When I bought her:






First day working:







Basically gutted the entire interior minus the dash. Took off the doors, fenders, hood, and hatch and started working on dropping the D15. At this point I'm planning on painting her inside and out (not sure what exactly but thinking Midori on the exterior or maybe Dyno blue Pearl, interior not sure yet). Looking for an simple swap so probably gonna just go with a D16A6 from a CRX si which I've found for under $300 and just rebuild it. Probably even gonna keep the HF transmission we'll see because the clutch is slipping right now. Probably not gonna bother with a wire tuck either. Maybe turbo later? Looking for CRX seats right now, passenger side tail light, drivers side fender, front bumper, and corner lights. This is my first project and I'm 18 so I'm on a budget. I've done a partial engine rebuild on a Cavalier before though so we'll see how this goes.

Let me know what you think.

 

looks like it'll be a good build. currently in a build myself 88 EE4.

why get rid of the jdm bumper?

 

Damn that looks like a nice work space. Goodluck with your build.

 

welcome, nice progress keep up the work and we all expect some more pics sometime soon.....

 

Thanks I hope it all works out. The bumper is really beat up but it might be worth salvaging. If I keep it I'd have to get a JDM hood too otherwise it looks funky.

Haha yeah it's great. The garage used to fit 3 cars but now the FG2 has to sleep outside.
Thanks man, more pics and progress should be up tomorrow.

 

cool you got a nice little project there, is that car in a house?

 

The rear 1/4's look pretty car, great shell to start with! Good luck on your project

 

Good start!

 

you're half way there with the jdm bumper. i think the ZC hood looks good on those as well, just my two pennies.

but USDM is still the way to go.

 

Dropped the engine today and looked at the front brakes and suspension. Apparently the springs were too short for the coilover/shock, so the shock was completely depressed and the spring was just bouncing around the bottom and top hats not taking on any weight at all. Sure felt like it when I first drove her home...NO SUSPENSION






I looked at a D16A6 a guy was selling today and the engine was just shot. I'm thinking it'll be near impossible to find a decent engine from a CRX. Anyone got ideas for a really cheap and reliable swap? Reliability > Cost > Power. I'm looking at picking up a D16Z6 or something like it. Basically a D16 from a 93-00 civic.

Next weekend I'll take her out of the garage, I'll clean the entire car, and start sanding and prepping for paint.

 

If you're limited on funds, you can get an aftermarket front bumper from:

(323) 789-6304
San Pedro Auto Collision
7314 S. San Pedro

for $65. That's what I'm doin for my 90 SI.

 

and where is that? all i see is a usdm bumper.

and OP welcome to hard life of owning an ED ( especially crx, i have a 4 door and a CRX ) I myself am only 19

 

he's sporting a jdm bumper in the first pic right?

 

looks like a good start..

 

looks like a good start..

 

hey man, a buddy of mine is selling his complete d16y7/d16z6 mini me, with si 5spd tranny, 4-1 header, cold air intake, wiring harness, p28 ecu, axles, shift linkage, the complete swap for $650, or just the motor and tranny for $500...either way, the motor runs great and tranny shifts smooth, the swap is still in his car right now, hes not pulling it until he finds a buyer and lets them hear/drive/test it...he is selling to go b-series with an ls swap...need to sell the d-series swap to buy the b-series car lol pm me your number and ill have him call you asap

 

man i hate when people copy quote with the same pics we just saw lol.... but anyways good start on the build .... for the engine what about a zc swap there pretty chrap and u could use all the stuff u already have like tranny and wire harness

 

chrap? i hope u mean cheap lol they definately arent crap, the only chrap honda motor i have experienced so far were all dpfi motors lol the rest seem to be pretty good except the y8's, cause of the well known oil issues with those. in my opinion and experience, any sohc or dohc honda motor with a rebuilt using stronger pistons, rods, and a good port/polish of the head with a good aftermarket valvetrain like verrera and some good aftermarket cam/s will last a good 10 years or more with proper maintance. or just get a jdm swap from hmotors

 

i strongly recomend not using the hf transmission, topping out second at 92mph and only at 6100rpm is not fun well at least from a performance standpoint

 

no way did i mean crap when im recommending it to him just a miss spell gees...

 

I'm in California though...but thanks for the offer.

Are ZCs a legal swap since they're JDM engines? And they're pretty old now, though I appreciate the direct swap in and good power, I wouldn't want to drop $1000 for an engine that could be shot and I wouldn't know it until I look it apart. That's why I'm thinking about just taking a single cam from any old civic 92-00 since they should be in better condition or maybe an D16a6 for a CRX si if I could find a good one. Hell, maybe I'll just rebuild the one I have for now and save money to do a legit swap later.

This car is gonna see a lot of highway miles cuz I'm buying it for my 60 mile commute to college starting in August. I want to build a beast here but it just doesn't make any sense...yet.

Anyways thanks for the comments guys, more progress should come this weekend.

 

yeah im prettysure there legal but as far as cali laws i have no idea www.hmotorsonline.com has a couple the single and dohc versions and there under 600

 

Yeah Cali laws suck

Planning on removing the window tint tomorrow, any suggestions? I'm planning on using a steamer and just pulling it off since I don't have any ammonia.

 

First I started with a single edge razor blade on the corner, then when I got a chance to pull the film I took the entire thing out. pretty easy. You might have some glue left over, so windex or glass cleaner will help to take the glue off.

 

i tried windex and glass cleaner. no bueno. didnt do much. but when i tried goo off and other similar products that worked well. but ya razor and pulling. my buddy did his with a steamer. it took him about a minute per window. but it left sticky residue which he had to go back and clean