My EG Hatch Build Thread

[bafbrian]

I recently purchased a EG Hatch from smrlsvtec (Jay). I have been wanting a EG for quite a while and with the current gas prices, I figured why not go ahead and get this one to build.

To start, this car will take some time, so bare with me. Things are really gonna get going when school starts and I get more money.

Here she is:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/136/img0033rl1.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9278/img0034gy6.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1803/img0035ux7.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9966/img0036sp4.jpg

She isn't much to look at now, but I hope to change all that soon.

[whitekoop]

looks like a good project

[Papa_Smurf]

saw this hatch in the f/s section.

paint looks amazing. what you looking to drop in it?

[allmotorX]

looks better than the ef i recently bought

[bafbrian]

saw this hatch in the f/s section.

paint looks amazing. what you looking to drop in it?

I got a LSV powering my black Civic in the pic. Gonna take the motor out of that and put it in the hatch.

Then, gonna strip the coupe and me and my uncle are gonna turn it into a drag car. :D

[bb4pimp]

sound like some good plans

[amberghini]

I got a LSV powering my black Civic in the pic. Gonna take the motor out of that and put it in the hatch.

Then, gonna strip the coupe and me and my uncle are gonna turn it into a drag car. :D

Sell it for parts! Mo monies! :yes:

[bafbrian]

Sell it for parts! Mo monies! :yes:

I plan on it Amber.

[amberghini]

I plan on it Amber.

And still make it a drag car? I suppose... :thinking:

[OTG Signs]

Looks like a good start. Hope you didn't pay too much for her!

[bafbrian]

And still make it a drag car? I suppose... :thinking:

Yes.

[Athens_Red_Rexin]

Looks like a good project man keep it up!

[bafbrian]

Not much of an update but, I was trying to figure out what color to paint the engine bay. After seeing a few other cars with the Battleship Grey engine bay, I was thinking the same thing.

But, I am tore between the the car's color, blue, the Battleship Grey, or perhaps Black. IDK which, so I am looking to get some ideas from you all.

[Captain-Obvious™]

I say paint the bay the same as the rest of the car. just my :2cents: ...anyway good starting point

[FasTech]

Good start for a project! I would also keep the engine bay the same color as the rest of car.

[9ussy]

nice clean project car to start out with..

[PURP]

Damn Brian paint it blue... color match FTW

[Homer Simpson]

the body looks mint! g/l dude! can't wait to see the outcome!

[WalkS]

nice project..good luck with it! :goodjob:

oh...i spy a G1 teg, whatcha gonna do with that???

[bafbrian]

nice project..good luck with it! :goodjob:

oh...i spy a G1 teg, whatcha gonna do with that???

That is my uncle's Integra. Got my aunt and uncle to switch from Ford to Honda.

Thanks for the opinions guys, I am gonna stick with Blue. Had someone do a few photoshops pics for me and the Blue came out the best.

Gonna clean it up tomorrow and snap a few pics.

[bafbrian]

UPDATE:

Just went and cleaned the car a little more. I started working on the firewall and breaking down the brake lines. I will take some pics for everyone tomorrow when I get off work.

[Dirka Dirka]

That car is a terrific pick up! Good luck with it man and keep us posted.

[mushroom_toy]

Things are really gonna get going when school starts and I get more money.


Grants ftw.

[bafbrian]

Grants ftw.

Well, if all goes according to plan, with my money from the Army and school, I am gonna be somewhere in the area of $10K. Definitely not gonna spend it all on the car. Most will go towards gas with the current prices.

[bafbrian]

UPDATE:

Here and just a few pics of the hatch. Got a before and after of the engine bay of some cleaning.

Before:

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/6969/img0028zr2.jpg

After:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2509/img0076rl6.jpg

Big Picture Before:

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9745/img0033gs2.jpg

Big Picture After:

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/149/img0074kq8.jpg

I know, the pictures are at different angles and varying levels of light. Just have to take my word for it that engine bay is much cleaner.

I plan to remove everything in the bay so I can repaint it for a better overall appearance.

Thanks for looking.

Here is a little something for everyone for later tonight.
















Nananananananananananananananana...

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/9944/img0047qi9.jpg

...BATMAN!!!

[mushroom_toy]

Woot at the batman. XD

[bafbrian]

UPDATE:

Worked on the car before relaxing for the 4th Of July.

Here are the pics:

First had to get everything together that I would need to clean out the interior.

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/9080/img0001uc2.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9868/img0002lf5.jpg

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1549/img0003kz5.jpg

Had to listen to Project 96.1 while and sweating my azz off.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9374/img0004zc5.jpg

The Mess...err...I mean the Interior (Before)

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3484/img0006ts1.jpg

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9528/img0007rj2.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/2711/img0010rz1.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1764/img0015wc3.jpg

Now, for the Interior (After)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9685/img0025ck0.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/9893/img0028cm8.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4315/img0032cx6.jpg

And the mess I sucked outta the car...UGH!!!

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5059/img0031gi7.jpg

All in all, it was a good day. I got a lot of work completed.

Unfortunately, this is as far as I will be able to go until July 27th when I come back from Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. By that time, I will have enough money to get all the interior parts, minus the carpet.

Until next time. :D

[FasTech]

I'm ready to see more of this project! Goodluck bro.

[iNsTuN nOoDoH]

ho ly ****... haha this is definitely a project. Daily or Race? Good luck with the build.

[00CelicaGT]

lookslike ur making good progress. hopefully u will finish. +1

[Arm&hammer]

Damn Brian paint it blue... color match FTW

what he said.
nice car.
cant wait to see more :camera: . good luck:goodjob:

[bafbrian]

ho ly ****... haha this is definitely a project. Daily or Race? Good luck with the build.

It is gonna be my daily driver.

It is definitely a project. The part of stripping the car down was taken care of already. I just get to do the fun part and put it all back together.

[bafbrian]

Sorry for the long delay in posting. I have been gone for the last 21 days for military training.

I will get some updates on everything that has happened ASAP.

[PURP]

you need to hurry brian I want a rematch......

[bafbrian]

you need to hurry brian I want a rematch......

About that, my finances at the moment are putting to finish date back towards December.

I will probably be in the coupe for the 22 Aug meet.

[DC2NR]

looks fun .. gl with it

[FasTech]

I demand Pictures NOW!!! lol

[PURP]

About that, my finances at the moment are putting to finish date back towards December.

I will probably be in the coupe for the 22 Aug meet.

:goodjob:... thats cool.... it'll still be fun...... oh and you need to sell me that audio console you got there:goodjob:

[GSRteg®]

Leave it gutted man

[J-ROCK]

nice find and good car to start a build with cant wait to see the finished product

[JEY$JDM]

sweet. gl man. ill stay tuned.

[bafbrian]

Haven't updated this in a while.

Been away for a little bit.

Anyway, got the suspension off and plan on dropping the whole rack on Monday. I will post up some pics hopefully tomorrow.

[Wikedeye]

I really like your coupe...hopefully you can get that hatch looking just as good.

[bafbrian]

I really like your coupe...hopefully you can get that hatch looking just as good.

The coupe is alright, but it looked better before my accident.

As for the Hatch, got the coilovers separated and trying to fit them to my current suspension.

Stay Tuned!!!

[bafbrian]

UPDATE:

Here are the pictures from this week.

The first ones are from when I removed to the suspension on Friday.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7004/img0001ve4.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6004/img0004bu8.jpg

Just a random shot of the front yard after a week of growing. Yeah, it needs to be cut bad.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4008/img0009rg1.jpg


Gonna post up the pics from today once I sort through them.

[Wikedeye]

Those brakes look really rough. Are you going to upgrade them or anything?

[bafbrian]

Those brakes look really rough. Are you going to upgrade them or anything?

Gonna do the brakes just like my coupe. PowerSlot Slotted Rotors at all four corners and SS Brake Lines to boot.

:D

[Wikedeye]

nice. I have power slots on my rears, but I am going to go for big brakes in the front soon.

[bafbrian]

ANOTHER UPDATE:

Here are the pics from today's work.

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5315/img0014hy6.jpg

Pulled the whole rack off the car with everything attached.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7329/img0016vg6.jpg

Gonna work on the brake lines. Debating whether or not to do a SS setup.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5220/img0020nv1.jpg

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5971/img0011lu9.jpg

Gotta have a box for all these bolts/nuts/etc.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5299/img0010ko5.jpg

Brown baggin' it

More to come with the rear conversion and brake line tuck to come.

[teh_mugen18]

GL with your project dude, Have Fun with it!

repped!:D

[Farrow2005]

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5299/img0010ko5.jpg

Brown baggin' it

More to come with the rear conversion and brake line tuck to come.

Smart move, Notes are being taken... lets keep the lessons going...

[bafbrian]

Nothing to report for today.

Probably not gonna get any more work done this week cause of work and the upcoming school semester.

I will try to get some more work done as the rest of the year progresses.

[JDMJAYDC2]

lmao @ your sn brian i see you post all the time and never put 2 and 2 together haha good talking to you as always at your job found my new oil pan so dont order anything for me just yet

[bafbrian]

lmao @ your sn brian i see you post all the time and never put 2 and 2 together haha good talking to you as always at your job found my new oil pan so dont order anything for me just yet

Alright, not a problem.

[bafbrian]

Still working on pulling and labeling all the brake lines. Gonna degrease the engine bay again with something a little stronger.

[bafbrian]

Been a minute since I have posted in here about the status of the car.

I managed to get the brake prop, MC, and corresponding brake lines out. Been researching on HT for the info on doing a SS Brake and Fuel Line conversion.

Also, anyone who keeps up with this thread, could you take the photos off the 1st post and PS the car a dark green, similar to SOHCturbo's Civic / the Honda/Acura dark green.

[nismo_b14]

thats a clean shell, shoo def a good project car 2 start wit, k24 boost???

[bafbrian]

UPDATE:

Got more work done to the car over the last week. Managed to removed 99% things in the engine bay. Just gotta prep the bay for paint.

I need some pointers on prepping the engine bay for paint. I will not be painting the firewall as it will have heat insulation on it. Any help it greatly appreciated.

I will have pics posted up later today when I get home.

[bafbrian]

UPDATE:

Here are the pics of the work I did over the last week.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9940/img0005ck4.jpg


http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7451/img0008dv0.jpg


http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8277/img0012wo9.jpg

Hope to start prepping the engine bay next week.