I picked up this EF (ED) hatch about a month ago. It’s a 1990 Civic Hatchback 4spd STD (fuel economy bitches). The plan was it was supposed to be a daily driver, and it was, but only for about a week. It still has the stock motor and stock everything and I don’t think that anything has ever been replaced.

Here in the next couple of days, I’m planning on completely cleaning out the engine bay (motor/tranny=scrap yard). Once that is done, there are so many different routes I want to go, I don’t even know what I’m going to do.

Somewhat of the plan:
-Get the motor/tranny out
-Gut interior and find Si interior
-JDM complete front end (hood/front bumper/fenders/headlights)
-Finish Painting
Primer Gray: front bumper, fenders, doors, 1/4 panels, rear bumper.
Primer Black: moldings around front bumper, moldings around rear bumper, door moldings, side mirror, door handles, hood, roof, hatch.
-Rear Discs
-Swap:
Route 1 (money saver) = not quite sure what motor yet. But just enough that it will drive, and will run well.
Route 2 (little more money) = stock OBD1 B16 with stock B16 tranny (USDM)

Route 3 (dream) = JDM OBD0 B16 with B17 YS1 tranny (92-93 GS-R) *fully built and boosting with a t3/t4*

Ok, so considering I still don’t know what I want to do and its entirety, I’ll just post pictures and think about it some more and keep you guys updated with more/better pictures that aren’t from my phone.

When I got her:






Somewhat recent:


















Modified by Ef Love at 9:29 AM 11/27/2005

 

What a waste,,The paint on that car was fine

 

aww man i was diggin the white walls too

 

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Route 2 cost more money then route 3. Just don't make it look like the white car in the backround.

 

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really, the body was pretty good, along with the paint...but there were a few minor problems (hood dents/rust and a huge dent in the fender...)

all in all it was good but just needed touched up.

yes, white wall rock, but they were really bad due to underinflation....

 

Dude, your pants are falling off.

 

Nice work. Give us the detail on what engine you want when you know.

Man... look at this pimping white civic in the background.

 

That's funny, I just picked up a nearly identical car a couple weeks ago. '90 standard, 4spd, red. Mine has very sporty wheel covers, though.
So far I have spent time scrubbing the thing out and I've found there is good paint underneath all of the grime and dirt. No primer for me.
I dropped $20 on a new passenger door mirror and next I just need a new passenger tail light to replace the cracked one.
I pulled somewhere around 8lbs of wiring for speakers I didn't get with the car and some generic Autozone kind of alarm.
Gets good mileage but I can't see taking it to the track any time soon.

 

oh yeah, and i forgot to add. we shaved off the antenna area and molded the body underneath the tail lights on the 1/4 pannels...looks pretty good.

the dude in the picture is my bud kyle. yeah, he needs to adjust the pants.

i believe tomorrow or tuesday we're taking out the motor and there will be pictures.

 

Props for being an EF Maniac like me... can't wait to see the results of your labor ... i'm workin' on mines too right now... cool if i hit u up for some answers? to my ignorant questions.. keep up the work cuz

 

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thats what honda forums are about, up with the questions/concerns

 

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They were ******* GANSTA!!!

 

well, due to me moving. the project is being sold.

eh, i had it for a while and did some work...

i'll post the next project when i get to my new destination