How are you guys? I've been feeling my age lately. Haven't been updating threads or visiting in a while.

 

going down that road, but i'm gonna finish what i started and thats it. for now.

 

I'm kind of in the same boat!! Just wanna finish the Civic motor and get it all back in one piece so I can drive it, and be done...for a while.

 

hows it coming? pulled your old engine yet?

 

Carpet came in yesterday. I took it out of the box and laid it on the garage floor to return back to shape. Started trimming today. God damn so much extra's on the sides. Finally in but I still gotta cut the holes for the vents, front seats and rear seats. **** this, going to bed.

 

hahaha. Don't get me wrong I still love to do it. Just finding the time is getting more difficult.

LMBO, you sir need to focus, Mr.Chef nasty!

 

Update panels and interior
carpet
Ignore dash. Waiting for the snow to melt in the junkyard to pull dash.

 

^ Looking good!

I feel ya! It gets tough but I still squeeze in some tinkering time here and there.

 

I don't regret the labor spent at all installing new carpet. I'd do it again. The feeling afterward is so rewarding. Especially when you're vacuuming.

Same, I'll do my best to as well. I'll post some updates.

 

Anybody see this thing on FB Honda Marketplace?$5k... seems awfully cheap.

 

Looks cali, not bad.

Went to the local pull a part and found a good condiiton headliner. Round 2 and this time sturdy stand and dog is out of the garage when I do this.

 

Hard part is cutting the carpet. Man I had to install, make note of areas to cut, remove, cut, re-install. I tried laying the old carpet over the new but the holes didn't align after cutting. Oh well. Its in.

 

Yea he from the SoCal group, thought I typed that in there originally.

 

Well its a k20a3 so nothing special other than being K ready for something better. All you'll probably need is a k24a2 and the ecu with k-pro. Might have to make minor adjustments here and there but shouldn't be too hard.

 

Ahh didn't notice the A3 part there. Good catch. 5 speed too.

I was just thinking that, assuming it was done correctly, I don't think I could get a k swap in the car for 5k. Maybe prices have come way down, I hardly pay attention anymore. honestly.

 

Found someone to weld on the seat brackets on the fa5 seats tomorrow. Gotta prep the seats and brackets. heading to hardware store for some flap disc now.

 

Oh yeah, comfy AFF!!

disregard the steering wheel and dash. WIP

 

Those seats are pretty heavy though right?

 

**** man...hell yeah they are but man the comfort-ness is what I needed badly on 9hr road trips. Since this civic gets the best mpg out of both my vehicles (tacoma is my 2nd vehicle) I rather take the civic

They've been sitting in my living room and I've been using it while watching tv. haha. But it was time to clean up all my car parts so the install had to happen.

edit:
Yeah additional weight not gonna help in mpg but its something I needed. I'll gauge how much mpg difference there is some time this week or next.

Where I had to go to get it welded had some crazy hills and no lights on the roads. The dude's driveway was kinda steep downhill

I'm not sure why none of the neighbor's living there complained about it but its probably normal to them.

I'm actually tempted to put the same seats in my tacoma....

 

No doubt. Ek seats are the worst.

 

I always said the same thing until I rode in a non-Si FA. Those are a solid tie for the EK seat badness.

 

Love my EG seats! I have a buddy with a Tacoma and he actually got his seats modified to be more like EG seating...

 

QFT!
the only thing non Si FA has imo over the ek seats is the bottom cushion "feels" longer. Still equally terrible.

 

I dont think I’ve ever ridden in an 06+ civic that wasnt an Si.

 

Will be working on figuring out the fa5 rear seats after the holidays. These seats should hold me over for a while.