drunkinmasters $300 teal civic thread. 56k go fist a firefox. now with video
 

well the vitara 4 door has been no moor since about march of last year.

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merging onto the highway with a nail in the rear tire has some pretty disastrous affects.

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add a nice amount of rain and you get this....

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afro puff steering wheel.

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and a shot of the bent frame just for carnage sakes :)

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so anyways the front end was bent to ----. so that was it for the sedan.

the motor and turbo setup was pretty much fine except for that crushed u-bend.
after about 6 months of looking for a donor car for the motor i found this $300 civic dx on craigslist.
it had some front end damage, the motor wouldnt run very long. but the body was strait and the kids mom wanted it out.

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not bad for $300. the color wasnt my favorite at the time.
interior was in very good condition.
the unnecessity's like power steering, power windows, power mirrors, ac weren't there.

and the motor and turbo setup going into the donor.
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y8 block with z6 head
vitara pistons
eagle rods
arp headstuds
drag manifold
egay wastegate
t3/t4 57 trim .60/ .63
precision 750 cc injectors
motorola 2.5 bar map

TIME TO GET TO WORK!!
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1st thing i did was the tach swap since the dx didnt even have a tachometer.
the sedan had something like 300,000 miles on the odometer, so i swapped the mileage while i was at it.

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getting the intercooler ready for mockup.
you can get a better idea on how bent the radiator support was on the sedan.
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i found out why the kids car wasnt running for more than a few minutes.
crankpully was all whobbley and cock sloppy. it caused the alternator belt to slip off into the sunset. :1
the z6 seemed to start and idle just fine. just a nice little bonus.
transmission was an a000 though
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walbro255 swap
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motorola 2.5 map install.
no spade connectors. i always solder my ----
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ryan89crx was nice enough to come bye with his cherrypicker for the motor swap. ive never swapped a motor before so having his much needed guidance was extremely helpfull. ryan gets the z6 that we ended up yanking out of the coupe.
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the motor swap went fairly ok.
when we finally got the linkage and a few other hoses and wires out of the way, it was time to yank out the z6 from the teal coupe and the vitara motor from the sedan.


with the z6 out of the way it was finally time for the transplant.
dropping the vitara motor inn was surprisingly easier than when we pulled either of the motors out.
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and the sedan as she sits right now without any motor. parts are scattered throughout my garage making it an obstacle course.
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after this point it was time chill out for the evening. Both Ryan and I were beat by the end of the day.
we pulled 2 motors, and dropped one in. plus we ran to sears at the mall for a socket. i forgot about the holiday rush.
i brought my plumbing van and parked where the mall utility vehicles usually park acting like we had a leaky toilet to fix.
beat to hell. time to enjoy a hearty porter
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now it was time to wire up the v-tak up.
i started by grabbing one of the ecu plugs from the sedan to rob the pins.
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and use a tiny screw driver to wiggle the pin loose from the other side while you pull the pin loose. it takes a bit of time but eventually will work out.
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heres where i screwd up though. the pinouts that are needed are for a4 and d6. well d6 has a smaller pin than the ones that i pulled. so i had to go etract a smaller pin from the d- plug.
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smaller pins where much more of a bitch to pull out so i used my harbor freight pin extractor
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mounted the manifold, and turbo
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mocked up the intercooler as well. flat black sleeper O0
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bought a .8 bar tial spring to replace the 7 pound spring in my cdm wastegate. while i was out i got some synchromesh
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intercooler and charge piping mounted. still needed to order a u-bend to replace that crushed one.
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heres a pic of the china ssqv thats going to hidden in the bumper. sounds and works just like the real thing. over 25psi thrown at it.
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i also swapped the rear suspension. kyb agx struts with skunkworks coilovers.
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new lsd clutch to replace my clutchmasters 4 puck
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the tranny in my sedan was always a bitch to shift. i figured since i was yanking the tranny for a new clutch just to replace it with a new y8 transmission.
pulling the old z6 transmission apart i found out why it was so hard to shift.
the channel that the shift arm shaft goes through was somehow ground or crushed causing it to be very hard to shift.
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time to swap the differential in the newer y8 transmission with an obx lsd

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my was killing me. thanks for mista bone for all the advice.
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i got the tranny swapped inn and the car on all 4 wheels. it felt good to see it off jackstands. front end needs a major alignment
as you can tell from the pics.
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traded my ricer egay seats in my sedan for some body parts. didnt cost me a thing.
eg seats own egay seats anyday.
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decided since i live where cops profile ricers with fartcans i wanted something with a more sleeper look.
usdm dynomax super turbo 3''
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plus more goodies in the mail. all 3". i also got my u-bend to finish my charge piping.
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and a pic of my sansui 80/80. my dad bought it back in 1975 for $700. it still kicks ass.
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klipsch sexiness
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and going into the car i got this for pretty much free for doing a plumbing service call that took me a whole 2 minutes.
alpine cda-7875 XM ready
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i needed a boost gauge that read over 20 psi so i got one of these cheap faze mechanical gauges.
http://www.rpmcat.com/images/FZ3104N-F42.jpg

looks like vegas inside of my car
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mocking up the bumper. that blue coupling will eventually go for stealth/sleeper reasons.
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i finally got the balls to go out and try to paint my fendors and bumper myself.
napa sold me the paint for around $110, i bought a gravity feed spray gun from harbor freight for $20.
considering that maaco said it would cost me $500, i think it was well worth it.
ive never sprayed before so the end result actually turned out better than i expected so im not complaining.
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i left the bumper factory black in the grill to help hide the intercooler a bit better.
can you say stealth?
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oh, and i also got some falken hanabi rims with some falken rubber. rims are only 11 pounds each.
i wanted oem rims but ricers want to sell them for much more than i could afford. the rims that i got + rubber cost me around $500
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hood on and wheels are aligned. wheel alignment is probably some of the best $60 spent.
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i finally mig welded the exhaust together. it sounds damn quiet for being all 3'' with no cats.
heres some pics and a video of how it sounds.
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birdshit welds
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thats pretty much where i sit right now. the car needs a retune so the next thing on my list is a wideband.
im considering the JAW wideband. joey-d has some tunning to do within a week or 2 with this unit and is going to let me know wither its worth it or not.
otherwise its either an lc1 or plx

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btw. i got the sedan shell sitting in my garage still at this moment. from the fendors back the body is still in good condition. if anyone within the washington/oregon/idaho area wants it. just swing on bye with a flatbed and its yours ;)

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NICE!

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Great job Drunking,

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nice job why didnt you just get a new support or the actual frame rail bent.. (dont look like to me ) but nice job reminds me of swapping out the buld D from the ---- hatch into the coupe cuz ---- hatch had a bent frame (roof above door) from a drink driving accident in eagle, idaho i jumped off a small cliff still fixed the car and drove back to cali

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Man that sucks what happened to that car it was basically my role model build it was one of my favorite cars on here but i cant wait to see this finished project and see how the new car turns out. Good Luck with the new car ;)

BTW you should have stuck with the 4dr that was the best part imo 405whp SEDAN :y oh well :-\

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Damn that was one bad ass 4door.

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id basically need a whole new front clip. with the cost and labor of a new front clip it seemed that a $300 car to swap a motor inn was the easier way.
id have to yank the motor for a new front clip anyways.

i do miss the sedan. but the dx coupe is about 300 pounds lighter, and the interior is in much better shape.
i really wasnt in a position to argue with myself. when i saw a $300 coupe i jumped at it.
ive also made some improvements over what was in the sedan.
even though the coupe might not be as visually aesthetic i could really care less.
sedan will rip.
in the end im happy with the results. now its time for that retune

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Have you done anything new to the motor?

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besides a new dizzy, and headgasket its the same thing.

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What kind of rims are those?? and what size?? Car looks great, you did a really good job. Props on taking care of ALL of it yourself.

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rims from the sedan where 16" rota subzeros
rims on the coupe are 15" falken hanabi.
most of the physical work was done by myself.
but i had writeups from various sites to use and guidance from more knowledgeable and experienced ones.
most of the info is out there ready to be searched.

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BTW some of the pic's I can't see. The last one I can see is the one with the red fenders and black bumper.

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firefox sucks.
use internet explorer and all the pages should load up just fine

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ha ha i couldnt see them either but with IE i can it looks good suprising for a $300 car, good work now retune and some vids of the new car.

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Nice i loved your 4dr

And i know a guy who had those wheels in gold but the day he put them on his coupe something bad happened

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What happened?

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We will call it road rash

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Looks nice. I thought it was going to look like ---- when I started reading the post. By the end, I was a believer. :1

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last weekend i installed my innovative ic-1 wideband. installation difficulty from a 1 to 10 scale is about a 5, just a bit of splicing the ecu harness, soldering and shrinktube.
i also got a frew crushbends made from a local muffler shop for about 15 bucks since my dumptube melted off.
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the dumptube is next on the list, then time for a tune.



heres a vid of the lc-1 in action. running a bit rich :-\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a7kGUYlj1c

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Hows it runing?

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very fukin nice for a homemade paint job

i've NEVER been a honda guy but ur car is tits

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well, the idle is a it high, gas mileage is horrable, and the power just isnt there. but for now it gets me to work.
im very eager to get the tunning done. but the wastegate is just venting into my inducer, so ill hold off until i get the dumptube installed.

thank you. i think it looks ok as long as you dont look too close. it really needs a buffing.
i still got some bodywork to do on the passengers side that needs hammerd out from the inside.

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Wow great job that $300 pile really cleaned up well and the exh looks great for a cheap homemade job :y When are ripper vids coming >:D

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i think its actually an ej2 because its a dx. but it doesnt matter cause i just call it an eg
but ill try to get a ripper video once i get it tuned. its so pitifully slow right now that its not really worth a video.
i did work on the dumptube this evening and i got some nasty herpes looking welds to show off once i get my camera charged ;)

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wheels = teh sex :6

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this is my 2nd time welding so its not for the weak stomach.
welds look like a bad case of the herpes. O0

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sweet can wait to see it live again

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Very nice,

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what kind of exhaust piping is that? whered you get it from? nice job btw.

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nice setup I got the same wheels on my coupe but in bronze wit the 205/50/15 azeniz. Where u located?

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i got the exhaust piping from racing solutions. i think the kit was around $150 without any flanges, just pipe bends. its 3" mild steel.

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nice setup I got the same wheels on my coupe but in bronze wit the 205/50/15 azeniz. Where u located?
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i live in kennewick.
you?

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my brother made a 3 inch for his too it sounds bad ass whne it back fires loud as hell

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wow 4 dr looked pretty sick

altho i like the more moderate teal coupey

nice Sansui too, vintage recievers own!

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nice build. i'm keeping the grill in the front bumper too. any plans for a dyno?

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X2



Dude, Thats one hell of a write up. Its so hard to stop what you are doing and take pics of stuff. I get to eager and just knock it out and after I go "damn I should have taken some pics"

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thanks,

taking pics right after you busted your ass is pretty tough.
you dont think strait, your tired, dirty and just want to take a shower and have a beer.

i found out last week that i had my cam gear off one tooth. i got it back on track and set the total timing to 16*
i got much power back, but it still runs pretty rich. idles around 10 afr.

ill post up some ripper vids pretty soon to get a comparison between it now and after the tune.

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got the car street tuned. the previous tune was a bit outdated. this newer tune eliminates a few gremlins that have been possessing my car since i did this whole swap. city driving i get between 25 to 30 mpg. highway i get ~40. idle is so smooth now thanks to rrussell.
ass dyno is calculating between 250 to 300. ill address those numbers when i get some dyno time.
till then heres a video of a panty ripper. vss is a bit wacko and needs to be replaced. but the car runs beautifully. i drive it everyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOZyPZ4Ka7k

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What kind of road are you doing a 0-120mph pull on?

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lol@ass dyno is calculating between 250 to 300.

that car sounds reallyyyy solid, just turn the boost up on the next tune. Plans on racing at the track?