From Bagged to Ragged EG civic

[Cam_eghatch]

After being on airlift for a wee while i got bored and was after somthing "more" , i managed to sort a deal out with a friend which saw me swap my full airlift system for a brilliant set of BC coilovers + cash my way. Along with that i sold my Work wheels n all the money got put straight back into the EG and obviously this is how it sits today!

But shortly after fitting the coilovers i unfortunately done a "money shift" which resulted in me bending 8 valves

Got the head rebuilt with all 16 valves, all valve guides and new stem seals.

Just intime for the car to go onto the dyno at sos motorsport and to be mapped by non other than AP Performance, which has turned the b18 into a wee monster

 

[spikeyhairdude]

Tbh i love the bags on my bmw but good thing you removed it from the honda. Hondas in my eyes are drivers cars and now you can actually send it now having coilovers

 

[Cam_eghatch]

So after a summer of limi bashing n B road smashing the Gearbox was already abit tired but obviously got worse, the common 3rd gear grind aswell as a few other gears giving resistance. I decided to pull the box of and get it inspected and repaired.

Ended up getting a Full carbon syncro master rebuild kit which included;
Syncros
Sliders
Bearings
Seals
I got 3L of Honda MTF
Replacement 5th gear and driver due to worn dog teeth

And then she was rebuilt after the casing was steam blasted but due to years n years of sh*te paint n oil the surface needed some work, so i took it down to a friend's and got the full outer casing Lasered with a special tool that allowed for the surface to be rust free and much cleaner.

 

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it was box installation day! We got the box on after the wee fight to get the dowel pins lined up.i also fitted a 4KG ACT lightweight flywheel! Feels insane

We used brand new honds b*tch pin as you all know, there a b*tch! Lol , but aswell as that ive used Circuit hero Solid billet shifter bushings paired with some speedfactory Detent springs which when combined has given me an awesome notchy shift that im throughly enjoying so far.

I thought why stop there! We also fitted a Js racing strut brace that my lovley Partner got me for my Xmas! Who doesnt love Presents for the whip

 

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some may have noticed the fancy steering gator in the box! I was getting bored of the tired leather gator so i opted for the Circuit hero metal gator.
Here is an upto date picture of the civic as she sits. Borrowing a set of Jordan alloys from a friend so she can roll about! Next plans involve
body work
Fit some ARBs front n rear
fit Kit coming from japan

 

[Teggymun]

White dmo shifts incoming

 

[Cam_eghatch]

White dmo shifts incoming

Dmo aint got nothing on me

 

[iRELOADED]

who did all the box work? Mines got the same issue and need it doing

 

[Cam_eghatch]

who did all the box work? Mines got the same issue and need it doing

Hi bud i used strathclyde gearbox services for mine

 

[Civicfacelift]

What power did the b18 make with AP?

 

[Cam_eghatch]

What power did the b18 make with AP?

Made 205hp but ive done a couple more bits so i reckon closer to 210 now

 

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Whilst my eg has been awaiting its surgery to fix some ~rust~ i have been gathering some parts! Dc2 subframe + 2 braces, 2 x dc2 anti roll bars and a Dc2 Depowered Steering rack which has shorter ratios than my oem EG rack.
Also managed to source a 5zigen Superlap! Bring on the noise!
And to top it off ive managed to get some TE37s! Straight from japan, 15x7 et42!

 

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Next up was the bonnet! Manage to just come across this marvellous beaut! And guess what? £80!!!!, and onlu 2hrs away, hoped in the pug bus and nabbed it right up, and it fits amazingly! I have updated pics which ill show next

 

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The TE37s landed within 2 days of shipping so i had to order tyres, been recommended to try out these, "accelera sport 651 ultras" which fit nicely to the te37s (205 50 15)
Fitted them to the car and im in love! Some height tweaking but other than that, they fit insane, plus i fitted some bonnet pins and it fits near perfect

 

[Teggymun]

Looks bussin man fr

 

[Cam_eghatch]

Looks bussin man fr

bussin hahaha, Folk get locked up for less

 

[Cam_eghatch]

So whilst the winter was blessing our roads with snow, that comes at a cost... Gritt and salt is blasted all over the road which has taken its toll on my civic along with bad bad repairs previously which i was non the wiser

some of the mess uncovered by the restoration shop "rogue restorations" in lanark. From completely detatched and non braced jack points, to rusted out inners from shocking repairs it took some work and magic to get them back to Proper standard

 

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Heres the better photos of the repair which we all like to see , shows you the awesome craftsmanship of Rabb at his shop and it turned out awesome, especially with the fully custom rear tubs for more clearance!

over the moon with the work and the car is actually solid, especially since my inner top mounts and Rear jacking points were not even braced or welded back together from previous repairs! After this, the underbelly got some love!

 

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Now its onto the underside, it got multiple costs of protection, primer, expoxy , seam sealer and then to top it off, gravatex/raptor to tie it all in to complete the rust restoration!

getting this done has been a plan for me for a long time but didnt expect to do it so soon but when your greeted with rust that you really didnt expect, then it had to be done, cars in 10x better condition than when it drove in, next step, is paint!

 

[nashville]

Looks good! Kudos for saving it!