$500 Civic DD project

[iceminion]

So I picked up a DD, my dreams of having 2 DD dsm's kinda hit the sh*tter when my engine swallowed a bolt (probably because I was hurrying, never took the intake manifold or TB off, so getting a bolt in there must have been 1 in a million)

So I picked up this nice 5 speed civic, apparently it is an old race horse, it had a 2.0L turbo motor in it. Does anyone have any spare parts for this baby? i need interior pieces lol.

I never throught I would ever own an H, but a $500 car is too good to pass up.

[iceminion]

Repairs so far:
2 tires : $100
2 wheel bearings: $140
2 rotors: $40
stock exhaust w/cat $200
RSX seat brackets $10

project running total: $990

future:
2 tires
brake shoes
radio
speakers
rear seats
passenger seat (bolt down)
fix pass window
fix drivers lock
fix steering column
megasquirt 1 version 3.0 (gotta run that 16:1 ARF to get those MPG's)
stock suspension (has "nuspeed" yellow springs in it now)
fix exhaust rub
new transmission? (makes bad sound)

and finally, if i have this car for a couple years: a complete Lil'Evo swap

[mike55112]

What engine is in this? where did you finda a 96-97 civic ex for 500?

[iceminion]

the owner of the car towed it back to his house after the following items were stolen from it.

Engine
Transmission
CF Hood
HID bulbs
all seats
rims
stereo

I believe the price accurately reflects whats wrong with the car, its gonna be a long and dirty road to get this car back to stock

it has the D16y7 in it (i think) single cam, noTEK engine, not the original engine that came with the car, but it works.

[mike55112]

Thats still a good deal for 500. Civic parts are easy to find for cheap.

[iceminion]

Originally Posted by niterydr

Does it have to be DOT legal to drive on PUBLIC roads? Yes.

I have owned about a dozen cars in my life, guess how many of them were/are legal?

LOL.

[Super Bleeder!!]

You dont need megasquirt when you own a honda. Get hondata foolio!

[mike55112]

Originally Posted by Super Bleeder!!

You dont need megasquirt when you own a honda. Get hondata foolio!

Or chrome or uberdata, those are free!

[Speedfreak]

Originally Posted by Super Bleeder!!

You dont need megasquirt when you own a honda. Get hondata foolio!

Originally Posted by mike55112

Or chrome or uberdata, those are free!

There are a ton of tuning platforms for the Honda's. Just ask Shane which is the best these days. Free and good is possible with the Honda's.

[niterydr]

Originally Posted by iceminion

I have owned about a dozen cars in my life, guess how many of them were/are legal?

LOL.

Point taken. I just still have the shop owner mantality and realize that many people I still work with live across state lines.

Still, good find for $500.

[iceminion]

Thanks for the suggestions! yeah, the car barely made it to work, i think a tie rod is about to fail LOL, looks like I get to work on it in the parking lot tonight!

The buddy who sold me this used the money to buy a 93 integra, it blew a headgasket on the way to work, lol!

I hate hondas!!

[Kracka]

Honda are great...until dumb people touch them (just like DSM's).

[brando]

welcome to thunderdome. i just picked myself up a cheap ass hanzuh also.

we should race. slowest race ever!!!!!

[Pushit2.0]

I am in, sweet ride. What kind of MPG will you get with that?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

The stock Honda ECU is a better "standalone" ECU than Megasquirt. You can run Hondata, Crome, Neptune or eCtune. All of those programs are fairly advanced in their tuning and datalogging capabilities.

[iceminion]

Wow, from reading about chrome, this is amazing! I wish DSM's had this kind of programability! -FOR FREE

So far I put in 9.8 gallons to fill 'er up went 210miles on the first half of the tank, and then the car started pulling VIOLENTLY to the right.

But that should be about 40 MPG

I think the transmission may be the problem, because the axle and the bearing look ok.