PROJECT KUMARA (ef3 zc turbo), UPDATED 12/9/08

[ranom01]

hey, this build was started about 2 months ago, but was only posted on h-t, but with some of the problems im coming accress, i thought i would start a build thread here, rather that making threads and pissing people off.

anyways as ome people know, i have a 1989 ef3, rebult zc, semi racing suspension, and a few other things like the pink paint job









anyways, after getting to many pansenger fines and loosing my licence for 3 months, i decided to go towards the boost, aswell as touching up the body



the turbo





adaptor plate





radiator



that was about as far as i got for a while, then the holidays started yesterday, and finaly a sunny day, so i opened the car up and gess wat i found, 4 lakes and lots of mold

so out will all the interior, and drained the car, and because i want to cage it and paint it inside and out i started removing the sound deadning



and had a go at painting a rim

before


after


also have water lines on, oil line on, still waiting on intercooler piping



one of the things i need help with right now is what is the law with replacing the rear quarter windows and sunroof with lexan???

because im gona have no back seats from the rollcage, i havnt got a need for opening rear windows, so i want to make them like the windows in the eg civic, but the windows dont exactly fit right to seal them up, so what is the best wayn to go, lexan???

[Haim]

i like the black rim... not bad...

[ranom01]

thanx, i got to do another coat on them, but having trouble thinking of a colour to do the H symbol in the middle

[gsm-itr]

KUMARA... go help trev build the eg

[MADCIVIC]

Originally Posted by ranom01

also have water lines on, oil line on, still waiting on intercooler piping



one of the things i need help with right now is what is the law with replacing the rear quarter windows and sunroof with lexan???

because im gona have no back seats from the rollcage, i havnt got a need for opening rear windows, so i want to make them like the windows in the eg civic, but the windows dont exactly fit right to seal them up, so what is the best wayn to go, lexan???

you can do the windows but unless its going to be a race car spend the money else where as lexan that is road legal is real expensive , like 500+ a sheet. u can get marine grade but it isnt legal and it fades with the sun.

im not sure about certing the lexan but it can be included in the interior mod if you are part of motor sport NZ, this includes being a member of a car club that is part of MSNZ and having a log book for your cage, belts etc. for you puke car club is local.

deffinatly the easiest way and possibily the only way if you have more than a half cage.

[ranom01]

thanks, it more or les will be a race car with the convinienvce of driving it on the road

i was planing on goin for a full cage anways

[ranom01]

small update


got about half of the sound deadning out





but came accross this




also got a price on replacing my door and boot seals from honda, $600 !!!! what a rip

[offset]

what kind of seat is that drivers seat?

[ranom01]

Originally Posted by offset

what kind of seat is that drivers seat?

it is a si civic frame, but has the wrx bucket seat foam over it

[ranom01]

another small update

weather sucks so havent done much
intercooler piping came in the mail today so i started puting it on





it is a universal diy kit off ebay lol

and got bov's but dont no which one to use

[DURTYEF3]

Howd the generic piping all go? work mint? Looks pretty good the pics. Probly pushing it but are the ends beaded at all? (just curious).

Looking good, rather dirty though. Clean the damn thing up lol .. Good work

[ranom01]

dont no yet lol, waiting on pay day so i can go buy a intercooler, only got those two pipes on, the ends aint beaded but once the hoses are on there prety hard to get off even without the hose clamps, it says there good for 35 psi but i wudnt trust the bov that came with it, its too shinny lol

it will be cleaned up with wire tucking ann all, but my aim is to get it running by the 8th of august so i kan drive it lol

[turbozxi]

How much was the piping kit is it aliminium?

[Hayce]

I'd be surprised if that piping doesn't come off under boost.

I remember seeing your build thread on HT too

[ranom01]

Originally Posted by turbozxi

How much was the piping kit is it aliminium?

$137usd i think it came to, yea it is alluminium

Originally Posted by Hayce

I'd be surprised if that piping doesn't come off under boost.

I remember seeing your build thread on HT too

lol, if it does, ill get it beaded or sumthing

[itsjdm]

seen this on ht

[VTAKYO]

This on HT... would have been an interesting thread ! Got URL?

[ranom01]

Originally Posted by VTAKYO

This on HT... would have been an interesting thread ! Got URL?

Honda-Tech.com: Appearance Build Threads: hello from nz

kind of died tho, to many other build threads on there

[Chaos]

use the racepro bov, at least its from a well known brand. and get the piping beaded before you drive it, itll be a good investment. even just weld it a bit or something.
what engine management are you going to use?

[DURTYEF3]

Rangimods

[Chaos]

found this on tardme

****D SERIES/ZC TURBO KIT**** for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand

[ranom01]

Originally Posted by Chaos

use the racepro bov, at least its from a well known brand. and get the piping beaded before you drive it, itll be a good investment. even just weld it a bit or something.
what engine management are you going to use?

thought so, whats the best way to weld the bov adaptor onto the piping because the piping in almunium and the bov adaptor is steel

i have a ecu off CRZYSI that has been chiped for boost, but it has some problems with it but still good for running in, im gona get anpther ecu chiped and road tuned for the mean time and at the end of the year im gona do a dyno tune

Originally Posted by Chaos

found this on tardme

****D SERIES/ZC TURBO KIT**** for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand

yea i saw that the other day and thought about it, but i already brought my piping and i what a skinnier intercooler like this one which im probly goning to buy, its a 460*160*90 for $200
Scarles Performance Parts

[nocert]

Originally Posted by ranom01

whats the best way to weld the bov adaptor onto the piping because the piping in almunium and the bov adaptor is steel

get a aluminium adaptor, cant weld mild steel to ali

[ranom01]

found a aluminium adaptor from racepro $40
brought the scarles intercooler aswell, shud get it tomoro so pics will be up then
also picing up a middle spoiler from WTNESS tomoro night
adaptor plate is at engineers so ill get that on wednesday
so hopfuly once i have all that on the car, i can get oil pressure and start her up

[ranom01]

still waiting on the intercooler to come

adaptor plate done



mid spoiler on




as she sits today