Topic: AWD CRX Turbo DOHC ZC (Read 30871 times)

Super Dipper · « **on:** March 11, 2009, 04:50:43 AM »

Again, like the other thread, ill be moving over pics and material from the old site slowly.

well, the old light bulb went on when a guy on Honda-Tech built the first AWD ef chassis hatchback using the Realtime AWD drivetrain from the 88-91 Civic Station Wagons. The guys that built that car used a sohc vtec motor with a pretty radical turbo kit pumping out 430whp on the stock block.

For our motor, we are gonna be using a DOHC 1.6L JDM ZC block built with low compression D16A6 pistons and rods, and a PG7 86-89 USDM Integra cylinder head.

The donor car for the drivetrain will be a 88 Honda Civic Station Wagon with the Realtime AWD standard transmission drivetrain.

All of this madness will be stuffed into my old crx chassis that was in a major front end wreck a few years back. I ended up selling the car and then buying it back to do something stupid with it. The boys at pretech are going to work their magic and straigten out the front end and give it a quick squirt of paint.

Anyway onto the pics. This one is gonna take a while so dont expect too many quick updates. These first few pics are of the donor car and the dismantling/part out of everything we are gonna need for the swap.

Thx to cole @ plus one in nanaimo for finding us a buyer for the motor from the donor car to help us with cost of the car. :thumbsup:

Super Dipper · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:27:40 PM »

With the motor and drivetrain out the next big task is to pull the entire electrical system including the dash, body and trailing harness and then the biggest thing, cutting out the driveshaft tunnel. I dont think we are gonna need it. Id rather go the route of drilling out the driveshaft hangers from the wagon and welding them into the crx floor and rerouting the exhaust as required, but hey, im not about to argue with the head tech on the matter. We cross that bridge when we get there.

Super Dipper · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:29:41 PM »

^ haha you can see where we cut the floor out here to save the tunnel for our crx.

Super Dipper · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:31:08 PM »

Super Dipper · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:32:41 PM »

Super Dipper · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:34:09 PM »

Super Dipper · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:35:16 PM »

Super Dipper · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:36:47 PM »

we started to prep the interior sheet metal to weld in the wagon tunnel this weekend by removing the sound deadening that honda puts on the floor of the car. Normally, you have to either sit there and peel it off, grind it off or melt it off....we opted to try something a little different....

Dry Ice! I wish i had time stamps on the pics to show just how quick this process went. But all in all, total time from start to finish was about 35 mins....

Super Dipper · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:38:24 PM »

meh, we aint gonna bother with seam welding this one.

tunnel is in....its about 80% welded up with driveshaft hung to make sure everything is lined up correctly.

the rest of the tunnel welding will be done tomorrow and then the interior goes back in, shift bucket goes in and gonna start figuring out the gas tank and other rear end shit.

here are some more progress pics

Budget_SI · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2009, 08:58:22 PM »

this is very kick-ass

BoostForLife · « **Reply #10 on:** March 12, 2009, 02:47:48 AM »

Sick build, carry on
Updates with pics please.
Thanks.

Super Dipper · « **Reply #11 on:** March 12, 2009, 04:03:37 AM »

current update:

ordered up my front mount for the car through evans performance. gotta rock the CDM love.

also PM'ed weirtech about a possbile HF to T3 adapter so i can run a holset h1c or possibly a another HY35. If not, ill grab the manifold apex offered up to me.

im gonna be hitting up the shop this weekend, so i can get the motor pulled and strip it down and inspect everything and make sure its good and start reassembly. Its been sitting on a stand for the past 5 years so who knows wtf has gotten into it while its sitting and whats a weekend really.

Rosario4124 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 12, 2009, 10:28:12 AM »

good shit so far man

walter · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2009, 10:59:03 AM »

what cam gears are those?

ratcityrex · « **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2009, 11:27:52 AM »

Quote from: walter on March 12, 2009, 10:59:03 AM

what cam gears are those?

They look like they are STR

MantisX · « **Reply #15 on:** March 12, 2009, 11:40:12 AM »

What does the red "SL" on the shifter mean?

dvst8r · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2009, 12:34:20 PM »

Quote from: MantisX on March 12, 2009, 11:40:12 AM

What does the red "SL" on the shifter mean?

Super Low

AstroVannin · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2009, 02:35:53 PM »

Quote from: MantisX on March 12, 2009, 11:40:12 AM

What does the red "SL" on the shifter mean?

For pulling out stumps with your turbo awd CRX :yes:

onlyflash944 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2009, 03:14:28 PM »

Quote from: AstroVannin on March 12, 2009, 02:35:53 PM

For pulling out stumps with your turbo awd CRX :yes:

i loled

sick build glad you're bringing it over

shogun · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2009, 12:09:25 AM »

pretty nice, any more updates?

Super Dipper · « **Reply #20 on:** March 15, 2009, 03:18:51 AM »

Motor out and on the stand. Cleaned up and re-torqued the bottom end. Started gathering the little bits and pieces that we are missing.

Only thing we seem to be missing is a obd-0 Idle air and the upper water neck on the head.

Im gonna get the cam seals, water pump and t-belt on tomorrow, get the valves set, and get the MPFI swap done on the engine side.

i got the oil pan all cut up and will dropping it off to my buddy's dad tomorrow so he can weld up the notch so the t-case clears.

no pics tonight, i was just plugging away.

ill get some tomorrow.

BoostForLife · « **Reply #21 on:** March 16, 2009, 04:08:42 AM »

can you rehost the pics and only post/embed them on RHMT?
the fags at the oHMT seem to be taking all the bandwidth, let them bitches suffer with bandwidth exceeded shit.
Do the same with the austin mini build when you get some time.

Super Dipper · « **Reply #22 on:** March 16, 2009, 06:32:21 PM »

wtf, i did rehost those damn pics too.

aight, ill have to get that fixed asap

BoostForLife · « **Reply #23 on:** March 16, 2009, 11:51:26 PM »

thanks, love your builds.

glustic · « **Reply #24 on:** March 19, 2009, 09:29:30 PM »

Quote from: Super Dipper on March 16, 2009, 06:32:21 PM

wtf, i did rehost those damn pics too.

aight, ill have to get that fixed asap

imageshack.us for the win

crxvtec91 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 20, 2009, 10:44:09 PM »

Yea pic's not working.

Super Dipper · « **Reply #26 on:** March 21, 2009, 01:21:45 AM »

there you go bitches

90dx · « **Reply #27 on:** March 23, 2009, 12:13:52 AM »

Good to see this back in progress I cant wait to see the end result.

Super Dipper · « **Reply #28 on:** March 24, 2009, 03:44:04 AM »

update:

waiting for crank gear to show up and get the chopped up oil pan back from my buddy's dad once he finishes welding it up.

d-rail · « **Reply #29 on:** March 24, 2009, 04:39:09 AM »

My god that's alot of work.... Looks killer though. :yes:

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