Last two weeks I been continuing work on the Interior.

I got rid of all the sound deadening material! I didn't have easy access to dry ice, so I went at all of it with a plastic scraper, a heat gun, and some goo gone. It took alot of time, I want to say.. two weeks since last update right? :P I would NOT reccomend this technique if you have access to the dry ice, but this did work,...

Well this week with my days off I dug into the interior rewire. Not a guide to follow which made it a real pain, not to mention I think the interior wiring is a thicker main loom with I'd guess 20 total connectors, instead of just the few the fusebox and engine harness had. This meant that removing a wire or connector meant removing pins from not one connector, but more like 3-4 pins per "wire"...

Well Santa came early wearing all brown!

I got my packages this last weekend and spent several hours sorting through all the parts, matching part numbers and ensuring everything turned out great. Props go out to Slowboy Racing, Kiggly, and VR Speed Factory for the great prices, and wonderful service.

These are the parts I have ordered thus far, and as I was checking off...

Alrighty, time for an update!

I apologize in advance for not having pictures, but it really isn't all that exciting looking at pictures of a dirty car

The break down is COMPLETE!

The engine wiring harness is out after alot of hassle. Following those lines all around and disconecting dozens of connectors scratched my hands up pretty good, but they are all...

AND now we are caught up to blog time, aka today is actually today

Well all the prep work made the actual pulling engine day take just a few hours, one of which was carrying the engine stand from the neighbors house on 3 wheels. But who am I to complain, I got my engine out for free.

Besides that usual, I discovered a few problems.

A) my passenger axel's...

09-14-2009
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Well I didn't see the local guy with the hoist today, perhaps because it is a weekday, so I continued to the interior of the car. I ripped everything out, and I learned something today too.

I already knew my dsm was a money sink, taking all my extra money just to keep happy, but I never thought it stoop to the levels...

09-12-2009
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Didn't get a whole lot done today, only was motivated to get outside at 6pm when it finally gave cooler weather and a nice breeze. I got most of the passenger side of the car out, manage to drain the oil out and get the exhaut manifold loose. Tomorrow I should be able to get the turbo all out of there with the radiator, and hopefully be able...

09-11-2009
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I am back. Since last we spoke, having money to build an engine APPRENTLY was the same money my fiance thought would be a good idea to buy a house with.

I live in Tracy now and bought a 2006 civic daily driver just a few days ago, which means the gsx is no longer the DD and is ready for its build again.

I don't...

04-25-2009
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I call them clean only because when I first get them they are always black gunk oil colored and after wards they have a color heh. I do have a 150 psi air tank and plan on getting a powder coater and sand blaster. My biggest problem with that is I currently dont have a way to bake the parts. So that idea is still up in the air.
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04-24-2009
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Today, I got my 90 oil filter housing, and pics of my cleaned up parts. Blazebolt will be here tomorrow to go over my list again and help me in the junkyard for any last oem non wear items I am going to need.

After that is done, hopefully he gives me the "OK!" to take it to the machine shop. Second opinions ftw?...

04-21-2009
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Boy did I get lucky today. Friend of mine had a 1g laying around and I figured I ask him whats up. I ended up coming home with a bunch os parts that would have been very hard to get all in one place.

I didn't get a chance to get them all cleaned up, that tomorrow's project, but here at least are the before pictures!
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04-19-2009
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Spent yesterday tearing down the stock g4cs block.

To start off. To get the engine on the Harbor Freight engine stand, you will need:

2x M10x1.25x80mm hex bolts
2x m10x1.25x70mm hex bolts

the two shorter 70 mm bolts go on the top of the tranny side of the block, the two longer 80 mm bolts...

Gonna catch up the guys who weren't following my thread before first. Fast fowarding, I started this project in April, went on hold for a few months while moving out of the bay area, and now I am back on track. This won't be a bam bam bam 3 days and I am done with a new race car blog, so please bare with me.

The car started out bone stock a year previous to this with nothing more than...