95 Vx / K20a2 tear down / Build UP thread! HUNDREDS of pics!!

[Fuster_Cluck]

Originally Posted by ITR-tist

That would be the ultimate in SHO-and-GO, I think.

I approve the snail-adding!

Originally Posted by HonCiv02

i second the approval for the snail and i think its most honda guy's dream to beat up a z06 - go for it!

Thanks guys for the approval

Originally Posted by kommon_sense

I'm not so sure about the snail in a k20 in an older eg chassis. You are going to have some ridiculous traction issues...

I'm already breaking 2nd loose, and 3rd breaks loose near the top (w/lsd & falken azenis & new bushings). A snail would make 1-2-3 useless.

With my limited experience from a dig the car sucks!! I prefer rolls just as you mention. I also heard the tires can break lose at 90mph I'm going to read up on boost setups and make my final decision by winter. I definitely don't want to die over this, as breaking lose at such high speeds can not be safe. I'm also thinking about custom fender flares up front to get a nice wide street tire under the well

Originally Posted by Shibby H22A

looks really great! I'm sure it runs sweet too, i agree with kommon sense, an sail would just make it difflicut to get going, unless its just only for drag racing.

I plan to do both drag and auto-x for fun.

Originally Posted by Shibby H22A

I dont understand why you spent so much time and effort to scrub all the stuff off the car, while you could have just towed it to a place to have it media blasted, (sand blasting) they will clear everything off down to metal! for an civic i would suspect it costs 200-400 dollars. and only takes few hours to do it!

but anyways its too late for that though!

Yeah, a little too late for that. If I had my own trailer and truck it would of been a chance of going that route.

Session 053 - September 12, 2007

Arrived home from work ready to do some real work



New hood prop holder:



EP3 pulley setup:









Installing:





IAT sensor installed:



Almost there:





Session 054 - September 13, 2007

$hitiest day for the build. Rainy and this is the day I sat on the phone for hours with Will of Hybrid Racing trouble shooting the conversion harness. Awesome service from HR ...and found out the problem was the relay was popped due to solder on a couple wires causing a short That day I actually gave up on the swap and my father and brother had to talk me back into working on the car again.

Not many pics because it was just one $hity day!!

BEFORE the problems arrived:



Half shaft bolts:



SneezinCD5 finishing her up:



Session 055 - September 14, 2007

Steering wheel hardware:



SneezinCD5 painted the valve cover:

[Fuster_Cluck]

SneezinCD5 painting the rear hatch at 4am (day of the show)



I think we slept 2-3 hours that morning and were back at it putting the final touches before the show:

Washing her:





Beat :



That concludes the NOPI build up pics!!

Thanks for posting and checking out the thread

[Thorgs]

i want my car painted so badly! i hate being poor

[Thorgs]

is your bro repainting your hatch?

[charliemopps24]

Originally Posted by Fuster_Cluck

Is it just me or does the oil pan look really close to the pavement?

[kommon_sense]

Originally Posted by Fuster_Cluck

With my limited experience from a dig the car sucks!! I prefer rolls just as you mention. I also heard the tires can break lose at 90mph I'm going to read up on boost setups and make my final decision by winter. I definitely don't want to die over this, as breaking lose at such high speeds can not be safe. I'm also thinking about custom fender flares up front to get a nice wide street tire under the well

Well, you also have to keep street conditions in mind. If I hit some damp roads after a rain, I can't punch 3rd gear. The car just slides and spins. I don't know that more rubber on the ground would solve the traction problems. I think the cars weight is a big part of it.

As I'm sure you've noticed, if you punch it, you fly through the rpms in 2-3rd and that puts you around 80+mph right there.

If you decide to boost, you *MUST* get an LSD. That will help cut down on torque steer especially if it spools mid-turn. I believe they are also offering a 4.0FD over on clubrsx.com and k20a.org . So you might want to look into that as well. That will help, but you will still have more traction issues than the rsx guys since the civic's tires have a much smaller diameter.

[ITR-tist]

I suppose you can always turn the boost down for street and autocross duty, and up to maximum on the strip. Have the right tuning settings for both conditions ironed out...dont kno how that affects reliability.

More experienced tuners can take it from here...

[Thorgs]

He could always get some 18" rims so they're heavier

[kommon_sense]

Originally Posted by charliemopps24

Is it just me or does the oil pan look really close to the pavement?

Yup, its very close. Ground clearance is a bit of a challenge when doing the k-swap. However that picture makes it look worse than is.

fuster_cluck - how much ground clearance did you end up with? I managed to get 5" of clearance.

[riceboy89]

Originally Posted by Fuster_Cluck

wow i havent logged into sho in forever, but i just wanted to tell you that this project continuously makes me wet my pants.



and do u have a higher res version of this pic? i really wanna set it as my background.

[NikeSB08]

This thread makes me want to build an eg
Good job man, sick work.

[charliemopps24]

Hey man, did you decide what you're gonna do as far as a dash? I think one from a dc integra would look sick!!

[Thorgs]

Originally Posted by charliemopps24

Hey man, did you decide what you're gonna do as far as a dash? I think one from a dc integra would look sick!!

then the door panels wouldn't match up

[nicokpe]

good job man

[charliemopps24]

Originally Posted by Thorgs

then the door panels wouldn't match up

What door panels? He doesn't have any!