doo0T doo0T's ej7 diary - GOOD LORD ITS FAST!!

[spoon.]

Originally Posted by SLOTEG

holy fuck did you have to quote the whole post!
speaking of black painted headlights, there is a nice da6 down welly ways with that kinda homejob done on his lights, might hit him up next time i see him and ask

by any chance is it the da6 with 2 tone paint? orange and black top?

[SLOTEG]

.spoon yep thats the one

[spoon.]

Originally Posted by SLOTEG

.spoon yep thats the one

lol hes a good mate of mine after seeing his car i got my self a honda lol

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Lookie what i just bought.....


H2B Kit with engine mounts for 1996-2000 Honda Civic EK

H2B Adapter Plate
SFI Approved Aluminum Forged Flywheel & Locking Plate
3 CNC Billet Motor Mounts with Engine Side Mount
Pillow Block with Bearing
Extended Clutch Release Fork
Slave Cylinder Extension Block
PCV Valve Extension
Block Clearance Template
Bolts

Scored it brand new still in the box for a pretty sweet price, problem was postage was $230US!! as it's 46lbs

The B18cR is sold and out of the hole already.
While I wait for the kit to arrive and to source a Euro-R H22a i have to re-build my spare S80 with new bearings and a synchro set.
The ALB system has to be ripped out of the bay as I'm going back to a manual braking system, the aircon and PS have already been assholed and are sitting in a useless heavy pile on the shed floor.
The ATS metal diff I was going to use I have changed my mind on and sold already, I'm just going to stick with a stock ITR diff as I can't be fucked with a harsh as ATS in daily driving.

I'm looking for some manual brake lines, master cyl and prop valve for EK if anyone knows of any i can get hold of them.

While I wait for stuff it's probably a good opportunity to tidy up the engine bay, maybe squirt some paint on it.

I'm stoked, this is going to be a fun project will be interesting to see how it compares to the crx performance-wise, I drove the rex again in the weekend and I'd kind of forgotten how bloody fast it is. The H2B's gonna have it's work cut out thats for damn sure.

[d16a7]

should go hard!

would you know if EG would work? cos ive possibly got EG system that could be of use if it will fit? .. although the 7/8 master cylinder needs rebuilding..

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by d16a7

would you know if EG would work? cos ive possibly got EG system that could be of use if it will fit? .. although the 7/8 master cylinder needs rebuilding..

Cant see why not, even if it was slightly out it's nothing a bit of bending shouldn't fix.
I'm ideally after a 15/16 or a 1" if possible, it's got prelude calipers on the front so should really have a bigger pot.

[DURTYEF3]

F*ck yeah, Mean mike!.. This things gonna be crazy. KEEP THE CAR when you finish it and ENJOY it lol.

That CRX is a feisty little bastard thats for sure.

[Chaos]

hey mike, good to see its finally being done eh

[nva2nd]

Lol your civic will prob be quicker then the crx

[Bananaman]

Nice stuff Mike. JEALOUS!!!@!@

Can't wait to see the performance figures

[theirlaw]

really looking forward to seeing this one progress!

[DrRubber]

so the wedding is postponed a little longer eh mike



I dare say the crx maybe up for sale once you get this going........

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by badcf4

so the wedding is postponed a little longer eh mike

I dare say the crx maybe up for sale once you get this going........

Still on schedule, and hell no!

[Bl4ckt0p]

Nice man cant wait to see this build! Need more of these builds to see if saving the extra $$ is worth it

[Chaos]

hey mike,

what is the code of the gearbox of the euro r, or are you just buying one as a short block?

and the s80 youre using. is it out of a 96 spec or a 98? It'll just be interesting to compare the ratios..

cheers

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by Chaos

hey mike,

what is the code of the gearbox of the euro r, or are you just buying one as a short block?

and the s80 youre using. is it out of a 96 spec or a 98? It'll just be interesting to compare the ratios..

cheers

Dont know yet, I was just buying the engine (long block) but now i think I'll get the box too, that way i have the option to use it if i want too.

The S80 I'm using is out of a DC8R 4-door ITR, I've had it apart and it's a 4.4 FD.
As far as I can tell the gears are pretty similar from the euro-R to the S80 ITR but it's the final drive which is different.

Should sit at around 3900 at 100k's like the coupe used to before i sold the motor and box.

[doo0T!doo0T!]

So far so good on the swap.....
Located an LSD so the box just needs to go back together, I'm going to replace all the bearings and probably do the 5th/reverse set as it looks pretty worn.

The H2B kit has arrived but I got busted for GST, just waiting for Customs to clear it and it should be arriving soon.

I've also found a Euro-R H22a, just sorting out shipping at the moment so all the parts are slowly coming together.

Heres some pics form last week when I pulled out the motor and started prepping the engine bay....Looks like the dash will have to come out so I can chase all the ALB system wiring back from whence it came.



I wrapped up the guards and nose of the car so I didn't scratch it up while working on it.


Out she comes....


This is what I'm keeping....


And this is what is going in the bin....A lot of shit must weigh over 30kg


Good bye B18cR..


Now I have a hole to fill..


I still need to source a non-alb braking set-up for the front and paint the engine bay before I go any further. I'm not going to go silly and fill in all the holes and smooth it, been there done that and it's not worth the effort.

I think I'm going to go midnight black base coat with a satin clear over the top, not so keen on gloss really.

[americ_ian]

lol love pulling b's out :-D

[Glassjaw]

Loving the build..... would I be correct in thinking the ALB computer is in the R/H Rear panel next to the rear seat??
If so.... I dont envy you right now, thats gonna be a B*TCH to rip out!

[nva2nd]

Few things remember:

Baffel the sump VERY well...
Build a VERY strong Alt Bracket
Grind the shit out back the motor for good clearence

Besides that its looking good

[americ_ian]

^^h2b sell out! :-P

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by americ_ian

lol love pulling b's out :-D

ha ha yeah same but somtimes I get a bit nervous, I mean that is a pretty big pile of shit and it's not even half way done yet. i have half an icecream container of bolts I don't need and thats a bit disconcerting!

Originally Posted by Glassjaw

Loving the build..... would I be correct in thinking the ALB computer is in the R/H Rear panel next to the rear seat??
If so.... I dont envy you right now, thats gonna be a B*TCH to rip out!

It was in the back of the crx so yeah you're probably right, i havn't got that far on the coupe yet.

Originally Posted by nva2nd

Few things remember:

Baffel the sump VERY well...
Build a VERY strong Alt Bracket
Grind the shit out back the motor for good clearence

Besides that its looking good

What did you do with the sump baffling? Got any pointers there? Did you keep the alloy sump?
Was planning on copying your alt bracket but I think my kit possibly comes with it as it's written on the customs slip.
Grind the shit out of where? As far as i can tell the only massaging that is required is the passenger side chassis rail? or do you mean grind the block to clear the alternator?

[Glassjaw]

Originally Posted by Chaos

hey mike,

what is the code of the gearbox of the euro r, or are you just buying one as a short block?

and the s80 youre using. is it out of a 96 spec or a 98? It'll just be interesting to compare the ratios..

cheers

My Euro R has a T2W4 Tranny, and gear ratio's are below.

T2W4 - 3.285 - 2.090 - 1.481 - 1.071 - 0.812 - 4.266 LSD

[doo0T!doo0T!]

Originally Posted by Glassjaw

My Euro R has a T2W4 Tranny, and gear ratio's are below.

T2W4 - 3.285 - 2.090 - 1.481 - 1.071 - 0.812 - 4.266 LSD

My S80 should be 3.230 - 2.105 - 1.458 - 1.107 - 0.848 - 4.400 LSD
But if i wait around and find a 4.7 FD from someone say doing a 4.9 swap then I'll have a pretty mean box as the 98 spec 3rd, 4th and 5th make up for the lower FD, combine the 98 spec FD with the 96 spec gear-set and you have a pretty short combination.

Chaos, that box in your/my EG is a M2T4 it's pretty rare, try looking it up you wont find much. I found on the drag strip it wasn't that good as it was hitting the rev-limiter in 3rd just before the 400m mark, would be better to be well into 4th gear as it got to the end which I suspect an S80 would be.