Ive been rolling on my friend's Enkeis for couple of weeks, and damn they look nice in my car ! I also found silver 3g in local scrapyard and bought mint cargocover and glovebox from it for 20€. I'll pay another visit there at next week and get oem mudflaps for 10€ and maybe something else too. I also ordered orange Lamin-X to get usdm look into my cornerlights

My friend gave me EG hatch oem sideskirts that Im about to mod into my 3g, lets see how they fit. I'll post pics when they're ready

After taking these pics I lifted rear of the hood for 2cm, helps whit cooling and imo looks better I also thought to sandblast and paint the valvecover in brown, like it should be

Usually I get frontlip from Laguna mk1 but this time I used 1g rex lip into my 3g. Now trying to get skirts, and I have EG hatch skirts from my friend. Ill post pics how they look modded into 3g Frontlip looks like this and as u can see the car is screaming for skirts

Thank's ! Here's couple fresh pic's. Now running with 14x6 bronze rims.

Honda is still running great, driven it now over 2000km. I just changed new rotors and pads for front and a new cv-joint for drivers side. Its nice when u have done everything at ur own and everything works correctly, because I were a littlebit skeptic when I pulled carb'd harness out of the car and modded the 1g pgm-fi harness to fit 3g.

I still need to fab the exhaust and better intake. I prefer to stick with orig. filterbox, just upgrade it with better and smoother piping to the manifold. Exhaust should be fab'd with 2" straight pipe and two mufflers, it should do the trick with 4-2-1 header.

First I had clear idea of rought interior with only frontseats and aluminiun doorpanels etc, but now I realised I like it more when its pretty stock, with few mods. Now there is Nardi Torino (fake) sw, dc2 shiftknob and CRX AS seats with red Sabelt safetybelts. Still need to buy new carpets

I tried 0-100 and 80-120 at third gear couple of times. 0-100 with carb'd stock exhaust took approx. 7.8sec and 80-120 (3rd gear) 4.5sec

Ill post pics when I get my new rims and have the car polished.

I bought brand new GLO cv-joint and it fitted perfectly. So there seems to be small differences between different manufacturers cv-joint shape... So ZC powered CRX/Civic ED use the same cv-joint that 86-87 CRX ZC1 Now car runs good and smooth.

Thanks for replying!

Yes, I swapped everything from donorcar. And I drove 1000km with my car with no issues, before cv-joint started knocking when u turn and and accelerate at same time. So normal behaviour from worn outer cv-joint and I think it worned out faster because donorcar were stock height and my car is pretty slammed.

But my issue now is that all partcataloques tell me that outer cv-joints are the same in 86-87 and 87-91 models with D16/ZC engine. And I bought 87-91 cv-joint and when I tightened the bolt to the hub/bearing, the bearing went to stuck, but when I loosened it a little bit it worked fine but at the same time bearing were too loose to drive with.

Is there a possibility that some part manufacturers do have a little difference with the shape on joint and thats why it went stuck? Because all splines and diameters were the same with old and new cv-joints...

And I have manual 5-spd tranny and donor car were edm CRX AS5 with ZC1 engine.

I have a problem with my 3g Civic. I swapped engine, tranny, driveshafts and knuckels etc. from 87 CRX AS with ZC1 and now my outer cv-joint started knocking. I bought new one from CRX/CIVIC 1.6-16v DOHC 88-91 because all part cataloques said its the same part and it'll fit.

It looked the same, and I measured it to be sure, but with this new joint my bearing/hub is stuck.

So is it the same joint, and if not, where u guys have bought yours ?

Thanks !

Been a while since updating this topic, but car works fine now and I've been driven it over 1000km w/o issues. I just ordered new brakediscs and pads and bought better driveshafts. Exhaust needs to be fab'd too, 1.3 carbd exhaust may be a little bottleneck Here's few pics.

Been a while since updating this topic, but this is how the car looks now. Ill post more pics about swap soon too.

-Suspension includes new KYB gas shocks, new balljoints, controlarms, US-Racing -40mm loweringsprings and Energy Suspension urethane masterkit. I also lowered frontshocks so they wont bottom -up so easy.

-Brakes are completely from 1gen CRX ZC excl. reardiscs, proportional-valve and e-brake cables. They are from 2gen CRX and discs needed a little work to fit, but now they are fine. Rear brakehouses are from n13 Nissan Sunny btw.

-Engine is EDM ZC1 with 92-00 D-series header and 5,5kg flywheel. I changed also bearings, valve seals, gaskets, waterpump+thermostat, timingbelt etc... Timingbelt tensioner is from D16A9 engine and works fine also.

-Transmission, whole driveshafts and knuckles from 1gen CRX ZC. Shortshifter is modded from Civic 88-> shifter with DC2 titanium knob.

-Car is 2-seater now, I welded rear strutbar and added Sabelt seatbelts and CRX seats. There is also CRX cluster.

-Exterior is almost the same than before, only few stickers, rims ans red CIVIC rearlight garnish is added. And that garnish were pretty hard to find, only few Civic 1.5i GTI models have been sold in Finland with that part.

Todays shoppinglist includes new thicker radiator, new lr brakecaliper, new walbro pump and JDM ecu and few gauges inside the car.

More pics coming soon.

I have an issue with timing belt tensioner (engine is: EDM ZC1/D16A1 from CRX AS 1.6-16v DOHC)

I bought new one from  local partshop and it's not the right one. Offcourse I junked the old one so I dont know how the oem tensioner even looks like. Its pretty hard to find parts in this model in here. The partcatalogs dont even recognize the older ZC1 model and official Honda dealership cant get that part anymore, so my question is:

Is there any HONDA engines that have the same timing belt tensioner ? D16A9/Z5 for example ?

I have EDM ZC Browntop engine in my -86 Civic and I'm confused with my new timingbelt tensioner... Should it just bolt right into block or does it need some kinda spacer, because new tensioner doesnt line up with other pulleys if i bolt it right into the block. Its few months ago when i tear apart the engine so its possible that I have lost that spacer.

Can anybody tell me is there any differences between 3g Civic HB 1.3 rear axle and 1g CRX AS (EDM) 1.6-16v ZC rear axle ? Im just trying to learn the basics of internal swaybar rearbeam and now Im just confused should I swap the axle too or leave the Civic axle on its place.

I have had a thought to buy external swaybar some day, but at the first summer we go with what we have

And here's pics of the condition of the car Last one with new rims. Cheers.

Been silent here, but we're still alive! I'd took the interior apart in both cars and now I'm ready to swap the complete wiring harnesses and make the new main fuelline into Civic. I'll use the carb'd mainline as returnline in pgm-fi setup.

I have also fitted CRX 89 rear discs, only right side needs to be swapped and the brakes are done. I ordered also new KYB shocks all around the car, ES polyurethane bushing masterkit, new rearsprings (-35mm), new front trailingarms with new joints etc etc. So the suspension should be complete next right after the brakes. I'll adjust the frontend one spore higher, so it could be driven as it should. Now its awful, thanks to 5cm gap to ground and dead shocks...

I took the ZC off the CRX and after I've finished the suspension and brakes I'll maintenance the engine with new pistonrings, gaskets, bearings, seals etc etc. And then it should be ready to drop into enginebay   

So shame, but local Honda guys didnt need any parts of the CRX, so I throw all of them into garbage. Bumpers, dash, centerconsole, plastic fenders etc... I have no room to store them 

I also bought new wheels for 90€, and planned to paint them in green, like in my old Civic. White is my ex and green is my friend's ex.

And about the project, I just pulled the car into warm garage where I can do it when ever I want. So now insurances and taxes don't run and next time I'll drive it, it'll be ZC-powered and fixed all around Here's couple of pic's of my old 3gens (someone may remember me, I had a project topic few years ago) and of the car right now:

Civic in warm garage

And these are my previous 3gens, from 2009

Yes, we always want what we don't have. I pulled the headlight wipers from a hatch at the auto salvage in Norway for my car. Didn't have to pay customer or shipping to get them home, just put them in my luggage and checked them at the airport. I remember most people were saying they had to be after market when I first mentioned seeing them on a girl's car outside my hotel, but I saw them on every old Honda I saw on the road in Norway (all 3 of them).

Really like how your car is coming alone. Looks about how I want one of mine to look when I get around to working on it. Just a few differences from my goals (JDM corner instead of EDM, no gum ball side marker, sunroof, full belt around car, keyless gas door and white handles and mirrors).

Thanks ! And actually I was thinking to go with new side markers and white handles too JDM corners are very rare so if I can find a decent pair of them Im buyin them too ! And about the headlight washers, they are going to be ripped of

Thanks!! Engine and tranny has 249tkm mileage, so before swapping it into car I maintenance it with new oils, plugs, belts etc. After the swap is once done and car works properly, the engine is easy to rip off again 

I was thinking to mod it later with better cams, header+exhaust, cai and lightened flywheel.. Are we even close 150whp with them? Ofcourse I'll change bearings, pistonrings and gaskets if engine seems to be worn out, but at least now it feels and sounds very good and all gears, clutch etc works fine! We'll see

All opinions and heads-ups of swapping and tuning ZC is more than welcome !

Frontbrakes were easy to fit and they feel fine now, but rears needs new holes in the bracket, and offcourse longer studs to fit properly in axle. I filled the old holes of the bracket with MIG and drill new ones in right position, so assembly shouldnt be a problem.

Have been kinda lazy with the car, but at least I've done something I bought 14" wheels from my friend and painted/striped them in white/red. I also modded "H" emblems with red sticker and tried to DIY JDM taillight panel. First I sanded "Civic" text away and then sprayed the panel first silver and then with red transparent color. Looks good enought for me Oh, and I also installed hoodpin kit and tinted headlights Here's few fresh pics.

Thanks mate ! This is kinda practising too, never fixed rusty car with purpose to drive it after year so this is new to me Cutted all the rust away, cleaned everything and welded 1mm patches 100% inside and outside

Next step were brakes, so I ripped of the brakes from CRX and noticed that they are the same than Teg brakes. 7/8 mc, booster with red sticker and 242mm vented disks. I took them apart, maintenanced and painted them. Nice to install fresh parts  And as You can see in pictures, I have rear discs also. They are from 2gen CRX D16A9. They need a little work to fit, the bracket is different and hoses/cables are way different too ofcourse. Let's see

 

I also painted frontlip in matching color, and I like it! Have to do same to the skirts tomorrow. Looks fresh and younger