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[black87crx]

I know ... I have the B sitting there ready to raced - thats the only point. B is quick install and im off - while the ZC will take time. the ZC will find its way back in there... thats the plan atm.

put the b series dude zc is a good engine but will take alot of time and money throw that b series in there boyyyy
hah

[GENONE]

the B is in there already

[GENONE]

Bit of progress on the car... a little bit is better than nothing I guess, altho working at 35C (95F) isn't fun and when humidity is at 50-70% its even less fun because its like working at the swimming pool.

I've managed to wire in the hazard switch back into the harness, and from there I rewired the CRX stalk indicator switch to the B16A Civic harness. So now we have lights and indicators.

Last night I rewired the Wipers to a switch - means we now have LOW/OFF/HIGH on the wipers. Also redid the little panel where the IGN1,IGN2 and Start button sit in order to fit the wiper switch in properly. I will redo the hazard/kill switch side maybe tonight.

After that I think its just the rear lights and fuel pump left to do

[rustycivic]

super jealous of the cars you guys are enjoying! This one is something special!

[black87crx]

super jealous of the cars you guys are enjoying! This one is something special!

serious

[GENONE]

I swear I thought there were more updates for this... Not sure what happened. Or maybe not...

[GENONE]

Moving house in the next couple of weeks. The project will eventually move as well. New house doesn't have a workshop but I will try and remedy that quickly by having one out up, this time bigger and with a car hoist. Can't wait!
Hope to get a fresh start on the project.
Everyone around me is racing and I've gotten lazy.

[anjin]

This project has moved to my carport as Mike has found time and funds very hard to find the last year or so.  So I now have three gen 1's and two gen 2 crx's in a row in the car port!

 

Essentially fuel system and exhaust to do, add seat and steering, and mechanically it should be there.

 

Bought a 20 litre (5 gallon) fuel cell today.  There had been a significant early modification (before we bought the car) to take out the oem tank and add a 70 litre tank for long races (there was a 300mile/6 hour event in the program years ago). That tank is out; and the 20 litre fuel cell should sit within the space vacated by the bigger tank. Not expecting drama's, provided the filler caps coincide.  If not, some cutting and welding etc.

 

Then work out an exhaust, either conventional path, side exit, or even a straight run out the back past the rear axle.

 

Seat and steering are pretty easy - have the options already available in our sheds.

 

Then check everything in triplicate, fluids, battery and see what happens.

 

I'll try to get some pics, as this project is a bit different to normal.

[PuddleSkipper]

Cool, I don't think I've seen this one! Anything you touch Ian seems to turn to gold so I can't wait to see the final results!

[OG-TJ]

Awesome to see it's not dead yet!  Ping me if you guys aren't doing anything with some of the Mugen ZC bits... assuming they are still around.  My car should be ready for random errands around town in April 2016....

 

right now:

[anjin]

That is such a nice shell and the work to get it to that condition is a tribute to you. I'll be watching your progress, however fast of slow it is.

 

On this shell you can see rub marks from some of the wheel to wheel argybargy from racing. I don't intend to hide that history, so the end product won't be pristine.

 

The mugen bits relate to the original build for a late 1980's japanese track series; and were on the mechanical side.  D16A1 fi engine, mugen lsd, mugen cams, mugen torsion bars and rear springs, and shortened front showa struts.  The body was stock.  Don't plan on going the body route as well as that contradicts the history, but you never know.

 

Long term I'd like to return it to D16A spec after a period in B spec; but probably not back to vacuum dissy.  I am making sure the D engine and gearbox  bits, and as much of the original spec suspension as I can, are still around for that part of the project.  Some of that is going into the other gen 1 build in the interim.  That project I have put on hold, again.

 

 

Did some preparatory work on the strapping support for the fuel cell today. Need to keep the project moving.

[anjin]

 

New home in the carport. Lots of crx friends in there - two other g1's, two g2's

 

Alloy fuel cell installed under the modified body.  Used to be a 130 litre long range tank in there.  The two outlets are for a vent, and the fuel return line. Outlets are very big - 5/8's, and intended for high horsepower v8's at the drags.. Have to step them down for the B's.

 

The tank is bolted to straps across the bottom, and there is a 25 by 25mm alloy section across the rear to space the tank down from the isolating steel surface.

 

The box section to the side is to bolt down over the vent and return line and isolate the cabin from the fuel tank.  Class and track rules.

 

View from the rear hatch

 

 

View under the body.  Fuel pump, filter, sump and support. You can see why I wanted it mounted fairly high.  It is slightly above the main floor lines.

 

 

View looking up into tank space, from rhs wheel.  Not a brilliant shot, but it gives you the idea.

 

 

Still to seal off the filler area with a fireproof but openable flap

[anjin]

Installed the tank and hooked up the lines this afternoon. Had some fun routing the lines and protecting them from potential chaff points.  Just the filler cap cover to do now and that segment of the build will be done.

[anjin]

Been busy with a gen 2 project, but got back to this the last week. 

I have fitted a channel section over the fuel lines as with the tank in a nice high position to retain a profile in line with or above the cabin floor the top of the tank needs to be about an inch below the old cover plate. The fuel line want to be above this one inch space, so I cut out a section of the cover to allow them a natural path, and covered them with a 80m mm by 100mm channel. 

The filler cap needs a cover, and that has meant several design proposals trials.  I just finished fabricating a plate with folded sides, a hinge and a catch, and installed it.  Still to work out the complete sealing of the area to keep out exhaust gas and flames if I crash.  Once its done I'll post up the pictures.

 

About to start on the exhaust. Will be simple - no cat , flex pipe, resonator (hot dog), 90 degree bend, straight through exhaust out the side. 

[anjin]

The filler cover piece is in, and I'm fairly happy with it.  Yet to see what the track officials think.

 

Installed Sparco junior fixed back seats over the last month. It was a more difficult exercise than I expected, mainly as the base needed filler plates to get everything to line up, and I found I had run out of proper gen 1 seat rails.  Had to make do with aftermarket and gen 2 crx rails. But in and they are adjustable.

 

Gathered together the exhaust components over the last fortnight, and today I measured and cut up pipe, and tacked together the straight run under the cabin. I'll finish that tonight, and to the mandel bend and straight through muffler tomorrow if time permits.

 

Getting closer to being a going concern.

 

Looks like I'll be getting involved with the resurrection of an ex rally G1 crx over the next few months.  The usual plastic replacement exercise; plus a small tree fell on the roof and hatch so that has to be repaired.  I have spare hatch with glass (3 of them actually) so that part is good, but the roof will be interesting. I am recommending using an EG civic roof skin glued to the outer edge of the crx roof  - I have seen it done and the end product is very good.