My First Honda Project - Honda-Tech

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 06:55 PM

I'm pretty new to honda-tech and the Honda scene and I thought I'd post my new project. I bought this eg shell last Thursday for $1350. It is a 92 dx. It's in pretty decent shape but it does need a lot of work. I have pretty much worked on it non stop this past weekend. I ordered my motor on Monday from hmotorsonline and it should be here late next week. It's a b16a. Right now I'm getting the bay ready for putting the motor in and doing a minor tuck. I am also going to be painting the bay. Here's some pics. LMK what you guys think. I'm also open for any suggestions.

A few of the exterior of the car

It has a little rust but I should be able to sand it out

I'm painting the interior black. It's actually turning out pretty good and it's pretty easy.

Some more pics.

I have a couple questions too

Does anyone know what seats these are from?

And if i drilled a hole through either of these places in the firewall, would wiring the engine harness through this hole work?

slodel · 03-28-2007, 06:59 PM

300 hundred tops for that thing

92ehatch · 03-28-2007, 07:00 PM

seats appear to be from a 96-98 civic.

but man whoever sold you that ripped you a new one.

i wouldnt give 300 for that hting

confusion · 03-28-2007, 07:01 PM

what are you using to spray the interior pieces

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 07:04 PM

It had a complete body, I just took everything off. I'm using Duplicolor fabric and vinyl paint for the interior.

Formula · 03-28-2007, 07:07 PM

So far you seem to be on the right track with the build, but the $1350 you paid for the shell seems to be way overpriced.

Good luck with the build though.

tbuck4224 · 03-28-2007, 07:08 PM

Sell you my BC Rear bumper R34 Front Bumper and Z3 Fenders for $500 shipped all ready to mount with all the hardware for it if you'd like lol I want to go stock parts for mine. Check it out heres the link. http://rides.webshots.com/album/558360089NJfLjI

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 07:10 PM

I know I probably did pay a little more than I should have but I was kind of desperate and there aren't too many shells around here in ND and MN. It was about in the same price range as all of the other shells I have seen for sale in the past couple months. The paint wasn't a big deal to me either because I was gonna be painting it no matter what. Thanks for the comments tho.

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 07:13 PM

I was reading ur post earlier about ur car and I was thinking that you needed to go stock too. lol. Thanks for the offer but i already have all of the exterior parts. I just took them off for sanding, painting, and wiring in the front.

tbuck4224 · 03-28-2007, 07:16 PM

Thats what i figured but worth a shot. Keep in contact seems like we got alot of the same work to do.

crispy93 · 03-28-2007, 07:17 PM

ya i really dont think id pay more than 200 bucks for that thing...i dont even think id really buy that thing. and im pretty desperate right now.

chadalac1712 · 03-28-2007, 07:20 PM

hope everything goes good for you. cars gonna be quick with a b16a in it

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 07:21 PM

would you guys really only pay that much? It had a complete exterior most of the interior and dash. I have been looking for a shell around here for about 2 months and this has been around the price range of most of the other shells i was seeing on here. Other than that, I'm glad you decided to go stock tho TBuck. I want to see how urs turns out too.

EJsKaTee1 · 03-28-2007, 07:23 PM

too much work dude i wouldnt even touch that

kaoss_11 · 03-28-2007, 07:25 PM

I think you short changed yourself on the slow16 but you have to start somewhere. I am sure you already realized you paid too much but shit happens. Have fun and make sure do all the prep work and motor work right the first time so you wont have to do it again. Oh!! and research parts and shop around. Good luck.

tbuck4224 · 03-28-2007, 07:26 PM

work done right = feel good moment at the end of the day with the right brew in your hand which makes any man happy... thats how i think of tough work but still respect those who dont want to do it cuz half the time that feel good moment doesnt come for a verrryyyy long time lol

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 07:29 PM

I know i have a lot of work but i really do enjoy doing this. I would have rather bought something that needed some work rather than something that was already built.

kaoss_11 · 03-28-2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by trapstar101

I know i have a lot of work but i really do enjoy doing this. I would have rather bought something that needed some work rather than something that was already built.

Yeah its always like that on the first one and then next time your like" Fuk that I want some shit already swapped" then add your own touch.

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 07:44 PM

Lol im sure i will probably be like that when this is all done. I guess I just wanted to go through this so I could say I did it.

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 09:11 PM

Just a little update of what i just got done. I was working on the wiring harness that goes out of the passenger side. I undid all of the flex tubing that was on already and spaced out the wires a little more so i wouldn't have to extend them as much. The wires that are going to the engine harness fit really well, i just need to drill the hole in the lower, center part of the firewall. I am putting the fusebox in the glove compartment and the wires that go to it fit well under where it will be. I also got the wires for the headlight, corners, etc. to go along the fender. I think they will work where they are but i still need to check to make sure and mount them. They also may need to be extended, but i got a little extra distance by recovering them. Here is what it looks like, its kind of hard to tell exactly how it looks but you get the idea.

Wires for the fusebox

Wires for the engine harness

Headlight wires along fender

This is also the first time I have really messed with wiring and I was wondering about a couple wires that plug into the engine harness. The orange and blue wires are thicker wires and there are 4 wires connected to the orange and 2 connected to the blue. They were each wrapped in electrical tape and I am not sure if this is how it's supposed to be. Here are some pics. Sorry they are pretty blurry but you can pretty much see what i mean.

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JShull · 03-28-2007, 09:25 PM

I thought that was my car for a second haha. Mine is in the same shape right now with it all apart in my garage.

$1350 does seem a bit steep for a shell with no motor in that shape.

I'm tucking my wires this week too.

Looks like a ton of fun though. Good luck with it.

trapstar101 · 03-28-2007, 10:27 PM

thanks jshull. good luck with urs too

trapstar101 · 04-01-2007, 06:09 PM

I worked quite a bit this weekend and got the wiring just about all finished.

Passenger side fender.

The only wires i had to extend on this side was the headlight wires.

Driver side fender

The only wires i had to extend were the ones for the brake master cylinder.

I'm going to run the wires for the wiper motor through the same hole as the brake cylinder wires are when I put in the motor so it wont stay like this.

Interior pics.

The wires for the engine harness on the driver's side are going to be tun through the same hole as they were before but not mounted in the same place. I am not sure exactly how i am going to do this until i get the motor in.

Bay pics.

This week I am going to be getting the bay ready for paint. The motor should be here on Thursday or Friday and I am going to start putting it in on Tuesday at school. Before I bring it to school I am going to try to have at least the dash painted if not the whole interior and all put back in the car. After I get the motor in I will be doing the body work and then getting it painted. I will update as soon as I make decent progress again. Let me know how I am doing or give me any suggestions.

tampajason · 04-01-2007, 06:17 PM

Looks like you're on the right track. When I first saw the pics I was thinking that you did pay too much for the shell, but then I read you're in MN/ND. For a 92, there is minimal rust on it so you lucked out there. A bit of sandblasting on the suspension components, some sanding, primer, paint, it'll look great.

03-28-2007, 06:55 PM	#1
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	My First Honda Project I'm pretty new to honda-tech and the Honda scene and I thought I'd post my new project. I bought this eg shell last Thursday for $1350. It is a 92 dx. It's in pretty decent shape but it does need a lot of work. I have pretty much worked on it non stop this past weekend. I ordered my motor on Monday from hmotorsonline and it should be here late next week. It's a b16a. Right now I'm getting the bay ready for putting the motor in and doing a minor tuck. I am also going to be painting the bay. Here's some pics. LMK what you guys think. I'm also open for any suggestions. A few of the exterior of the car It has a little rust but I should be able to sand it out I'm painting the interior black. It's actually turning out pretty good and it's pretty easy. Some more pics. I have a couple questions too Does anyone know what seats these are from? And if i drilled a hole through either of these places in the firewall, would wiring the engine harness through this hole work?

03-28-2007, 06:59 PM	#2
slodel Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minnesota, United States Posts: 1,087	Re: My First Honda Project (trapstar101) 300 hundred tops for that thing __________________ Sleep Medicine Student Student Sleep Association-President

03-28-2007, 07:00 PM	#3
92ehatch Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Asheville, NC, USA Posts: 2,937	Re: My First Honda Project (trapstar101) seats appear to be from a 96-98 civic. but man whoever sold you that ripped you a new one. i wouldnt give 300 for that hting __________________ My derice/build thread http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/1732946 AIM- Im Teh KMART MYSPACE- http://www.myspace.com/92ehatch

03-28-2007, 07:01 PM	#4
confusion Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The 909, USA Posts: 585	Re: My First Honda Project (trapstar101) what are you using to spray the interior pieces

03-28-2007, 07:04 PM	#5
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: My First Honda Project (confusion) It had a complete body, I just took everything off. I'm using Duplicolor fabric and vinyl paint for the interior.

03-28-2007, 07:07 PM	#6
Formula Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mugen Town, GA Posts: 2,023	Re: My First Honda Project (trapstar101) So far you seem to be on the right track with the build, but the $1350 you paid for the shell seems to be way overpriced. Good luck with the build though. __________________ ^Parts for sale^ http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2323307 Mugen 無限 Equipped \| BENEN Equipped *Official Benen Ind. Whore Extraordinaire #3 <FONT COLOR="blue">OUT OF RETIREMENT</FONT>* http://images.honda-tech.com/set1/smile/emwink.gif

03-28-2007, 07:08 PM	#7
tbuck4224 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Milford, MA, United States Posts: 46	Sell you my BC Rear bumper R34 Front Bumper and Z3 Fenders for $500 shipped all ready to mount with all the hardware for it if you'd like lol I want to go stock parts for mine. Check it out heres the link. http://rides.webshots.com/album/558360089NJfLjI

03-28-2007, 07:10 PM	#8
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: My First Honda Project (Formula94) I know I probably did pay a little more than I should have but I was kind of desperate and there aren't too many shells around here in ND and MN. It was about in the same price range as all of the other shells I have seen for sale in the past couple months. The paint wasn't a big deal to me either because I was gonna be painting it no matter what. Thanks for the comments tho. __________________ My Build Thread http://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1936938

03-28-2007, 07:13 PM	#9
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: My First Honda Project (trapstar101) I was reading ur post earlier about ur car and I was thinking that you needed to go stock too. lol. Thanks for the offer but i already have all of the exterior parts. I just took them off for sanding, painting, and wiring in the front. __________________ My Build Thread http://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1936938

03-28-2007, 07:16 PM	#10
tbuck4224 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Milford, MA, United States Posts: 46	Thats what i figured but worth a shot. Keep in contact seems like we got alot of the same work to do.

03-28-2007, 07:17 PM	#11
crispy93 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 1,602	ya i really dont think id pay more than 200 bucks for that thing...i dont even think id really buy that thing. and im pretty desperate right now. __________________ 1990 R-72P DB1 [ Canon Rebel XSi \| Canon EFS 18-55mm f/3.5 \| Canon EFS 55-250mm f/5.6 ]

03-28-2007, 07:20 PM	#12
chadalac1712 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: gboro, nC Posts: 674	hope everything goes good for you. cars gonna be quick with a b16a in it

03-28-2007, 07:21 PM	#13
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: (crispy93) would you guys really only pay that much? It had a complete exterior most of the interior and dash. I have been looking for a shell around here for about 2 months and this has been around the price range of most of the other shells i was seeing on here. Other than that, I'm glad you decided to go stock tho TBuck. I want to see how urs turns out too.

03-28-2007, 07:23 PM	#14
EJsKaTee1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Beach Posts: 364	Re: My First Honda Project (trapstar101) too much work dude i wouldnt even touch that

03-28-2007, 07:25 PM	#15
kaoss_11 B A N N E D Join Date: May 2004 Location: DETROIT DA DIRTY D, MI, US Posts: 6,141	I think you short changed yourself on the slow16 but you have to start somewhere. I am sure you already realized you paid too much but shit happens. Have fun and make sure do all the prep work and motor work right the first time so you wont have to do it again. Oh!! and research parts and shop around. Good luck.

03-28-2007, 07:26 PM	#16
tbuck4224 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Milford, MA, United States Posts: 46	work done right = feel good moment at the end of the day with the right brew in your hand which makes any man happy... thats how i think of tough work but still respect those who dont want to do it cuz half the time that feel good moment doesnt come for a verrryyyy long time lol

03-28-2007, 07:29 PM	#17
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: (tbuck4224) I know i have a lot of work but i really do enjoy doing this. I would have rather bought something that needed some work rather than something that was already built.

03-28-2007, 07:44 PM	#19
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: (kaoss_11) Lol im sure i will probably be like that when this is all done. I guess I just wanted to go through this so I could say I did it.

03-28-2007, 09:11 PM	#20
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: (trapstar101) Just a little update of what i just got done. I was working on the wiring harness that goes out of the passenger side. I undid all of the flex tubing that was on already and spaced out the wires a little more so i wouldn't have to extend them as much. The wires that are going to the engine harness fit really well, i just need to drill the hole in the lower, center part of the firewall. I am putting the fusebox in the glove compartment and the wires that go to it fit well under where it will be. I also got the wires for the headlight, corners, etc. to go along the fender. I think they will work where they are but i still need to check to make sure and mount them. They also may need to be extended, but i got a little extra distance by recovering them. Here is what it looks like, its kind of hard to tell exactly how it looks but you get the idea. Wires for the fusebox Wires for the engine harness Headlight wires along fender This is also the first time I have really messed with wiring and I was wondering about a couple wires that plug into the engine harness. The orange and blue wires are thicker wires and there are 4 wires connected to the orange and 2 connected to the blue. They were each wrapped in electrical tape and I am not sure if this is how it's supposed to be. Here are some pics. Sorry they are pretty blurry but you can pretty much see what i mean. [IMG] http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...2.jpg[/IMG]

03-28-2007, 09:25 PM	#21
JShull Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cookevegas, TN, USA Posts: 425	I thought that was my car for a second haha. Mine is in the same shape right now with it all apart in my garage. $1350 does seem a bit steep for a shell with no motor in that shape. I'm tucking my wires this week too. Looks like a ton of fun though. Good luck with it.

03-28-2007, 10:27 PM	#22
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: (JShull) thanks jshull. good luck with urs too

04-01-2007, 06:09 PM	#23
trapstar101 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 128	Re: (trapstar101) I worked quite a bit this weekend and got the wiring just about all finished. Passenger side fender. The only wires i had to extend on this side was the headlight wires. Driver side fender The only wires i had to extend were the ones for the brake master cylinder. I'm going to run the wires for the wiper motor through the same hole as the brake cylinder wires are when I put in the motor so it wont stay like this. Interior pics. The wires for the engine harness on the driver's side are going to be tun through the same hole as they were before but not mounted in the same place. I am not sure exactly how i am going to do this until i get the motor in. Bay pics. This week I am going to be getting the bay ready for paint. The motor should be here on Thursday or Friday and I am going to start putting it in on Tuesday at school. Before I bring it to school I am going to try to have at least the dash painted if not the whole interior and all put back in the car. After I get the motor in I will be doing the body work and then getting it painted. I will update as soon as I make decent progress again. Let me know how I am doing or give me any suggestions. __________________ My Build Thread http://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1936938

04-01-2007, 06:17 PM	#24
tampajason Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, FL, USA Posts: 116	Looks like you're on the right track. When I first saw the pics I was thinking that you did pay too much for the shell, but then I read you're in MN/ND. For a 92, there is minimal rust on it so you lucked out there. A bit of sandblasting on the suspension components, some sanding, primer, paint, it'll look great. __________________ <FONT SIZE="1">\|\| 1995 del Sol - Project Jenna B18C5<FONT COLOR="red">R</FONT> 2.0 liter "turbo killer" \|\| <FONT COLOR="green">Tein </FONT>\|\| TODA \|\| Quaife \|\| \|\| Falken \|\| Greddy \|\| Weisco \|\| Carrillo \|\| ARP \|\| TCS \|\| KMS \|\| Energy Suspension \|\| \|\| DC Sports \|\| Password:JDM \|\| Fidanza \|\| Skunk2 \|\| TWM ITB's \|\|<FONT COLOR="red"> Constant Evolution</FONT> Jason, Tampa, FL 813.508.5799 / jason@teamsolfl.com</FONT>