Who gettin' they hands dirty?

[Art Norm]

Post them projects...

My 91 Civic...

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Started with the red joint. Paid $500 for the shell. It came with a lot of extras. Rear disc conversion, exhaust, coil overs, and some other small things.

I was slackin', and overlooked that it had a salvaged title. Stripped it down of the parts I wanted to keep, or could sell, then got rid of it. I made most of my money back, so it wasn't a complete loss. I don't like red cars anyway lol.

I really wanted one in white, or blue. Found this one while browsing the BST groups on Facebook. Got it for $500, also. Came with extras, too.

Peep the back wheel lol...

Plastidipped the LS wheels from the red one, and mounted em' up...

Moving on. This will be a K swapped car. K24 to be exact. I have a K24A1(CRV) head that is mated to a K24A8(Accord) block. Bored to 87.5mm using RS Machine 12:1 compression pistons, Manley H-beam rods, ACL bearings, K20A2(RSX Type S) oil pump. I'll be using stock K20A2(RSX Type S) cams, in a locked VTEC configuration. 750cc injectors. K24A2(TSX) intake manifold. K20Z3(Civic Si) transmission with factory LSD. Will be using KTuner for engine management. Should be a nice little street setup. Hoping for 250whp.

The donor block. Dude said the car just died. Got the whole engine for $50.

Tore it down. Found the problem. Broken valve. No damage to the cylinder walls, thankfully.

Sent it to the machine shop for the bore, and hone. Came back fresh...

Assembly. All clearances were checked beforehand.

 

[Art Norm]

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Prepping to drop the engine in. K swaps require you to remove the existing transmission mount.

The new mount will be welded in.

Random pics...

Tein Street Basis Coilovers, Skunk2 Half size radiator...

Powdercoated bits..before and after

I left some things out. Only lacking a few things before it's ready to hit the street. Need a clutch, a header, and axles. I've been slacking on doing anything. I haven't touched the car in a couple of months. Need to find some motivation somewhere. Also debating if I should paint the car before I put it all back together. I gutted the interior to swap out the ugly blue for the black interior that came in my old red one. I also removed the heating and a/c components. Sorry if it's pic heavy. Feel free to post what you're working on though.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

I love shyt like this and I wish I had mechanical inclination this shyt looks like a great way to spend weekends and the payoff would be huge.

 

[JordanWearinThe45]

Bro u gets BUSY Good shyt

 

[Art Norm]

I love shyt like this and I wish I had mechanical inclination this shyt looks like a great way to spend weekends and the payoff would be huge.

I love it man. My number 1 hobby for sure. I learned through trial and error. Never had any schooling or whatever. Just always had a fascination with taking things apart to see how they work, then putting them back together. The goal is to have it ready by the time it warms up again. I'm making plans to build a garage/shop here at my house, also. That way I don't have to work on it outside. I hate laying on grass/gravel. I have 2 other project cars on deck, so I could use the storage too.

Bro u gets BUSY Good shyt

Thanks G. I'll update as I knock the rest out.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

I love it man. My number 1 hobby for sure. I learned through trial and error. Never had any schooling or whatever. Just always had a fascination with taking things apart to see how they work, then putting them back together. The goal is to have it ready by the time it warms up again. I'm making plans to build a garage/shop here at my house, also. That way I don't have to work on it outside. I hate laying on grass/gravel. I have 2 other project cars on deck, so I could use the storage too.



Thanks G. I'll update as I knock the rest out.

Nobody taught you how to do this shyt? Not your pops or uncle or anything?

 

[Art Norm]

Nobody taught you how to do this shyt? Not your pops or uncle or anything?

My cousin taught me how to change my oil and brake pads on my first whip. I've picked up some things from others along the way, of course, but like having a mentor or something, nah. It's really all just logical thinking, and having the right tools. I got in the car game before the internet blew up too so info wasn't widely spread like it is today. So I would cop the custom car magazines like "damn how they do that?", then go look at my car like "that don't seem too hard, lemme try it", buy the parts I needed, made sure I had the tools, then went to work. Plus nikkas was broke back then, and shops be taxin'. I'm naturally a logical thinker, I analyze every situation from the beginning. I just apply that to vehicles. Like "ok if this bolt goes here, and this bolt goes there, it holds this in place, so if I remove these bolts, it'll come off". Then just do the reverse to install the part. Easier said than done, yeah I know. You apply the same logic to engine building, but torque specs, and clearances come into play. Still nowhere near rocket science, though. This is the third engine I've built. The first 2 came out flawless. Hoping the same for this one.

 

[Wink Beaufield]

Right now I'm in the hunt for a 1988-90 Toyota Corolla GT-S coupe but them shyts are hard to find. My back up is to pick up a Z31 Nissan that one of my friends fam has just sitting there in the garage.

I love shyt like this and I wish I had mechanical inclination this shyt looks like a great way to spend weekends and the payoff would be huge.

We in the Youtube era bruh. Type in the car you interested in and search for the basics like how to do oil changes and brake jobs.

 

[Art Norm]

Yeah all the info you need is out there today. They have step by step vids on YouTube. All you need is tools. And the heart to do it.

 

[Noriega]

Yeah all the info you need is out there today. They have step by step vids on YouTube. All you need is tools. And the heart to do it.

Tryna muster up the balls to do a valve cover gasket replacement on my Camry V6

Would save me a ton of money but Japanese V6 FWD are a pain to work on, they crammed so much engine in to such lil cars.

I’m pretty good with my hands but I think that shyt a little beyond my abilities

To u for learning how to work on whips, lot of brehs nowadays run straight to the dealership for basic shyt like brakes,oil change, coolant change etc. My car only been to a shop once and it was for a catalytic converter replacement, all my other maintenance I do in my folk driveway

 

[diggy]

If you need a tune my boy Derf can get you rockin, remotely also.

https://www.facebook.com/derf.tuned/

 

[Art Norm]

If you need a tune my boy Derf can get you rockin, remotely also.

Derf Tuned

Yeah I've heard nothing but good things about derf. I have a great tuner here that's local to me though.

 

[Art Norm]

Tryna muster up the balls to do a valve cover gasket replacement on my Camry V6

Would save me a ton of money but Japanese V6 FWD are a pain to work on, they crammed so much engine in to such lil cars.

I’m pretty good with my hands but I think that shyt a little beyond my abilities

To u for learning how to work on whips, lot of brehs nowadays run straight to the dealership for basic shyt like brakes,oil change, coolant change etc. My car only been to a shop once and it was for a catalytic converter replacement, all my other maintenance I do in my folk driveway

Yeah I feel you. The head gasket went bad in my wife's Subaru. To change the head gasket the engine has to come out. I have a day job so from a convenience standpoint it was better for me to take it to a shop. Even doing work for others I'll see what's involved, if the job looks like it'll be more than what I'm willing to deal with I'll pass. Honestly, I hate working on cars lol. What I'm doing to my Honda, the customizing, is what I love. If that makes any sense.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

If we ever get a house with a garage, I will have me a project car. Threads like these inspire me.

 

[WeDemBoyz]