I decided to share my build with you guys since I'm getting this car going again after a long time. My first car ever was a 94 CX hatch. I started learning how to work on cars with that car but I was t-boned and the car was totaled. I bought a 94 EJ1 coupe and swapped all the parts and motor to it. It has since been through several motors and wheels etc.

Heres a quick time line of the coupe...

Heres my hatch that started it all. This was after a year of owning it.


After the accident and removal of all the upgrades.


Stock D16 had to go.


Single cam out


After swapping all the parts from my hatch to the coupe.








The ugliest bay ever lol.
























Got the hood re clear coated and Rota GT3s






Got a little turbo setup






The head gasket blew due to my car overheating as a result of the turbo timer.


Got a cheap ram horn manifold.


Got some K Sport coilovers. What a world of difference from stock struts with ebay coilover sleeves!
























I converted the whole interior to black... Suede headliner and brand new black carpet.










This was my most resent motor setup. 300+HP LS turbo. It had a bottom end failure after only 12k miles. That was a sad day.

 

Heres the new motor im in the process of building.

Heres a mountain of parts I got. Ive been buying and selling parts to fund this build...






Just assembled the block a few days ago.


Got the head back from the machine shop.


Installing new LMA's


I had a very scary issue with the head studs not wanting to go in smoothly. Some went in OK but most would bind up and get really tight.


I ordered a tap and chased all the threads several times. This took care of the issue thank god.


Here's a little mock up with the new parts.




Not the valve cover ill be using, just keeping everything covered.

 

Here's what the new setup will be...

Top End
B16 head
Brian Crower dual springs
Brian Crower titanium retainers
Skunk2 LMAs
GSR cams
Skunk2 cam gears
Cometic head gasket
ARP head studs
JG Edelbrock intake manifold
RC 780cc injectors
Golden eagle fuel rail
Blox 76mm throttle body


Block
B18a1 block
Wiseco 10:1 pistons
Eagle H-beam rods
Golden Eagle block guard
ACL race bearings

Turbonetics .63 A/R 60 trim turbo
Turbonetics Evolution wastegate
Spoolin Performance manifold
3" down pipe
Greddy Type RS BOV
CX Racing FMIC
CX Racing radiator
Blox boost controller
JG Edelbrock intake manifold
RC 780cc injectors
Golden Eagle fuel rail
Blox 76mm throttlebody
4 bar map sensor
Avid racing mounts
Greddy SP2 exhaust
Badlandz electric exhaust cutout.
BDL cam plug
Greddy oil cap
Billet plug cover
Moroso coolant tank
Stainless braided clutch line
Stainless braided fuel line
Stainless braided vtec line
Earls 10AN vacuum lines.
Aluminum Catch can

 

The valve cover you're not using looks great.

I'm hoping the exterior of the car and the wheel choice look as good as the new motor does. Because it currently looks like poop.

 

Yea, I painted that valve cover for a friend and it came out better than expected. Too bad its not mine.

Im on the ramen noodle college budget with this build so its one thing at a time. If you didn't like the exterior then you def won't like it now that its sat parked for 2 years lol.

 

This car is just beautiful. I hope it gets back to its full glory soon!

 

Car and motor is sick. Cant wait to see it when it's all done. Keep up the good work.

 

Its been slow but I've made a lot of progress recently.

Got some new TYC 1 piece headlights. My other headlights were crap. I converted them from chrome to black housing.


Ready to drop in. I ended up repainting my VC after the paint got all messed up from welding the bungs on.










I should have it running next weekend

 

keep it up, some oem headlights and clear corners would look great.

 

Thanks. I know its not to everyone's taste but I like the 1 piece headlights. I feel like it makes the car look more modern, plus they have projectors. At least they're decent quality, not complete ebay garbage.