Hey, new to HondaTech but as the title says I'm building the motor from my integra GSR and installing it in a 1994 civic coupe. I'll be asking a few questions but also hopefully will be able to help out some as well

 

Just a little more info, the 1998 Integra GSR was my daily until it was totaled just over a year ago when someone ran a stop sign and tboned me.

Since then I've been tearing apart the old motor and building it to what I always wanted it to be.

In the middle of Feb. I picked up a 1994 DX coupe that I will be using as a shell.

There's still tons to to, Finish the motor build, swap the suspension from the teg to the dx, etc etc.

The engine is currently at the machine shop and someone is supposedly taking the integra shell off my hands today. I've been doing little things like swapping the integra interior over to keep myself busy.

Below are some pics of my build progress

Integra before accident



Integra after accident



Pulling and stripping the engine






The Civic


I'm very excited to finally have a shell to be working w

 

Last pic of the 'teg


Put the gsr seats in the dx too

 

The shell got picked up a few hours ago. Bye bye integra

 

Civic's in the garage


Pulling the engine











And of course, that stand in the engine bay thinggg

 

This is how spring break ended

pretty happy with 2 weekends worth of work

 

Picked up a birthday present for myself today

 

nice progress man. sorry about your integra. I would be so mad if that happened to mine.

 

kind of sort of the same thing that happened to me. had a 93 integra ls b18a1 bottom end with a b18b head. gsr interior, a few other goodies. got rear ended and my da9 was totaled. took the insurance money and got a 93 ej2. had a zc sohc. 2 months after getting the civic, i blew the motor. not sure how or why. i was driving normal highway speeds (65-70mph) and all of the sudden heard a noise from the engine bay and the cabin filled with smoke. pulled off at the very next exit and the car died. i really miss my da9, i LOVED that car...

 

Thanks dude I'm really happy with the progress I've been making lately. I was definitely bummed at first but I guess everything happens for a reason and honestly can't imagine a better outcome under the circumstances

Im sorry to hear that man. You ever pull apart the engine to find out what happened? I bought an 07 sentra spec v with the insurance money but decided to retain the integra as well in order to part it out and build the engine. Super glad I decided to go this route!

 

yeah i pulled out the motor, completely took it apart. and months later im still no closer to understanding why the motor blew. its all good tho. perfect excuse for a swap. not exactly sure which direction i want to go yet as far as a swap is concerned. i live in cali so im somewhat limited as to what i can do legally. i wasnt allowed to keep my da, i mannaged to get my sub and amp out tho, and my hid kit which is now in my wifes 97 maxima. well looks like ur off to a great start i will keep up on ur thread and i wish u the best of luck on this endeavor.

 

Definitely be following this thread. I'm about to start a b16 swap with a tuck and shave on my 92 si. Best of luck to you. Hope everything goes as planed

 

goodluck with your build! do you have a thread floating around anywhere?

 

YAYY Package for me!












Just need a few more odds and ends and the engine part of the build will be done!

 

Machine shop finished working on the engine, pics to come shortly

 

sorry for phone quality pics, might upload higher quality if I feel like it later

 

Small update: no progress has been made on the build since picking up the engine from the machine shop as I'm waiting for school to wind down. I did however sell the d series from my donor shell on Monday!

 

Installing the dual valve springs and titanium retainers

 

blocks coming together



And more parts have arrived

 

Some more progress

 

Engine is complete. It's ready to install, but the car isn't yet haha

 

Engine's in!

Also the transmission, can kinda see it in this pic but not really...

 

Welcome to Honda-Tech! Glad to have you on-board!

Ask a mod to move this to the build section!

 

Yeah, I probably should have just made this in the build section to start with... Just forgot to make a new thread and got carried away haha

I'll try and contact a mod but don't actually know how...

 

Thread moved. BTW, Great job on the build.