I bought this thing for $200 in mid november after my hatch was stolen. It had been sitting in this guys backyard for roughly 18 months with no motor, no brakes and no interior. It sounds pretty bleak, but it doesn't have any rust at all.

the hatch before it was stolen:



Day 1
My uncle towed it for me and I stripped out the sound deadening.









Day 2
I picked up some skunk2 pro series coilovers



Started assembling the interior





Picked up some 14" optional ek/del sol wheels with new tires



Got a new harness



Apex n1



That's after 2 weeks. Now the work begins...

I swapped in 97 ex front brakes



Dropped in a d16y7 w/ z6 trans, y8 intake manifold and xtd 6puck unsprung





rolled her outside for the first time



finished the interior



December 12, my hatch was found



last week





I drove it for 4 days, the pressure plate warped but i kept driving anyway. I ended up burning up the 1st and 2nd gear synchros and destroyed the trans. I swapped in a new one without knowing the clutch was the issue and now I have to take it out again. I haven't decided what I wanna do with the hatch so right now this thing is my dd when school starts in 2 weeks.

As it sits right now:

94 dx
suspension:
skunk2 pro series coilovers
97 ex front knuckles
neuspeed front strut bar
optional ek/del sol wheels painted black

interior:
optional audio console
armrest
canadian sir cluster
usdm clock
gutted rear
all sound deadening taken out

exterior:
jdm tailights

motor:
d16y7
d16y8 intake manifold/throttle body/fuel rail
xtd 6 puck unsprung clutch (JUNK) warped after 350 miles
had a d16z6 trans, now has a d15b8 cx trans
generic sri
stock exhaust (inspection sticker went bad in november)



Modified by speedooo at 8:29 PM 1/10/2008

 

way to come back, any future plans

 

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if i keep the hatch it's staying sohc and unpainted...if i ditch the hatch itll be swapped and painted. I havent decided yet so i cant really say.

 

good luck man hopefully the faggit *** thiefs dont do you dirty again

 

good luck reminds me of my red hatch when i found it from bein stolen

 

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if i keep the hatch it's staying sohc and unpainted...if i ditch the hatch itll be swapped and painted. I havent decided yet so i cant really say.</TD></TR></TABLE>

keep it for a daily...rebuild the hatch and keep it on tuck. how do you like the skunk2 pro series...are they all the way down or can you go lower with them??? i ask b/c i was thinking of getting them for my DD...

 

looks nice and low
gl with the project

 

keep the hatch. make them match. supa dupa fly

 

get lojack and a gun! goodluck ill be down to check it out man

 

nice comeback! you definitely had a nice hatch, good luck!

 

Lol, minus the clutch that's the exact motor/trans/im combo I have (edit, dont have the cx trans )

Take those rotors to O'Reilley's and get them resurfaced.. It only costs like 10/rotor.. And get some more pads..

 

bringing a car back to life

good luck with your project

 

thanks for the comments...i'm pullin the trans tomorrow and picking up an exedy stage 1

 

Keep the coupe!


Soo sad to see that picture of your old hatch.

 

New parts+pics of my old clutch



exedy stage1 disk+heavy duty pressure plate
new iacv
new window crank from honda
new ek fuel line from honda
cf air duct (might be a j's, not sure)

and the old (brand new) clutch:

The teeth are pointing in when the clutch is bolted down


and when the pp is off they point up=too much meat on pp


My disk has moved a 1/4" (notice the second second of marks where the studs are)


to the left:


to the right:


garbage.

 

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cf air duct (might be a j's, not sure)

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Did you get that air duct from user jbs? He sells very similar ones but in fiberglass, never seen it in CF.

 

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Did you get that air duct from user jbs? He sells very similar ones but in fiberglass, never seen it in CF.</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope some local kid. he didnt know where it came from