ive came across a few nice civics with the engine bay shaved and the wiring tucked as well as the brake lines so i decided im gonna give it a shot i started yesterday by ripping the motor out. and today i took the dash, heater core, blower motor, and the SRS unit with SRS wiring harness because i no longer need any of that crap. so on with the pictures.

A couple shots of my b18c, it has a blown head gasket and im getting a JSR intake manifold for it so i figured i will just strip it down to make things easier






Notice all the oil under the head

and some shots of the bay





and some interior shots before the blower and heater core are removed



here is a shot after the heater core and blower are out.. look at all that room :thumbs up



heres a plan of attack i have for the car.

Custom Turbo kit
Oil catch can with breather and dual braided AN lines
Re-do brake lines in braided AN lines
Relocate Proportioning valve
Relocate battery behind bumper support
Relocate under hood fuse box behind fire wall
Weld all unwanted holes shut and smoothed out
Power steering lines in braided AN
Inline fuel filter and again more braided line
AEM high volume fuel rail
Tuck headlight wiring
Tuck Engine harness
Skunk2 intake manifold
Ignited engine START button
Climate control block off plate
and prolly some other stuff i cant think of right now.


Modified by silentdaredevil2 at 4:37 PM 3/1/2006

 

UPDATE

Tore down the passenger side i removed all the wiring harness and pulled back through the fire wall along with all the little brackets and misc ****





I also removed the brake booster, both brake and clutch master cyl., brake
proportioning valve, 90% of the brake lines, and the fuel filter.



and here is a couple snaps of the current state of my interior





tomororw im gonna start tearing down the drivers side and prolly finish removing the rest of the brake lines and misc crap on the fire wall so i can start the shaving process. stay tuned. :D


Modified by silentdaredevil2 at 4:44 PM 3/1/2006

 

wow ever heard of a flash...i cant seee ****!

 

sweet keep us updated

 

Looks like fun

 

Thats alot of work. Keep the updates coming. Oh and yeah, a flash or maybe a shop light in there would be nice too.

 

sorry about the pics im doing this in my barn so its not so bright but i will edit each photo and enhance the brightness for your convience

 

looks good look into some bulkhead connectors from motec they are a nice addition

 

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UPDATE!!

the engine bay is stripped clean of all parts. me and my friend started welding some holes shut as pictured below. i prolly wont be able to work on it till like friday ish so i will update then. enjoy the photography with my new camera.








We had to do small tacks so it would burn through or distort the metal but i still have to clean them up with thte grinder. when im done it will look as if it never exsisted



i still have some holes to fill in but it was about 30 degrees today so i took a break

 

got any pictures or websites i can see them at?

 

tell your buddy to strip the paint off before he weldsthe metal in it contaminates the weld and the metal....

 

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werd...

 

we did strip the paint off around where it was need to be welded. it doesn't even matter im repainting the whole bay

 

also cover the windshield it will pit the glass the sparks from welding

 

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yes it will matter.... im shaving my whole eingine bay as we speak.... the weld will be porus and pitty, when you goto smooth down the weld youll have shitloads of little pinholes you have to bondo over

 

then i will just fill the pin holes with a small tack and grind it smooth

 

Lookin' good... keep us posted...

 

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good, btw you might have to hit some of the3 bigger patches with a thin layer of eve3rglass or somethng like that, just fyi

 

heres an addition i will be adding to my turbo setup. i machined this catch can for something to do






to the right there is the heat sheild that i had to cut off because it was *** ugly but thats all my local speed shop had.

 

That catch can is NICE. You should start sellin em

 

[QUOTE=EF8kid]That catch can is NICE. You should start sellin em


word

 

its a thought... how much would u be willing to pay for that craftsmanship

 

today we finished up with alot of the welding. theres a couple small odds and ends that need welded but nothing major. i should have some updated pictures tomorrow

 

UPDATE!!

Finished all the welding all i have to do is grind them smooth. i did smooth out the front peice where the headlights mount but i still want to lay a thin layer of body filler over areas. i should be ready to paint next weekend so stay tuned.

on with the pictures







That picture ^ shows where the heatercore used to come through the fire wall. smoothed out


and heres a new tools i got to help out with the tight place i can't get my 4" grinder into