ColorCoated Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Sup guys, Thought i'd share my build! Kinda going to be a 2 phase project. I havnt bought my new shell yet, so phase 1 is the motor build. Phase 2 will be the car build. Which of course will be a first generation civic! So lets get started!! I bartered a short block F22a4 motor with a friend for some powder coating. So this is the starting point for my swap! The Rundown: Honda Accord F22A4 Motor Rebuilt and Boosted to a modest 350-400whp Parts List: Bisimoto Stage 1.2 Turbo Cam Shaft - Ordered Bisimoto No Slip Cam Gear - Ordered Bisimoto 8.9 Pound Flywheel - Arrived T4 T04E Turbocharger - Arrived T4 Turbo Manifold - Sold (going custom fabbed) Universal Front Mount Intercooler - Traded, Larger one on the way. Universal Piping Kit - Arrived HKS Super SSQV Black Limited Edition Bov - Arrived Turbo Oil Feed Line Kit - Arrived AEM Fuel Rail - Arrived Walbro 255 Fuel Pump - Arrived Fuel Pressuer Regulator - Arrived 450cc Eclipse Turbo Injectors - Sold, Bigger goals require bigger injectors! 38MM External Wastegate - Arrived APR Head Studs - Arrived F22a4 Used Cylinder Head - Arrived Used Oil Pan - Arrived New Gaskets for the ENTIRE motor - Arrived P28 ECU - Arrived Hondata S300 - Arrived Parts To Be ordered Soon: H22 Transmission Clutch Bisimoto Rods and Pistons with ARP Hardware The Goods So theres the parts aquired so far.. Now onto the build =] Started with the head tear down. It was pretty darn crustttty, but it will clean up great! set it to the side, ill get back to it soon. Skipped over to busting the turbo open. Set that aside and moved onto the block. Day 1 of block: Greasy. yeah... i COULDA used a filter wrench... but honestly do crappy fram filters deserve it? Hell no!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCoated Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Degreased mostly. Intake manifold ready to be customised. We'llllllll..... Im not very happy with the final result on the block. First the color chart is obviously wrong, because its not even close to how its suppose to look. It looked super good when i laid the powder, but after it flowed out it freaking turned purple.... and i have NO idea why. i tried again on the turbo with a base coat thinking maybe it needed one, and again... purple... it was supose to be this bright candy ass pink! it looked amazing. But it failed. I guess thats what i get for not testing a new color i havnt used yet. It iss kinda neat in teh sun, it sure has a lot of sparkle too it. ( that doesnt show up in the pictures) But Its not sticking around... Anyways, here we go. Cleaned block While i was waiting for the block to get prepped for powder (letting it heat up to temp) i went to work on the oil pan. I figured since its just going to get scratched and beat to crap anyways... i wasnt going to put a lot of time, money or effort into it. So i didnt even blast it/clean it or anything. which is a big no no, because it made the powder bubble some haha. but thats okay. in a week of driving its going to be scratched to crap anyways!! Before: Finished in Mirror Black, that bubbled on teh bottom haha. heres the dry powder... when i was SUPER excited about it.... The dark spots are just shadows from the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCoated Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Fresh bore and hone nexxtt! and of coures the turbo all finished So when i get back from vacation, im going to redo the block in anodized red, and then keep building from there!! More updates in probably a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 A lot of work. We get people dropping in here all the time talking about crazy builds they are doing and then they never come back after we point out they are smoking crack and to post pictures for proof. Nice to see someone talking big and backing it up. Keep it up, will be nice to see your project unfold. Welcome to HF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 To hell with the Honda, I want to see more pics of Stang! Also whats going on with the coupe in primer?? :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Oh another thing did you use ceramic coating on block??? I actually dont mind the color. Since you powdered turbo, I would assume it has to be a ceramic powder, because your normal poly powder would not stand up to the heat, doubtful it would hold up on block either, especially around manifold area. IF you are going to bore block, why didn't you wait on powder coating, and do a hot tanking?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCoated Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 A lot of work. We get people dropping in here all the time talking about crazy builds they are doing and then they never come back after we point out they are smoking crack and to post pictures for proof. Nice to see someone talking big and backing it up. Keep it up, will be nice to see your project unfold. Welcome to HF I hate people like that. Thats why ill never post anything untill i have atleast something to show. When i first started this build on my forum ive been a member on for a while, i was to excited to wait, so i posted my parts list with all the reciepts as pictures LMAO. To hell with the Honda, I want to see more pics of Stang! Also whats going on with the coupe in primer?? :drool: Its a 1934 ford pickup with a 7" chop top and a custom 12" extended cab. Got a TON of work into that truck. More time and effort than ive ever put into a car my entire life, and its not even close to being ready for paint yet... ughhhhh. Heres a link to both rigs on hondaswap. sorry for run off of this forum, but i dont feel like posting everything all over again lol. and i dont want my thread hijacked haha. http://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-media/eleanor-34-a-442539/ Oh another thing did you use ceramic coating on block??? I actually dont mind the color. Since you powdered turbo, I would assume it has to be a ceramic powder, because your normal poly powder would not stand up to the heat, doubtful it would hold up on block either, especially around manifold area. IF you are going to bore block, why didn't you wait on powder coating, and do a hot tanking?? Little bit off. First blocks do not get that hot. and will not burn the poly powder. So theres no worries there what so ever. I dont powder coat my heads (even though yes you can) because where the manifolds bolt on, it can cause some discoloration. if a customer wants it done, well i'll do it. but i just give them fair warning, it will have some color changing around each pipe. But again your head doesnt get that hot. as for the compressor housing, it should be fine as well. its the back half of the turbo that sores to 1000+ degrees. But with a turbo blanket on it. i dont forsee any problems with the powdered housing. as for the hot tanking. all hot tanking does it clean it free from oils and grease. i did that my self inside and out. the only thing i didnt bother with was the cylinders because we'll its getting bored. I did the powder first, because that way any powder over spray that may have flown around and drifted down into the cylinders and got baked on will be removed when its time to do the 86mm bore. If i woulda bored it first, well its possible there could be baking on powder residue in my cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 wow awesome!! I look forward to the progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedDemon Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 nice build, glad to see its going somewhere. keep us updated but one question...why pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCoated Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 nice build, glad to see its going somewhere. keep us updated but one question...why pink? ehh i like pink, its a subaru thing haha. but its going red now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpearce1974 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I hate people like that. Thats why ill never post anything untill i have atleast something to show.When i first started this build on my forum ive been a member on for a while, i was to excited to wait, so i posted my parts list with all the reciepts as pictures LMAO. Its a 1934 ford pickup with a 7" chop top and a custom 12" extended cab. Got a TON of work into that truck. More time and effort than ive ever put into a car my entire life, and its not even close to being ready for paint yet... ughhhhh. Heres a link to both rigs on hondaswap. sorry for run off of this forum, but i dont feel like posting everything all over again lol. and i dont want my thread hijacked haha. http://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-media/eleanor-34-a-442539/ Little bit off. First blocks do not get that hot. and will not burn the poly powder. So theres no worries there what so ever. I dont powder coat my heads (even though yes you can) because where the manifolds bolt on, it can cause some discoloration. if a customer wants it done, well i'll do it. but i just give them fair warning, it will have some color changing around each pipe. But again your head doesnt get that hot. as for the compressor housing, it should be fine as well. its the back half of the turbo that sores to 1000+ degrees. But with a turbo blanket on it. i dont forsee any problems with the powdered housing. as for the hot tanking. all hot tanking does it clean it free from oils and grease. i did that my self inside and out. the only thing i didnt bother with was the cylinders because we'll its getting bored. I did the powder first, because that way any powder over spray that may have flown around and drifted down into the cylinders and got baked on will be removed when its time to do the 86mm bore. If i woulda bored it first, well its possible there could be baking on powder residue in my cylinders. Thats what special masking tape is for. Rather than risking accidents when machining and handling before dropping into car. I would like to see the turbo a few months after running it. Since most of your Poly powders bake at 380-410 degrees, I would think the heat transfer through turbo will cause issues, also where running down pipe, and and manifold, I would think would also cause issues. I agree block its self will not get that hot, but areas around mentioned areas will, especially at idle. Been wrong before, but I was warned by local shop to go with ceramic coating on blocks, heads, turbos, and exhaust manifolds. Not being critical, I really do want to see how well it holds up, because there are only like 2 places near me that do powder, and only one that does ceramic coating. I have considered anodizing my block and head, after polishing, have you done that before, and how well does that hold up?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCoated Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 started getting the head cleaned up!! Looks 1000 Times better doesnt it? Got stage 2 of the base coat laid down for the block. and now that i got home. i find my new massive front mount waiting for me More updates soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCoated Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 Well one sore wrist later. i got all the valves/springs out. thats sure a bitch of a job with out the proper tool! lmao but i got it done good old tricks of the trade. sorry for the gloomy pic. but nothing else really exciting going on. More sooon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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