ekhatch978

more headaches with my swap and im thinking of selling if the problem is what i think it is. started the car for the 1st time sunday and it wouldnt stay on without pressing the gas, no idle at all. so today i figured out it was a problem with the iacv and i fixed it. the car idled perfectly and i was all happy. 2 minutes later i hear a "clank" and the car dies. i look in the oil cap and see the head is still drie FUCUIFDUFHKVCNBCKUJNBKLDCHCNBSLN mother fUCKDKSJSKBEKJR. car wont start now, tries to crakn and everything but its making an ugly metal on metal sound. worse case right now is that the cam seized cause oil wasnt circulating. if thats the case i might have to sell, i already had the head rebuilt and im not trying to pay to have it done again. im gonna take the valve cover off later and see if its really seized.
anyway heres what i got, honestly what would you pay

97 civic hatchback dx with 2000 front end
obd1 usdm b18c1 (had 110k on it) rebuilt head
b16 tranny with quaife LSD has 85k on it, lsd is brand new
aem fuel rail
aem fuel pressure reg
fuel pressure gauge
walbro fuel pump
dc 4-1 headers
unorthodox pulleys... crank p/s alt
aem cold air intake
edelbrock throttle body
skunk2 intake manifold
skunk2 cam gears
obd1 basemap p72 ecu with knock sensor and secondary o2 disabled
brand new distributor
brand new timing belt,water pump, thermostat, oil pan, oil pickup, starter, alternator and a bunch of other things, all factory purchased
innovative mount kit
full apexi n1 exaust brand new
full tein suspension kit brand new
megan racing strut bars all 4
integra rear disk brake conversion with cross drilled/slotted rotors, new ceramic pads all around
mishimoto aluminum radiator and slim fan
ngk irridium plugs and wires brand new

cosmetic ****... the body needs a small amount of work on both quarters, not alot at all seriously
has brand new front and rear bumpers, brand new fenders
jdm foglights
jdm amber side markers
mugen front lip
mugen side skirts
type r rear lip
carbon fiber spoon mirrors
carbon fiber spoon spoiler
carbon fiber grille
carbon fiber eyelids
SI gauge cluster with 85k, works perfectly

car only has a drivers seat right now, i had some leather but sold it, planned on getting racing seats
i removed the a/c , also removed the rear fram support beam for weight reduction. the interior panels are in good condition and the carpet is brand new.

how much can i seriously get for it if the head needs work?



Modified by ekhatch978 at 3:48 PM 6/14/2007

crx378

pics would help your question. i would say about $4000 since motor may be bad
on the other hand if you start parting out please keep me in mind.
aem fuel rail
aem fuel pressure reg
fuel pressure gauge
dc 4-1 headers
edelbrock throttle body
megan racing strut bars all 4
mishimoto aluminum radiator and slim fan

i would be interested in all this. i would take the trans too but not for shipping.

trapstar101

Sorry I can't really help you on a price but if you start parting out I would also be interested in some things.

ekhatch978

yea im just trying to get an idea so i can see what my options are. the car cost me $3,000 by itself. engine cost me $1500, lsd cost me $900, suspension $900, exaust $500 etc etc. the block is fine, i can hear it when i try to crank over, its just the head im worried about right now.

crx378

start parting it out!

trapstar101

I would take off the vc and see if it is the head. If I was you, I would rather fix it then just sell it because it seems like you have a lot of money into this car to just sell it like it is now. I think you would lose quite a bit of money by selling it not running with all of that **** on it.

Edit: If you wanted to just sell it I think you would make more parting it out.

ekhatch978

man thats gonna be a painful decision if i have to do it.i wouldnt be too upset if i could get like 5 g's for everything but 6 would be better. what i really got to figure out 1st is if the cams are seized and then figure out why the hell the oil wasnt reaching the head. im hoping i could blame it on the guy who did my head and have him fix it again for free but i doubt it.im leaning more toward a bad oil pu,p wich sucks


Modified by ekhatch978 at 4:10 PM 6/14/2007

after nine30

Ill give you 600 for your front end.. Seriously

trapstar101

Unless you wanted to sell it before it fucked up, I wouldn't just go and sell it now without at least spending some more time on trying to fix it or at least figure out what happened. If it was me I would regret selling it without trying to fix it. But I guess if you would rather not spend anymore time on trying to fix it, parting it out would be a lot of work too. Post it in the marketplace and see what people offer. And get pics if you can.

youngbucker19

u could prolly part it out and make 5 grand.....or more

ekhatch978

ill prolly just end up fixing it and keeping it, i got too much money and time into it. ide just have to wait a little while to fix the head. i was only thinking of selling to buy a new car

after nine30

then dont say u wanna sell yoo **** SUcKER

NOFX

I agree with trying to get it up and running. Right now it just won't sell for what it's worth because of the headaches.

If you really want to sell it and get cash back, part it. If you just want it off your back, just sell it for best offer.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by after nine30 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">then dont say u wanna sell yoo **** SUcKER</TD></TR></TABLE>
He never said he was selling anything.

If you believed he did, then you, sir, are the sucker.

ekhatch978

i took everything apart today.front cam is fine, rear cam is seized. not sure if the valves bent yet but i think im going to be ok because it looks like the oil squirters on the intake side were blocked wich caused the cam to sieze. if im correct then the sonofabitchs at the head shop are gonna fix it for free and replace my valves. i paid them good money to go over the whole head and this problem should have been taken care of. still sucks cause i should be driving my car right now but im trying to look on the bright side

trapstar101

That sucks dude. At least you should get it fixed for free, but it does blow to not be able to drive your car.