94c1v1cex

alright guys i bought my cousin's ej1 it was wrecked n i decided tht i needed a project so over the past month i've been stripping the rear end down and doing body work

the body work is almost done (have pics up soon hopefully, broke camera) n i want to turbo the d eventually but what else should i do? i mean to prep for turbo and get some more speed before i turbo it?

(car when i bought it)


(car stripped and ready for body work)


(front of car, skirts are off tho)


the current mods are:
new d16z6 swap (threw rod in old one)
act stage 2 clutch & pressure plate
apexi n1 exhaust
dc sports intake manifold
dc sports short ram intake
dc sports intake manifold
strut tower bar
front and rear coilovers
tokico shocks
aem cam gears
16" enkei rims

whats next guys?




Modified by 94c1v1cex at 5:39 PM 3/29/2007

JDM-EJ1

Was that car totalled?

310sieg

damn rear quarter panels is gonna be a b*tch to fix. good luck.

94c1v1cex

ya it was but i dont know why... there was no frame damage or roof damage and the rear body panel and the driver side rear and of course the trunk lid and odd and end things but those are the only extreme body problems that we replaced n it drives great i love the suspension it handles like no other

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94c1v1cex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ya it was but i dont know why... there was no frame damage or roof damage and the rear body panel and the driver side rear is the only thing that we replaced and its all good it drives great i love the suspension it handles like no other</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's pretty obvious why it was totalled, the quarter panel was damaged. That is probably the most expensive body peice to fix on any car, because of how big it is, the shape and how it doesn't bolt on/off.

Contrary to popular belief, our Hondas aren't worth as much as Ferraris; therefore they are easily totalled out due to the fact that cost to fix them out weighs what it's worth.

VRD^don

that first pics brings up bad memories.. GL on the build

94c1v1cex

ya it was a b*tch trust me but my body guy just cut it right out... i was flippin out (cause i dont know a dam thing about body work) but he found one somewhere and its all good now but i gotta get the trunk lid and rear glass put in and it'll be pretty much done i'm thinkin about sprayin black

inspireAZN

oh god get rid of the n1 , it sounds ricey as hell :s good luck with the project and keep us updated *winks*

JDM-EJ1

Judging from those pictures, you're going to need a lot more besides the rear quarter panel, glass, trunk lid and a rear bumper. The rear bumper support is all bent to hell, and it appears the spare tire well suffered damage as well.

I get the feeling you're going to half *** this.

94c1v1cex

haha nah i wont half *** it i got the time and money to do it right so its gonna be done right for sure

but the spare tire is all good i thought the same thing about that n the bumper support is fixed now


haha ya i'll probably loose the n1 thats one of the downfalls but i cant decide on another exhaust right now i want a deeper sound any suggestions?

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94c1v1cex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">haha nah i wont half *** it i got the time and money to do it right so its gonna be done right for sure

but the spare tire is all good i thought the same thing about that n the bumper support is fixed now


haha ya i'll probably loose the n1 thats one of the downfalls but i cant decide on another exhaust right now i want a deeper sound any suggestions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm glad to hear you won't be half assing it, that car has a lot of potential. I used to have N1 on my EJ1, it sounded good. I recently got the Megan Drift Spec exhaust, sounds really nice and looks good, too.

94c1v1cex

ya it the n1 sounds great at low rpm but it goes completely ricer at bout 4k haha


oh also i have a d16y8 block and a d16z6 head motor combo sittin in my garage... its been there for awhile it has a stock intake manifold on it but its mostly complete i might be sellin it so if anyone wants it hit me up i dunno what i'll sell it for if i do

EJ ITO

the first thing you should of done was take out that front bumper

94c1v1cex

lol i would but i kinda like the way it looks n i helped put it on when my cousin owned the car (its a lip molded onto the stock one) figured i sounded like a dumbass sayin i helped bolt on a bumper... lol thought i'd clear that up

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ ITO &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the first thing you should of done was take out that front bumper</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why's that? Because you don't like it? Ever stop to think that the owner might?

94c1v1cex

ya... so what should i do motor-wise? i'm thinkin about the greddy td04 kit with emanage? thoughts any1? also je forged pistons with eagle rods? keep in mind this is gonna be a daily driver when its done i only wanna run like 8psi probably but i want the option to go alot more later

EJ ITO

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Why's that? Because you don't like it? Ever stop to think that the owner might?</TD></TR></TABLE>

no I don't care what he thinks, that **** is ugly, sorry owner but you posted the pics and I had to say something

94c1v1cex

lol well i like it you might think its ugly

Libertariat

I actually like it. It needs to be cleaned up and painted, and I think it would look original.

+1 for the bumper.

Good luck on your build

94c1v1cex

ya it will all be cleaned up and i gotta put the skirts back on it... i dont know why their off but ill probably put a small lip on the rear bumper n clean it all up and spray black

but i decided i'm gonna turbo the d soon but i gotta wait a bit cause gas on my truck is out the wazoo n i still gotta get around haha

plus like i said its gonna be done right fo sho so i'm gonna put cp pistons je rings n eagle rods n it n probably new valve springs and whatnot but its going to be done right cause i gotta drive this when its done and i want it to haul *** when i want it to and also be a strong daily driver


Modified by 94c1v1cex at 12:57 PM 3/31/2007

94c1v1cex

think i could put out like 325-350 whp n still have a reliable daily driver? how much boost you think i'll need for that (approx)?

Libertariat

Yeah, you can run 350 whp on a daily. You'll need a b series swap with mildly built internals AT LEAST to have a reliable setup..

It will need to be tuned.

Boost to get that is doing to depend on the turbo.

94c1v1cex

i been eyeballin that greddy td04 kit with the emanage for my d i plan to go b series later when i have the extra money to throw into it but i'm gonna stick with the d for now how much whp you think i can reliably put out with that turbo on the d?

ke98248

iTrader: (1)

reliably, you can put around 210whp.. That's where I'd stop, cause I'm a cautious person. however I think you can get to 250whp, but that's the limit, unless you want to sacrifice your reliability and engine (without rebuilding & modding internals, etc...)

94c1v1cex

well heres what i plan to do before i go turbo:

cp forged pistons
je rings
eagle forged rods
stronger valve springs
greddy 440 or 550 injectors (i'm not sure what i need--tell me?)
crower stage 2 cam
arp studs

what else do i need pls!?