Chambers Build Thread - "91.5 CID"

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By Chambers
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:54 am #283208
gtstripes wrote:nice build so far!! soon the civic will steal your supras spot in your heart once you get infected by the honda bug haha :thumb: :woot:


Thanks, a lot of people have been talking about this Honda bug... Should I be vaccinated?

TrailerTrash wrote:
Chambers wrote:Yup, thats the one.


had my eye on it for some time nice buy!
keep us updaated
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Ya, I had been watching it for a while to, then I figured, well its now or never.
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By Chambers
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:33 am #283214 Today I ended up at the local junk yard and found a AT EX cluster, and had a idea on how to clean it up so I could have a tachometer. Not having a tach was really starting to bother me.

Cluster from my car:

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Cluster from junk yard:

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First I removed the clear cover, and pulled the AT shifter lights panel out:

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Then I tapped it up for some paint:

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While letting the paint dry I removed the speedo:

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Before I put anything back together I used an eraser to clean up the contacts on the cluster:

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Here is the cluster back together:

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Got it installed into the car, and it all works great! I love having the tach:

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I also got a clock, and tried to put a little bit of white paint on the letters... its about the little things:

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Cleaned up the new cup holder from the junk yard too, it was god awful dirty:

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Some resent photos:

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By TrailerTrash
- Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:11 pm #283295 nifty trick on the auto cluster :thumb:
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By Punksz6
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:59 pm #283396 X2! :thumb:

By tegpower18
- Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:05 am #283985 looking good keep up the good work
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By Chambers
- Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:03 am #287032 Thanks for the replies!

I just got this in recently, as you can see I like BOSCH parts...

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Also just picked this up D16Z6, this is for the supercharger.

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Got it unloaded and started to check it out more, did a compression test, and cleaned it up although I have no pics of it cleaned up it did:

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Pulled the valve cover off, its very clean inside other than that Penzoil gold tint to the head:

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By Chambers
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:12 am #288682 Got some work done tonight.

Pulled the transmission off, two of the bell housing bolts stripped when I tried to loosen them. After fighting both for a while I hit the holes with a tap and cleared them up enough to thread new bolts in.

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Then I pulled the clutch and pressure plate. Mounted the engine to the stand, now I can start the tear down.

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By Chambers
- Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:00 am #288825 Worked on the engine again tonight, and got my new ARP flywheel bolts in. I pulled stuff off the engine and removed the head. Looks like the head was rebuilt recently, the intake runners were cleaner than I thought they would be. I'm feeling pretty good about this project, the block and head are off to the machine shop tomorrow to get checked out.

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By Chambers
- Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:10 pm #289976 Got the everything back from the machine shop, it came back all good! Just needed to buy a new set of standard bearings and rings to complete the engine. I made an order on Thursday for parts and got some of them in, so this build is moving right along.

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Got the block on the engine stand:

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Got some of my order in too:

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These were some of the bearings that were not so good:

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By dbrooks
- Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:48 pm #289980 Nice work :thumb:

I'm pumped to see that Z6 and Supercharger paired up :thumb:
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By UK_Dave
- Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:42 pm #289997
Chambers wrote:So I worked on the brakes today, holy hell they were a pain in the ass. I have never had so much trouble with a brake overhaul before, seemed like every part was fighting to stay on the car. I ended up getting everything done and it was definitely worth the trouble, it stops like a dream now.

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Thanks for looking.



Not just my civic like that then? lol nothing ever wants to come off....
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By UK_Dave
- Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:54 pm #289999 hey just wanted to say loving the build
love how much effort you put into every little thing it makes such a difference having a proper job done

everyone says i got ocd when i replace every bolt for a new one and clean/ paint everything i take off! just wish it would stay clean lol!
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By Chambers
- Sun Jan 15, 2012 2:46 am #290036
dbrooks wrote:Nice work :thumb:

I'm pumped to see that Z6 and Supercharger paired up :thumb:


Thanks, Ya me too!

UK_Dave wrote:hey just wanted to say loving the build
love how much effort you put into every little thing it makes such a difference having a proper job done

everyone says i got ocd when i replace every bolt for a new one and clean/ paint everything i take off! just wish it would stay clean lol!


Thanks, I think my attention to detail came from working on my Supra and seeing others build them too. You can definitely tell what a car is by the little things.
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By Chambers
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:07 am #290646 Thanks, I think about what I want and try to go for it. Sometimes that can take a long time though. With the Civic, I knew what I wanted from the beginning and that really helps!

Got a parts update, received a few boxes today:

Oil filters, assembly lube, bearings, and thermostat:

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Bottom end gasket kit:

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Finally, a new clutch kit:

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