With the motor installed and running the car was put back together 'temporarily' so that I could get it through inspection. I tracked down a few sets of deluxe gauges in wrecked cars so I added these. The leather steering wheel is actually a Honda dealer accessory that I acquired when I bought the motor. It needed re-covering so I later replaced it with a Grant wheel in the same style. I also modified some Type R pedals to fit the skinny stock ones. For comfort I installed a set of Prelude buckets and a Momo shift knob.
The wheels on the car are a set of polished 13x5.5 Shelby wheels wrapped with 185/60R13 H rated tires. The stock springs were chopped down so the car rides a 2" lower than stock and is stiff enough for decent handling without the bounce of a low rider.
Dealer option Honda leather wheel and deluxe gauges (tachometer).
I tracked down a bunch of mint condition body parts that had been sitting in a loft of a barn for years. I found them through the local Buy & Sell Paper and were only listed as old Honda parts. I scooped the lot and a motor for $80. Unfortunately there was only one fender so I had to have two good fenders shipped from Calgary, Alberta. The shipping cost as much as the fenders. To preserve the body the underbody was completely under coated.
New lower control arms with new ball joints and new tie rod ends were installed. The brakes were also replaced. Cross drilled rotors are unavailable for the first gens so a template was made from Brembo Dodge Neon cross drilled rotors. Standard Brembo rotors were purchased and the pattern was centre punched into the new rotors. A drill press was then used to drill the pattern out. The hubs were then sandblasted, clear coated and reassembled with new bearings and seals.
The wheels on the car are a set of polished 13x5.5 Shelby wheels wrapped with 185/60R13 H rated tires. The stock springs were chopped down so the car rides a 2" lower than stock and is stiff enough for decent handling without the bounce of a low rider.
A/T Engineering front and rear away bars were acquired from a former Civic racer and were later bolted on underneath to spruce up handling. The front bar replaces the stock one while the rear bar mounts to the lower control arms and wraps around the gas tank.
