I recently started a new job and a guy i work with is the only owner ever of a 97 EK Coupe. its white and has literally every bolt on you could get in the fast and furious days. DC 421 header, DC full exhaust, full KN cold air, DC Short throw shifter and even a DC billett battery bracket lol. The cars interior is immaculate.

Cons are the power steering fluid started leaking from the rack. I am toying around with the idea of putting a manual rack.

Also seems like a bad crankshaft position sensor is keeping the engine from firing up. That or soft carbon buildup.

Got the whole car for 300 bucks and looking for advice while i start tearing into it today. Will post pics when i get back home with it.

Cheers!

 

 

cheers...

 

Thanks! Got her started about 5 min ago. 350 bucks for a car where the ONLY thing wrong with it was a bad ignition coil. Yay! Test driving her now...

 

sure...you gonna get make it crisp before you sell it to make back some money?

 

I bought it because A, it was only 300 bucks and B, i wanted something to put on the track. Its a toy. But what you said is another option.

 

Day 1 before and after. Got the car it wouldn't turn over. jabbed a screwdriver in the spark plug boot and saw no spark. Grabbed an ignition coil at o'Reilly for 50 bucks slapped it in and she runs like new. The dc header and exhaust even sounds awesome! Thanks to my beautiful fiance for washing the dirt graffiti off of it! Also ran fresh gas and a can o sea foam in her and she burnt out all that old gas from sitting up for a year. 😍

 

awesome

 

I see you post often on here. Do you have any reccomendations on a steering rack? I see many people say they use one off of an integra. This car has a leaking rack and i want to replace it with one that is potentially better than what was in it.

Thoughts??

 

you cant use the dc2 unless you replace the subframe. if you do you'll need to source the correct t-bracket. that info i do not have

 

So to be correct; to swap to dc2 i need

Dc2 subframe
Dc2 rack
T bracket

Otherwise just use an oem replacement?
Or is there a better option than the oem rack that will plug n play ?

 

I'm not sure about the high pressure hose or the pump.

 

thats a sick ride!

 

You will need EG front LCA's as well.

 

why is that

 

Because EG/DC2 front lca’s are different from the EK. If he swaps cradles, he’s gonna need to know that.

And what’s going on here?

 

Interesting, I have a dc2 subframe on an ek hatch using the dc2 lca after a b18c5 swap.

gah, I see what you mean. I only mention the subframe.

 

I have a DC2 subframe, too, with DC2 lca’s after a b18c1 swap.

I added what I said in case he got a subframe that came without lca’s.

 

Lol

I just removed the fended and trunk.

Any reccomendations on replacements ? These were the only 2 spots with real damage...

 

Thanks for all the insight, but what of i just decided on an EK style power steering rack? Lol.

Im way more interested in getting the drums off the back so im also looking for some integra rear trailing arms to convert to discs.

Currently i have the car up on 4 jack stands and im searching for parts.

Heres what i want :

1. Fix power steering
2. Something like koni or tein coilovers all around
3. Something like enkei pf01 15's so im selling the 17s that came with it
4. Rear disc brake conversion
5. Pound out the body issues and repaint the car.

 

This is where she sits now. Currently im working on sourcing a compatible rear trailing arm setup to replace drums with discs. Any advice on where to find would be awesome. i called my local junk yard and they say 17 bucks a piece for rear trailing arm assembly off a 96 integra. Will that work? Also i think i need the spinnny piece that( hub? Spindle?) That the rotors will mount to. And calipers. Any advice on sourcing them? Thanks!

 

Before you fix the power steering rack issue, you need to decide whether you’re going to keep the current engine or swap in something else (since some other swaps require an EG/DC2 subframe which are incompatible with the EK steering rack) so you don’t waste money on fixing something you won’t use.

 

If you can get the whole trailing arms for $17 apiece with calipers, rotors, and hubs, then you’d better get on that like white on rice.

 

Now thats good info. honestly im looking at staying d series but a swap to something simple like a B20B was also kind of intriguing.

With / once i get to the motor; I was thinking of just rebuilding this one but going with higher grade pistons and internals. Possibly turbo but honestly i wanna get everything else correct first before i decide that. I think a single cam with a low boost setup would be cool. Nothing too powerful, just a little nudge lol. Ill take reccomendations!

 

Lol. Possibly. if i get junked calipers can i just rebuild them?
Im definitely gonna go with brand new rotors.

Ill probably head to the yard this weekend.

What year integras trail arms fit this thing? 95? 96? All of the above ?