ah789454

i bought the a EM1 Civic coupe shell . and im about to do a k swap...a few things have me puzzled
can you please tell me what is the line for in the first pic? is it the clutch line?

ah789454

anyone?

trustdestruction

I've never seen a cylinder like that but it must certainly be the clutch line, since that's where the clutch master cylinder is. I'm a little confused as to where the reservoir is suppose to go though.

b16a1eg6

The reservoir must be on the left side of the brake booster. I see a black tube running over there.

92civiceg9gsr

A RHD with EM1 vin?

Vindicator9000

wait a minute... your brake booster is on the passenger side? wtf? Now I'm all turned around.

98civdx

wtf? im thinking clutch line.
follow that black hose that goes to it and see where it goes.
post a pic

FearTheH

iTrader: (5)

first of all is that an EM1 color? no. the vin is em1, so its obviously not from the US. where you from guy? just to get everyone to quit freakin out lol.

NOFX

I believe the OP is from Australia.

Yes, they have EM1s there. My understanding is they have ABS, no moonroof and come in different colors tan they do here (most countries seem to get far more color selections on this trim than the US does).

As many of us know, the US EM1 has no ABS, has a moonroof and only comes in three colors (blue, red, black). There are some '96-'00 Civic coupes in the US with ABS, but they're all SOHC Civics with rear drums instead of rear disc.

The Australian EM1 coupe is called a VTi-R.

Because of the specs of this vehicle and the unfamiliarity some Civic owners will have, asking Integra people might help.

Now that that's out of the way...

I won't claim to know much (at all?) about brakes, but I do have access to the parts catalog for this car.

So here are some diagrams from that catalog.

First, the brake lines.



I'm not 100% sure which line it is.

5
PIPE COMP. C, BRAKE

7
PIPE COMP. D, BRAKE

12
PIPE COMP. X, BRAKE

13
PIPE COMP. Y, BRAKE

14
PIPE COMP. Z, BRAKE

Feel free to ask me to look up any other pages!

FearTheH

iTrader: (5)

Thanks NOFX for clearin up the Australian version of the EM1.

NOFX

No problem. I hope the OP can get some answers now.

Since most of the members on this site seem to be in the US, it's in the OP's best interest (and anyone else not dealing with a US car) to mention their location or the origin of the car (as far as the market it was originally sold in).

Next time we don't have to donate so much time to a bunch of confusion over some different parts than the US guys are used to.

jjspec

That is an RSX style clutch master cylinder. They are remote reservoir. The RSX cowl hangs over the area so far that it would be difficult to put the res on it. I have seen a few of them break the bolt heads off of the plate with heavy clutch pressure plates. Hope that helps.

kaiba

It gotta be clutch master cylinder. But why is the hard line running the other way?

NOFX

USDM RSX clutch master cylinder



OZDM EM1 clutch master cylinder

NOFX

And some engine bay pics of Australian Civics with B16s.

Big pic with the first one, but it can help you see things a bit better.

EM1



EM1 (modified)



EK4