighting, Spoon Lugnuts, Spoon drain plug set, Russell stainless steel brake lines
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=79

Page 80: New brake parts acquired and installed, post winter detail, OEM parts order, changed distributor O-ring, ITR 22mm sway bar, DC2 full length radiator
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=80

Page 81: Garage clean up, steering rack replaced and power steering added, Direzza ZII tires
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=81

Page 82: WedsSport wheels mounted and test fitted, OEM parts order, PCV valve replaced
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=82

Page 83: Hardrace upper control arm bushings, refinished ITR strut bar, replaced axles, transmission fluid and oil change, trip to Watkins Glen for EasyE's track day, ASR subframe brace, Function7 LCAs, OEM optional center console, bodywork fixed, Motul RBF, ES shifter bushings, IACV cleaning, OEM parts order, SHG magnetic number boards, ITR sway bar install, Carbotech XP8 pads, track day at NJMP
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=83

Page 84: Engine swap and full maintenance, OEM JDM headlights, quick shots
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...638750&page=84

A.C. Slater

k20+rhd coming soon?

SHG_Claudio

These are the pictures from the ad.



When I brought it home:











The first thing I did was pull the spare tire and clean the the trunk up.
The day after I went to the junkyard and got me a handbrake cover, a hazard button that was in a lot better shape and windshield wiper nozzles+hoses. I also installed the new OEM shift boot that I got from Majestic Honda.



Then I cleaned the engine bay, you dont want to know what it looked like before!


Favorite picture:


Then winter quickly came along!



Took out the lip to install the hardware correctly.

Then the snow started melting...




Got a lower steering cover.
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Went and cleaned all my Si wheels inside and out!




The weather started getting better and then I got my sister's D700 and did a mini shoot!







Then I moved to a new place and started to put in work. I wanted to get the car back to stock form since I always liked the styling of stock Sis.

Bought an OEM steering wheel with airbag and cruise control buttons along with a clockspring, OEM axleback, traded my spoiler for an OEM one in teal and I painted that and threw it on, got new OEM mudguards, OEM corners and painted my OEM lip.
Note: I didn't use the clear.









At this point I had also done a bunch of misc. things like getting an o2 sensor, stripping green paint from seatbelt buckles (ricers lol), replacing blown fuses, get the seatbelt on sensor to work, got hoses and nozzles for the windshield washer to work since I didnt have those, put on zipties on the bumper since OEM hardware sucks and a bunch of other stuff I'm forgetting about.

Went and washed the car and then polished it. Also have window visors installed here.




The hood always had a bad fitment and it was really dumb looking. I met up with a fellow HT member and I got myself a Milano red hood and stripped that. Also got a set of 4 OEM Si 14'' steelies with hubcaps on winter tires along with the hood.







Got this as well.



This won't be a fast build as funds are low but it will always have updates and something going on. Thanks for reading and heres to good build!

HatchVX

looking good, other than the hood it looks like a pretty straight car.

SHG_Claudio

Yeah man, it's been the #1 thing I've wanted to change for the whole time after I got it ready for the road.At first I couldn't find a black hood since hatches and coupes are rare around here so nvm someone trying to sell it. Then I had to settle for someone selling it in a diferent color, found one in good condition and I got that.
So far I've been trying to strip it but it takes a lot of work and time. The top is stripped completely, then I'm doing underneath which will be a PITA because of the way it is underneath.
Washing it after all that, then sanding then primer and then off to the shop.




JDM corners right there...

Cleaned my wheels on the outside and the tires after that picture and stripped the hood even more.

I want to clean my FITV but the bolts are really stuck on there and won't come loose. Ive tried WD40 and now Im spraying PB blaster every day.

switchjv

its coming along, good luck with the hatchie.

SHG_Claudio

I took some pictures and they came out well. The hood is full of dry tree sap :-( but the hood won't be there for long Fixed my radio as well. Enjoy guys.

SHG_Claudio

Been working on the hood, wet sanded the top part with 80 grit sandpaper but still need to sand it more to remove all the primer but its bare metal for the most part. Then fine sand it with high grit sandpaper to make it smooth. I plan to send it off to paint on Tuesday hopefully. I have Monday and Tuesday off so hopefully I'll get it done.

civic3dr

Nice car, lots of potential, what are your future plans paint wise????

brewski

this is coming along pretty good. just member fast is slow and slow is fast. take your time and do everything the right way.

we have somen in comon tho:

$LiLPooky$

i love that hood! do you still have it?

z6htch

Hey man it looks like its coming along nicely.

BUT.. You don't need to strip the whole hood for it to be painted lol. Just feather all of the low spots and your set. Why do extra work?

SHG_Claudio

Thanks man. I'm really tight on money so as much as I would love to paint it, I can't afford it. I would like to respray it though but then I would also have to take care of the rust and its just too big and expensive a job. So for right now its simply my daily. However I do not plan on ever selling this car so it will get a respray at one point in time hopefully!


Yeah man, I'm really taking my time and doing things once and doing em right. So this won't be a quick build or anything. Good luck on your project!

Yeah man. I noticed my car accelerates a lot faster with this hood versus the OEM one lol. OEM is 32lbs so I believe this is right around 15lbs. Very light. I'd like to get rid of it though! I think OEM looks a lot nicer.

I suppose I dont need to strip all the primer but I do need to strip the Milano red. I worked on it more today, coming along slowly but its such a PITA I always put it off

Painted my wiper arms also a few days ago and the window trim.

$LiLPooky$

Would you want to sell it?

SHG_Claudio

While I would, theres a few problems. 1)Theres a ton of dry tree sap on it, that **** does not come off easy lol. So theres a bunch of white spots on the hood. 2) the holes for the bolt are a bit larger than the OEM bolts used for the OEM hood, so you'd have to retap the holes a bigger size and use bigger bolts. Finally, its not painted underneath either, so its white. The fitment isnt that great over the headlights but it can be fixed by re drilling the holes a bit farther up.

After all that if you still want it I guess we can work something out.

my95dc2

hey man, car is coming nicely, i think i posted on your nwp thread butt someday maybe we can get a photshoot in, im pretty close to you

SHG_Claudio

No doubt Mark, looking forward to it.

fernando.

Nice hatch, keep up the good work man!

Ej8_KiD

any updates man?

SHG_Claudio

I'm slacking lately. Painted my wiper arms and window trims recently. Im also polishing the rust off the lugnuts and thats about it. Haven't worked in a hood all week but I will soon.

Next up is shifter bushing and maybe some new wiper blades all around. Might get the car polished again.

Should be starting a new job soon so as soon as the money allows updates shall follow!

SHG_Claudio

Ordered a Skunk2 shift ****

SHG_Claudio

Winter plans:

-Get rubber washers for the steelies so that the hubcaps stay in.
-Switch the 99 Sis with the OEM 14'' steelies with hubcaps once it starts snowing.
-Acquire the necessary power steering components to install it back in.
-Investigate why cruise control doesn't work ( most likely the clutch interlock switch isnt hooked up).
-Polish header.
-Energy shifter bushings.
-Replace alternator belt as it has recently started squealing and squeaking at idle if its cold.
-Bleed coolant.
-Possibly bleed brakes as well.
-Get the hood painted.
-New hood release cable.

gabebauman

PM'd

SHG_Claudio

Threw on the 14'' Si steelies with hubcaps for the winter a little early since I got a flat tire Theres 2 big holes on the sidewall of the blown tire, must of been because it was old even though I did check tire pressure often and it was fine. Also worked on the hood, just some sanding left to do!

My alternator belt started squealing this week and today it must of gotten so stretched that it just sat there floating. Barely made it home, every component going dim/shutting down since the battery wasn't getting recharged.

PM'd you back.

joezjdm4dr