Well I just started prepping my 90 civic std for a mini-me swap with a Jackson Racing Supercharger. I will also be getting my trans rebuilt and Quaife LSD installed. I am looking to have a fun street car I can autocross and maybe go to the drag strip.

First off i have to pull 3 motors. The civic std stock motor will be yanked and put in my crx. In the 88 crx dx it has a d16a6. I am going to pull the a6 and use that for a mini-me that will go in the civic std. I have a z6 head that is rebuilt with crower springs/retainers and stage 2 turbo cam.
I also have a 91 civic si that has a z6 motor I will be pulling and probally selling.



The 91 civic si was going to be the daily put i got tboned so i am going to part it out. I need the si front knuckles, hubs, and interior for the std civic.

I will be using the crx for a daily driver. It is rusty as hell but I will be installing a new clutch and putting the std motor in the crx for a good daily beater.

Here is a pic of the civic std I am going to be building- A little rust but not too bad


Jackson Racing Supercharger!


Here is the std motor just about ready to come out.


A little coolant never hurt anyone....


A side view on the civic and my garage that has no power or lights.


I should be pulling the std motor tommorrow. The I have to roll out the std and roll in the crx to take out the motor/trans. After the crx is put back together I can get to work on supercharging the std civic.

I hope to see some of you this spring/summer at some chi-town and maybe Wisconsin meets.

 

I finished pulling the std motor today.



Got it all set up on my engine stand.



Then tried to use a breaker bar on the crank pulley so i can put in a new timing belt. And this is what happened to the crank pulley



I tried putting a screwdriver in the holes to hold the crank still and it kept tearing the crank pulley.

I will be putting the std motor in the back of my crx and taking that to a shop a block away so i can get it impacted off, plus get the axle nuts and crank pulley from the crx loosened up.

Shocker ftw!

 

Nice
Pics of t-bone carnage??

 

looks good...and hey, at least you have a garage

 

nice a lot of swapping to be done! gotta hate salt

 

Lol why does illinois account for 75% of the ef forums project/build threads?

bah, nevermind I just found like 6 others on the first page that were all from different states

 

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bah, nevermind I just found like 6 others on the first page that were all from different states </TD></TR></TABLE>

ill have one soon
you got your cherry picker yet?

why do you have 96%? haha

 

The t-bone damage was to the passenger side front fender and door. I replaced the door but the bottom door mount got smashed into body and will not bolt up to the new door....so i am just going to part it out. I need the front brakes/knuckles, interior, seats, and center console w/armrest for the std anyways.

 

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ill have one soon
you got your cherry picker yet?

why do you have 96%? haha</TD></TR></TABLE>I will have one soon too. two build threads in one garage . I don't have the cherry picker yet. I'm waiting on you, I've got turbo parts to buy. As soon as you're ready though I'll pick one up because I need it anyway. I don't even know how I got to 96%, the points just seem to go so fast .

Sorry for the thread jack, carry on.

 

Today I put the std motor in the back of the crx and took it to a shop about a block away. I had them loosen the axle nuts on the crx and try to impact off the crank pulley...but the crank pulley wouldn't budge. I came back home unloaded the motor and put it back on the motor stand.

I tried to take off the crank pulley again with jamming a couple screwdrivers instead of one. It broke some more of the crank pulley but I tried it again in a different spot and broke it free. I was sitting on the breaker bar jumping up and down. lol


I didn't get much done cuz i was messing with that crank pulley for so long. I pushed out the std civic and backed in the crx. Took off the hood, wheels, and intake.



I will unhook everything else tommorrow and maybe pull the motor.

 

That is why a quality impact wrench is worth its weight around a shop. SIMPLY for taking off honda crank bolts.

 

Looking good, subscribed for sure!

 

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Seriously

 

Well, I guess I can't bitch about my single car unheated garage, at least it has lights... I use a MR. Heater for warmth

 

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I took the motor to a shop and the crank bolt still wouldn't come off with them using a 1/2 inch impact! At least I got it off. 2 screwdrivers are better than one.

 

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I took the motor to a shop and the crank bolt still wouldn't come off with them using a 1/2 inch impact! At least I got it off. 2 screwdrivers are better than one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I aways use a prybar on the flywheel if the engine is still in the car.. a 1/2" ratchet, and the jack handle as a breaker/cheater bar - works every time! But you do need another person to hold the prybar on the flywheel.

 

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I took the motor to a shop and the crank bolt still wouldn't come off with them using a 1/2 inch impact! At least I got it off. 2 screwdrivers are better than one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I've yet to meet a bolt that can't be removed (or the head twisted off :-p) with a friends IR 1/2" impact rated at 800-1000lbs. I've broken SOCKETS on that thing before bolts have come loose but that thing is a beast. I had to build an adapter for my air line 3/8-1/2" just to use it and i'll suck my puny 26gal 5hp compressor dry in no time.

 

heres the T-bone pic's. not too bad but not good.

 

thanks for showing them pics

 

I finished pulling the crx motor today(d16a6). That was a PITA! One of the nuts for the header/cat connection was stripped. Finally I disconnected the stock 2-peice header in the middle.

Got the motor/trans out.



Tommorrow I will start to install the new clutch on the crx trans and install a new timing belt on the std motor. then put them together and drop it in the crx.

Slow but steady.....

 

Looks like you have your hands full. Good luck with the build though.

 

WOW! awesome work so far! cant wait to see the mini-me supercharged! looks awesome!! keep up with the good work!!

 

Well, today sucked.
I put a new timing belt/tensioner on the std motor.



Then I needed to take off the alternator since the top mount bolt broke. I have a spare alternator I am going to replace it with. But the bottom thru bolt wouldn't slide out. I spent most my time just banging at that to get it out. I did finally get it out after about an hour.

Tommorrow I should be adjusting the valves, puting in new thermostat, installing new alternator, and maybe putting in a new rear main seal. Seeing as how I keep running into stupid problems I don't have the proper tools for we will see.

 

nice nice! sounds fun!! autozone i think it is, lets you rent tools, you just leave like a deposit or something, and they let you borrow the tools... good luck!!

 

In for the build up