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gutting my civic

PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:54 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
Okay I'm in the process of gutting my car making it into a sleeper it's a 4 door and I've removed the rear seat, carpet, front door panels gonna remove the rears door panels, the sound deadening everything from my trunk, rear seat belts also trying to remove the ac and heater box behind the dash if I could ever figure out how to remove it and I'm also removing the srs and I removed the head liner. I want to know what else I can remove and or cut out I want to get the car as light as possible also going to remove the cruise control if it is not necessary I want to know what it is and if it's removable

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 8:49 pm
by teal_dx
Get a Odyssey PC680 battery. I replaced my heavy battery with one and it weighs about 1/3 less and is the size of a head unit. But get a battery tender if you let the car sit for long periods of time.

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:33 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
I saw your post on weight reduction 6th gear advertising and saw the battery thing if mine wasn't less then a year old I would do it

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:27 am
by TrailerTrash
if it has power windows and locks, replace the doors with manual ones

take the dash out and just start taking the airbox/ac/heater core stuff out. be sure to loop the heater core hoses from the engine

get solid engine mounts from Innovative or Hasport then remove the torque arms and mounts and that big ass ac compressor bracket

convert the car to manual steering or remove the power steering parts and loop the fluid lines

get light wheels

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:08 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
What about any braces?

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:53 pm
by TrailerTrash
gunna be doing any hardcore autocrossing?

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:26 am
by 92civicEGsedan
Nope I have a 280z I'm building for stuff like that and for the air box behind the dash I can't get it to come out.

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:32 am
by 92civicEGsedan
I'm just wanting to go fast in straights with this car

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:15 am
by TrailerTrash
then dont worry about bracing.

what kinda drivetrain you running?

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:03 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
Just a stock suto trans for a d series right now but I have everything to drop in a 5 speed

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 4:16 am
by brandoff88
theres a nut in the engine bay that holds the heater core in, its right by the hose inlet/outlet...took me ages to figure out why my heater core wouldn't budge, that's probably the main issue that I can see people having

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:38 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
Thanks dude!

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:43 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
On a different side of things this is what my engine bay is starting to look like. Just need to finish up my header.
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Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 12:56 pm
by teal_dx
Very nice.... what's your setup?

Re: gutting my civic

PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:52 pm
by 92civicEGsedan
Right now it's a Garrett gtp38. I'm slowly working on the header and everything and once I get the header built I'm rebuilding my lil d15