1991 Civic (re)Build
Posted by Aaron Luptak
Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
I've technically owned it for 6 months already, but it's finally home!
(For those keeping track, it's the ex-Kilpatrick-brothers, ex-Andy-Kingsley car) The details: * '91 Civic DX * B18A1 & LS transmission * DA integra knuckles & brakes * some bilstein coilovers The intent is to be ready to run the event Denise is working on in Cedar City in August. Truthfully, I'd really like to have the car back together enough to start rallycrossing and testing this spring. The big plan list: Has to happen: * Cobble the two broken transmissions into one working one, with a welded diff * Put together a new, non-bent-to-hell shift linkage (^^^ These can go away if I decide to swap the smaller 1.6 with a proper LSD from the "old" rallycross car) Probably will happen: * stitch weld front end while engine is out * swap fancy shifter from old car * swap big radiator from old car * rebuild & swap quick steering rack from old car Near-term "wants": * general suspension maintenance (bushings, ball joints, bearings) * Gusset cage to A & B pillars * Add A-pillar reinforcement bars * change roof bars to "V" * add roof vent * better protection for shift linkage * revalve, de-spacer, and get adjustable collars & springs for 50mm bilsteins currently on old car * install ham radio long-term plans: * change main hoop reinforcement to 'X' * dual master brakes * hydraulic clutch/trans * proper LSD * close gearset * electric power steering column * move driving position back * re-do wiring * retrofit HID projectors into stock style (clear lens) housings  KF7RWG 
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Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
Quaife - manual only, direct swap into a DX/std rack. A Si rack can be used, but needs modification to work.
See http://www.inlinefour.com/quaifquicrac.html (no affiliation, just first online shop that came up). It's a claimed 2.8 turns lock-to-lock. It has always come out closer to 2.2 or so for most. It's a bit of a bear parking, gridding etc. Never had a problem (aside from applying too much steering input) once moving rallycrossing or autocrossing. KF7RWG
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Jeremy Livingston Infallible Moderator Location: Edmonton Alberta Canuckistan Join Date: 05/23/2013 Posts: 277 Rally Car: 1990 acura integra, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe |
Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
Unsure. I went from my CRX HF with the OE steering and open diff, to the (now "old"  car with the quick rack and the KAAZ. KF7RWG
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Jeremy Livingston Infallible Moderator Location: Edmonton Alberta Canuckistan Join Date: 05/23/2013 Posts: 277 Rally Car: 1990 acura integra, 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe |
Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
Important updates!
Center bore needs opened up, and I need conical lugnuts, but the price was right. KF7RWG
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Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
14x6. http://www.specialstage.com/forums/showthread.php?57577-Compomotive-rims-for-sale Good price (I've paid roughly the same amount for OE Honda wheels, and had to drive 90 minutes to get 'em) and lucky enough to be the first to read the post and email. KF7RWG
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Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
The 50mm bilsteins (EK fronts, EG rears) on the white car in have just been rallycrossed for a few years and are pretty rockin'. This car has what I believe are the EF application HDs (fronts are definitely 40s), revalved to ? with GC perches and some sort of springs. As far as I know, they haven't been touched since they were first installed - which I believe was sometime after the car started running in 2004, but they might be coming up on 10 years old now. They've seen a decent number of stage events, and a bunch of the Colorado Hillclimb events, and the last owner didn't see fit to touch 'em. On the other hand, he was a "get my coefficients in something cheap so I can go run my STI" guy, so I think he may have avoided doing anything that wasn't absolutely necessary. I've only driven it onto, then off of the trailer, then into the garage (shifting is, uhh, "not so good" right now). So, no idea what sort of shape they're in now. KF7RWG
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Aaron Luptak Super Moderator Location: SLC Join Date: 02/15/2008 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 776 Rally Car: Civic... |
Yep, been in touch with him a bit. Funny thing is that he actually gave me the sales pitch for the car at one of the national challenge rallycrosses wUtah hosted however many years ago. KF7RWG
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