okay so im most likely going to helena this weekend and picking up an 88 ef hatch. dx i believe. well im going with most likely a ls or b20 in the hatch for now. so im kinda looking for help in what all i need. and i will be posting constant pics of updates.

 

okay its official im getting the hatch. 500 bucks. its running, its an std. ill post up what pics of it i got right now. plan is a b20 with a ls tranny just keeping it simple and fun.

shes a virgin with he said like 215k miles. haha. which isnt bad since its a 1 owner vehicle. would da front knuckles be my best bet for a b series in this bad boy??? haha

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feedback is much abliged

 

looks like a nice clean start. good luck with your build I want to see whats going to happen with this project.

 

nice start so far

 

yea it nice and clean, untouched by some little kids lol, good luck with the build

 

nice man lets see some action!

 

thanks everyone. i pick it up on sunday.

 

plans have changed. mini me is going into this. gonna keep it sohc for the love, and more of a sleeper. haha so now im going to be sourcing parts for this swap. ill be making a wtb thread soon. so just look for it and pm me if ya got anything i might need. thanks and ill keep this thing updated.

 

It's like a blank canvas. Do work!

 

oh i will. i will. im going insane waiting on sunday lol

 

is it a 4 speed...i want the shift **** lol

 

it is a 4spd. lol why u want the shift ****?

 

i have a engine that im not doing nothing with if your interested i will part out at a fair price

 

what engine? gotta give me more info than that.

 

i have a k series

 

looks like a good start man,I'll keep my eyes open for those mini me parts

 

heads up, if it has the rear hatch cover and panels, dont strip them
and throw them away ! You know to shed the 14 ounces. i know i know ounces
make pounds, jus sayin But awesome start good luck on the build

 

OMG ive never been so scared to drive up a mountain in my entire life. after 2hrs and 90 miles. the hatchy is sittin outside my dorm. ive never driven a car in the rough of shape motor wise. it sputtered all the way. went like 30 up the mountains. and was blowing white smoke like it was a fad. haha but its here. now time to start collecting parts. im thinking of changing the entire interior to black panels. unless someone has some good blue interior panels. but for this month. im broke haha. junkyard shopping after the 15th. ill take a billion pics tomorrow no worries.

 

okay so. ive started on my parts list. and boy oh boy is it big. im gonna hit the junkyards on the 15th to see if i cant snag some things for this bad boy. but for the first few months its gonna be just picking up parts for this build. then one i have what i want collected. then ill start the swap due to me not having a garage. so imma rent a 12x25 storage unit to do the swap in. haha. well first thing first. pics. its sooo windy out today im not gonna take none. ill take some tomorrow but they'll be crappy phone pics cuz its all i got. thanks for those who're following this

jeff

 

alright so i did some checkin out the car today. it seems to idle really low. it is a dpfi. so i pulled out spark wire Dizzy #1 #2 #3 #4 cam 4 and it ran the same. put back in 4. and removed 3. and it ran the same. no changes but with 1 or 2 out it bogged all the way down and almost died. what could this be? is this normal on dpfi? is it a head probably or bottom end. im wanting to reuse the bottom end i hope its not. and white smoke out the exhaust is from a bad hg right??? lmk guys thanks alot. hopefully getting a z6 head and si gauge cluster in the next few days. ill post pics.

 

more updates. haha. well i got blue carpet n floor matts. if someone wants to trade me just for good black carpet. driver floor mat is kinda ripped up. haha and found out i need a new hood latch wire. its broke at the lever under the dash gotta use pliers to pop the hood haha. and im pretty sure both axels are shot haha. big poping noise when taking corners. hopefully gonna talk to a dude i work with whos got a 2 car garage n see if i can take resident in half his garage. haha. we will see what happens with that. oh ya shout out to my homies on carolina hondas for getting me sweet deals. getting a z6 head shipped to me for 70 bucks. the parts start to accumulate now!

 

This is almost identical to the build im doing, jdm z6 head (except crx). But what other mini mi parts are you on the look out for?
I might have what your looking for in my garage.

 

haha i bought a civic just like this for $1000 a month ago...

good luck with the project

 

It could need a tuneup. Maybe the headgasket is fouling out those two cylinders. Who knows. Start swapping wires, then plugs see if you can get the dead cylinder to change. If it stays with new wire + plug then go internal. Check compression and pull the head out. Buy a Mitsubishi Mirage and learn the definition of speed. You have many options.

 

yeah im about to start ripping this car apart. i just need about 200 bucks more worth of stuff then i can start the build. imma pull out all the interior and respray the floor n everything. and paint the panels inside black so i can try to get some si seat or maybe just get some black teggy leather. ill post pics next week when i get all the parts here.