doo0T doo0T's ej7 diary - Its H2B time baby!

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Woohoo, finally managed to get rid of the C200 "Merkin" and have gone back to my roots.
All of you who said i wouldn't last with a merc and that i would be back in somthing loud and fast in no time were exactly right.

I've gone and bought the b18cR'd '96 EJ7 coupe which originally belonged to Unlimitedpower here on these forums.
For anyone wondering why they probably havn't seen one before thats because they are rare as rocking horse shit in NZ, this is rumored to be one of 5 or 6! I've only ever seen two other ones. They are all originally black.

It already has a low k's 96 spec B18cR swap with S80 lsd box and prelude front brakes. Yes that means I have gone against all I stand for and am now driving a dirty B-series.

She's a beauty though with much potential to become even better.
Yes before you say anything the clear tails have only seconds to live.
And yes somthing has to be done about the Doris and Arther style interior decor.
It doesn't have the chromes, it has ITR '96 spec rims.

It has red CTR carpet but I plan plan to complete the ctr interior swap with recaros from a DC2/DB8-R and ctr door cards and instrument cluster with recovered rear seats to match. The vtec-e revcounter just isn't up to the task

timmiblc hooked me up with a ctr front lip to tidy up the bumper, bless that man, and I plan to oven the head lights apart and black out the surrounds ctr style.

It's by no means mint, theres a few dents and scratches here and there and the 4-1 headers are so flattened they are nearly pinched off completely and the 2.5" exhaust sounds pretty poos at part throttle. The IACV is stuffed, there's a manifold leak somwhere and the coolant temp sensor has gone haywire and is causing all sorts of dramas. It still has the vtec-e radiator and I suspect there is no thermostat. It beeps in reverse as it used to be an auto too, man that wee feature has got to go.
I'm quite glad it's not 100% right though, gives me a chance to get it right and make it how I want it.

I've always wanted an EK coupe and a type-R and now I have both. I rule.

The original photos from this post has dissappeared i forgot to save them off the trademe photoserver so here are some pics of when unlimitedpower owned it.

[croolies]

BBP bigger better pics please!

i didnt know u could get ek coupes! now that is sex! haha

[vti]

hahaaa three words,

told you so... waht are your clients going to think now? and most of all what does the mrs's think :twisted:

[Matty]

EK coupse were available with B16s in Aussie and were the only way to get a B16 in a (factory) EK Civic body in the US.

Car looks like it has potential (That sounds like an RJ De Vera line ops: ), I've always like the coupe shape over the hatch, I can't figure out why the US guys all go gaga over the hatch. I guess we all want what we can't easily get.

[nocert]

nice car i know the guy brett (unlimitedpower) who did the conversion, he was 1 of the supervisors back when i was at boarding school been for a couple of rides in it before it was B18cr'd. have fun with it :wink:

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by vti

hahaaa three words,

told you so... waht are your clients going to think now? and most of all what does the mrs's think :twisted:

I have to pick up my Lawyer in the morning ha ha! ....Shit...

The missus is past caring now, the Merc's fuel consumption put her off it in the end.

[d16a7]

mmm i need to get my coupe sorted out.

apparently coupes are company cars (mine used to be, both in japan, and the person i bought it off used it for company car)

so sorted there, and then you got the power aswell..

coupes always look nice, as they are different.. i like different..

[theirlaw]

very nice! I'd do this myself if time and money allowed.

Build thread x 1

I think you'll find it's powered by a poor mans ITR.

[vti]

haha oh well boy adn their toys eh?

also mister we havent hooked up the ol' camfc :twisted:

haha thats right i havent forgotten :wink:

ill swap the h for the poor mans b18cr yuo know you miss the h

[badcf4]

yay now wheres them h series swap mounts 8)

looks cool mike, I love the EK coupe it makes me happy in pants :thumbsup:

heh, what dosnt........

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by theirlaw

very nice! I'd do this myself if time and money allowed.

Build thread x 1

I think you'll find it's powered by a poor mans ITR.

I thought that too when i first looked at it but it turns out that was the previous engine which was swapped for the current set-up. I did my homwork before buying the car.
This is the third engine transplant the car has had since the original vtec-e, the first was a sohc vtec with a manual box, the last was the "poor mans" ITR with an S80 + cusco 1.5 way (and i put poor-man's in ""'s because it wasn't exactly for poor men and could stomp a stock b18c-R) :wink: It is now apparently in Antz's car.

This one is a plain stock standard b18cR with IHE and the box is an oem S80 with the stock helical diff.
I goes pretty good i guess but to be honest i prefered the power curve of the H22a in the EG. This whole b-series thing is way too peaky, maybe I just need to get used to it but it seems it seriously lacks in torque.

(there is already a lepricorn on my shoulder saying H2B euro-R)

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by vti

also mister we havent hooked up the ol' camfc :twisted:

Come over this weekend I'll be fixing the mrs car, and her mates, might as well do yours too.

btw I cant believe you still havn't done it yourself ya lazy bastard, it's like four bloody wires!

[vti]

bad lepricorn bad! ill swap hearts with ya i tempted to see what a b18cr in a eg would be like

[Hayce]

Originally Posted by doo0T!doo0T!

This whole b-series thing is way too peaky, maybe I just need to get used to it but it seems it seriously lacks in torque.

Haha no way

[americ_ian]

LOVE!!!!

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by vti

bad lepricorn bad! ill swap hearts with ya i tempted to see what a b18cr in a eg would be like

Nah I want H series with the B box.
This S80 gearbox is the tits, I can see why H2B is all the rage now. 4th gear at 100k's would be vteccing with an S80-H22a :twisted:

[nva2nd]

+1 for h2b ditch that B

[vti]

k
you = h-b
me = b-h

and when i drive over to do motor swap we can finish off cam fc haha

[americ_ian]

Originally Posted by doo0T!doo0T!

Nah I want H series with the B box.
This S80 gearbox is the tits, I can see why H2B is all the rage now. 4th gear at 100k's would be vteccing with an S80-H22a :twisted:

haha not quite!

go for a ride in kanes teg before you buy!

[grandell]

Hot!!!!


should've bought a jag though
then i wouldn't feel embarased about the mess in my pants

there was show on discovery (?) about a chick in the states with a red ej7 that was winning comps all over the place... might be worth a google

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by grandell

Hot!!!!


should've bought a jag though
then i wouldn't feel embarased about the mess in my pants

there was show on discovery (?) about a chick in the states with a red ej7 that was winning comps all over the place... might be worth a google

Ha ha yeah I tried and couldn't find anything decent, turns out they are called EM1's in the states not EJ's
Googling EM1 is a different story, damn there are some hot cars in the states. Which is why I avoid honda-tech, I'd just end up with groin strain

[nva2nd]

From what I can sort off remember ... from driving the teg. 100kms = 7400rpm in 3rd.

[Chaos]

nice car, i think you knew the merc wouldnt last the second you bought it

you can take the mike out of the honda but you cant take the honda out of the mike

Oh, and keep those lights actually, then all you need is some cutties/ illegal coilovers and a dodgy wof and we have ourselves the next acejdmsnt :wink:

[americ_ian]

Originally Posted by nva2nd

From what I can sort off remember ... from driving the teg. 100kms = 7400rpm in 3rd.

surely not!!!

[grandell]

Originally Posted by doo0T!doo0T!

Ha ha yeah I tried and couldn't find anything decent

are you kidding?!?! did you miss the black XJR on tardme with the 13" AP Racing front brakes?

haha anyway... that's still hot 8) can't wait for the build thread!