gsrhatch2356

Well lets start off with the car, its a 1995 honda civic hatchback cx. I originally got it out of OK for 800 bucks, little did I know at the time that it had been flooded so threw the years I have cleaned layers of dirt out of the interior from the flood. well After i graduated I got the turbo setup and put 305whp and 245ftlbs down, which was sweet but I am still driving a P.O.S., its so depressing and after a while my head started ticking a little not really unexpected who knows how many miles where on that motor when I got it 3 years ago. First I was just going to pull the head and get it p&p and springs, retainers, yadayadayada but another build thread on here inspired me to go ahead and tear down and start the full build paint, body work, rebuild motor, and a turbo with a little bit heavier trim like .60 or .70. ultimate goal is just 400whp, I am not trying to have a ridiculous amount of power when I just want to daily drive it so anyway here are some pics and this could be a long build but it will be done right so its worth it and besides I convinced my wife to get me a rhd eg in the spring for dd for now.





thanks for looking and I will post new pics as is goes. and if anybody is feelin froggy then go ahead and bash if you want but know I didnt post for opinions just thought I may post my struggles along the way.

z6htch

Nice, I wish my hatch looked half as good and I wanna get my turbo build going again

jdmeg6118

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Dann6968

You convinced your wife to buy you a car? Sweet.

Looking forward to updates.

iamthefollower

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Yea really lol.. and it's RHD lol.. I like the primer lol, i had a primered black coupe and my buddy had a primered black hatch lol.. Everybody here is primering there cars now .. just going to keep my paint job on my Hatch for now lol.. Can't wait for the updates man..

gsrhatch2356

Yea the primer thing is the whole reason I am doing this cause you never really can get all the body work done doing it a little at a time or little here and there. so hopefully it being down will give me a new boost of urge to get it done real quick and get it painted! yea the rhd civic had to be approved by upper managment or else my a$$ would be on the coach!!!

sintype

good luck with the build.

davefromPA

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AMEN to upper management!! Im looking for a del sol for my upper management

EJ8freek

Good luck. Just to let you know there's a build thread.

kp

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wait...what?

alphalanos

Nice man. I wish I was in the postion to do a motor build.

turbojdmhatch

GL with build...those wheels arent the wheels you always have on the hatch are they? im just not liking them too much goin on with them

turbojdmhatch

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wait...what?</TD></TR></TABLE> go visit the F/I forum haha see what he means by "rediculous amount of power"

gsrhatch2356

Yea I guess 400whp is alot comparative but in the big picture its still daily drivable without alot of problems so. I gues in my mind a ridiculous amount would be 600+, even 500 is starting to bend the line a little.

gsrhatch2356

Yea I have rocked the wheels for a minute now, I am kinda of a flashy rims kind of guy. I used to rock some 18"s on a ek. I know there not the best in the world but originally I had some nice wheels but went to go change lanes behind a 18 wheeller and bam!! hit a 4x4 piece of wood. pretty much took care of that set and went in to get new ones and they were messed up and had to settle cause I just wanted some black wheels with a polished lip but got a little pushed around by discount (they tried to screw me) anyway its fine, I got to get some new wheels anyway I am trying to get a wider tire and will need to get a diffrent offset to make sure that they fit properly.

iamthefollower

lol, i've rocked some 17" wheels and such before lol, I always end up with 14" steelies on my car though lol.. I am looking to get some of the newer honda oem wheels that come out on like the 03's ..(dunno what they are called) or I want some Si's, Fat Fives, Or Slant 6's..

gsrhatch2356

my home boy rocks some 02-05 si wheels painted black, I think they look pretty sweet

iamthefollower

Yeah those 02-05 si wheels were what I was wanting.. I think they would bring out my hatch..

96ex_white

wo wo wo. hold on a sec did he say 400whp for a daily driver!!!!!!

Koopa Troopa

Those mirrors, are they OEM or aftermarket?

Sleep2

dam dude i wish i had the money to have a project car....

im just struggling to get by

gsrhatch2356

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I know there is alot of people out there with swaps and used to 140whp but there is so much more and yes 400 is alot but not at the same time. I am just talking about a conservitave build nothing to crazy that could make 6-800 hp. once you get a turbo on your swap you will realize what a f'in grocery getter it used to be. I never forget watchin a video of me going down the track and with just a stock gsr swap. I ran a 9.5 in the 1\8th but damn it looked like I was going like 40mph down the track.

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no they are cheap spoon mirrors. a waste of money.