Picked up this B16 EF sedan (got tired of the EG)

b16
ITR bottom end
full skunk2 valve train
skunk2 stage 2 cams
RS*R header
skunk2 adjustable cam gears
NRG plug wires and plugs
lowered on egay "coilovers"
missing passenger corner
Needs body work
person before thought it'd be legit to rattlecan it black over the OEM red man was he wrong.



day 1 pictures

 

that red looks super good under the hood. too bad it was resprayed black. :/

and is it a real ex? i've never seen one in red.

 

i know.. the red was like in mint condition... i tried paint thinner... no luck im going to have to repaint the car

and i don't think its a real EX the trunk lid inside is maroon so someone replaced the lid guessing the emblems came with the lid?

 

That black looks awful especially with the hints of red showing all over like through the grill, hood, and wheel wells.

 

Trust me i know this haha

not proud of the looks right now
planning on wet sanding and primer tomorrow i'll yank the motor and do the bay while im at it.

 

nice platform, but the thing that irritates me the most of all things is the license plate. 1.being screwed on the molding.
2. its relocated super high

 

all you gotta do to check if its an ex, is the vin. if it says ed4 in it, you're in luck, and have a red ex. if it says ed3, and you have power windows, locks, mirrors, chances are you've got an lx, if none of that matches except for the ed3 part, you've got a dx.

 

I think it would look pimp if you kept the color scheme and just did a relly good paint job on the outside and engine bay. F that rattle can catastrophy lol. I'm diggin the black on red, but something has to be done about the exorcist puke green valve cover lol. Nice project though man

 

EX never came in red. But even if I didn't know the stock color, just seeing the bay I can tell it's not an EX.

 

Damn that paint looks terrible. Good luck with it.

 

yeah the plate bothers me im getting a new bumper tomorrow along with a straight hood, just picked up straight fenders today i decided to stick with the red and just repaint it the original red because the jams and the bay are still perfect condition i've read your complete forum about your build since before your prom day its inspiring actually the biggest reason for starting this project



anyone have any oppions on swapping to a ef hatch front end?

 

and i agree F*ck the valve cover haha getting a typeR in a couple days for 50 bucks.

next investment some wheels i was thinking jmags

 

awesome! get some updated pix..if i had that red color i wouldnt even touch it..i love that color.

why do you want a hatch front end? if jdm ef9 front i can understand but..the hatch front, the 90-91 front bumper is shorter and the 88-89 are the same. difference would be the corner light, sedan is longer, the filler cause sedan has a plastic filler, and the hood of the hatch goes all the way down to the metal filler.. basically the whole front is different.

 

Yeah i think i want to stick with my front end, but i was kinda pissed when i saw that they rattle canned over the stock red i want to again try and use some thinner and take the rattle can off if i can do that then awesome i'll get some more pictures day after tomorrow got sick today going to take the day off tomorrow also just wondering what all prep and supplies quantity and all that did you need for that rusto paint job?

 

everyone is getting sick...everyone one in my family co workers...wtf is going on..

the rusto, just remember if you want to do a pro paint job later down the road, be sure to sand every bit of rusto paint off the car. (such a hassle)

but items needed would be
(do bodywork and all its supplies)
400, 600, 800, 1g, 1.5, 2k
rusto paint, gun-1 quart, roll on-2 quart.
foam rollers, 3' and 6'
theres more but peep my thread. all my rusto pj's guidelines supplies list etc.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/paint-body-84/%7Ecollection-what-i-have-painted-rust-o-leum-paint%7E-2369699/

heres my cousins car i did with a gun rusto sunrise red.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...9/IMG_7811.jpg

 

alright that's dope, i got a gun i think i'll do that wish i had the time to drive to cali and pay you to do it haha its not that far but i've got a bunch of **** i have to sort out.

 

What's so great about an EX? It's an LX with a 1.6... whoopie.

 

who cares as long as its a sedan? problem solved.

 

i lied i couldn't take the day off






but i was limited to what i could do... i have no energy

 

damn i wish i was in ur position with the motor and all, I would be hugging that thing ALL DAY!!

but I work too much so i still couldnt do that....damn

 

90-91 EX got bigger front brakes

 

and multi point fuel injection, and its got an si tranny if its manual. just all around way more awesome.


super good pick up on your 4 door.

subscribed.

 

It already looks better now it's front is primer.

 

Could of executed a cleaner job by masking off the core support. Kinda ironic how you were complaining the red was rattlecanned over but you did the exact same thing with the primer. Good luck on the project though.

The EX is slightly different than the Si tranny.

DX/LX = 3.88 final drive
EX = 4.0 final drive
Si = 4.25 final drive

All have the same gearing just with their own final drives.

 

so would that make it slightly quicker?
i've read that its almost the same as a zc tranny.

any truth to this?