my 1980 Civic Turbo GSR swap... updated
06-22-2010, 03:33 PM
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One of my friends has a Z600 that if I could I would swap in a d15b.....
I love ol'skoo Honda...... :heart:
I love ol'skoo Honda...... :heart:
06-23-2010, 12:56 PM
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wow this is great! awesome work man!...i realllllly want to pick up an old 70's 80's civic now 
keep the updates comin!
keep the updates comin!
02-14-2011, 05:23 AM
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I will vouch that Mikes car is amazing. Seen it in person awhile ago downtown and I had to get him to stop so I can look at the thing. It's purely amazing and incredibly fast as well. Mike is a cool dude. Not very often, if at all, do you get to see an old school civic with a front mount poking out 
Mike, if you remember you meet me down on State Ave. I was driving the blue 91 Civic hatch and we sat there for a good while bullshittin about our cars. I've got to see this thing again!!
Mike, if you remember you meet me down on State Ave. I was driving the blue 91 Civic hatch and we sat there for a good while bullshittin about our cars. I've got to see this thing again!!
03-16-2011, 10:27 PM
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hey its nice to see another cvcc with this swap.
give you a heads up with the axles they wont last with welding then trust me first hand.. but ill give ya a cheat for chrome axles for cheep. ok first dutchman in portland does splines for cheep each end i think was 25.00$ and the chrome shafts get from a comp. that makes hydraulics for cats theres a place in salem that has cheep 5240 chrome shafts that can be cut to your specs. each shaft was 30.00 $
stock axles with b16 turbo
and make track bars to stop wheel hop and torque steer with that B its ganna need it
give you a heads up with the axles they wont last with welding then trust me first hand.. but ill give ya a cheat for chrome axles for cheep. ok first dutchman in portland does splines for cheep each end i think was 25.00$ and the chrome shafts get from a comp. that makes hydraulics for cats theres a place in salem that has cheep 5240 chrome shafts that can be cut to your specs. each shaft was 30.00 $
stock axles with b16 turbo
and make track bars to stop wheel hop and torque steer with that B its ganna need it
03-16-2011, 10:31 PM
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the frame mounts look great bud expect an easy easy!! 11 sec time with this setup if tuned right it will hit mid 10's. that i am sure of.. have fun be safe with it its nuts!!!!
03-16-2011, 10:37 PM
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hey its nice to see another cvcc with this swap.
give you a heads up with the axles they wont last with welding then trust me first hand.. but ill give ya a cheat for chrome axles for cheep. ok first dutchman in portland does splines for cheep each end i think was 25.00$ and the chrome shafts get from a comp. that makes hydraulics for cats theres a place in salem that has cheep 5240 chrome shafts that can be cut to your specs. each shaft was 30.00 $
stock axles with b16 turbo
and make track bars to stop wheel hop and torque steer with that B its ganna need it
give you a heads up with the axles they wont last with welding then trust me first hand.. but ill give ya a cheat for chrome axles for cheep. ok first dutchman in portland does splines for cheep each end i think was 25.00$ and the chrome shafts get from a comp. that makes hydraulics for cats theres a place in salem that has cheep 5240 chrome shafts that can be cut to your specs. each shaft was 30.00 $
stock axles with b16 turbo
and make track bars to stop wheel hop and torque steer with that B its ganna need it
10-15-2011, 09:39 PM
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umm,
ok.
almost 2 yrs since update. lol.
She's been through a lot of work after I got her on the road.
yeeeeah... those axles were problematic. lol. Having some zoot ones made as I type this. Hopefully they will hold up, but I don't pound on her too hard, chassis just wasn't quite designed for these power levels.
ok.
almost 2 yrs since update. lol.
She's been through a lot of work after I got her on the road.
yeeeeah... those axles were problematic. lol. Having some zoot ones made as I type this. Hopefully they will hold up, but I don't pound on her too hard, chassis just wasn't quite designed for these power levels.
Last edited by ic; 10-16-2011 at 11:07 AM.
10-15-2011, 09:56 PM
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hey its nice to see another cvcc with this swap.
give you a heads up with the axles they wont last with welding then trust me first hand.. but ill give ya a cheat for chrome axles for cheep. ok first dutchman in portland does splines for cheep each end i think was 25.00$ and the chrome shafts get from a comp. that makes hydraulics for cats theres a place in salem that has cheep 5240 chrome shafts that can be cut to your specs. each shaft was 30.00 $
give you a heads up with the axles they wont last with welding then trust me first hand.. but ill give ya a cheat for chrome axles for cheep. ok first dutchman in portland does splines for cheep each end i think was 25.00$ and the chrome shafts get from a comp. that makes hydraulics for cats theres a place in salem that has cheep 5240 chrome shafts that can be cut to your specs. each shaft was 30.00 $
thanks for the info on the axle setup. I've got new axle setup going in now, they should be HD enough. (hope)
I milled some poly bushings for the oem sway/track bar. OMG what a difference that made. Car was 1000% more stable afterwords.
...apparently I don't have any pics of that tho...
88-91 CRX front LCA bushings work for the 1980 front LCA inner bushings (drop in replacement)
I used the same bushings to mill the upgrades for the crappy sway bar too.
oh yeah. the addco sway bar is an absolute must as well.
10-15-2011, 10:05 PM
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you can see a little more of the piping.
here I was completely redoing the downpipe, with full block bracing just like factory. will try to get some detail pics.
here I found and fit an 1st gen CRX lip. fits perffect. just needs a little trim at the wheel arches.
you can see the finished lip in the earlier post.
here I was completely redoing the downpipe, with full block bracing just like factory. will try to get some detail pics.
here I found and fit an 1st gen CRX lip. fits perffect. just needs a little trim at the wheel arches.
you can see the finished lip in the earlier post.
10-16-2011, 04:50 PM
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