ian1006

I had a 83 S for a while and dreamed of doing exactly what you are doing, minus the GSR but rather a B16. Looks like an amazing car even before you started into it. Keep up the good work!

NW Classic Honda

I would have made those motor mount brackets a little more beefy with that turbo setup. Looks great though!

Onimuno

looks sick man, keep up the good work.

ic

I'm not too worried about the mount brackets. That's 1/8" plate fully welded as opposed to the stock mounts which are just stamped sheet steel tack welded to the frame.

Thanks for all the comments everyone.

More to come.

billboard

yessss, im in....

thegreatdane

Nice work mate! Are you trying to reinforce the frontend with those supports behind the fenders? I can only see them being attached to the A pillars though.

ic

yes. They lay flat against the chassis behind the shock towers and they are welded in place. It's hard to see the weld in the pics. I figured while I'm cutting and welding, I may as well beef up some things. I don't know entirely how effective it will be, but it certainly won't hurt.

KILLAB17VTEC

wow..good sh*t.

Joseph Davis

I think the turbo is going to result in the car turning into a bit of a cruise missile, but 3 psi wastegate spring + boost controller should let you have your cake and eat it, too.

Very well played, sir.

falcongsr

should have sent...a poet...

Bense

welfarepc

great project and props for doing it yourself. too many rich and stupid people in the world today.

thehatchninja

that is a nice looking car, unique build.

patotas

looks sick, i wish i had the time/skills to do something like this...

leed

I don't know if you're on the west side of the mountains or if you're planning on tuning it yourself, but I'd love to offer my services on this one. Would love to check it out and help you get it tuned.

Dave Lee

weiRtech

sweet.

civicegsick

wow nice man!! i wish i knew how to fab. ****

ic

Wow

Thanks for all of the comments! Sorry for no updates in a while. Been working hard on her and will be doing more updates very soon!

Dave - I am in fact in western wa. and would love to get an experienced tuner to help on this. The car should be running very soon. Let's keep in touch.

-Mike

sigsr01

Interesting...

Will the weld be strong enough to handle? I attempt-finished this on the same year model hatch and all mount broke off. I am not proud of it and not posting it.

I just don't understand why it does not work on my hatch. Pist off-after strip it down-painted-reassemble-then fail.

I will do another attempt after yours. gl .

ic

Sorry to hear that!
I'm pretty confident in the mounts, the plate is pretty thick, the mounts go clear through the frame and they are welded inside and out, but maybe I should go back and truss them just to be on the safe side.
I would be really disappointed if the motor fell out and ruined the car after I've put about 400+ hours into this thing!

Thanks for sharing some of your experience.

-Mike

hatcht9x

wow. The hard work shows. great build man! Love the valve cover paint too!

s2krunners

nice work

slowsinglecam

Sick

low13da9

bump for pics

kentwat

Great job. Looking forward to seeing the video!!