Honda Civic EJ2 Build Thread

[sandras]

During the drive last night my brother and I found out that the rear suspension bushings are worn out and need replacing. Also, back-up lights don't work.

[California98Civic]

bummer about those bushings. lots of little issues on such an old vehicle. But I have been postponing a replacement on my civic for at least a year, fwiw. I drive it at least 25 miles five days a week.

[sandras]

Also the steeing wheel is unaligned. This should be an easy fix once I have access to some tools.

[sandras]

I learned how to reset the SRS system. Now the SRS light lights up for six seconds after the ignition is on and after that it's gone.

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by sandras

I learned how to reset the SRS system. Now the SRS light lights up for six seconds after the ignition is on and after that it's gone.

knocking down those pins... every bit counts as progress.

[sandras]

Just to log things: the car now has 268264 kilometers on it.

[sandras]

Another little tid-bit. Got the back-up lights fixed. On the weekend I plan to do some more substantial work with the help of my dad. Who am I kidding. He'll be doing the bulk of the work and I'll be helping as he's a lot more experienced than me. I do hope to learn something though.

[sandras]

In preparation for the trip to my dad who lives a hundred kilometers away I filled the tank and tires. Now I can start logging fuel economy and the ride feels stiffer which I like. I put a conservative 2.3 bar on all four corners. Also I'm getting used to EOC'ing.

[sandras]

During the weekend me and my dad replaced a rusted out front left fender, replaced a worn out rear right upper control arm with it's bushings with another used one, fixed a cigarette lighter, fixed the left electric window, washed the car's outside and engine bay and vacuumed the interior. I also removed the muffler tip. I like how the car looks without it and it saves a bit of weight. I'm planning on removing some of the interior panels for further weight and rattle reduction. I'm also going to bump up the tire pressure to 2.4 bar and I have an idea of using my number plate as a partial grille block. Another aero-idea is to have some speed-holes in my rear bumper, but this will have to wait.

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by sandras

... Another aero-idea is to have some speed-holes in my rear bumper, but this will have to wait.

Most around here, maybe everybody, including the aero engineers, will tell you speed holes do nothing. A rear diffuser, properly angled, is the ticket.