I'm starting this thread on my 2000 LX sedan that ive owned since 5/28/11
It started life as a stock auto with 133k miles. it didnt stay stock for very long.

Mod List:
Engine:
B16B swap from HMO
J'S Racing intake
Stock CTR header
Stock GSR exhaust with 2.5" collector to work with the header
Stock CTR ecu

Suspension/brakes:
K-Sports coilovers. For now, have Koni struts just need the GC sleeves and coils
Wilwood Dynalite 11" BBK up front
EK4 rear disc swap
Cheapo front and rear strut bars
SI 40/40 prop valve

Exterior:
started out in bad shape, still in progress
New OEM front bumper
Good shape OEM hood
Good OEM trunk
EDM Grille
JDM thin moldings still new in box
was rolling on grids, now Gram Lights

Interior:
JDM SiR Gauge cluster
OEM CTR Shift Boot
EP3 Front seats
ITR Rear seats

I know im probably missing stuff but pictures will fix it and there are lots of them so dont mind the pic whoring

only crappy picture of when I first got it

Good shape climate control

lowered it a week after i got it




Put "tear drops" on it, supposedly some type of jdm rims?




It was missing the bumper support which i got a week after i got the car but it was missing the bolts so got these when i installed it



I visited some family in cali and while i was there got some parts from Steve himself at HMO





Grams



oem mud flaps and dont mind the egay lip, it didnt stay on for long

put on the rear discs

for a while i ran 2 15" grids up front and 2 16" grids in the back. i was low on cash then

 

only in hawaii do u pick up a fresh HMO motor with a lifted tacoma hehe

the start of the break down

almost ready to pull the old p.o.s. out

the jdm rhd harness next to my ex harness

"when in doubt get a bigger hammer." this thing helped us out a butt load today











my gsr exhaust i picked up


OEM ITR exhaust tip




40/40 prop valve





30% on every window

now whats hiding behind there


ITR rear seats in pretty dam good condition now installed


Last but not least how about a little euro to change it up

Ep3 seats, there a little worn but cant complain





now the new rad support

hmm


now for the bread and butter


pure sex. that is all

outer tie rod ends and lower ball joints

misc. nuts and coder pins

headlight/ bumper supports!

license plate support (used as relocator) and frame

valve cover gasket

bumper nuts

arp extended studs for the rear :yesnod:


First off I got my car back from the shop and its nice to have my car structurally sound after driving it about a year with the bust up rad support and who knows how long its been like that :bonkers:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071908619/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071908619/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071909091/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071909091/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/now for the bad update... a couple of weeks ago i backed into a parked truck due to my lack of reverse lights... the damage wasnt as bad as i thought so i got really really lucky
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071906889/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071906889/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/i fixed it up very temporally
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/6925829536/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/6925829536/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/also i slapped on 2 of the gram lights and finally found a hood!!!
(dont mind my spare, i popped my tire and had to get a new one, good thing for costcos awesome warranty!!!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071907783/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071907783/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/6925832156/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/6925832156/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071910231/]IMGP1564[/url] by SohcsR4feet
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/6925832922/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/6925832922/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071910947/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7071910947/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/79016423@N06/heres the newer headlights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7311438430/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7311438430/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7311440450/http://www.flickr.com/photos/79016423@N06/7311440450/not bad for $20 :yesnod:
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Now everyone is caught up... for now

 

What's up with the multi-colored body panels? Was it wrecked? Where did you find the ITR rears? Were they from a sedan, or coupe? Glad to see another sedan build out there, liking the CTR theme.

 

The car was painted at least 6 times and it was crashed into lava rocks at one point (my best guess) When I got the car the passenger rear seatbelt was still tied to the tow hook. That's why the radiator support was bent so badly so I'm having to fix the entire front end and still have more parts to aquire before it's ready for paint they also must of messed up the drivers knuckle pretty badly because when I got the car it had a integra knucle on the drivers side and a stock one on the passenger side so that had to be swapped out when I did the BBK. It was molested in the past but I like a challenge even though it is expensive to fix it the right way

 

rofl so yeah, that car has seen some history. So were the rear seats from a sedan, or a coupe? Do you know?

 

Yeah this car has deffinetly been around! I got the seats from a sedan, only sedan seats fit in a sedan lol and I think any seats up to 2011 fit, idk about the new ones though Believe it or not I got them off of craigslist for $150

 

That's not bad. I'm looking at a few sets on eBay ranging from $150-$230, I just want to make sure I get the right set.

 

what color grey is that? that isnt oem....
the main body color, that is

 

2011 seats fit? what?

 

I want a sedan again so bad after looking at this build...my b16b would have to go in it as well :yesnod:

 

You gotta be careful on eBay but if they are oem then go for it

Your right, it's not oem at all. This car is supposed to be gold but from what I've seen on some chipped areas this car was also red, black, white, and silver at one point. When it gets painted it'll go back to the factory gold

Yeah, my friend had a set of 2009 rear seats in his coupe. So I'm 100% positive the sedan seats will bolt up as well

Thanks man. Te b16b is a great motor and actually pushes this car pretty dam well. I've come to find out that these 4 doors are lighter then a 96-00 ex coupe so they really aren't that heavy. That and more doors for more ******

 

GOLD????

If your doing a real paint job, please go champ white...or audi white.
If I was 10 years younger, Id paint my own. Your obv dropping some major coin into your project....whats another 3k for paint, lol.

 

a kid around me has a 96 civic with 09 si interior.... I think he means any seats up until 2011 in civics are pretty much interchangeably. There is a difference in sedan to coupe, but coupe to coupe or sedan to sedan work nicely.

 

Lol who said I wasn't going to spend 3k on paint and body work because that's about how much it's going to cost me. I will never go white because every one and their mom has a white ej6 sedan were I live. I got the white hood from my neighbor so that tells you enough. The engine bay and jams are still gold so I'm going to stick with it. I think it's a nice color and it'll add to the semi sleeper look I'm going for and I think it's a very nice color. Thanks for the input though

 

because every one loves pictures and updates, here you go.
my brakes were making noise and the car would shake from 30-40 so I decided to go to solid 11.1" VW corrado rotors

going to the dark side with bastard rotors.



the VW rotors look pretty nice imo.


now its all matching as well



and finally some red stickers
My jdm thin moldings

Most of the small things I need before I can paint it


it was just a small order; a rear (H) emblem, civic emblem, lx emblem, the clips for my roof moldings i need to get, the drivers door sash and the passenger side piece under the tail light. thats all for now.

 

Please tell me you're going to do a proper retrofit on those headlights

 

The headlights fit how they are supposed to. I just need to mess
With the way the bumper sits

 

I'm 99% sure I saw ballasts. That means HIDs. HIDs in stock housings = not proper lighting.

 

Looks like the car is coming along pretty nicely. I like those brakes you put on the front, could definitely use some for mine!

 

Good save! I dig those new rims. Very nice.

 

Oh that's what you meant, sorry I miss understood. Yes I do have hid's in the stock headlights but I will bever put projector headlights or a retrofit projector on my car. Not my cup of tea at all. I did adjust the beam so it does not beam in any ones eyes and it is a 6k bulb so it's not that attention grabbing. Thanks for looking out though bro

 

Thanks bro! I I need to be able to stop this beast on a dime, especially since it's my daily.

 

Thanks dude. They are kinda curbed up but 200 for real deal rims was a deal I couldn't pass up

 

This is coming along nicely, good job on the rear disks! I like the fact that you are fixing all the "minor" things that every other moke just ignores, like the new radiator support and getting the front bumper secure.

Keep it up.

 

What made you go with the B16B?


Nice build!!