96 Civic "Project Zero" track car


Not much happened recently due to money shortages and the fact that the Civic is last on my car ownership priority list behind 4 other vehicles.

Roof lining went in the bin along with some bulkhead padding. Mudflaps came off too. Race cars don’t need mudflaps. Ill bung them on eBay when I get chance. Passenger airbag has gone in the bin but I replaced the dash pad to make it look better than a big gaping hole.



Steering wheel was a bitch to get off because both the airbag bolts rounded off. Once they were drilled out it came off. I decided to be a cheapskate and see how bad these stupidly cheap Chinese bosses were and for a whole £6.25 delivered I got an eBay China special boss. It felt cheap, looked cheap and when I fitted it the splines only held on by 2mm and tightening it pushed the self-cancelling back so it didn’t work. Then it instantly cracked in half so that’s how rubbish they are. It went straight in the bin and I ordered a HKB boss from Tegiwa which fitted perfectly. I've also got a decent quick release boss and wheel adapter so I can fit my nardi wheel. Moral of the story is: DON’T BUY CHEAP BOSSES!



New hkb boss, quick release and wheel on. Also short shift fitted.



Got given a gear lever extension to go with my short shift. Scene as hell and eliminates work the short shift does but least the lever is closer to me.



Chopped the trim bits out of the rear bumper. Got carried away with the air saw so it’s a bit wavey in places. Was going to do a matching cut out lower down but I’ll probably make a mess of it so I think I’ll leave it as is for now.

Bent the passenger wing by hand so that the front bumper would bolt up correctly again. Needs a new wing really.

Bought a D16Z6 inlet, injectors, fuel rail, TB and wiring harness for really cheap so ill work out how to fit the inlet at some point.



Gave one of the Rial wheels a trial fit. I think they will look alright in gold when the car is on coilovers.







Then I went to fit the lower subframe brace. First bolt came out fine. 2nd one snapped.



At this point I'm now wondering how to get it it out and im deflated on the project.

If anyone is interested in buying it off me, Ill take what it owes me to get rid. £400 with everything (minus the nardi and quick release which I'll keep but I'll throw in the brand new hkb boss).

Includes :
Civic ej9. 182k miles. 3 weeks mot. Cat C write off because of dented wing. Stripped interior. Snapped bottom lca bolt. 3 keys but one worn so you have to hold the coded key to the ignition barrel and start the car with a spare none coded key.

Comes with:
D16z6 complete inlet with TB, injectors & wiring harness
Short shift lever, extension and alloy gearknob fitted.
4x Rial 16x7.5 alloy wheels. Need a refurb.
EBay special subframe brace.
EBay special rear strutbrace
Bent mx5 front Splitter
Brand new hkb boss
Alloy rad bracket
Most of the interior to fit back in it (no carpet).
Brand new import rear numberplate
Full set of mudflaps
Original steering wheel

£400, bring a trailer (or some guts to drive it), take the lot away. No offers. DOES NOT COME WITH NARDI WHEEL OR QUICK RELEASE.
 
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You'll have to drill it out I suspect.
Shame your giving up so early on though.
 
Remove the capsulates nut in the rear, get a slitting disc on a grinder and cut the bolt so it will just drop down out the subframe. Get some shiny or new oem lcas with new bolts. Happy days. Would take like half an hour to do.

The LCA bolts seizing and snapping on Eks is so common.
 
I just cant be bothered. I've struggled to bond with this car. Ive just lost one of my units for storage so Ive suddenly found myself with three cars and a tonne of stuff, but nowhere to keep it so Ive had to sell some stuff already. The civic is now sat outside my garage where I cant really work on it either.

Plus in reality, I want to go drifting in my E36.

Going on ebay tonight for £200 starting bid minus the wheels which Ill sell separately.
 
Ends on eBay tomorrow night. Someone grab a bargain and take this away.

Starting bid 195 for everything minus the wheels, quick release and nardi. Everything else is included.
 
And it didn't sell.

Looks like I'm going to have to get this bolt out, hope it's not ruined the bush, if it has, replace that then back on eBay.
 
No contact from the winning bidder on ebay or someone else who was interested.

Looks like Im going to have to reak this to get it out of my way.

If anyone wants anything message me, ill get a proper advert done up tonight.

Then again since you need 250 posts to do so, it looks like I wont be doing a breaking advert but here is the info I was going to post....


1996 Civic EJ9. 182,000 miles but runs sweet as a nut.

Brand new eBay short shifter. Fitted to the car but done zero miles - £10 delivered
Brand new eBay lower subframe brace - £15 delivered
Brand new HKB steering boss (no airbag). Fitted to the car but done zero miles . Comes in the original box. £35 delivered
EBay rear strutbrace - £16 delivered
Epman 3” shift lever extension - £5 delivered

D16Z6 inlet, throttle body, injectors, fuel rail and wiring harness. Been sat a couple of years so needs a clean. - £65 delivered


OEM pre-facelift grill - £30 delivered

Full set of front and rear genuine Honda mudflaps with screws - £20 delivered

Set of Rial 16X7.5 alloys. 4x100 fitment. All straight but they’ve been badly painted so need a refurb. No centre caps. Very rare wheel. £200 delivered or £160 collected

Let me know if you need anything. I’ll post any part anywhere.

I know I'm not one of the regulars here but feel free to check my eBay feedback so you know I'm genuine and if you look me up on www.volvoforums.org.uk you can also see I sell parts on there with no complaints.

My user profile on volvoforums.org.uk: http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/member.php?u=47993
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