My name's Bryan and I drive a 2002 Honda Civic. When I originally got the car it was a lx automatic. I have since converted it to a ex manual.
On to the mods:
Engine:
EX Head Swap
Crower Stage 1 Cam
Auto to Manual Swap
Injen SRI
Megan Header w/ cat-delete
Greddy Evo 2 Catback
Suspension/Wheels/Tires:
Raceland Coilover
D2 Rear Camber Kit
Ingall Front Camber Bolts
22mm Progress Rear Sway Bar
Motegi Mr7 17" Rims
215/45/17 Nitto NeoGen Zr Tires
Exterior:
Blacked Out Headlights
35% Tint
Type B Front Lip
04-05 Rear Bumper
Weathertech Window Visors
Type A Side Skirts
Tsunami Roof Spoiler
Interior/Audio:
Kenwood Headunit
Kenwood 6x9, Alpine 6.5" Speakers
Revo SS
Strut King Cable/Shifter Bushings
Skunk2 Shift Knob
RSX Cloth Seats
List for Auto to Manual Swap:
tranny
manual ecu
manual subframe
tranny mounts
stock shifter
shift linkages
axels
master cylinder
slave cylinder
pedal assembly
starter
Clutch
Flywheel
Gauge Cluster
On to the timeline:
When I first got the car, I went through a huge ricer phase.
Then I figured I'd go back to oem as close as possible.
Picked up a set of neuspeed sport springs.
http://i42.tinypic.com/ehb4fm.jpg[/IMG]
Installed a mugen front lip.
Then i decided to do a auto to manual swap when i ran into speedfoo's partout thread. On the way down to foo's, Paul (bomerman19) took some rolling shots:
The first weekend i planned to do the swap, it was put on hold due to what was discovered when Paul opened up the case on the trans. The reason Paul cracked the case to start with, was when i originally got the trans, it was missing a little piece on the shifter that enabled it to shift. I got the piece installed and had Paul check out how it shifted. He got it down in reverse and wouldn't come out. We tried everything. He ended up taking it up to DC that night and cracked it open to find some interesting stuff inside.
This was the piece that I was missing. It was laying inside the trans.
O, and looky here. A random bolt laying the gear stacks.
And water inside the trans.
A big thanks to Paul for what he did for me. If we hadn't discovered this, it would have cost me a lot more in the end.
Took a few pics during the swap as well:
Interior torn out
Motor disassembled
The fuel rail can be a pain the remove the first time. This is Paul's technique.
Motor being hoisted out
Motor out of car
Comparing the bolts between the torque converter/flywheel
Empty engine compartment
Motor re-installed with new trans on
Interior put back together
Pic of the motor reassembled
And heres a link to all the parts i received for the swap. Most of the swap is from foo's.
Parts - Album - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting
I had received my vtec head and wasn't planning on installing it for a while but 2 days after my auto to manual swap, the shift linkage that is for back and forth broke. Heres wat it looked like when i pooped the boot cover off:
So, i then ran into a set of shifter cables that i bought. Received them in 3 days on a weekend from James in Hawaii. Newho, got the headswap done and havn't ran into any issues yet with it after 2k miles. (Knock on wood)
Also once i got the swap done, I went to start the car, and it wouldn't turn over. I jumped the starter straight to the battery and she fired right up. After messing with it a few days, i gave up and just went to autozone and purchased a horn button, and wired in as a push button start. Works flawlessly.
Along with the trans swap stuff i got from foo's, i also returned home that day with a brand new 04-05 rear bumper. Let's just say the car was loading done none the less. Should have taken a pic but didn't. Heres a pic of the 04-05 rear installed.
Picked up some meatier tires. Was on yoko's 205/40/17. Now riding on Nitto Neo Gen Zr's 215/45/17. The ride is so much smoother now.
7thgen Reppin at the University of Maryland Meet:
From Left to Right: Bomerman19, Curiouz_G, Me
Purchased a set of the Weathertech Window Visors. Love these things. I also lost my rear spoiler as well:
Picked up Pauls 22mm progress rear sway. I love this thing. Makes the car a totally different beast on the track!
Picked up some Type A sideskirts.
Then i picked up a revo ss from clubrsx and also the skunk2 shift knob. This shifter along with the shifter base bushings and shifter cable bushings and skunk2 weighted shift knob makes this a nice little shifter box for the em2.
Next, I picked up a type r grill from a member over on civicforums.
Then that night a raccoon decided to run out infront of my and destroy my front lip
A couple days later, I picked up Serge's type B front lip.
My cousin had just started getting into polishing motor parts so i figured I'd give it a try and polish the valve cover. Seeing how it was our first valve cover it isn't exactly perfect. You can see all the scratches from sanding..
End of July went to Tennessee for Import Alliance. Had a ton of fun and met a lot of cool people. Here's some pictures from the trip....
Upon my arrival home after IA, there was a tsunami roof spoiler waiting for me. I love the look of it. I also received a HKS axleback from Josh at IA. It sounds full race as a headerback setup. Sounds mean as hell.
Was searching a local forum one night and happened to run across a set of minty fresh rsx cloth seats in black. Guy let them go for 225 and I said sold. I love these seats. One of my favorite mod's I've done so far.
Next, I put back on the 01-03 rear bumper, painted my wheels bronze, DC5 Side Markers, and picked up a set of HID's.
A day off work, a couple beers, and 4 hours later..........
First thing first. I tore my headlight apart so i could get all the water that had accumulated inside it. When we started pulling it apart water started pouring out of it like a stream. Anyway's, here's a before/after picture of it.
Before:
After:
After getting the light done, I pulled the valve cover off the car and started painting it.
Gotta love me some head!
Before prepping the valve cover:
Primed:
And painted:
Also painted up a few other pieces in the engine bay. I painted the spark plug cover, top timing belt cover, and fuse box top glossy black.
Gotta love the mean look your car has with no front bumper......
And the finished product for the day!
Some will love it, some will hate it. But I love how it came out.
Finally got my new Raceland Coilovers on. Here's a few pics before I got the alignment:
I had to raise the rear end up in order to get the alignment pretty close:
I also took the cf hood off and put the stock one back on:
I also made a small video of the car with the stage 1 cam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzcNcBDiPg&feature=player_embedded
On to the mods:
Engine:
EX Head Swap
Crower Stage 1 Cam
Auto to Manual Swap
Injen SRI
Megan Header w/ cat-delete
Greddy Evo 2 Catback
Suspension/Wheels/Tires:
Raceland Coilover
D2 Rear Camber Kit
Ingall Front Camber Bolts
22mm Progress Rear Sway Bar
Motegi Mr7 17" Rims
215/45/17 Nitto NeoGen Zr Tires
Exterior:
Blacked Out Headlights
35% Tint
Type B Front Lip
04-05 Rear Bumper
Weathertech Window Visors
Type A Side Skirts
Tsunami Roof Spoiler
Interior/Audio:
Kenwood Headunit
Kenwood 6x9, Alpine 6.5" Speakers
Revo SS
Strut King Cable/Shifter Bushings
Skunk2 Shift Knob
RSX Cloth Seats
List for Auto to Manual Swap:
tranny
manual ecu
manual subframe
tranny mounts
stock shifter
shift linkages
axels
master cylinder
slave cylinder
pedal assembly
starter
Clutch
Flywheel
Gauge Cluster
On to the timeline:
When I first got the car, I went through a huge ricer phase.
Then I figured I'd go back to oem as close as possible.
Picked up a set of neuspeed sport springs.
http://i42.tinypic.com/ehb4fm.jpg[/IMG]
Installed a mugen front lip.
Then i decided to do a auto to manual swap when i ran into speedfoo's partout thread. On the way down to foo's, Paul (bomerman19) took some rolling shots:
The first weekend i planned to do the swap, it was put on hold due to what was discovered when Paul opened up the case on the trans. The reason Paul cracked the case to start with, was when i originally got the trans, it was missing a little piece on the shifter that enabled it to shift. I got the piece installed and had Paul check out how it shifted. He got it down in reverse and wouldn't come out. We tried everything. He ended up taking it up to DC that night and cracked it open to find some interesting stuff inside.
This was the piece that I was missing. It was laying inside the trans.
O, and looky here. A random bolt laying the gear stacks.
And water inside the trans.
A big thanks to Paul for what he did for me. If we hadn't discovered this, it would have cost me a lot more in the end.
Took a few pics during the swap as well:
Interior torn out
Motor disassembled
The fuel rail can be a pain the remove the first time. This is Paul's technique.
Motor being hoisted out
Motor out of car
Comparing the bolts between the torque converter/flywheel
Empty engine compartment
Motor re-installed with new trans on
Interior put back together
Pic of the motor reassembled
And heres a link to all the parts i received for the swap. Most of the swap is from foo's.
Parts - Album - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting
I had received my vtec head and wasn't planning on installing it for a while but 2 days after my auto to manual swap, the shift linkage that is for back and forth broke. Heres wat it looked like when i pooped the boot cover off:
So, i then ran into a set of shifter cables that i bought. Received them in 3 days on a weekend from James in Hawaii. Newho, got the headswap done and havn't ran into any issues yet with it after 2k miles. (Knock on wood)
Also once i got the swap done, I went to start the car, and it wouldn't turn over. I jumped the starter straight to the battery and she fired right up. After messing with it a few days, i gave up and just went to autozone and purchased a horn button, and wired in as a push button start. Works flawlessly.
Along with the trans swap stuff i got from foo's, i also returned home that day with a brand new 04-05 rear bumper. Let's just say the car was loading done none the less. Should have taken a pic but didn't. Heres a pic of the 04-05 rear installed.
Picked up some meatier tires. Was on yoko's 205/40/17. Now riding on Nitto Neo Gen Zr's 215/45/17. The ride is so much smoother now.
7thgen Reppin at the University of Maryland Meet:
From Left to Right: Bomerman19, Curiouz_G, Me
Purchased a set of the Weathertech Window Visors. Love these things. I also lost my rear spoiler as well:
Picked up Pauls 22mm progress rear sway. I love this thing. Makes the car a totally different beast on the track!
Picked up some Type A sideskirts.
Then i picked up a revo ss from clubrsx and also the skunk2 shift knob. This shifter along with the shifter base bushings and shifter cable bushings and skunk2 weighted shift knob makes this a nice little shifter box for the em2.
Next, I picked up a type r grill from a member over on civicforums.
Then that night a raccoon decided to run out infront of my and destroy my front lip
A couple days later, I picked up Serge's type B front lip.
My cousin had just started getting into polishing motor parts so i figured I'd give it a try and polish the valve cover. Seeing how it was our first valve cover it isn't exactly perfect. You can see all the scratches from sanding..
End of July went to Tennessee for Import Alliance. Had a ton of fun and met a lot of cool people. Here's some pictures from the trip....
Upon my arrival home after IA, there was a tsunami roof spoiler waiting for me. I love the look of it. I also received a HKS axleback from Josh at IA. It sounds full race as a headerback setup. Sounds mean as hell.
Was searching a local forum one night and happened to run across a set of minty fresh rsx cloth seats in black. Guy let them go for 225 and I said sold. I love these seats. One of my favorite mod's I've done so far.
Next, I put back on the 01-03 rear bumper, painted my wheels bronze, DC5 Side Markers, and picked up a set of HID's.
A day off work, a couple beers, and 4 hours later..........
First thing first. I tore my headlight apart so i could get all the water that had accumulated inside it. When we started pulling it apart water started pouring out of it like a stream. Anyway's, here's a before/after picture of it.
Before:
After:
After getting the light done, I pulled the valve cover off the car and started painting it.
Gotta love me some head!
Before prepping the valve cover:
Primed:
And painted:
Also painted up a few other pieces in the engine bay. I painted the spark plug cover, top timing belt cover, and fuse box top glossy black.
Gotta love the mean look your car has with no front bumper......
And the finished product for the day!
Some will love it, some will hate it. But I love how it came out.
Finally got my new Raceland Coilovers on. Here's a few pics before I got the alignment:
I had to raise the rear end up in order to get the alignment pretty close:
I also took the cf hood off and put the stock one back on:
I also made a small video of the car with the stage 1 cam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdzcNcBDiPg&feature=player_embedded
good job saving this car from the rice stage