HCF Project Section - Lewy2k's EG Coupe Project Thread

History: I purchased my 1994 Honda Civic DX at the end of 2008 for $1600. It needed some work here and there and I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do until I fixed what was broken or done wrong by the previous owner. Soon after I bought the car I was hit by a hit and run driver who messed up the hood and front right fender, so I replaced those along with the dented front left fender that was there when I bought it. It has 181K miles with the original D15b7 motor. I have a lot of plans and change my opinion almost every day, so expect a lot of changes on my modification plans. I am very open to opinions or suggestions whether they are good or bad. Will add more pictures as i progress. Thanks.

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Replacement/Tune-Up Parts:
(Bold=Purchased )
Left Rear Wheel Bearing & Hub
Front Brake Pads
Thermostat
Battery Ground Wire
OEM Passenger Headlight & Corner Light
Hood & Front Fenders
Dash Vents
Cluster Bezel
OEM Timing Belt & Tensioner
Water Pump
Head Gasket
Distributor Cap & Rotor
NGK OEM V-Power Spark Plugs
FRAM PCV Valve
Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic Oil & Oil filter(Every 3,000miles)
Valve Cover Gasket
Driver Door Lock & Handle
Alternator Belt
Intake Manifold Gasket
Exhaust Manifold Gasket
Spark Plug Tube Seals
Glove Box Handle
OEM Fender Liners
Radiator Hoses
Spark Plug Wires
Brake Rotors & Pads
Windshield Wipers
Oil Drain Plug Gasket
OEM Shift Knob
Passenger Door Pillar Trim




Modification List:
(Bold=Purchased)
Full Red Paint Job
Hx Rims (Painted Black with Red Honda symbol)
Falken Azenis Tires
Kenwood MP3 Compatible Deck
Infiniti Speakers Front & Rear
Pioneer 760w Amp (stolen)
12" MTX Subwoofer with Plexiglas Faced Box (stolen)
Rockford Fosgate Punch P3S 12 Inch Sub
JBL 500W Amplifier
Tokico HP Shocks & Springs
Energy Suspension Master Bushing Kit
Blox Gold Rear LCA's
Rear Sway Bar kit (undecided)
Sway Bar Endlinks etc.
JDM Amber Sidemarkers
LED White cluster bulbs
JDM Amber corners
Blue Courtesy Lights
Rear Disc Brake Conversion
Del Sol Cloth seats
Benen Front & Rear Tow Hooks
AEM Cold Air Intake
EX/Si Gauge Cluster
Ebay Yellow Foglight Kit OEM style
Magnaflow or Apexi ws2 Catback Exhaust
JDM Thin style Body Molding
Megan Racing 4-2-1 Header
Polyurethane Exhaust Hangers
Energy Suspension Shifter Bushings
Buddy Club Single Bend Short Throw Shifter
Front & Rear Strut Bars
Front Lower Tie Bar
Rear Lower Tie Bar
C-Pillar Bar
Benen Radiator Stay
Battery Stay
Acura RSX Washer Nozzles
OEM Mudguards
HOP Center Console
JDM Coin tray Conversion
HOP Armrest
OEM EG Civic Floor mats
Radiator Cooling Plate
Aluminum Radiator
PasswordJDM Antenna Block off Plate
Bright White Halogen Headlight Bulbs Nokya Cosmic White
EX/Si Digital Clock
Braided Steel Ground Wire
Headlight Warning Chime
JDM Black Housing Headlights
Ex 50/50 Tail Lights
Wink Mirror Conversion
Ex/Sir Front Lip
Energy Suspension Rear Motor Mount Inserts

Just started replacing the head gasket this morning...
Old one was toast
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Got the head back today after resurfacing
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Tomorrow I am replacing the head gasket, exhaust manifold gasket, intake manifold gasket, spark plug tube seals, and maybe radiator hoses.

Finished it finally! Replaced Head Gasket, Dowel Pins, Exhaust Manifold Gasket, Intake Manifold Gasket and Spark Plug Tube seals. What a project. Radiator hoses sometime soon.

Lol i never even seen this thread :P more updates please :D

Lol i never even seen this thread :P more updates please :D

Look at the date! Its really new actually. I was just lazy on starting a project thread. Thats why a bunch of stuff is bold but there are no updates showing the stuff I did lol

I do have to admit you sure do have alot of stuff you want to buy. I do have one small suggestion, you say you want to get Tokico shocks. Tokico makes an "Advanced Handling" kit that comes with Tokico shocks with springs. Its about a 1.5inch drop in the front and 1.25inch in the rear. You can find a kit on Ebay NIB for about $400. I've heard very good reviews about it. Just something to think about. When you gonna get this dam thing painted? I'm tired of those black fenders.

I do have to admit you sure do have alot of stuff you want to buy. I do have one small suggestion, you say you want to get Tokico shocks. Tokico makes an "Advanced Handling" kit that comes with Tokico shocks with springs. Its about a 1.5inch drop in the front and 1.25inch in the rear. You can find a kit on Ebay NIB for about $400. I've heard very good reviews about it. Just something to think about. When you gonna get this dam thing painted? I'm tired of those black fenders.


Oh believe me I disgust myself everytime I look at the car! Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me I was gonna ask everyone on here whether that kit with the tokico lowering springs is worth it? I know the shocks have good reviews but i was wondering about the springs. Thats about the drop I'm looking for but I'm not cheaping out on suspension. If they are OK then I will save and get something better.

Back to the paint, I'm afraid to have it done for cheap so I'm trying to save to make sure I get a good paint job. It is coming soon hopefully.

The only thing i saw on you list of stuff that I would be weary about is the Blox LCAs. I have heard mixed opinions of them for as long as I have heard of them. The biggest complaint being that the bushing wear out pretty quick. I would recommend looking into the skunk2 LCAs. They are urethane bushings so they will go nicely with your Energy suspension kit.

As for springs my recommendation for something that match up with tockico HPs would be Eibach Pro Kit springs. The drop 1.4F/1.2R. I have heard a lot of good things about this combo. If you want to go a little lower, then you could get the Sportline springs. The drop 1.6 F&R but they are going to have a higher spring rate and you would need to upgrade to a little higher quality adjustable shock to complement them

The only thing i saw on you list of stuff that I would be weary about is the Blox LCAs. I have heard mixed opinions of them for as long as I have heard of them. The biggest complaint being that the bushing wear out pretty quick. I would recommend looking into the skunk2 LCAs. They are urethane bushings so they will go nicely with your Energy suspension kit.


I thought the Energy Suspension Kit included rear LCA bushings? Thats why I don't mind getting blox lca's

I thought the Energy Suspension Kit included rear LCA bushings? Thats why I don't mind getting blox lca's

Oh ok i didn't realize you were going that route. but before you do that I would make sure that the bushings will even fit in the Blox control arms. The bushings that come with the energy suspension kit are designed to fit an oem LCA and may be a slightly different size than the ones in the Blox LCA. If there is the smallest difference in size of the bushings, they will not work.

Plus getting the bushings out of the Blox and putting in the urethane is going to be a huge PITA. So to me thats worth the little extra to buy some LCAs that already have urethane in them.

I have an energy suspension kit on my car, and I will probably never screw with bushings ever again because they suck to put in.

Oh ok i didn't realize you were going that route. but before you do that I would make sure that the bushings will even fit in the Blox control arms. The bushings that come with the energy suspension kit are designed to fit an oem LCA and may be a slightly different size than the ones in the Blox LCA. If there is the smallest difference in size of the bushings, they will not work.

Plus getting the bushings out of the Blox and putting in the urethane is going to be a huge PITA. So to me thats worth the little extra to buy some LCAs that already have urethane in them.

I have an energy suspension kit on my car, and I will probably never screw with bushings ever again because they suck to put in.

I see, well that's good to know. the skunk2 lcas are appealing and I have been thinking about them. I most likely will because I'm lazy when it comes to stuff like that. lol

Well wait a few weeks for me to get my Tokicos on and I'll tell you how they are. Make sure you do your homework before doing this. You really need to decide what is practical and will work. Have you taken into consideration speed bumps? Hilly driveways? This is something to think about when you have a lower car. I had to measure my car to make sure it will clear my driveway (on a hill) and I'll be clear by about 1.25 inchs. Kinda close if you ask me. You also have a front lip, you don't want to tear that thing off if you it a curb when you're parking. Just something to think about. I'd say 1.5inch is good, but you do have smaller wheels than me, so you might be able to get away with a little more. But i really wouldn't push it past 2inch.

No I want about an inch and a half. Two at the most. There are too many things I would hit if it was lower than that. Are you getting the kit with the springs and shocks?

Yup, getting it tomorrow night hopefully. I get paid so the money is going in the bank and I'm ordering them from Ebay that night when it clears. I'm gonna get the springs and shocks kit. Then its trailing arm bushings and possibly LCAs (brand idk yet). Those will be later on. I'm just getting the parts together now.

After the head gasket replacement the way the car idled and drove didn't feel the same and after I adjusted the ignition timing everything seems back to normal. :D

thats good to hear glad the problems are fixed...for now....lol

thats good to hear glad the problems are fixed...for now....lol

Well I have replaced all the major components that normally go bad so hopefully I'm set to save all my money for paint so I can get this project going. Hopefully is the key word

So I did some asking around today and found out my best friends dad has everything needed to paint a car since he paints/restores motorcycles and offered to help and let me use all the equipment to paint my car. In this case it would cost MUCH less to paint the car and anything decent looking is better then what I have now. That way the rest of my money can go to suspension and other modifications. Hope fully I can get this thing painted by the end of the month.

Got new radiator hoses installed today.

Old ones had tiny cracks and the top one was starting to bulge
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New hoses
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In the process of making my own ground wire as well.
Buying stuff to paint the car in about 10 days, got a Rockford Fosgate Punch P3S 12" sub from a friend and am getting a JBL 500W amp for $30 soon.
Bolting the new sub to the back seat with the amp. :D

Made a new ground wire for the fun of it, cost me around a dollar. Doesnt look that good but better than the ugly one from the factory. Got my new amp and sub in as well :D
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Interior shots

Yes, I know my shift knob is ugly. It was one I had laying around and it is way more attractive then the one that it had when I bought it.
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Are you sure thats where the ground is supposed to go? that looks a bit odd.

Are you sure thats where the ground is supposed to go? that looks a bit odd.

Yes lol, look at trusts ground or anyone else

I have never had any wire there..

You dont have to have it, just a preference.

huh, mine goes straight to my block so it seems weird to me.

^ yours is also a different gen.

88-95 all have that ground wire there or in that area

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:D Thank you

Ordered JDM Amber Corner Lights and LED Cluster Bulbs.
Deciding on which color fog lights to get as well as headlight bulbs. Hopefully I will have the front of the car painted this weekend seeing as it doesn't require any dreaded body work.

White fogs FTW lol yellow is really getting old everyone does yellow to be more JDM but no :P
And the cosmic white bulbs are real good according to trust...

Got oil and filter as well as an oil plug gasket thingy :D
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Got Front and Rear Strut bars today from a friend for super cheap. I only got a picture of the front because I have to find out if the rear will fit with my sub being bolted to the back seat.

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I really need to paint my valve cover.

I really need to paint my valve cover.

+1
and learn how to hold the camera still lol

but the bar looks good
does it handle any different?

Well it was a camera phone and I dont think I let it focus all the way.
I drove it to a friends and didnt really try to corner hard but I guess you could say it feels like the car is more controlled and safer around corners. Until I lower the car the bars will only do so much.

strut bars definitly help, i noticed it but i had 4 of them lol

Nice. And definally get some springs to lower it. I just got my Tokicos on last night and it definally rides alot better. Its all nice and fresh. I feel every little bump and everything. The only thing that I dont like at all is that it didn't lower the front at all. Maybe about .5-.75 inches. the rear is lower, about an 1. but the front is still kinda high. I'm hoping it just has to settle some, cause if not, I might be upgrading to something lower.

I'm facing a dilema with the rear. My sub is bolted to the back seat and interferes with where the rear strut bar has to go by about an inch or two. There isnt really any room to move the sub box up or down so i'm gonna think about things today at work and see what I can come up with.

i have my sub box strapped to my rear strut bar
actually half of the reason i bought the rear strut bar was so my subs would stop sliding

and i stole trustdestructions method of attaching the subs

I have a semi permanent fix for the sub box. It is pretty secure being against the back seat and under the strut bar. I will attatch it soon when I'm not so lazy.

Got my corner lights and led lights for my cluster :D
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Paint this weekend hopefully.

What color are you painting it?

Red. Then I wont have to change registration and I personally like the color with my black and red hx wheels.

Alright, so I finished a mild wire tuck that I did in a couple hours, nothing fancy.
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I didnt mess with the driver side headlight etc. harness, I'll do that later.
Now I need to clean my engine bay and paint that valve cover.

So, my short term goals right now include painting the thing next week, get some fog lights, other small goodies and start on suspension.

Long term goals include finishing suspension by christmas or soon after and begin to build a nice D-series motor. I am being given a jdm d15b head for free so I plan on starting there and building something good for boost or even just N/A. This is more of a thought right now. I just know the d-series motors the best and feel most comfortable with them.

Forgot to mention I did the switches also when I did my cluster
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Bought all the paint supplies today. I will start body work Sunday and begin prepping and shooting on Monday. Cant wait.

Still cant decide to leave the front and rear honda badges or not. Also, yes I'm shaving the license plate bolt holes :D

You should paint that header and valve cover both black. And nice mild tuck.

So yesterday I began wetsanding my car and getting everything ready for paint. I'm physically exhausted but I have made a lot of progress. After today I have completed primering/sealing the whole car. Tomorrow consists of a final sanding and the base coat as well as clear. I did run into one obstical, the back pieces of my jdm thin moldings are too short. That leads me to believe they are for a hatch. Even though I know I ordered the correct ones. I am continuing and will order and paint the correct fitting pieces when I recieve them. Other than that the car is coming out great.

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I plan on painting the valve cover black and will do the header if I dont order one by the time I do all that. I have also decided I want an EX OEM lip in the near future.
I hope everyone notices my shaved license plate holes :D

No more 2 Tone? :( lol

Cant wait to see her painted man.

No more 2 Tone? :( lol

Cant wait to see her painted man.

Believe me. I'm glad to be out of that group :D.

Alright, it's done. I am so exhausted I only took one picture with the car semi-cleaned up. More to come. The paint didnt lay completely perfect so after a week or two when the paint cures I will use rubbing compound and make it perfect. I sprayed four final coats and have never been more happy. It looks great for a first time painter (myself).

On another note, I got a new air filter for my CAI since the other one was way too old. I didnt put the type r front lip back on since I was offered a trade for a full Yakima roof rack with bike rail, fairing, etc. It has everything except locks, which I will purchase. Now I need to get an EX lip and those back moldings and I will be completely happy. :D

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Looks great! How did you paint it?

Alright, it's done. I am so exhausted I only took one picture with the car semi-cleaned up. More to come. The paint didnt lay completely perfect so after a week or two when the paint cures I will use rubbing compound and make it perfect. I sprayed four final coats and have never been more happy. It looks great for a first time painter (myself).

On another note, I got a new air filter for my CAI since the other one was way too old. I didnt put the type r front lip back on since I was offered a trade for a full Yakima roof rack with bike rail, fairing, etc. It has everything except locks, which I will purchase. Now I need to get an EX lip and those back moldings and I will be completely happy. :D

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HX's? Looks pretty good man, how many coats of clear you use?

And.... Are you missing a piece of trim?

And EX Lip FTW

Did you read my other posts? The molding I was sent in the back fits hatch's. So I have to order and paint new ones.

I've always had HX's.
I used a clear/base. Gonna let it set. buff it out and see if I was to spray some straight clear.

How did I paint it?
What do you mean exactly?

Lol he probably just doesn't know what you used hahaha as in the spray gun and air compressor...

but sorry I did read that post but I though you meant the trunk trim thing lol sorry for the mix up lewy

Lol he probably just doesn't know what you used hahaha as in the spray gun and air compressor...

Yeah thats what I meant.

Lol he probably just doesn't know what you used hahaha as in the spray gun and air compressor...

but sorry I did read that post but I though you meant the trunk trim thing lol sorry for the mix up lewy
Its cool :)
Yeah thats what I meant.

Yeah spray gun, air compressor, water catch, sandpaper and a lot of patience.

Looks great!!

Looks great!!

Thank you!

Traded the roof rack for my type r style lip. I cant decide if I like it or not. It doesnt have locks so I'm either getting some new ones, removing the stickers or selling the rack. Getting an "SiR" lip tomorrow for $30 :D
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looks like a pretty good first paint job, cant wait to see that sucker slammed!

i don't know if you bought the lca's yet but i bought the blox and they come with factory sizes and have set screws holding them in place so they are an easy replacement just thought you might want to know

Looks good! I knew your front end would be painted before mine!

Traded the roof rack for my type r style lip. I cant decide if I like it or not. It doesnt have locks so I'm either getting some new ones, removing the stickers or selling the rack. Getting an "SiR" lip tomorrow for $30 :D
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Remove stickers I like the rack for sure man and slammage is needed.

Remove stickers I like the rack for sure man and slammage is needed.

I know I know. Buying parts is hard when your parents get upset when you dont save your money for college and sh*t

Getting the lip tomorrow morning. I will probably regret it until I get paid since thats the last of my spending money for almost a week lol.

Got the "SiR" lip today. The picture was with only two bolts in to see how it looked. I'll paint it to match when I get new moldings.
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Get me a good scenery picture so I can get on that sig kthx

I will soon no worries :D

So I sold one of my old corner lights and am hopefully selling my moldings tonight only to turn around and get a rear tie bar. I also checked my IACV and
FITV. Just to make sure everything was clean and how its supposed to be. This weekend I hope to buff the new paint, order the correct moldings and order my front passenger fender liner. Need to fix my clock too...

got a rear lower tie bar for $20
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recheck your cig. lighter fuse. cause my new teg did the exact same thing and i replaced the cig. lighter fuse and it fixed my problem

Actually I spliced a different blue and white wire into the one on the clock and it works! so thats done with.

Put the rear tie bar on. It looks so lonely by itself under there lol.
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you need lca's to make it not so lonely

feel any difference?

Not really, its one of those things where you think you notice a difference because you want to feel a difference. I noticed the biggest change when I put the strut bars on. Before, when accelerating out of a turn my car had no control and felt like it had no traction. Now its much better and feels controlled throughout the whole turn.

yea installing front and rear strut bars makes a very big difference in handling. i noticed that also when i installed mine for the first time.

Yeah, I'm hoping it does even more when the car is lowered.

Ordered OEM style yellow fog lights and Nokya Cosmic White headlight bulbs should be here by the end of the week or early next week.

Foglights should be here tomorrow. Maybe the headlight bulbs. As for fixing the bumper I'm gonna order a new one and either paint it myself or have it painted to match, the old one is all jacked up where it connects to the fender on the passenger side anyway. I'll make sure and shave the license plate holes again. I have decided I like the look of the way the moldings come from the factory. I think I am going to keep my lip black, paint the molding black and the side skirts. The door handles come black too but I'm not sure whether to paint those or not since it would be kind of a challenge.

If you leave lip black at least paint it please... looks 2x better than exposed plastic...

If you leave lip black at least paint it please... looks 2x better than exposed plastic...

Well yeah thats what I meant. I just dont know the best way to paint the molding, lip and side skirts. Like what kind of black and to use clear or not?

Had a little bit of trouble with the fogs fitting after they were in the bumper but got some help and got the bumper back on. They look good, I'll have pictures later because if the weather stays nice I plan on buffing the car so it will shine wayyyy more. Hopefully headlight bulbs today also.

Found some nice del sol seats for $50!
It got too dark before I could get a picture of them in the car
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Got some night shots of the new headlight bulbs and fogs
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Awesome lol good find Lewy

Yeah, they are so much more comfortable then my stock seats. :D
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damn you got real good deal for 50$ they look real good, i wish i could find me some new front seats.

damn you got real good deal for 50$ they look real good, i wish i could find me some new front seats.

Yeah, I wasnt really looking for some since nice ones go for $200+ but I came across these and only had to drive a total of two hours to get them.

Picked up Stu's Poly Motor Mount inserts. My next modifications will include getting new molding, painting the sideskirts and painting the lip. I'll pick up some mudguards if I find a deal as well. Oh yeah, I might get an OEM shift knob for cheap in the next couple days.

One of my good friends is parting out his EG coupe. So I was talking to him and I might take his rear sway bar, I think its from an integra (need to measure), endlinks, possibly the lca's which are either integra OEM or Si OEM. I might take his exhaust that has some type of OEM muffler, I just like how quiet it is. Might as well take it because I'll get them cheap.

One of my good friends is parting out his EG coupe. So I was talking to him and I might take his rear sway bar, I think its from an integra (need to measure), endlinks, possibly the lca's which are either integra OEM or Si OEM. I might take his exhaust that has some type of OEM muffler, I just like how quiet it is. Might as well take it because I'll get them cheap.

I'm looking for an uncut interior harness that plugs into the ECU, cluster and all the jazz. Let me know if he can take that off.

I talked to him and it looks like I can get that when I swap him clusters (my gas guage is broke). Later tonight I might be able to pull it, if not, tomorrow. How much would you offer for it before shipping?

hey dude there is a guy on here looking for an oem exhaust so if you don't want it you could sell it to him and make a few bucks.

hey dude there is a guy on here looking for an oem exhaust so if you don't want it you could sell it to him and make a few bucks.

That's one of the things I do want. My exhaust is wayyyy too loud. So until I finish my suspension and such, I want something quieter. I appreciate the idea though.

I talked to him and it looks like I can get that when I swap him clusters (my gas guage is broke). Later tonight I might be able to pull it, if not, tomorrow. How much would you offer for it before shipping?

idk, 40 bucks? I've seen some go for about that on eBay. Just so we're on the same page, I'm talking about almost all the wired behind the dash. The reason I'm looking for this is because when I tuck the engine harness I going to route the wires to 1 mil spec plug and I'll need the wires on the other side to connect to the other side of the plug and it would make life so much easier to do it on a harness out of the car.

So let me know if that's reasonable. Otherwise I'll wait till spring and keep an eye out at the junk yards.

Thanks!!

I talked to him and forty works. I'll try and get it tomorrow or the next day. I'm sick right now so I will see if I can muster the strength to pull that and the stuff I want.

I talked to him and forty works. I'll try and get it tomorrow or the next day. I'm sick right now so I will see if I can muster the strength to pull that and the stuff I want.

cool cool. I've become real good at removing the EG dash and everything behind it. I takes me 30 minutes to pull everything without breaking a piece now. I did it just for fun at the last junk yard I was at since the ECU plugs were cut off... ...darn yard trolls cutting harnesses!
So, if you're not used to removing all the stuff let me know and I can give you the play by play.

cool cool. I've become real good at removing the EG dash and everything behind it. I takes me 30 minutes to pull everything without breaking a piece now. I did it just for fun at the last junk yard I was at since the ECU plugs were cut off... ...darn yard trolls cutting harnesses!
So, if you're not used to removing all the stuff let me know and I can give you the play by play.

I think I know how but it wouldn't hurt if you gave me some pointers!

I think I know how but it wouldn't hurt if you gave me some pointers!

I start by removing the driver's kick panel (3 screws) and the reinforcement behind it (2 bolts). Then the center console and the glove box.

Then cluster bezel and cluster. (3 screws, one behind the hazard switch) (4 screws on the cluster)

Then radio and climate controls. I unhook the manual fan speed cable the connects back behind the glove box. (3 screw on the climate controls, 1 center black, and 2 front and an angle)

I there's an airbag I unbolt that sucker and pull it out. (a couple of bolts? 2 maybe 4?)

Then the 4 bolts (5 if you didn't remove the glove box). 1 on each side behind a plastic cover. 1 behind the center console, and 1 below the top center air vent. To be that off easily pull the vent from the side closest to the windshield.

Before pulling out the dash it's a lot easier to lower the steering wheel. There are brackets that have bolts holding the rack up.

I think that everything...

I know you arent in a hurry Dan, but my friend has been out of town lately and I am slowly getting better from a good ol' cold so I should be able to tear that dash out soon!

anytime, no rush at all!

Update: Got an OEM shift knob, passenger side pillar trim and the rear quarter panel body molding pieces. Next comes painting all the molding, side skirts and lip.

I havent got much done lately because I am in the process of switching jobs, but I did get the ES rear motor mount inserts installed (Thanks Stu). For those of you who dont know how these work, here you go. It wasn't too hard, unbolting the mount and t-bracket was easy.

Here is a picture of the mount
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/jj91lewis/IMG00836.jpg

Pressing the inserts in was easy as well.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/jj91lewis/IMG00837.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/jj91lewis/IMG00838.jpg


The hardest part was making sure all the bolts from the tranny to the t-bracket and mount to the t-bracket all lined up perfectly. I could do it in about half the time now that I know what it takes through trial and error.

As far as the cabin noise/vibration, I dont notice much of a difference since a lot of stuff rattles in my car to begin with. The biggest difference is either that you feel the motor as you drive and idle or the fact that my motor moves a fraction as much as it did when I rev it from the outside and watch.

Nice nice. I bet you're enjoying hearing all the new rattling noises because of the solid mounts.

Any word on that interior harness?

I talked to him today and without telling me he sold the car and motor together with the dash and stuff all at once. I was intending on getting it but I had no idea that those were his plans. Sorry about that, although I will keep my eye out for one locally.

No problems at all. I was asking since there's a guy parting out an EX here but he want's to pull it all himself... ...aka cut it out himself. meh.

Ask to do it for him lol.

hey i got an ex dash harness complete we pulled it out for somebody else and i havent gotten a payment yet, let me know, and if u need any other ex stuff

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/unholy_mitch/treeswiring006.jpg
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac91/unholy_mitch/treeswiring001.jpg