Raisedhaze's First Integration Rejuvenation

[raisedhaze]

I picked up this car back in 2007 from the U of M with less than 100 total miles on it since it was donated new back in 1986 from Bloomington Acura. The car was used as a kinesiology drunk driving simulation car without any running gear and a whole bunch of sensors and stuff wired up in it. At the time, I was rebuilding a motor from my first car which was a 1988 Integra and had to pick it up since it made so much sense. (sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures)

Here's how it sits now:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-27_15-25-00_378.jpg?t=1306902890
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-27_15-24-48_59.jpg?t=1306902890

Interior:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-31_17-59-17_702.jpg?t=1306902890

So here's the plan:

I picked up all the necessary parts for a B-swap:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-18_21-29-36_14.jpg?t=1306903130

Then I hit up PJ for this motor:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-29_19-08-03_646.jpg?t=1306903188

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-31_22-25-39_397.jpg?t=1306903228

...and this tranny:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-29_17-48-34_140.jpg?t=1306903280

...to replace this:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-31_20-04-13_515.jpg?t=1306903330

I will update with progress when I remember to, but I just started getting situated in the shop tonight:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-31_22-05-52_790.jpg?t=1306903426

It should be fun and it hopefully goes smoothly, but wiring is my biggest fear.

[Charlie Moua]

This is a build I'm looking forward to seeing since there are not that many clean ones left.

[gsrintegra175]

where did you put all the crap that was in that stall?

[Honda_Farmer]

Should be an interesting build. Will feel like a whole new beast with that engine/tranny combo! :borat:

[gsrintegra175]

from what i have herd this is PJ that morning:puke::puke::puke::puke:

[hatchbone]

from what i have herd this is PJ that morning:puke::puke::puke::puke:if you weighed 80lbs you would get sick to from a beer lol :thumb:

[Honda_Farmer]

Yup. Bottle of Jager and a bottle of Crown don't mix with Long Islands and beer. Took care of good old Brady anyways. :lolhit:

[Vi3tboy]

if you weighed 80lbs you would get sick to from a beer lol :thumb:

:lolhit:

[raisedhaze]

where did you put all the crap that was in that stall?

Back in an enclosed trailer outside, lol.

[j3wman]

this is a sick car good sire!

[Bryce]

I love pulling motors hungover ha. Fun times.

[Honda_Farmer]

^This guy is the man. I would've said fuck that if someone asked me to help work on their car if I was hungover. Lol.

[raisedhaze]

^This guy is the man. I would've said fuck that if someone asked me to help work on their car if I was hungover. Lol.

+1, Bryce is legit

[1sloWagon]

That wing is so rare! Came with the LS-Special model! If you could find the LS-Special side skirts it would be bangin! Nice car n GL!

[raisedhaze]

That wing is so rare! Came with the LS-Special model! If you could find the LS-Special side skirts it would be bangin! Nice car n GL!

Way ahead of you!

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-03_23-09-13_217.jpg?t=1304482249

The side skirts were way easier to find than the optional center arm rest, lol. I am going to take a front lip and modify it slightly to fit on the rear as well. I have just been too busy/lazy lately to mount the body pieces. Getting in the motor is my #1 priority right now - well, that and getting gsrintegra175's car put back together so he can help me with some of the custom fabrication.

[raisedhaze]

Finally I found some time to make some progress. Of course gsrintegra175 is helping as usual.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-05-31_22-05-40_454.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-11-04_20-41-39_468.jpg

Next we need to test fit the new motor and make some space in the bay for the alternator pulley.

[Bryce]

Get that GSR in man! It should raise some eye brows on the streets when they see a 1g smoking the tires

[miguel30660]

dam this thing is gonna be sick
what are you gonna do with the d16?

[SlowEGG]

vtecYO!

[gsrintegra175]

Thing is going to be sweet!

[da is best]

I have a rare sebring muffler for the first gen integra....$150

[Charlie Moua]

holly shit that's badd ass... croy cut his hair !

[gsrintegra175]

:fu:
holly shit that's badd ass... croy cut his hair !

[HondaNINE]

Nice work man! Soo clean!

[hondaguy72]

dam this thing is gonna be sick
what are you gonna do with the d16?

It's going in my car......eventually.


Sweet build. I'll be following this thread.

[joexiong]

sweet thread!

[gsrintegra175]

made some sweet progress tonight!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20111112_012440.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20111112_012503.jpg

in the instructions from hasport it says to bash in the frame rail so the alternator will fit, but we chose to not take the ghetto way out...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20111112_012645.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20111112_012810.jpg

PS, if you ever buy a transmission from PJ and when you show up to pick it up he is totally hungover check to see if its full of oil before flipping it over...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20111111_214506.jpg

[H2Beg]

Sweet progress, Swap looks great in there.

Considering how clean the car is I would do something about that bare metal where you had to cut it because it will start to rust faster than you think, I had to do something similar to mine for clearance and its starting to rust already after a year.

[Honda_Farmer]

:lolhit:

Nice progress guys. :thumb:

[xmodmatt]

wow. this is a better build then a fully built turbo car any day. old school ftw

[hatchback]

Wire tuck?

[raisedhaze]

wow. this is a better build then a fully built turbo car any day. old school ftw

Turbo is in the plans

[raisedhaze]

Sweet progress, Swap looks great in there.

Considering how clean the car is I would do something about that bare metal where you had to cut it because it will start to rust faster than you think, I had to do something similar to mine for clearance and its starting to rust already after a year.

That's just a test fit right now. I'm working on the wire harness while it's in there, but we will be welding in some metal then spraying the bay so there wont be any bare metal. I have some other holes I need to fill too before I spray it as well.

Also, this is a summer only car. It has/will never see a winter.

[raisedhaze]

Wire tuck?

A partial tuck is in the plans, but I've never done one so it may take me a while.

[raisedhaze]

:lolhit:

Nice progress guys. :thumb:

:fu:

:) JK

[raisedhaze]

I got the harness wired up for all the OBD-corrected plugs.

OBD0 car (changed from 86 integra wiring to upgraded MPFI system from 88 integra)
OBD2 GSR Motor
Wired with OBD2 plugs for alternator, Dizzy, fan, etc.
OBD1 ECU so it will run OBD1

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-11-13_22-23-32_251.jpg

I tried to start it last night and couldn't get the fuel pump to prime. I found that power for the Fuel Pump Relay was coming from the ECU, but no power was getting to the plug on the fuel pump.

Update:
All the wiring is correct leading to the main relay as well as at the ECU as indicated by some work with the multimeter. The pump does run, but I think it's on it's last leg. I'm going to order an inline Walbro 255 lph fuel pump and give that a shot.

[raisedhaze]

Ok, so I found out that I had a bad ground at the main relay on the harness. I ghetto wired a piggytail off of the main harness plug to the body and now it primes, cranks fine, and I have spark. I still have more troubleshooting to do before it will be running, but I think there is light at the end of the tunnel.

[04Eblue]

Sweet swap man. You don't see to many of those tegs that are modded and clean. Are those tegs pretty light? What is the weight on one of those?

[raisedhaze]

Sweet swap man. You don't see to many of those tegs that are modded and clean. Are those tegs pretty light? What is the weight on one of those?

About 2300-2350lbs with PS, AC, etc. but that stuff is heavy

[raisedhaze]

Looking for a OBD1 ECU to help diagnose a problem. If anyone has one for sale or to borrow, let me know. Any OBD1 ECU should work.

[04Eblue]

About 2300-2350lbs with PS, AC, etc. but that stuff is heavy

Right on that is pretty light chassis with all the comfort features still in it. I am looking forward to seeing the finished product keep at it.

[Charlie Moua]

yeah my 91 civic si is 2291 stock so that teg is not too porky at all.

[raisedhaze]

ITS ALIVE!

I got it running smooth finally with an automatic P06 ecu from a 93 civic. The instructions from Rywire were a bit off on the distributor :poo:, but C-roy saved me again by getting back to basics with some continuity testing. I'm still in the market for a chipped P72 or equivalent chipped P28. It has to be a manual ECU.

We might pull the motor today so I can get started dressing up the bay. :hyper:

[Honda_Farmer]

:10:

[raisedhaze]

:10:

Do you ever sleep?!

[Honda_Farmer]

Nope. :lolhit:

[raisedhaze]

Ok, so I found out that I had a bad ground at the main relay on the harness. I ghetto wired a piggytail off of the main harness plug to the body and now it primes, cranks fine, and I have spark. I still have more troubleshooting to do before it will be running, but I think there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Looking for a OBD1 ECU to help diagnose a problem. If anyone has one for sale or to borrow, let me know. Any OBD1 ECU should work.

I narrowed it down to QM3 on the P72 board so I swapped it out with a good QM3 from another ECU. It fixed the issue...yay! :ohyeah:

Now I can pull the motor and dress up the bay!

[Honda_Farmer]

Need video of it running in there before you pull it! :D

[raisedhaze]

Need video of it running in there before you pull it! :D

I'll take some video tonight and post it.

The exhaust is straight out of the header so it's not going to sound right (unless I make the extension tonight), but it idles and revs up the way it should now.

[Honda_Farmer]

No doubts. Just wanna see the success. :thumb:

[raisedhaze]

No doubts. Just wanna see the success. :thumb:

Dang snowy/salty roads, otherwise I could be :driving:

[raisedhaze]

Video of it running:

http://s886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/?action=view&current=2011-12-05_17-40-01_666.mp4

Does anyone have those monster bolts that attach the rear T-bracket/mount to the block for a b-series?

[Honda_Farmer]

Nice work guys!

[hatchback]

Video of it running:

http://s886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/

Does anyone have those monster bolts that attach the rear T-bracket/mount to the block for a b-series?

go to a junkyard. easiest way i found mine. it took me 15 mins to get that bracket and the bolts out.

[raisedhaze]

go to a junkyard. easiest way i found mine. it took me 15 mins to get that bracket and the bolts out.

I was actually able to find them at the hardware store.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-12-12_18-39-38_374.jpg

Next up, pm me if anyone has a B-series turbo kit they would let go for cheap. :D

[raisedhaze]

I made clearance on the IACV for where it needed it. I'll clean it up a bit more, but it's barely visible since it's so tight against the firewall.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-12-12_18-39-14_890.jpg

[Charlie Moua]

honestly don't by a turbo "kit" because it won't fit right in your car anyways.
for sure charge piping, dp will have to be custom...

Jordan should be able to do the piping and dp for you... maybe even the manifold

[Accordlakeville]

Subscribed! this is one awsome project!!

[raisedhaze]

honestly don't by a turbo "kit" because it won't fit right in your car anyways.
for sure charge piping, dp will have to be custom...

Jordan should be able to do the piping and dp for you... maybe even the manifold

yeah, you're probably right. I just like the idea of getting a manifold, intercooler, turbo, BOV, wategate, and some extras in a bundle to save some cost. I am not looking to make a ton of power, but I don't like putting poor quality parts on anything I own.

[Charlie Moua]

trust me most "kits" are not high qaulity.

have croy and jordan piece together a kit for you with nice quality parts and color scheme of your choice. Have jordan weld up some ss charge piping for you or regular alumin charge piping and I can powder coat it for you at my cost.

Because your not looking for more than 350whp (i take it)...
IMHO the only thing you need to allocate your money towards qaulity is to the turbo.


Cheers boss , lmk if you need help finding parts, pictures, info towards your build.

[SlowEGG]

yeah, you're probably right. I just like the idea of getting a manifold, intercooler, turbo, BOV, wategate, and some extras in a bundle to save some cost. I am not looking to make a ton of power, but I don't like putting poor quality parts on anything I own.

buy from the same shop, i'm sure they'll cut you some slack. :thumb:

[raisedhaze]

I got the clutch master set up on the pedal assembly yesterday. I ended up cutting the part the cable mounts to down a bit so the ratio was correct for the stroke of the cylinder I was using. The rest was just playing around with steel until it all fit right.

Before PC (powder coat)

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-478-1325094482837.jpg

After PC

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-10866-1325094537819.jpg

I also made a bit more headway pulling things apart, including relocating the underhood fusebox to the glovebox. I hope to be ready for paint by the end of January to give me time to re-assemble everything.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-10426-1325094675862.jpg

[djtydus]

stagger rims on and baby will look like a AE86 LOL..one of my top classic car to work on. just sad cant find one local that has a clean body. when your done hit me up. love to shoot this baby.

[Charlie Moua]

buy from the same shop, i'm sure they'll cut you some slack. :thumb:

are you talking about parts or fab work?

[Vi3tboy]

are you talking about parts or fab work?

both i'm sure. :thumb:

[Bryce]

This is going to be so bad ass when its done. Great progress!

[Bryce]

P.s. I get most bolts at the hardwear store too as replacements but it sure does suck when you have all OEM bolts then a few odd balls with weird head sizes lol

[raisedhaze]

P.s. I get most bolts at the hardwear store too as replacements but it sure does suck when you have all OEM bolts then a few odd balls with weird head sizes lol

Yeah, I hear ya. I was thinking of doing stainless socket headed cap screws on the engine too just to make things more complicated with allen wrenches.

[Bryce]

Yeah, I hear ya. I was thinking of doing stainless socket headed cap screws on the engine too just to make things more complicated with allen wrenches.

They make allen sockets, so I bet its not that bad once you get the correct tools. But you are correct, it would just add another wave of pain everytime you take it appart.

[raisedhaze]

More progress with the bay. A little bit of welding and grinding. but still more to come.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-12-30_21-08-45_619.jpg

This is where I had to add clearance for the B-series alternator pulley finally boxed in.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2011-12-30_22-36-27_563.jpg

mmm...Zinc weld-thru primer.

[Charlie Moua]

much nicer Chad...
Good for you boss.


have you decided if your going to fill in the holes or keep them exposed?
now would be the time to do it.

also what were you going to do with that old motor/tranny that came with the car?
how many miles are on it?

I was reading some stuff and about those rods being same stroke as other dseries and much thicker.

[gsrintegra175]

Who the F is chad?

[raisedhaze]

much nicer Chad...
Good for you boss.

Thanks Larry! lol


have you decided if your going to fill in the holes or keep them exposed?
now would be the time to do it.


I plan to keep most of them, but I took out some of the obvious ones that will not be used now


also what were you going to do with that old motor/tranny that came with the car?
how many miles are on it?

I was reading some stuff and about those rods being same stroke as other dseries and much thicker.

There were 160,000 miles on the original D16A1 motor when it was initially pulled and rebuilt. I put in some nippon pistons and upped the compression a bit. It was run for about 300 miles before it was pulled, due to some titling issues with the car which meant I couldn't register/license it.

I am still waiting to hear back from Chris who has first dibs on the setup which he's looking to swap into his CRX. The head gasket is leaking though, so it should be changed before someone uses it. After that it will be good to go.



Back to updates:

Now I am done filling the holes I wanted to fill, but I still need to finish smoothing things out a bit.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-21035-1325600027105.jpg

I should be ready for paint by the end of the month.

[raisedhaze]

More pulling things apart...

cant wait to put things back together :)

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-17864-1325740292196.jpg

I should be ready to spray in the next couple weeks.

[raisedhaze]

This is what has been taking up a very large portion of my time lately.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-17_21-24-04_149.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-17_21-24-49_7.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-17_21-31-37_629.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-17_21-24-33_300.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-17_21-36-51_378.jpg

This gives me an appreciation for what is charged when ordering a harness from Chase Bays or Rywire.

I plan on smoothing that section of the firewall out and drilling for just the holes needed for the milspec connector and the two thru-panel connectors I'm using for the starter and alternator.

[Charlie Moua]

motha... .F... damn thats cool.

[sean xiong]

Nice progress.. this things coming along nice..

[gsrintegra175]

:10:

[raisedhaze]

I made some more progress on the firewall last night.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-19_22-08-22_983.jpg

All that's left is to shave the AC hole which I should be able to do tonight

Shaved AC hole:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-20_18-42-14_679.jpg

[raisedhaze]

Routed the power cable through the frame rail.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-25_20-22-45_398.jpg

And filled the chassis harness wire hole on the driver's side of the firewall.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-25_20-10-21_812.jpg

[Charlie Moua]

man you went from a simple restoration with swap to all custom work...


i'm trying to find a old 86-87 civic/crx so i can buy your motor and swap i in there for a
OG civic build...

[raisedhaze]

man you went from a simple restoration with swap to all custom work...


I'm shifty like that...

[raisedhaze]

Made a little spray booth in the garage.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-5755-1327894509866.jpg

Then I sprayed primer, base and clear to get this:
(I am in no way a professional painter, but I figured I can always keep the hood closed if I mess this up)

Prepped:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-849-1327894446181.jpg

Primed:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-29_09-56-47_734.jpg

I didn't get a picture after base coat since I only had like 25 minutes to get ready to clear and that meant I had to quickly clean up and change over the spray gun to clear coat.

Cleared:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-30_06-31-48_269.jpg

It did this in a couple spots since I was too quick to re-coat, so I will wet-sand and reapply clear this week to get it perfect:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-30_06-32-00_165.jpg

[raisedhaze]

I did a bit of wet sanding this evening and it is starting to look pretty good.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-01-30_22-45-23_922.jpg

[Vi3tboy]

damn this is shaping up real nice. Great job

[Charlie Moua]

... damn brady... i'm telling you man it's going to be on a import auto magazine when it's done i can just see it.

[Charlie Moua]

what did you use for sanding? wheel? what different grits?

[raisedhaze]

what did you use for sanding? wheel? what different grits?

I used 600 then 1000 grit. It was all wet sanded by hand then cleaned off followed by tack cloth. After that I re-sprayed with another coat of clear.

It's possible to just buff the scratches out after wet sanding, but it was way easier to just clean it off and re-spray with all the crazy angles in the bay.

I think I'll do this one more time since I didn't get all the wrinkle/nastiness out yet.

[raisedhaze]

There are still some spots with debris and imperfections from a screw up during painting, but I tested out wet sanding then buffing last night (All by hand) with 2500 grit followed by 3000 grit and it polishes up REALLY NICE with some rubbing compound. I'll take pictures when I get it all done which wont be for a while.

[raisedhaze]

Finally got the subframe back on! I literally spent two hours trying to find the bolts i needed for the back mount. They ended up being in a box inside the RX7 mixed with LS2 Parts...

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-02-14_22-42-11_870.jpg

I can hopefully get this thing rolling tonight so I can do the rest of the work on the lift.

[Charlie Moua]

blame croy for the wasted time.... haha

get it done in the next 40 days cause I'll be getting some cars together for photoshoot... hehe

[da is best]

nice, coming along!

[raisedhaze]

blame croy for the wasted time.... haha

get it done in the next 40 days cause I'll be getting some cars together for photoshoot... hehe

40 days might be pushing it, I'll blame Croy for that too since I'm going to be helping with the RX-7. :D

In 40 days, we will probably still have salt on the roads. I don't think I'm going to drive this until we get a good hard rain to clean off the roads. Maybe I'll take my RR though. :monster:

[Turbotalon1g]

How did you get this car?

Looks nuts.

[Bryce]

its coming along great:)

[raisedhaze]

How did you get this car?

Looks nuts.

I bought the car from the University of Minnesota on Ebay. I'm the original owner of it since it was never registered when it was donated to the UofM back in 1986. The first plates it was issued were collector plates :ninja:

[Turbotalon1g]

That's cool as hell.

Nice garage you have there.

[raisedhaze]

It's finally off jackstands!!!

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-03-10_16-38-12_941.jpg

[Alex Moua]

coming on long well..

[Vi3tboy]

You are too damn motivated sir.

[HondaNINE]

Nice progress.

[raisedhaze]

Finally found some upgraded torsion bars for this beast!

[gsrintegra175]

F1 Carr!

[raisedhaze]

F1 Carr!

U jelly? :monster:

[raisedhaze]

Lots of progress this weekend. The motor is in, but the valve cover is off since I sent it away to get powder coated. I also got the shift linkage fit, axles in, exhaust lengthened and started fabricating the radiator bracket. I also fit the one bronze wheel I had and kind of like it.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-03-17_00-59-24_469.jpg

I'm sure it will look really nice when the valve cover comes back from Charlie.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-03-17_12-18-30_311.jpg
Still a long way to go, but I'm feeling good about the progress.

[gsrintegra175]

exhaust welded up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20120318_162745.jpg
shift linkage modified
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20120318_162811.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20120318_162819.jpg

[gsrintegra175]

axels fit!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/IMG_20120318_162832.jpg

[raisedhaze]

I ordered the fuel fitting for the supply hard-line to -6 AN and the Odyssey PC680 battery this week. All I have left to do on it before I get to hear it purr is:

Make Radiator bracket.
Fit battery and power wire. Includes making a bracket.
Finish extending and routing chassis harness tuck.
Plug in engine harness.
Fill engine and tranny with oil.
Put interior back together enough so I have an ignition switch.

Sit back and enjoy!

[raisedhaze]

Thanks to gsrintegra175, I have a battery mount:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-03_18-13-48_998.jpg
And here's the radiator bracket:
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-01_22-26-34_649.jpg

[gsrintegra175]

Im glad it still fits after powdercoat!

[Charlie Moua]

yeah i need something like that for my ef too..

[raisedhaze]

yeah i need something like that for my ef too..

All that steel is gonna make me have SO MUCH traction! :)

[sean xiong]

Man this thing is coming along nice...

[ek4]

hella custom work keep up the great job keep it up man!!!!!

[raisedhaze]

Thanks!

My fuel line is on back order so I wont get it started until early May. Hopefully I can get all the wiring on the chassis done by then and have the interior back together. I'm pretty excited to get this Frankenstein on the road.

[hondaguy72]

Other than the upgrade motoring torsion bars, what's your plan on suspension?

[SlowEGG]

All that steel is gonna make my have SO MUCH traction! :)

Who are we kidding, it's a1.8L :p

[raisedhaze]

Other than the upgrade motoring torsion bars, what's your plan on suspension?

Aside from the Lightspeed 24mm torsion bars up front, I'll have Koni Yellow and Ground control (Coil-over sleeves are for rear only) I searched long and hard before I found them (used unfortunately) since everything for this car has been discontinued long ago.

Who are we kidding, it's a1.8L :p

:lolhit: Traction won't be an issue with the motor N/A, but I think 300-350 whp boosted might be. All in due time my friend.

[hondaguy72]

konis are very good. If you plan on tracking the car here's the best alternative

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/medieval-pro-damper-kit-by-tein-84-87-civic-crx-86-89-integra.html

[da is best]

nice work!

[raisedhaze]

konis are very good. If you plan on tracking the car here's the best alternative

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/medieval-pro-damper-kit-by-tein-84-87-civic-crx-86-89-integra.html

I still might snag a set of those eventually, but I've heard that the Koni's are still the best option and those are a close second. I jumped on the opportunity when I found a set. I don't really plan to track this thing though. It is mostly a nostalgia collector for me, but I want it to be a fun car after all.

[raisedhaze]

^^^^ This guy needs to get crackin' with some port matching on the intake manifold. I might do what Croy suggests and move the vacuum ports while I'm at it.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-1311-1334670835681.jpg

Skunk2 70mm TB installed

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-3328-1334688622934.jpg

I have a 62mm throttle body for sale now if someone needs it.

[Bryce]

Have you picked up a set of special edition side skirts for it? Gotta match the wing with the skirts lol

Its coming along quick, you guys do great work.

[Charlie Moua]

you cover is almost in.... should be here tomorrow boss.

[raisedhaze]

Have you picked up a set of special edition side skirts for it? Gotta match the wing with the skirts lol

I've got a set of black ones that match the wing sitting on a shelf in the shop. I probably wont fit them until I'm ready for paint though.


Its coming along quick, you guys do great work.

Thanks. So do you.

you cover is almost in.... should be here tomorrow boss.

Awesome, are you free to meet up during lunch Thursday or after work?

[Charlie Moua]

thursday after would be gravy.

[raisedhaze]

thursday after would be gravy.

Thanks again Charlie! This is gonna look nice.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-1191-1334721920975.jpg

Yes, yes it does...
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-18_22-39-35_208.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-18_22-39-51_66.jpg

[raisedhaze]

8+ hours later, one side of the chassis harness is done. I am SUPER slow at this crap but I blame most of that on various distractions.

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-23_17-11-57_74.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-23_17-12-16_522.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-23_17-12-01_616.jpg

[gsrintegra175]

[QUOTE=raisedhaze;356199]8+ hours later, one side of the chassis harness is done. I am SUPER slow at this crap but I blame most of that on various distractions.QUOTE]

Ill blame that saturn...:poo:

[Vi3tboy]

Pc tb im and intake black would be slick

[raisedhaze]

8+ hours later, one side of the chassis harness is done. I am SUPER slow at this crap but I blame most of that on various distractions.

Ill blame that saturn...:poo:

That and the friends of the wife. I totally would have saved that dash-saster had I been alert and present the entire night.

[Charlie Moua]

8hrs... that's about how long it too me to do the passenger side.

[raisedhaze]

I finally got the fuel line which was put on back order from Summit Racing. Now all that is left is about 8+ more hours of wiring and a crap load of re-assembly. :D

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-25_22-02-43_642.jpg

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-04-25_22-02-37_911.jpg

[SlowEGG]

I think I tucked my engine harness and chassis harness in 8 hours :p

[raisedhaze]

I think I tucked my engine harness and chassis harness in 8 hours :p

Yeah, I said I was slow! I had to extend everything and double wrap it though so it takes some time. The other side is done now and it took me about 5-6 hours. I end up working on other stuff too though so I am very inefficient with it.

Another shot to keep me motivated to finish:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/photobucket-19140-1336445294246.jpg

[raisedhaze]

I found a minor setback this weekend. Does anyone happen to have a rust free gas tank for a 86-89 integra? lol

[Jordan]

I think I tucked my engine harness and chassis harness in 8 hours :p

You should work for chasebays. They take like 3 months! haha

[raisedhaze]

You should work for chasebays. They take like 3 months! haha

I know, right. :lolhit:

[Charlie Moua]

looking good boss.

[raisedhaze]

Hung up my gas tank and got it started this weekend. It sure is fun hearing it purr again!
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-05-17_06-29-44_749.jpg

Update: I took it out for a quick spin last night and it ran great aside from a noisy heat shield on the rear brakes. I'm just going to take those pieces off.

[RenownPerformance]

Very good work!

[Bryce]

Cant wait for full photos

[raisedhaze]

Cant wait for full photos

Aaahhhh...fenders. :D

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-05-23_18-10-07_265.jpg

[ntxhuav_khang]

Damn sexy teg!

[Charlie Moua]

will you be ready for dyno day boss?

[gsrintegra175]

Yes.

[Charlie Moua]

great timing boss(es)

[raisedhaze]

Yes.

great timing boss(es)

Provided I get some tires!

[Charlie Moua]

did you guys take it out on the road yet?

[gsrintegra175]

ill bring a set of rims over so you can make it.

[raisedhaze]

did you guys take it out on the road yet?

Yes, It's insured and ready to rip. I just don't trust the tires on nor have any good rubber free to use at the moment.

[raisedhaze]

This thing is a blast, but I am having some issues with the main relay at the moment...again.
Here's the dyno results
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/c67134bd02e42e778b96ab225b8fab0f.jpg

...and a photo of her airing out.
http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac69/rraisedhaze/2012-06-03_11-46-40_328.jpg

[raisedhaze]

Got the wiring figured out (for the moment?), but we're tearing her down again to fit the turbo. I'll get pics when I get around to it. :D

[Charlie Moua]

16G?
your too lucky on getting a bad ass manifold

[raisedhaze]

16G?
your too lucky on getting a bad ass manifold

It'll be a rebuilt Evo 9 turbo. The manifold, charge piping, down pipe, and exhaust is amazing. It will take some work to get it to fit in this chassis, but it'll be well worth the effort.

[Charlie Moua]

same one from the kit right?
or a different turbo?
I know the dp on the kit is hella nice..

[gsrintegra175]

The one that came with the kit was an evo8 the evo 9 one that is replacing it is fresh rebuilt.

[Charlie Moua]

fawk....

[raisedhaze]

Does anyone know where the best place is to order stainless steel elbows and hangers and such for exhausts?

[Charlie Moua]

what size piping?
just 90 elbow?

i know for sure map will have hangers in stock.

[gsrintegra175]

we need at least 3 stainless 2.5" 90s

[gsrintegra175]

Made big progress today got the turbo mounted which ended up being a bitch. switching from the evo8 to the evo9 the compressor housing is much bigger so we ran into all kinds of problems. the inlet for the turbo was resting on the bleeder for the slave cylinder and the waste gate linkage was touching the block. took some grinding and bending to fit it correctly but now fits perfect.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/2012-09-23_20-38-38_537_zps750a2928.jpg

Next was to take the sweet stainless 2.5" exhaust for a DC integra and mod to fit. took a couple hours but fits very well in the end.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/2012-09-23_20-38-22_6_zpsa951f3d2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/2012-09-23_20-37-13_117_zps27c03cce.jpg.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/gsrintegra175/2012-09-23_20-37-24_636_zps629b8862.jpg

[Vi3tboy]

Nice stuff

[raisedhaze]

A HUGE thanks for all the help this weekend! I'm getting really excited now.