bonspeed's '98 Civic hatchback mild build

[bonspeed]

and a few more pictures of the car back in summer 2012


Winnipeg-20120811-00164 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




IMG-20120813-00171 by bonspeed07, on Flickr

 

[bonspeed]

Moving on to 2013

A few more goodies for the hatch

ricer gauges


_DSC8065 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



new intake set-up


_DSC8081 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




and some other cosmetic stuffs


_DSC8083 by bonspeed07, on Flickr





March 2013




there's a car there somewhere lol


Winnipeg-20130306-00301 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




after 10mins. of shoveling and brushing off the snow


_DSC8182 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




then this



_DSC8186 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




this was the hardest part, I couldn't clear the snow on this side cause there's not enough space for me to squeeze in and shovel


_DSC8188 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




after some struggle



_DSC8190 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




tarp off


_DSC8191 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




hello car it's been a while lol


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after 6months of being parked I tried firing it up and I was surprised it started right away in just one crank

April 2013




finally out of the grave


_DSC8220 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




first time it saw sunlight


_DSC8221 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




then parked it back in the garage to start pull the engine out


_DSC8257 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



the next friday I got home early from work so I decided to remove some of the stuff



_DSC8260 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




after an hour



_DSC8263 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


more updates to come..

 

[bonspeed]

continuation:




got more free time from work so here's what I've accomplished


removed the header, axles, torque mount and rear engine bracket


_DSC8266 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



random shot.. i see light lol



_DSC8273 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




on this picture I already removed the shifter linkage and drained the oil and coolant.



_DSC8276 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




and with the help of one of my friend, we finally got the engine out


_DSC8280 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




an empty engine bay again



_DSC8287 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




shot of the engine with the transmission separated, getting it ready to be dropped off at the mechanic for the engine overhaul. I was planning on doing it myself, but I'm not that comfortable yet on disassembling and assembling an engine so I just brought it to a mechanic



_DSC8283 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




a few days after I dropped off the engine to the mechanic he sent me these pictures



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at that time I already placed an order for all the replacement parts.


to be continued...

 

[nd4sped]

Maybe I missed it somewhere, but what prompted you to send it in for an overhaul? OE rebuild?

 

[bonspeed]

Maybe I missed it somewhere, but what prompted you to send it in for an overhaul? OE rebuild?

yes OE rebuild, the first year I got the car running it was burning some oil on high rpms and at autocross I'm always on the limiter so it's almost like a 2stroke engine when I'm on the course lol. but yeah I just got it rebuild to OE specs besides the supertech retainers for assurance since I'm always on the limiter, but other than that it's all OEM honda.


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continuation:



MAY 2013


the waiting game. at that time the head and block was already sent to the machine shop for machining, at the same time I was waiting for the engine parts to come in. I was hoping to get it finish before the autocross season starts but I ran into some delays.



on a side note, my good friend kevin gave me his set of used Spoon lug nuts. he's not using it anymore and he knew I like Spoon parts so instead of it just sitting on his garage he just gave them to me to be put to use.



_DSC8308 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



then a few days after another Spoon part came in the mail. I sold my old EF,DA application Spoon/vision rear strut bar, so I looked for a replacement bar.



EG,EK,DC2 application Spoon rear strut tower bar


it's used but it's still in good condition


_DSC8312 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



_DSC8313 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



_DSC8324 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




1st week of May first two races of the season, my car is not done yet so I don't have a car to drive but good thing one of my friends lend me his car and got me to co-drive with him.



some pictures, no video though

the next two weeks there's another race, I still drove my friends car and at the end of the event during fun runs I tried driving my other friends S2000. It was my first time driving an S2000 and also my first time driving a rear wheel drive car, and it was on a race event. fortunately I managed to keep the car in one piece after, though I almost lost it and went to the grass lol



S2k fun run - YouTube







the following week(still waiting for engine parts and engine)



I got this circuit hero shifter extender in the mail


IMG_20130513_205032 by bonspeed07, on Flickr






also in that same week this came in




new set of wheels for autocross


949racing 6ul's



20130517_184515 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




IMG_20130517_192147 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


old vs new


_DSC8327 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


949racing aluminum valve stems


_DSC8335 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



this got me more excited to get the car back together.





so excited that the next day I brought the 6UL's to work and got the tires swapped from my slipstream's lol


IMG_20130527_121824 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




so pumped to see how it looks on the car so after work I rushed home to get them mounted on the car, I also installed the coilovers back to see how the gap will be with the fenders



20130527_200820 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




after around 20-30mins. rears done



20130527_205854 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



onto the floor



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another 30mins. fronts done



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[bonspeed]

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it was already dark when I finished installing them I wasn't able to take a side shot.




but the next day, I couldn't resist but to push the car out of the garage and take a side shot lol



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the fronts looks higher cause there's no engine.






JUNE 2013



got the head and block back from the machine shop, but still waiting for the engine parts to come in.


_DSC8384 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



that weekend there's another autocross event, obviously my car is still in pieces so still I don't have a car to drive. My friend with the S2000 kind of felt bad about it so he offered me to co-drive with him, but then when we got to the venue something fail happened.

I accidentally locked the keys inside of the car lol we tried opening the locks but unfortunately we don't have the tool to do it, good thing Riley on here offered his CAA membership and got the tow truck guy to unlock the car. At the time the tow truck came the race has already started, I'm in group A so we'll be running first luckily Nick with the '92 Civic hatchback kindly offered me to co-drive with him instead and so I raced his car that day



pictures:

 

[bonspeed]

and a video of my fastest run


WSCC Autocross June 1, 2013 3rd run in a turbo '92 Civic Si - YouTube





A week after it's race day again, this time I get to drive my friends S2000 and everything went smoothly this time lol



no pictures but here's some videos

WSCC Autocross June 9, 2013 1st run - YouTube


on board camera


WSCC Autocross June 9, 2013 1st run. on board cam - YouTube



on my 4th run it was raining already so I just played around cause we can't get any traction anymore, bald tires plus rain = slideways all over the course lol

WSCC Autocross June 9, 2013 4th run, wet and wild on board cam - YouTube




2 weeks after that race it's autocross time again, this time it's a double header sat-sun event.


as usual no car to race with still, but I got the advantage of being sponsored by MWR so I got to race in the MWR mobile on that weekend. MWR FTW!



saturday event:


enjoy the MWR edit

06/22/13 WSCC Autocross HD - YouTube



sunday event


that day was rain day, we were in group b and at the time we started racing it also started to rain and it just not rained it poured.



06/23/13 WSCC Autocross HD - YouTube







a little off the topic; I got tired of daily driving the ranger because it was standard and I want a more relaxing daily driver so I looked for an auto civic sedan but haven't got my luck. all the sedan that I checked out is either rusted or has been in an accident, so I ended up with this '98 Civic Si coupe. All original paint, original quarters and all stock though it has already 300+++ km's it still runs and drives good.


when I first got it


20130621_203921 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


I put on my SiR rims to make it look a bit more decent


20130621_210921 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



2 days after I was looking for Integra seats for the coupe, but instead I came across a different ad. some guy was selling a set of 16" Volk Racing rims for a good price so I went and checked it out.



that same night when I got home the coupe had already different set of wheels


20130624_230941_LLS by bonspeed07, on Flickr


I traded my SiR's for the TE37's the only catch is it needed to be refinished.



a closer shot of the rims


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also the next day, after waiting for almost a month for the engine parts it finally came in!




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that weekend I delivered the head and block along with the parts to my mechanic so he can start assembling it.


this got me really excited, finally I can get the car back on the road.

 

[bonspeed]

continuation:


JULY 2013


got an update from my mechanic that the engine is almost complete, it was also a long weekend(canada day) so I took advantage of the time to put some work on the car




I mounted and wired my ricer gauges, I was gonna place it on the airbag tray but figured it wouldn't fit. so I just mounted them in the middle of the dash.


_DSC8400 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


this is where i'm placing the controller, I was going to use the JDM push type cup holder but the controller won't fit properly, it's sticking about half an inch plus I didn't want to cut the rear portion of the console of that cup holder so I just used the USDM 99-00 style cup holder. I just installed the push type cup holder on the daily coupe.


_DSC8423 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




where the wire goes through



_DSC8419 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



what I used to cut that portion


_DSC8420 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



mocked it up


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_DSC8425 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



front view of the gauges


_DSC8427 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




while I'm at it I also installed the ashtray/lighter plug console that I got



_DSC8429 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




_DSC8430 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




swapped the driver side air vent too with a pocket one



_DSC8431 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



and a random shot of the TE's before I sent it for refinishing



_DSC8417 by bonspeed07, on Flickr





the weekend after it was Autocross event #9, but this time it is being held at the gimli motorsports park not at the usual st. andrews airport


my car is still in the garage with no engine so I asked again one of my friends if I can co-drive with them, so on that event I was driving my friends 2010 Si again.


video of my fastest run

a short video of the grid race in the afternoon before the autocross

autocross

2 weeks after there's another event, still no car to drive so I had to borrow a car again.


no video's so just enjoy the pictures

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[bonspeed]

the next day, my mechanic sent me these pictures

 

[bonspeed]

all assembled

he told me it's done and ready for pick-up, I went there on the saturday to pick up the engine



ranger danger at work


20130727_210350 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




the next day I woke up early to work on the engine, prepped it all up for installation



_DSC8461 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



_DSC8462 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




transmission and engine harness attached



_DSC8476 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




this time I used an engine hoist, one of my friends purchased one so I just borrowed it from him. I called them out too to help me drop it in.


_DSC8478 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



engine in



_DSC8481 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




tightening the mounts


_DSC8482 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



after 30mins. of aligning the engine we're finally done, it was hard getting the bolt's to line up because of the aluminum mounts


_DSC8485 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




the next day after work I tried firing it up we weren't able to fire it up that night cause it was already late, didn't want to wake up my neighbours.


It started fine and ran good but there was just one problem. there's an oil leaking from the timing belt side of the engine and at the back of the cylinder head as well.

 

[bonspeed]

because of that I couldn't start driving the car to break it in, I contacted my mechanic and told him about the oil leak he then came to my house and checked on it and found out that he forgot to tighten the cam plug on the timing belt side and the bypass plug at the back of the cylinder head, that's where the oil leak is coming from.

after fixing that issue I checked everything and made sure it's ready for the road again and started driving it.


a short video when I got it running and gauges all working.

that same week I got the TE's back from powder coating, I wasn't much happy with how the color turned out I was expecting it to be a little bit more bronze but is more of gold-ish




IMG_20130802_195559 by bonspeed07, on Flickr





I drove the car to work to start breaking the engine in and at the same time to wash it after being stored for 8months

first pictures of the car out of the garage since october 2012




20130814_185249 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




20130814_185322 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


fresh and clean


20130814_193526 by bonspeed07, on Flickr

 

[endo617]

Looks great, love that it's pre-facelift still

 

[bonspeed]

Looks great, love that it's pre-facelift still

thanks man! I've had my chance to do the facelift but I opted for the older look, it just seems that a lot of people always do the conversion so I thought I would just retain the original front end.

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continuation:




AUGUST 2013


My car is still at brake-in stage, it's autocross event #14 so I had to co-drive again in my friends S2000

then one day I got bored so I test fitted the TE's



20130819_200414 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



20130819_200313 by bonspeed07, on Flickr






and a random shot in front of our house


20130819_201738 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




more random shots


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and I finally got the time to have the rear disc brakes installed that's been laying in our garage for 2 years lol


cleaned the rotors


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_DSC9218 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



at the shop, I decided to have a shop install it for me cause I don't want to deal with the seized bolts. I don't have a torch and just want to get it done right away so I just brought it there.


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I also got this used slim fan, hoping to get it installed this year


20130818_171042 by bonspeed07, on Flickr





after I got the rear discs installed I also put the hood and seat back on



20130908_122751 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



and after almost a month of driving around the city, it finally hit 1k km's. break in stage is done!

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but before I hit the tack again, I got invited to have my car displayed at a car show.



so I did some detailing.... not really lol I just gave it a good wash and wiped the interior and engine bay and that's it, my car is not a show car so there's no need for a full detail.


IMG-1378613824-V by bonspeed07, on Flickr



then the next day on the way to the event my friend jeremy took some shots of my car



IMG_3998 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



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and at the event



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[bonspeed]

at the end of the day at the awarding session I wasn't really expecting any award cause I only went there to support our local car scene, but then I was surprised when they called my name and gave me this trophy


20130908_212136 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



IMG_0676 by bonspeed07, on Flickr







SEPTEMBER 2013



finally! after so many months of waiting I can finally race my car again!


so I prepped it up, changed the oil, checked all the fluids and secured the lug nuts


20130908_235117 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




the next day at the event, patiently waiting for my run. I'm feeling excited and the same time nervous cause something not good might happen.



IMG_20130914_112639 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



then after two runs, this happened lol


IMG_20130914_162914 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


there was an oil leaking through the header causing a big smoke, I thought it was coming from the oil pressure sensor so I re-tightened that but still didn't solve the issue. I couldn't get under the car cause I don't have a floor jack with me so I just called it a day before anything happens to the engine.



so I finished the rest of my runs in this S2000


20130908_170144 by bonspeed07, on Flickr




luckily I got a video of one of my runs in my car, no video in the Spoon coupé though

I was still able to drive the car back home and as soon as I got home I jacked it up and looked where the oil leak is coming from. I need to get it fixed for the race next day.



the culprit


DSC02935 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


the bolt holding the breather box is loose that's why at high rpm's the breather box is getting pushed out causing an oil leak



while the car is up on jack stands I removed the wheels to check for any rubbing issues, good thing I did cause I found this



DSC02938 by bonspeed07, on Flickr

good thing I caught it right away otherwise it would have gotten worse




the next day, trying my luck again.




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DSC02948 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



action shots


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in car video:

outside view

everything went well and luckily got 1st place in my class

 

[bonspeed]

two weeks passed and were onto the last event of the season. 64 drivers registered, it was really a fun day for everyone.





on the way to the venue I stopped by to get gas



IMG_20130929_101921 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



when I got there I parked the car and did a course walk




at the finish line


20130915_112035 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


I'm in the 2nd run group so I had to do some marshaling first, this cone kept my drink nice and cold


20130915_140701 by bonspeed07, on Flickr





then it's our turn to run


action shots:



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DSC_7931 by SoloSnapshots, on Flickr


video of my fastest run

AutoX Von's EK Sept.29.2013 (3) - YouTube


at the end of the day I managed to finish 5th in my class, only got one clean run three of my runs were DNF lol


20130929_165125 by bonspeed07, on Flickr


a shot of my car with godzilla


20130929_172744 by bonspeed07, on Flickr



and that's it for the 2013 autocross season, overall I finished 5th place in my class. A lot of good drivers in my class it's really a challenge to compete with them.


2013 Results