OFFICIAL BigDare's Build-up Thread!!!

[bigdare23]

Really? CSCC has a 1988 CRX Si as an autocross car, and it has front and rear ST sways and the rear bar drop links bolt to a hole in the '88 LCA. TMK, the '88 hatches should have the same rear LCA as the CRX.

I was looking at the mounting scheme to see if I could snag the rear bar for Barber this weekend, but no dice...and I don't want to swap suspensions.

Werid

The rear sway bar is made to be a bolt on affair for the 89-91 LCA, so it should have everything need to be a direct swap for your car. I believe with the 88s you actually mount the endlinks to a different location from 89-91. Jeff should be able to clear things up since he installed his not to long ago.

[bigdare23]

As a result of wreaking my last car and buying another, I decided to writeup how to install a Suspension Techniques rear bar on a 89-91. Please note that I am transferring the bar over, so some parts of this are from memory.

Tools Needed
14mm socket (2 or socket + wrench)
17mm socket
Cold chisel and Hammer (see below)
Paint (optional)

Safety
You will be working underneath the car. Always place jackstands under the jack points. Do NOT work under your car supported solely by the jack (this is a cliche, but important). Also, glasses of some sort can help to keep dirt out of your eyes under the car.

Prep Work
Jack up the car and support it with jackstands. If you own an Si, you will need to take off your stock bar. This is done by removing the 14mm bolts holding the bar onto the control arms (1 per side) and the four bolts holding on the brackets, located just in front of the rear tow hooks.

If you are using shocks that have a welded nut to them, you will need to remove this using a cold chisel and hammer. Place the chisel at the base of the nut and knock it off (if you want, you can clean up this area and repaint it). This can be done on or off the car.
Shock before (simulation):

Shock after:


Next, take off your rear tow hooks. Each is held on by three 14mm bolts.

Finally, you may or may not find it easier to remove the exhaust if you've got one.

Assemble the Bar
The bar can be assembled on or off the car. I already had it built, so I'll cover the assembly off the car.
All bolts/nuts in this section are 14mm.
First, grease up the bushings. Slip each one over the bar where it flattens out on the sides. Place the holder over each, and attach it to the brackets (Bolt-washer-bracket-washer-nut).
Completed bar:


Next, assemble the end links. Attach onto the swar bar, inserting the bolt from the outside (bolt-washer-spacer-endlink-spacer-bar-washer-nut; keep in mind the pictures of the bar off the car have the link on the opposite side of the bar due to some fitament issues on my old car). A note here, I wouldn't place the bolt through the hole closest to the body of the bar (stiffest) if this is your first time with the swaybar. Start at either the far or middle whole, then stiffen it if you like.

Attach the other end of the link the the bracket, with the bolt head facing the inside of the bracket (bolt-washer-bracket-spacer-endlink-spacer-washer-nut).
Close-up (bolt attached to the bar is reversed):


Install On Car
Slide the bar in above the lower control arms. Attach the brackets to the tow hook holes with the provided 17mm bolts like so:

You can choose to place your two hooks back on underneath the bracket if you'd like.

Once the bar is tightly attached to the car, attach each side to the shock. Assuming you have removed the lower shock mount bolts, place the bracket over the shock so that the lip is flush around the side:

Attach this assembly with the 14mm bolt (bolt-washer-shock-LCA-shock-bracket-washer-nut).


Finish/Adjust
That's basically it. Make sure everything is tight, then lower the car back down and drive. From here you can fool around with adjusting the endlinks or changing the stiffness. I find the middle setting balances the car the best (with a stock DX or Si front sway at least), but it's all up to you.

*Thanks to lessonsinspeed from crxcommunity*

After looking at the install, you may not want to do it since you got to knock off the nut attached to the shocks.

[StraightSix]

Interesting.

[bigdare23]

Since I just installed my ST rear bar sway bar on the CRX, I'm going to install the old Si bar on the hatch. Also, I just picked up a rear disc conversion for the hatch also.



Last, I ordered my bumper lens So my conversion is finally complete!!! I thought my bumper lens where used, but they turned out to be brand new



Last, I met up with JDM_DUCK (you need to change that BS Ryan ) and we did a little trade. I hooked him up with a b16 flywheel and Si Knuckles and he gave me a manual pedals and clutch cable. Now I have everything need to convert my car over to manual (if JDMJAYDC2 stop BS'n with the shift linkage!!!)


Keep you posted!

[sakasaku]

lol it not BS....maybe

[bigdare23]

I love working again!!! MONEY MONEY MONEY!!! MONEY!!! MONEY MONEY MONEY!!! LOL


In prep for the mountain run, and because I'm tired of my car pulling to the damn right, I decided to fix the damn thing


So I'm replacing my bent rear crossmember, rack and pinion, and front crossmember . I decided to tackle the job of rebuilding a spare rack I had (thanks scotsman). So I'm replacing my bushing and inner and outer tie rods in my spare Hf rack. Also, I'm installing ETD traction bars. I had Avid bars for a few months, but they did not have good clearance. So I got rid of them. Now I'm trying the traction bars again. I heard good and bad thing about ETD traction bars overall, but I haven't heard anything bad about their latest setup. I truly wanted Innovative traction bars, but I didn't want to wait for weeks at a time to get my bars. So I decided to go with my 2nd choice. I let ya know when everything get here and installed. If the shipping time is correct, everything should be installed by next weekend.

[bigdare23]

Since this was a long weekend, I decided to work on the hatch.

So my homie and I put in some wrench time and converted my hatch to rear disc. Since my new trailing arms had bad bushing, we install new energy suspension bushing. To install, we had to remove all the old rubber. So after an hour of playing with fire the trailing arms were free of rubber. The new bushing were easy to install! We installed them with a long as bolt (and nut), and two big ass washers. :boobies: Piece of cake! (I don't recommend ES trailing arm bushing, but since I'm building this car on a budget I decided to go cheap. I would install mugen or oem bushing in the CRX).

results are here



(sorry for the crappy pics, for got the cam so I used the cell)

Thanks to pull a part I have a clean set of taillights

Before


After


After the install, I decided to give it quick wash






To keep nature from taken over



Here how the family do it.

[jfrolang]

Man, that hatch looks familiar, eh?




Good work though. Are you putting the rebuilt HF rack into the rex?

[bigdare23]

Man, that hatch looks familiar, eh?




Good work though. Are you putting the rebuilt HF rack into the rex?

It's werid isn't it. The panels are the same color, the only difference is the hood and bumper colors are flipped.

Yeah I'm putting the HF rack in the rex. I really wanted to install the quick steering rack, but my budget was limited. Pluse I believe I would benefit more overall with the traction bars.

[bigdare23]

Update: CRX

Since I last updated I got a Neuspeed front strut bar, and EDT 3rd gen Traction bars. I'll take pics soon. In addition, the CRX ****ing up (as seen in my thread If it's not one thing, it's another..., so I need to fix that soon.

[bigdare23]

Update: Hatch

Well I just got a gasket kit, water pump, and timing bar for my spare d15b2. Next weekend (if everything goes as planned), it should be dropped in and be riding out Now time to fix the roof and the dd will be on the road.

[B16a2 Civic]

Big d doing big thangs!

[bigdare23]

Update: EG

I had to replace the axles a few weeks ago. I was just about to install new rims and lower the damn car when the CRX started ****ing up. So luckily I didn't invest in new wheels for it. But it's coming soon

[bigdare23]

Big d doing big thangs!

Whats up ghost? Holding it down homie?

[sakasaku]

Update: EG

I had to replace the axles a few weeks ago. I was just about to install new rims and lower the damn car when the CRX started ****ing up. So luckily I didn't invest in new wheels for it. But it's coming soon

sell me those mr-5s i want them!!!!
or something man!

[bigdare23]

sell me those mr-5s i want them!!!!
or something man!

I don't think you got what it take to rock mugens

[sakasaku]

I don't think you got what it take to rock mugens

o you'll see. i am working my as.s off so....
my hay say will come

i can rock them

[kuniEF]

Im trying to see this thing on the road!!!

[bigdare23]

Im trying to see this thing on the road!!!

Man you been ghost homie! What's up?

If everything goes as planned it should be "running" next week. Now the question is... is it going to be 5spd or automatic

[jfrolang]

slushboxes are for the loss. Unless it's a female's slushy box.

[bigdare23]

LOL

[SlamminCRX]

I don't think you got what it take to rock mugens

LOL...that was funny.

[kuniEF]

Man you been ghost homie! What's up?

If everything goes as planned it should be "running" next week. Now the question is... is it going to be 5spd or automatic

nothing much man just been busy with work. You should rock a 4spd

[bigdare23]

So my boys, Rod and Jermaine, came down to my grandparents house to help me work the hatch this past weekend. I would say we got alot done.









We were going to throw the other d15b2 in there, but we manage to ripe the automatic rear mount pretty badly and I didn't feel like converting the car over to manual so we decided to leave it with the motor out. Luckily we did, because I changed my mind on the direction I want the car to go. Just know the DD project is over and I'm about to build a beast Basically, what I'm saying is the project is no where near over and just beginning for this hatch. I wont tell you the direction I'm going, I'll let my next update talk for itself.

[sakasaku]

sell me that motor
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ill convert it!

[Scotsman]

me and jfro coulda done that in an hr

[bigdare23]

sell me that motor
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ill convert it!

text me a price!

[bigdare23]

me and jfro coulda done that in an hr

You know what you and jfro can do for me....

[Scotsman]

You know what you and jfro can do for me....

show you how its done

[sakasaku]

text sent~!

[jfrolang]

1. Remove engine
2. Change mind

Man that's a lot of work!
lol

[uproot]

i knew once you took out the motor you wouldnt waste the time on putting another D in and then later switch it again. good to see you're going in the direction i knew you would!

[bigdare23]

1. Remove engine
2. Change mind

Man that's a lot of work!
lol

[bigdare23]

i knew once you took out the motor you wouldnt waste the time on putting another D in and then later switch it again. good to see you're going in the direction i knew you would!

LOLOLOL


GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!!


Naw, I'm bored. I like projects to last for a minute (it took me 3 years to get a swap in the REX and 4 years to get it painted LOL), and DD project isn't cutting it. So my decision might extended the project a few...... years LOLOLOLOLOOL

[sakasaku]

once i get that d series ill be up and running! maybe at the next v meet

[EvasiveEF9]

If I had a shell, I'd crawl all over that motor. I really need to just get moved to cali, and pick up a shell from Arizona.

[jfrolang]

Fuck California.

[EvasiveEF9]

Fuck Idaho.

[JDMJAYDC2]

fuck doing that swap with no damn engine hoist and a lil rott and pitbull mixed puppy stealing all the tools we needed

[bigdare23]

I just picked up a new part for the crx today