Mike Diaz

I bought this 95 EG hatch for $250 from a friend who pretty much destroyed it. The interior was nice enough for me to go ahead and fix the quarter panels, and fix the car right.

It's a stock B18B1/5 speed swap from a 95 Integra. It's a good base drivetrain for this car, but I want more. I wanted to make sure the rest of the car was going to be good before spending a ton of money on engine mods.

Here's how I spent my money so far

bought 1995 Civic CX $250
Sold 8 valve drivetrain -$200
Sold old wheels and tires -$120
Sold old fenders -$10
Sold old front bumper -$30
Sold old headlights -$30
Sold Computer -$25

Total made on car purchase $165


Bought Integra $400
Removed drivetrain, computer, shifter linkage, and wheels, installed old crappy steel wheels and sold the car to a kid in Cleveland for $450 minus $20 for gas.

Total made on Integra purchase $30

At this point, I'm $195 ahead. I bought a full set of energy suspension polyurethane bushings and solid engine mount inserts for $130. I'm still $65 ahead. I spent $90 on rear wheel arches, and now I'm in the hole $25.

Total in car at this point $25
Good used 205-50-15 tires $100
KYB Shocks and Intrax springs - used $80
Lower H Frame brace - used $20
Upper shock tower bar - used $free
1 quart of white sealer and activator $30
1 quart of white base coat $50
1 quart of pearl white mid coat $109
2 quarts of clear coat $50
New hood $80
New front bumper cover $37
New front fenders $70
Body filler $40
core support $40
Integra front spindles with 10.5" brakes $120
New front rotors and Wagner pads $60
New rear drums, shoes and hardware $60
Stainless Steel exhaust with Ractive Header - $110
Short ram intake - $15
new windshield $150
aftermarket mirrors $20
bumper absorber $20
rear bumper $25


Total is about $1325, give or take a few dollars


Video is up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCwQp6JgmB8

Had to cut the radiator support off and straighten the rails out


Welded the new support on


My buddy Adam cutting out the rear quarters


New quarters welded on


Ready for paint


paint and assembly done, I still had to install the springs and shocks at this point


This is how it sits now


And this is my on the local AutoX track





The car runs great, but it does need some more power. Help me decide on some new mods. I can pick up an Edelbrock intake and a ported head with Stainless valves, new springs, and valve job for $400, but I'm still undecided on a good way to tune it.

Should I just buy a B18C head, and have my P75 with a Vtec controller?

Any suggestions are helpful. I'm willing to spend $800-1000 on mods.

Mike Diaz

BTW, the exhaust is being replaced with a stock axle-back muffler, and I'm installing a manual dump up front for racing. That exhaust is waaay too loud.

Smarg

Way to pinch the pennies! That's one heck of a car for the money. Good job on it.

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Resize the pics please.

jdmhondas4life

CLEAN!!!!!!!!! nice work

Mike Diaz

I'll resize the pics tonight, any advice for my next mods?