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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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I bought this 94 Eh hatch from the original owner for $350.00. it had 218'000 miles on the original D15 and smoked like a train. it was aztec green, typical rust on the quarters and all four corners were dented.
i started by replacing the tailights bumpers and quarter panels from a hatch i found at a junkyard. I also bought some vision corners and JDM foglights.

after the engine finally gave out I bought a 93 hatch on Ebay. It had a JDM B16A with LSD and lots of extras.
Avid racing motor mounts
koyo radiator
samco hoses
avid stage 2 axles
avid shift linkage
skunk2 short shifter
password jdm intake
tanabe racing medalion exhaust
blox high flow cat.
slotted rotors
aem pads

the car finally arrived and after some looking around, I found that the body was rusted to the point of no return. so i swapped everything into the hatch i already had.



R.I.P.

finally in!!!

I started to add a little something to the engine.
skunk2 intake mani.
Benen fuel rail
aeromotive FPR
MSD wires
Blox 72MM t.b.
flex-a-lite slim fan

I also polished the valve cover.

installed hella super tones

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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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I got a ITR valve cover on Ebay.

My attempt at low offset wheels.


Didnt like the look, even after installing the blox rear camber kit and the adjustable upper A arms.

ditched the Sportmaxs' bolted on a set EP wheels with skunk2 studs and lug nuts.

driving down the road one day and couldn't shift into second. throw out bearing gave out.
ordered a F1 lightweight flywheel and exedy clutch.



ordered some more stuff.
password JDM titanium shift ****
center console
typer boot

I drove 5 hrs to Denver and picked up a set of Password JDM front and rear bars for a good price.


more stuff!!!!
skunk2 dress up kit


you guessed it!!! more ****...
jdm visors
polished HX wheels
apexi vafc
jdm foglight switch
coinholder
nose mask
JDM parking pole
JDM flare holder

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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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found a lightweight Braille battery. so i made a battery tray and installed it under the right front bumper.



Installed

a set of doorpockets installed in the doorpanels and EK tweeters.


I came home with a six pack of beer one day and went crazy!!!!!!!

shaved the rad support. painted it milano red too


Why stop there?
shaved the engine bay.

how about a wire tuck and prop valve relocated too.

relocated the fuel filter.

finished with a benen rad. stay.



FINISHED????




NOPE!!!
I didn't like the way the lines came out so i decided to redo them all.
ordered some AN fittings and 3/16" hard line.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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i Didn't think was this hard to do these lines!!!


BEFORE


AFTER


some pics of the fuel lines.



Finished????

I decided to paint the whole car!!!!
I don't have a paint booth or a garage so i had to wait for good weather to paint it.





i bought a vision catch can and decided to run some breather lines. so i ordered some AN fittings and did a custom valve cover.







MORE TO COME...............
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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An earlier vid of some stuff i installed. a Mugen II wheel and NRG hub and quick release.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vBVgTA0A4
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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Awesome build so far man. Love the attention to detail on the engine bay so far
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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are you buildin that **** in the desert?!?!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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engine bay looks good. ncie work
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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nice work dude came out really nice, did you shave your bay and redo the brake lines with the engine still in?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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nice work man
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Road-Pirate
Awesome build so far man. Love the attention to detail on the engine bay so far
thanks alot man.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by GYChris
are you buildin that **** in the desert?!?!
technically yes i live in the desert, but i just have my home outside of town.

Originally Posted by Js-TM
engine bay looks good. ncie work
thanks alot, i've busted my *** doing this project.

Originally Posted by deemee
nice work dude came out really nice, did you shave your bay and redo the brake lines with the engine still in?
yes, i did everything in the bay with the engine still in. i just removed some of the parts that were in the way.

Originally Posted by JDM JEFFREY
nice work man
thanks bro!
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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hella hard. good job, man.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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crap man i just got done cleanin up a bunch of stuff in my bay and it still looks like poo. yours looks awsome!!
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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wooooooooooooow!
you are my hero lol
very nice build tho. got any tips for someone whos new to the whole honda scene. cuz im about to buy a project car and dont no much about what im doin.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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Default Re: My "Do It Yourself" EG build.

Originally Posted by jasoncanseeoh
hella hard. good job, man.
thanks, i think the bay will be finished this weekend.

Originally Posted by DCRB
crap man i just got done cleanin up a bunch of stuff in my bay and it still looks like poo. yours looks awsome!!
LOL, thanks

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wooooooooooooow!
you are my hero lol
very nice build tho. got any tips for someone whos new to the whole honda scene. cuz im about to buy a project car and dont no much about what im doin.
when i first started a while back i didn't know much about it. but i got tired of being screwed by shady mechanics and people that couldn't keep their word. so i started doing all the work myself. If anything went wrong, all i had was myself to blame. Plus i could take my time and do it right. i guess if i had any tips, choose a cheap car that you can work on that isn't a daily driver. just to practice your skills on. get some model specific automotive manuals. and just go for it, all you need to do is practice.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:05 AM
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damn **** looks really good...
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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Default Re: My "Do It Yourself" EG build.

a pic of the Blox lower control arms and Skunk2 lower reinforcement bar.

i also decided to redo the engine harness, i went to Harbor freight and picked up a bunch of heat shrink tubing.

SPAGHETTI!!


I used a donor harness to keep all the color coding intact.

finished!!!

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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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good idea with the donor harness...
thats what I am doing when my block gets back from the shop...
I really love that valve cover btw
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 11:33 AM
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when i first started a while back i didn't know much about it. but i got tired of being screwed by shady mechanics and people that couldn't keep their word. so i started doing all the work myself. If anything went wrong, all i had was myself to blame. Plus i could take my time and do it right. i guess if i had any tips, choose a cheap car that you can work on that isn't a daily driver. just to practice your skills on. get some model specific automotive manuals. and just go for it, all you need to do is practice.
hey thanks, most people wont be cool about it.. i appreciate it man
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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yup! thats exactly how i started..
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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omfg subscribed! nice car.... love the valve cover.
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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thats crazy you did all that with the motor still in. props to you. just throw some better wheels on and that thing will be sick

g/l man
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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cool keep up the good work
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Old Jul 16, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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if you unplug the yellow set of wires on the back of the cluster the srs light will go off

nice whip
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