mycarsux Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Alright I met this guy and he offered me this car. I'm am really really really iffy about it. But its such a steal. The only reason I'm iffy is because he's got so many mods, it looks dirty, etc. So tell me what you all think. Its not really a big deal to me but I still wanted all your input. Thanks. The time has come to part with my hatch.$3500 get you all of the following: 1996 Honda Civic DX Hatchback B20B block from 98 CRV B18C1 head from 94 GSR Golden Eagle LSvtec swap kit Skunk2 Intake Manifold CTR Crank Pully DC Adjustable Timing Gears Lightspeed 4-1 Header Catco Highflo Catalytic Converter 1995 JDM SIRII 5 Speed Transmission with LSD Exedy 8lb Flywheel Exedy Stage 1 Clutch and Pressure Plate KYB AGX Adjustable Struts Ground Control Coilovers (380lb front/ 300lb rear) Rear Brake Disc Swap from 94 GSR Hawk HPS Brake Pads Summit Racing Cross-drilled Rotors 99 Si Brake Proportioning Valve Summit Racing Remote Oil Filter Relocator (Puts 2 Fram PH8 Filters in front bumper and increases capacity to 6.5 quarts) Ebay 1" Aluminum Radiator 94 GSR Cloth Seats 98 EX Gauge Cluster Custom made short throw long shifter (like fastline road race shifter) Sabelt Racing Harness P28 OBD1 Chipped ECU with Moates Ostrich Emulator running Crome OBD2->OBD1 Conversion Harness Eclipse 2000 MP3 Head Unit Eclipse 6" Point Source Speakers Eclipse Amplifier Eclipse 8812.4 12" Subwoofer in custom enclosure 99 Si Front End Conversion - Hood - Fenders - Grille - Bumper - Headlights (Ebay Projectors) 2002 Si 15" Wheels - Painted Bronze (Duplicolor Wheel Paint) Kuhmo Supra 712's - 205/55/15 Brand New Rear Windows Tinted 30% Optima Yellow Top Deep Cycle Battery Ebay Short Ram Intake I am including all of my parts for this car: Garret T3 Super 60 Turbo Exhaust Elbow with O2 Sensor TurboXS Ramhorn Manifold DSM 450cc Bluetop Injectors with Clips DSM Blow Off Valve with pipe OEM Honda Mid Wing kit - complete with template, mounting screws, and new hatch struts Ebay CTR Front Strut Tower Brace 98 Ex Front Sway Bar with new endlinks 1 set of 13" steel wheels 1 set of 14" steel wheels B-series oil pan tapped for turbo with a new OEM gasket as well. There is more misc stuff, but I can't remember what it is right now. The car was in an accident last year, and I took it to a Honda dealership to fix everything. The car was originally red, but after the accident, I had it sprayed black. The paint is chipping in a few spots - could use a respray. There are the standard rust spots on the rear quarter pannels on both sides. It will need ball joints at some point in the near future, but is perfectly driveable as is. It was broken into last year, and my stereo stuff was stolen - resulting in the broken molding around the heater vents. I had much more expensive stereo equipment in there before, but just replaced it with cheap stuff so that it works. The sub enclosure was assembled in the car, so it will take some work to remove. It is very solid and sturdy, and can support a ton of weight. I built the car to autocross, and it did it's job well. Everything came together to make a wonderful race car. However - because of the OBD1 computer, it will not pass NYS Emissions inspection. 200k miles on the body, about 15k miles on all of the swap items. I did all of the work over last summer (and I did a lot of walking while the car was completely torn apart). The SRS light is on because I accidentally pulled the fuse for it (I was looking for the radio fuse and pulled the SRS one). It needs to be reset by the dealer, which I can do before pickup if necessary. The LSD is acting funny. In the early fall I ended up breaking the clutch disc (broke a spring on the hub), so I had to replace the clutch disc and pressure plate with another Exedy Stage 1 (which sucked, because the old one looked brand new still, except for the broken spring). An axle seal was damaged during the repair, so I replaced it. But I think since I am not running OEM Honda transmission fluid, it is causing the LSD to act funny, and I get a little grind going into 5th if the RPMs are too high (which double clutching will solve). I've heard issues with running Royal Purple in transmissions (after I filled it). I had never had any issues with it in the past. The Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) on the transmission has a crack on the mounting tab that has been JB Welded back together. It still functions perfectly. You can buy a new housing for at from the dealer for about $30. The Intake Manifold has a crack on it during installation - along the far driver's side edge. It isn't near the coolant channels at all, so a little JB Weld sealed it air tight. The inner fender cover on the front passenger side is half missing (the front half). It was never replaced after the accident, and I didn't notice it until it was long after the repair. I just never took it back to get it fixed, mostly because I thought it would be a good place to hide a DSM sidemount intercooler anyway. There is no cover for the timing belt. The B20 cover doesn't fit, and I never got around to getting the B18C covers. This is not a show car. It isn't spotless. It's greasy. My wiring job isn't the prettiest in the world. But it works. That was the intention of this car - to race. He just needs someone to finish off the details and make him a champion. One of the reasons that it wouldn't pass NYS inspection is because the block is missing the Crank Fluctuation Sensor (CFK) - JDM motors don't have them. I bought a brand new US oem oil pump, and I have the sensor, and will include them in the auction. I never bothered installing it because I picked up the GSR head, and it runs like crap (barely at all) on a stock ecu, so I knew that I was never going to bother running on an OBDII ecu. I also have an OBDII P75, as well as the stock DX ecu that you will get with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 lol @ the dildo shifter. it's up to you, bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 ehhh id say no. seems like problems are just waiting to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 what do the mods matter again? Does the engine run correctly with the mods done? Does everything else work correctly? I don't see the problem with it then, other than its dirty, ......been wrecked....... been broken into..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Shifter is huge. Car is not worth it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 what do the mods matter again? Does the engine run correctly with the mods done? Does everything else work correctly? Idk, I'm gonna talk to the guy first and actually see if its worth riding out to Buffalo to look at it. Its just that I wanna do the mods myself and it doesn't seem like a decent DD. I'm leaning hard to the "no" side right now but I'm gonna talk to the guy. I told him I was very interested because CRVTEC is sweet. But then I saw the pics and the mod list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 CRVTEC isn't worth a damn while on it's factory internals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 The things that catch me are the Ebay 1" Aluminum Radiator, Custom made short throw long shifter (like fastline road race shifter), and Sabelt Racing Harness. Seems like they were done cheap. The rest seems like it was well built and atleast the guy knows what year the stuff came from, my friend Mike got a turbo CRX and the previous owner didn't know much about the motor when he ran into problems and had questions to order new stuff. I say don't do it if you want to do it yourself. If you do, sell me that turbo crap cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Here's a biggie: However - because of the OBD1 computer, it will not pass NYS Emissions inspection. And there's the deciding factor. I'm not buying this thing. Its a good project car and all but I need a car that I can drive daily. Ohhhhh wellll. Back to searching for EJ1's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Dude, have you checked Honda-Tech yet? There's a TONNNN of EJ1's for sale on there. K-powered, b-powered, D-powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 don't buy that.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 No I haven't checked yet, but I will. Thanks for the heads up dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 a guy on another forum (importatlanta.com) is selling his 94 Honda civic DX with like 170k for 1500. It's really nice. he had a deal today for 1300 because he doesnt want it anymore because he just bought a new car. if you want to drive a while to get it, go on there and check it out.. its stickied in the cars for sale forum on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Sorry I found my perfect car. 1995 civic ex black VERY CLEAN manual pretty loc: madison, nj $5k 151k miles (but i really dont care about mileage, just condition) i want ittttttttttttttttttttttttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 thats more of what you want. but 5K with 151,000 miles? seems a little high, maybe its just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 money is no boundary for my love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 dude, that shifter puts my other one to shame. i say pass on that and wait for your 92-95 civic coupe to show up since youre all about that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 money is no boundary for my love If money's no boundary for your love, then buy my dad's del sol. He'd let it go for 8k, but it's got a 6 month old $3000 paint job. STI blue, Bronze Rota Circuit 8's, Tein S-Tech Springs, stock motor except for intake, header, exhaust. 8k may seem high, but not for what you'd be getting IMO. Oh, it's got the B16A3 also and right at 100k miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 If money's no boundary for your love, then buy my dad's del sol. He'd let it go for 8k, but it's got a 6 month old $3000 paint job. STI blue, Bronze Rota Circuit 8's, Tein S-Tech Springs, stock motor except for intake, header, exhaust. 8k may seem high, but not for what you'd be getting IMO. Oh, it's got the B16A3 also and right at 100k miles. I don't love del sol's. Nice car though. dude, that shifter puts my other one to shame. i say pass on that and wait for your 92-95 civic coupe to show up since youre all about that car. Yeah I saw the shifter and it reminded me of you when you said "I feel like I'm in more control when the stick is longer" :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 lol you dont love del sols but love a 95 civic ex's for 5gs? dude you could get it for so much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 yeah, this guy's civic i told you about is perfect and inexpensive. nice interior (full) it's clean for 1300 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I spent $4,000 for my '95 with 60,000 miles over two years ago... ...and that car was repainted, I just noticed the engine bay was red. Eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 lol you dont love del sols but love a 95 civic ex's for 5gs? dude you could get it for so much cheaper. I'm not buying that one anymore. Dealer said it would be sold within 2 weeks. Its hard searching for cars in an area 6 hours away. My only source is the internet. I'll find something eventually. The KBB value of the car in excellent condition is $4,730. Plus I'm very very picky about this car. Must be: 93-95 Black EX 2dr. Manual Good condish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 ej1 is 92-95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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