Well some of you may remember my red daily driver EF from these topics:

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A quick pic of how it looked before the wreck, but w/o the black HX wheels it had on it:



Well my red EF, the first car I ever owned, was hit a few weeks ago. The damage is repairable, but due to the cost and book value of the car the insurance co. gave me cash value and let me keep the car. Surprisingly enough the car has a CLEAN TITLE and will be for sale soon with a fresh 177K DX powertrain and replaced left rear trailing arm so it'll be driving straight again.

BTW I wasn't even in the car when it was hit - a friend was driving it when some dumbass clocked him while trying to beat traffic to turn into a parking lot.

Anyways out with the old:



****'ll wax out:



Or not:



So I picked up a 1991 DX with only 177K miles on it. The car was super straight, but it needed a good cleaning and a good wax job to see it's potential. I also painted all the exterior trims too.

After swapping over all my suspension and wheels/tires from the red hatch it was time to move on to the interior. As you may know non-Si white hondas have been stricken with "Palmy" blue interior, so this past weekend about 6 of us worked tirelessly to swap out all the black from my red EF into the white one, and the blue from the white one into the red EF. Here are pics of the swappage:









Deliverance pose:



Exterior shots:





I repainted all the exterior trims w/Duplicolor Trim Paint in the green can - this **** is awesome, and the original texture remains.



Front lip action:





Are the sides straight?





I also added a Momo Monte Carlo steering wheel as well:



Si cluster w/tach:



If you look very carefully you can see the carpet is still blue, but i'm ordering all new dark grey/black carpet:



Only shot with flash - makes the seats look velour:



Rare (these days) rear speaker package trays with cargo cover:





My first ever shift **** - staying with me even though the car will have the Zc/Si hybrid 5-speed tranny:





How often do you see an EF with clean lines where the fender, corner lens, hood, and trim piece fit tightly?



Si clock:



The 11:1CR D16A6 will be in this car within the next few weeks:



As well as the hybrid ZC/Si tranny too:



So basically I will have a better-then Si everything without the power moonroof. I plan on getting turbo Edit tuning on the 89 Integra ECU, or I may even go OBD1 since Crome is easier and more precise for tuning locally.

Comments?

 

You are lucky as hell to find a EF that clean. I love what you have planned next for it.

 

OHHHHHHHHH MY GOD....THAT IS HELLA ******* CLEAAAAAAAAAN!!!

 

definatly liking it, car looks good

 

yea that car is clean as hell man.. take care of it and BE ITS ONLY DRIVER!!

 

damn man, props on the build. for D16A6!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

good luck wit it

looks nice

 

Monte Carlo is my all-time favorite street steering wheel.

You will love the SI/ZC hybrid trans.

What is the engine setup?

 

looks sexy

 

clean **** man

 

Nice and clean. I'm picking up that trim paint pronto. Did you paint the windshield cowling and the panels in between the windows as well as the door trim?

I mean these areas indicated by the arrows:

 

Oh, and to answer your question:
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I see one everyday. It's mine:

 

How much the new hatch run you?

 

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Is that a Kenwood KDC-MP625? Same one as me, but mine is in my rex



Clean car, sweet project

 

good find, damn thats a sweet *** shop. you work there or something? i wish i had a giant place like that to do my stuff

 

And did I mention that I hate you now even though I never met you?

 

Your white EF looks very nice. Especially now when the blue interior has gone. But you swapped "cars" pretty easily. What are the plans for the Red civic?

 

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clean clean clean

 

Actually the hood cowl piece and vertical trims you pointed out are next to be painted. I already painted that one thin trim that runs along the top of the door frame, so I wanted to give it plenty of time to dry before i put some tape over it to paint the vertical trim piece.

I think it is. I'm honestly not sure what the model number is. I bascially got it really cheap through a friend that worked at Best Buy, and it plays WMA/MP3 files so I got it.

Thanks it's my favorite wheel too, and it's great that it also happens to be the cheapest Momo I can find.

I already had the 11:1CR D16A6 with the ZC/Si in the red EF pictured.



The engine set-up is a 1989 D16A6 block with all new bearings and 1989 Integra pistons. The head is 100% stock with the stock cam. I added a D16Y8 OE metal head gasket for better sealing and slightly higher compression. The intake is stock, the header is an old Dc 4-2-1, and the cat and exhaust are all 2.25'' custom piping with a quiet 2.25'' inlet/outlet muffler intended to be on an old hemi Dodge.

It ran awesome. My wife used to have a 1992 hatch with a B16A2 swap that dyno'd 143whp and whenever we'd line up and go for fun my little SOHC would be dead even with her B16A2 - it was hilarious talking **** to her about it.

$1,400.00. I got $1,500.00 from the guy's insurance co. and they let me keep my red car with a clean title, so all in all I came out good except for having to swap all the interior, suspension, and drivetrain from each car into the other.

Yes I'm the service manager at that shop. All we do is Acuras and Hondas too. It's definately nice to have the indoor space and tools to do anything needed. This is the same place I built my 1992 CX in my signature.

The red Civic will be sold as a clean titled car to anyone looking for a solid reliable daily driver and does not mind the left rear quarter damage. Hell the car will be sold with a 177K DX swap with all new belts, waterpump, seals, new clutch, etc. It will also be ultra rare red with blue interior!!!




Modified by B18C5-EH2 at 9:23 AM 2/10/2006

 

Nice work!

This project is very similar to my own which I just recently finished up. Mine's a 90 STD with 100k that I just rebuilt and swapped a d16z6 into.

I kept the blue interior though, I kinda like it!





Hey, where'd you say you got that trim paint again? The body on mine is really straight, but the trim is faded pretty bad. I'd love to freshen it up a bit.


P.S. I'm rocking the same shift ****! I actually really like it, it's small and feels great.

 

Looks good Tom. I'll be seeing you around in it then.

 

Yeah I think I saw your car on EF-Honda, but your name isn't EJ1 there so I wasn't sure.

You can get the Duplicolor Trim paint from virtually any parts store. It's the stuff in the Green can, and there is no substitute that I've found.

The key for a good job is good rub-down with rubbing alcohol, and from my experience a heat gun to warm the to-be painted surfaces and to slightly warm the can. I also use the heat gun to "bake" the paint in after shooting it, but don't get too close or too hot or you could possibly make the paint bubble.

BTW your car looks good w/blue interior because the exterior is blue too.

 

pimp car. j00 are a crAzy ****!!!!!11fifty!!!!!!

You comin to da ATL meet?

 

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When and where? I'm an ATLien...