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Old May 26, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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Default EF Laguna Blue Civic EX Sedan; immaculate, caged, ready to race!

This car was built with SCCA's ITA class in mind but some of you may be familar with the build or have seen it at the 2009 ARRC at Road Atlanta. It's an amazingly clean one off example of this chassis. Build prep includes a complete tear down to the chassis, all sound deadening and undercoating removed, "body in white" prep, electric system stripped of any wiring that can be legally removed, and then subsequent reassembly.

It was recently classed in ITA at the same weight as the 89-91 Civic Si Hatch and 88-91 CRX Si. It has the hatch's more drivable wheelbase so it is easy to drive fast and extremely forgiving. It has the larger "Integra" sized front brakes (only available on the EX) so it doesn't suffer from the same front end wear and tear problems that plague the hatch and CRX.

This car has recently classed in NASA Honda Challenge H4 at 2200 pounds. I've run the math and spoken with some of the regional and national folks in PT and this car will end up on PTE pretty much maxed out in points but running on Hoosiers.

The build was primarily focused on a longer Enduro car while still remaining competitive in regional sprints. After having taken almost 2 years off during the build, I've had it out for two weekends and have been nothing but thrilled with it's performance. Most recently at the ARRC Enduro the car was running in a solid 2nd place until we ran out of fuel less than 2 laps from the finish (completely my error judging the fuel burn rate, still finished 4th). In the hands of the right driver, I believe that this could be in the top-5 car in the ARRC Sprint.

Vehicle Details
90/91 Civic EX Sedan w/ SCCA logbook
RARE non-ABS and non-Sunroof car
Competition Cages custom 8 point roll cage (built to NASA/SCCA specs)
All moulding and trim removed. Subsequent door holes have all been filled
New front and rear glass installed after the build
Painted Laguna Blue Metallic (available on 06+ S2000's... it's gorgeous)

Engine
.040 over OPM Built Engine w/ ARP head bolts (Full IT legal engine build, run only on Mobil 1 synthetic). Compression #'s were 205-212 across the board prior to the ARRC.
Puckett 4-1 header w/ 2.5" exhaust thru a "cherry bomb" style muffler and undercar dump.
RC Balanced Injectors
AEM Billet FPR
AEM Intake
AEM Oil Cap
Recent rotor/cap/plugs
Excel plug wires
Raxles axles

Tranny
6 weekends on tranny after complete teardown and re-assembly by Blake Meredith (Meredith Motorsports, ex-Sunbelt engine/tranny builder).
4.7 ATS FD (REM'd and Cryo'd, installed by Blake)
OPM Diff (installed at same time as FD)
SPEC Stage 3 clutch/PP (4 puck disc with sprung hub)
No grinds or issues

Suspension
Koni RACE shortened/revalved single adjustable "yellows" (no leaks)
GC coil over perches (700F Hypercoil, 1000R ERS)
Custom Speedway rear bar (1.25" diameter, 0.125" wall. Adjusts from 8.75" to 4.75" arm lengths)

Safety/Interior
Recaro Pro Racer XL seat w/ head restraint "wings" (easily the most comfortable seat I've ever been in)
Recaro side mounts
Recaro double locking sliders
Custom seat mount to chassis
ESS 3 nozzle AFFF fire system (rechargable and can be SFI certified)
Safety Solutions right side net
Safequip "mesh" left side net
Scroth FIA Profi harness (3" shoulder and 2" lap belts, can be rigged as "pull up" or "pull down") Expires Feb 2013
FIA High Density Roll Cage Padding
Longacre Wide View rearview mirror
GT Style left side mirror
Joes Racing convex right side mirror
Momo Suede Type V65 steering wheel
LTB quick release
Autometer Monster Tach w/ Shift light
Autometer Ultralite Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Water Temp guages

Other Details
ATL 22 gallon "enduro" fuel cell and bulkhead (stainless braided supply/return lines)
External dry break access
Discriminator/rollover valve for vent line
Tilton Left/Right rear brake bias levers (newly plumbed brake lines)
Goodridge Braided Stainless brake lines from chassis to brake assembly
Longacre kill switch and wiring
Custom Aux and Fuel Pump switches
Push button start
Sparco "retained" hood pins
2" Brake Ducting
AMB Hardwired Transponder
Working heat, defroster, and fan (great for cold/rainy days)
New, OEM Honda Heater Core

Maintenance/Build Details
2 race weekends since the build completed. The following items were new:
New Radiator
New Honda Heater Core
New Front Upper Control Arms (w/ new ball joints and bushings)
New Front Lower Ball Joints
New Inner/Outer Tie Rod ends
New extended lugs with "speed tips"
Aluminum lug nuts
Suspension arms stripped and painted black
New windshield wipers
New bearings and hubs at all 4 corners
New Calipers
New Master Cyclinder
New Wheel Cylinders
New Rear Shoes
New Progress Spherical Radius Rod Bearings
New OEM bushings and ES Poly throughout front and rear LCA's
New Mugen RTA bushings
2 sets of partially used Raybestos ST-43 pads (fronts)
Brand new set of front rotors just went on after the ARRC

Wheels and Tires
3 sets of 14x7 Team Dynamic's (1 set White with 2 cycle old R6's, 1 set Gun Metal with ~13 cycle R6's, 1 set White new in box)
1 set 15x7 ATS Comp Lites with full tread Toyo RA-1's (4 heat cycles)

Additional Gear
Sampson Radios TEK XT-900 (includes metal case, 2 radios, 2 chargers, crew chief headset, and driver headset)
Wired DL1 with DASH 3 (can be configured to replace all analog guages and show RPM)
15# ABC Fire Extinguisher for pit stops
2x 10 Gallon ATL plastic dump cans including 2 male dry breaks

Spares
Extensive list of spares (used unless othewise noted):
Complete oil cooler and remote filter assembly
1 stock EX tranny
Large crate of tranny parts (roughly enough to assemble another tranny but no tranny case)
1 stock D16A6 engine (believed to have a blown headgasket)
DC Sports 4-2-1 header (rough condition but useable)
500# Eibach Springs (Pair)
Intake Manifold
Distributors including ignitor (3)
Distributor cap and wires
Stock fuel rail
Fuel filter (2)
Stock front calipers
Stock front upper control arms
Outer tie rod ends
Stock air box, resonator, and intake tube assembly
Stock axles (repacked with new boots and vent tubes)
Stock ECU
Clutch cable
2 rotors (good condition)
Front lower ball joints (2)
Bump stops (cut down, stock parts)
Alternator
Starter (2)
Radiator (metal tanks)
Box of assorted fasteners and suspension bolts
Borla XR-1 Sportsman muffler (new in box)
Aluminum Underdrive pulleys ( new in box for D16Z6 application)
Radiator Cap (new in box)
Bag of oil plug crush washers (new)
1 rotor (new in box)
Headgasket (new in box)
Oil Pan Gasket (new in box)
Front wheel bearings (pair, new)
Axle Seal (driver side, new in box)

With the demands of the triplets on my time and wallet, it's unlikely that I'll be able to get back on track for several years. My loss, your gain and all that. I have a stack of reciepts that you wouldn't believe for this thing and more parts that I realized. This is damn near a 10/10th's build and needs very little. The oil pan gasket and/or front main seal on the engine weeps very slightly. Not anything to worry over but it does coat the undercarriage with a film of oil over the course of a weekend. Everything else is perfect.

After the ARRC, the car has been washed, cleaned, and put on jack stands in the garage. I've gone through the car and nut and bolted it, inspected the brakes, adjusted the rear drums, bled the brakes, put on new front rotors, changed the oil, etc. It's 100% track ready at this point.

I have both a bill of sale and the title available for the Civic. If you wanted to, this could be registered and street driven.

I'm also including for sale an open deck diamond plate type trailer. It's a dual axle design with brakes on one axle. I re-wired it a couple years ago to get rid of intermittent problems with the lights. It has a tire rack just behind the "Y" that will hold 8 wheels/tires. It isn't pretty to look at (could stand to be repainted) but tows fine and has no structural rust (it lives in Florida).

Price is $15,250 including everything above and the trailer. Asking $14,500 for the car without the trailer. I'm willing to entertain offers but am not under any hardship to sell so no seriously lowball offers please

Christian

PS
I also have factor manuals for the CRX Si, setup notes from the CRX that I used to have, setup notes for the Civic, and a couple Robic stop watches (they need batteries).

And for some pics (I've got a TON more if anyone is interested):





















































Old May 27, 2010 | 08:03 AM
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Mother of God!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old May 27, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Default Re: EF Laguna Blue Civic EX Sedan; immaculate, caged, ready to race!

So you're saying you like it?
Old May 27, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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that ef 4dr is delicious man hell yea hern likes it!!
Old May 28, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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Default Re: EF Laguna Blue Civic EX Sedan; immaculate, caged, ready to race!

Thanks guys The build was basically a "cost no object" ground up job. It really is a great car for wheel to wheel, track days, even autocross.
Old May 28, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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if i didnt have school loans, this would be something i would get a loan on
Old Jun 1, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Come on, I'm in St Sugustine and can easily deliver to Orlando...
Old Jun 1, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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bump sick!!!
Old Jun 1, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Awesome. If i had the Cheddah I'd be omw to you with a trailer now. GLWS.
Old Jun 3, 2010 | 05:08 AM
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Thanks! I've got the trailer for sale too... makes it even easier to pick up!
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:01 AM
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Still for sale... open to possible street/autox car trades.
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