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Alryt fellas!


Heres the first one i had



Made a mess of that so thought I would get another



Proper granny spec but alot has changed



To this..



Then few more mods..















And the best bit ...





























Il put up a proper speclist shortly also il be putting some lightweight composite seats in

Is right mate, nice car

more people adding thier mods the better.

Vehicle
1998 Honda Civic ek3

Brakes/Suspension
Meister R Zeta S coilovers
282 and 262 disc conversion
Brembo discs and pads
Cyberspeed lca's
Integra Type R front strut brace
Rear trailing arm bushes replaced - oem
Lower Balljoints replaced
All Front bushes replaced with Energy suspension poly bushes
Goodridge and HEL brakelines
5.1 Motul Brake Fluid
Tegiwa MasterCylinder Stopper
Vredestein sportrac 3 tyres

Engine
B18c4 with colourcoded cover
Custom 2.5" exhaust
Inv
Decat
96 Integra 2.5" Exhaust manifold
Blox version 3 Intake manifold - On order
Aem Cold Air Intake
Polished Rocker Cover
Cambelt Changed

Exterior
Ek9 Style Headlights
Ek9 Front Lip
Ek9 Rear Lip
Ek9 Grill
Facelift rear lights
Jdm Sized Plates
Tilted oem spoiler
Tegiwa Tilt Bracket
16" Rota Circuit 8 in Silver soon to be swapped

Interior
Momo Tuner stearing wheel
Momo carbon horn button
D1 spec quick release
Xbrace
Evo8 FQ300 Recaro
Honda Integra passenger Recaro - now sold
EK9 door cards
DC2 rear bench - now sold
Ek9 Gear gaitor
Fli Swat5 Headunit - soon going
upgraded 6X9 speakers - removed
Removed rear plastics
Satin black painted interior
removed front and rear sound deadening
Carbon fibre wrapped interior trim

Cheers mate, cant wait to get this bloody engine in!

Definately! I would be soo bored if i didn't mod my car

Ohhhhhh, B18-ness

Was the car a B16 previously, or a D series?

If you need any advice, gimmie a shout - bit of a Honda buff myself....

There's a B18 engine'd Accord (the one with the red cam cover, I don't know too much about these) in A1 Breakers in Ellesmere Port if anyone's interested.

The Accords are a H22s

The 1.8s and non Type R cars are F Series engines and not really performance orientated. The H22 is similar to the K20 as fitted to the Civic Type R - the engine is quite different from the B Series and the conversion is more complicated.

Haha oh yes!

The car was previosly a d15 so iv had to source new mounts aswel. Should be a nice step up from 115hp

I definately will thanks mate! Iv looked through your build a few times Looks awesome

Ye Accords are h22's and a Grrr to put in a civic I heard.

I may need to go for a trip round a few breakers yards, see if i can find any bargains

Also my wheels are for sale if anyone is interested

Looks like a nice project

Having only ever delt with B Series lumps, in not 100% on the d to b series swap, but a few things worth checking...

Loom and ECU - do you need one from the B Series the motor came from?

Gear linkage?

Clutch - is the B18C4 hydraulic?

Shafts - are the shafts interchangeable or do you need the B16 / 18 shafts and hubs?

Had the car been a VTi then it would have been a lot easier, but as its a D series, Im not sure how much on the car will work with the B18 motor.

Im using a p28 ecu with a b18c4 basemap with a conversion harness to use my loom

Driveshafts, gearbox and gear linkages all came with the swap

Everything should be covered just need to get it in

Happy days

Swap the inlet before you fit the motor (If its not too late, cancel the Blox one and get a DC2 one - Blox and Skunk2 are Type R copies anyway ) - there is a support bracket under the manifold and when the motor is in the car, it can be a pig to get at

...and dont forget to take pics, lots of pics - we like pics

Blox will be here in a few days im afraid, skunk2 one was about £80 more Dc2 ones don't fit the b18c4 because the head is deifferent, studs don't fit apparently.

Definately swapping it before i put the motor in. I changed the inlet on my d-series with a better one whilst the engine was in and it was a nightmare!

Thanks for the advice Stu! Wish i had a Teg Id love some of those polycarb windows but im a bit skint atm! Maybe next year

Il get loads of pics dont worry

Ended up going for the blox intake manifold from H-tune





Took the old Inlet mani bracket off the back which wasnt needed



Also bought a jdm 96 spec 2.5" mani. Will do for now until i get a stainless one



And some new jdm wheels - Go Zeegans! about 2.6lbs lighter and 15 inch which is better for track. They are 50 profile though so look quite chunky.









They do need a refurb and one wheel the paint is fuberd and all the polished lips are pitted but its another little project

Engine conv is starting this w/e Bit worried incase something goes wrong or i forget something though!

Need to transfer the ek3 engine loom onto the b18c4 engine once it is out. Anyone know how hard this is?

Nice rims, I have a 5zigen exhaust on my ek, nicest one ive ever owned.

Have you bought another EK?

Joe, swapping the looms over shouldnt be too hard, especially with the motor out of the car - everything should be pretty easy to spot

OOps, that was ment to be 'had'.

Thanks Sanchez, this is my first 5zigen purchase. Would love a 5zigen exhaust aswel

Cheers Stu was pretty straight forward as you said. A few plugs had to be etended and some rewiring of certain sensors but it all worked out ok. Im still getting a code for the iacv valve but il have a mess about later

Right so heres some pics Car jacked up and in the garage On its way out Finally out! New engine on the crane out the van Swapped the ek3 loom onto the b18c4 dropped in Manifold on Boom! Also fitted a 2.5" b-pipe with the 96 teg mani so now the system is a full 2.5". I have a type r steering rack and power steering pump on the way too

Looking good

Cheers mate, can't wait to get it on the road

so iv sorted the code that i was getting for the tps and 02 sensor Now all im getting is an code for iacv so need to sort that out.

I eventually found some caliper pistons so built my front calipers back up with the new seals







Also bought some oem pads, will get some better ones for track later on in the year



And finally my new seats





3.5kgs each, just need to make some brackets for them to fit on my ek9 rails.

Iv also got an ek9 steering rack and pas pump so that can go on when i do the brakes. Some other bits are on the way from tegiwa aswel

Then once all this stuff is in it should be ready for tax, m.o.t and insurance

Right sooo I have made up the brackets for my new seats but only fitted the drivers side as i still need to purchase a passenger side ek9 rail. Here is the seat mounted and fitted with the harness back on



Then i set about putting my 262 discs on the back. All jacked up with the standard drums on..


Then fitted with fresh pads, HEL brake lines and handbrake cables all bolted up..

Wheels are rubbed down here, ready for some fresh paint Not too sure what colour to paint them yet though. Heres a pic of the engine, I know its messy and there are wires everywhere. Something il sort once the m.o.t is done



LOL^^



much wider track aswel

Those seats dont look too comfy

The 262s on the rear are a great upgrade. I had the OEM 240 discs on the back of the race car, and the 262's with some grooved discs are a huge improvement on the track - they balance the front brake upgrade perfectly

Its suprisingly comfy wouldnt of thought it but its quite snug

Thats good to here about the rears. Cant wait to test them out, just need to fit the new servo and master cylinder then bleed them. You running the 282's on the front stu? If so how are they on track?

I did a partial wire tuck tonight in between other jobs on the car. Wheels will be getting sprayed soon aswel

Looks loads better Still need to rip all the abs stuff out and sort the battery wires. Will be much neater once im finished swapping the powersteering pump and ek9 rack as i can tuck more of it under them.