One of the elements lacking for me on this car was not having power steering. It came with a manual rack which worked well, but I have a hard time leaving things alone when I can improve on them.
I had a 98 spec Integra steering rack from a previous project laying around. I bought it "new" at the dealership, and had about 4,000 miles on it when I removed it. I was hot on the idea of making this rack work in this chassis. The shorter gear ratio, the option to have a fatter front sway bar, and not to mention the Integra Sub frame is a bit beefier than the EJ6's. This is a performance based build after all.
Again to the local junk yard I went. Scavenged up lower control arms, the sub frame, all the bolts and hardware needed form an Integra. I also learned that a four door LS Integra came with the same sway bar as the GSR, So i scored one of those while I was there. I mixed and matched the rest of the steering hoses, reservoirs and brackets to make it all fit and function- robbed parts from an EG, EJ, and DC.
Since the "EG" and the "DC" chassis share the same sub frame, I gambled and used a rear T-Bracket and engine mount from a 93 Honda Civic. Which ended up fitting like a glove.
Every thing went in as if it was designed to be that way from factory. The only hang up was the mounting bracket on the high side hose (from the pump to the rack) needed a custom bracket due to the difference of a B vs D engine.
I included a photo of this make shift bracket. Function over form on that bracket haha.
I performed an alignment before and after the swap to inspect how the two sub frames would effect it. I was amazed to find that after the suspension settled, the alignment specs were exactly the same as before the swap. Go Honda. Lego's for adults.
I have a lack of photos of the swap, because I was getting it done, not focused on posting on line. But photos or it didn't happen right?
, so here are a few weak ones.