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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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Well here is my hatchback its a 91 it was my parents since 94 and my dad gave it to me this summer i am a college student so im kinda broke so im trying the best i can well heres my build



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so far:
rio red paint
body work
da front lip
91 rear flaps
painted trim with sem trim paint
front brake calipers sand blasted and painted
rear ef si center garnish
center console
dash clock
crx si front seats
reupolstered rear seats with si seat covers
password jdm shift **** shift boot and broadway mirror
interior carpet
jdm side markers

plans:
rear disk conversion
coilovers or lowering springs
new exhaust
an engine swap sometime...

fabricating:
maybe a traction bar
rear sub frame brace
chargespeed wing replica

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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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looks to be very well taken care of! good luck on the build
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 12:36 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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heres the before pic
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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slam it
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:13 PM
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slam it
i don't want to slam it but i will lower it once i get $$
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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Well today i went to the junkyard and bought a brake master cylinder from a da and also the 4040 prop valve i also got lucky and found rear tokico illumina struts with eibach lowering springs i will post pics as soon as i finish rebuilding the shocks

btw anyone know if i need the da brake booster and anyone have any suggestions on what should iu make my front suspension to go well with the illuminas and eibach

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Old Nov 5, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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just some goodies i picked up at the junkyard last week going back today to get the rear lcas and sway bar from a si hatch i found last time
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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i recently installed my suspension the rears were tokico illuminas with the eibach springs but the springs did not rly make it go to as low as i wanted on the front i put some kyb gr2 struts and it was lowered on some no name coilovers which i got very cheap the ride isnt really bouncy at all, i still have not installed my da9 master cylinder 4040 prop valve and brake booster hopefully next weekend other than that i have been occupied with school and friends ek coupe who blew his engine and another friend purchased a ek hatch with a lsvtec which needed work so i have been helping them.
ill post pics of my hatch tomorrow
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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IT's getting there...
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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well i havent updated cause im kinda lazy to but small update:
lowered the car as much as i can with the cheap coilovers rides good and not slammed
started having a clutch regulator problem and then the start switch above the clutch pedal fixed that and my clutch took a **** on me after 132,000 miles so now i have to buy a new clutch
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 06:22 AM
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i have not updated but i have been working on the car doing some things and getting creative.


si tranny i picked up primed no pictures of the after


benen tow hook replicas made by my dad but out of 1/2inch aluminum


tokico blues i found at the junkyard in great condition


and extended oem top hats made by my dad


a oem mint condition car covered that i thought was for a 4th gen but ended up being for a 3rd gen still worth alot more then for what i picked it up for


and a recent picture of the car i have yet to buff it because i dont have the appropriate tools

and now a questions if anyone could answer to do my 5 speed tranny swap do i need different axles or si hubs?
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 06:39 AM
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your going to need a few parts to take care of that. check out innovatives website. they should have all the info you need.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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well the tranny is from a ef si just wondering the axles and the hubs
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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maybe axles but not hubs.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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just came back from the junkyard and found some 1990 prelude fog lights lets see if i can get them mounted
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 02:40 PM
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anyone have a recommendation for what hids i should put in the car?
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 07:52 AM
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Damn good find on the tokico's I'd never find a set at the junkyards I go to... keep it up
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 07:56 AM
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Damn good find on the tokico's I'd never find a set at the junkyards I go to... keep it up
thank you
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by fredefhatch
anyone have a recommendation for what hids i should put in the car?
Get the ebay brand (cheapest 33.00 bucks) they are all the same, I use to sell them. I recommended getting a 5k pure white, Anything above that is too blue in my opinion.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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All you need to do your 5 speed swap is the tranny. Your axles will work and so will your hubs. However, if you start making more power (with a swap or whatever) you will need to change out your hubs to DX or Si hubs. (std come with 23 spline hubs while everything else is 26 spline)
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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ok cool thx all i have right now is a tranny ill prob just end up doing da front brakes
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Old Jan 29, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Looks nice and clean.
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 07:34 AM
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well im installing 1990 prelude fog lights but i was wondering if anyone had a diagram of how to install the fog lights or suggestions on how to connect to the fuse box
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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I believe there should be a diagram on the inside of the bumper to show where to cut for fog lights
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