'93 Civic Engine bay

[Eddie6th]

Re: '93 Civic Engine bay

Great job Eddie...And nice car/engine bay too....I have to show some love to my civic's engine bay to, replace some parts and clean some others...Mine is a D15B SOHC VTEC but as you said with the right mods is very very good engine....But as jlb85 said, it is nothing better than throwing a K20 in it

Thanks Pampos. I remember talking to ya' about this a few months back. I'm nearly finished mine,detailing that is. Get yours done and put some pics in!!! I still think '92-'95 civics were the nicest,and the CRX's from the Generation before.

K20.....Well,I've still got my K40 Magmount from years ago. Probably a rarity nowadays....That's a big 10-4 Rubber Duck

[pampos]

Re: '93 Civic Engine bay

Great job Eddie...And nice car/engine bay too....I have to show some love to my civic's engine bay to, replace some parts and clean some others...Mine is a D15B SOHC VTEC but as you said with the right mods is very very good engine....But as jlb85 said, it is nothing better than throwing a K20 in it

[Eddie6th]

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Oh man that is clean! the metals have come out really really nice.....

Is that a b16a?.......anyways im sure when the vtec kicks in, with the short ram intake the car must sound amazing!

Thanks Benzboy!... No,unfortunately it's not the B16A. It's the D16Z6,which is the SOHC. With all the right mods,these things shift! The sound is very good. Honda V-Tecs are 'heavy breathers' . Even whistles like a turbo and PoPs at the back.

[Benzboy280]

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Oh man that is clean! the metals have come out really really nice.....

Is that a b16a?.......anyways im sure when the vtec kicks in, with the short ram intake the car must sound amazing!

[Eddie6th]

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I'm going to make an order soon. I'll see if i can get that.

Thanks again.

[jlb85]

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thanks guys....

It is hard work..but I'd try again. I just checked the bay yesterday and it is still okay.The oxidization has not returned so far. The winter?.....we'll see.

Probably a long shot, but can you get a hold of some Meg's All Season Dressing? That might do the trick...

[Eddie6th]

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thanks guys....

It is hard work..but I'd try again. I just checked the bay yesterday and it is still okay.The oxidization has not returned so far. The winter?.....we'll see.

[jlb85]

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Wow! I have tried similar stuff and ended up with very sore and cut-up hands with less results. Great job and you are a brave man to go after it! Now drop some K20 in there...

[KC's]

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.[/QUOTE]This was the clay after everything was completed,including the bulkhead,and underside of the hood,Still Standing:




Was a lot of hard work,which took quite a bit of time and I've still to paint up a couple of brackets and the front upper part of the radiator.Some places were difficult to get to without removing.The whole bay was washed down also with pressurized water jet and NXT soap,mixed with a mild detergent.

...Eddie.[/QUOTE]

LOL real loud
master eddie only deserve to be admires

[Eddie6th]

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Thanks MCLRider and Seech.

Yes...sore hands and messy. Aluminium is nice stuff. Cleaning it isn't.....horrible black stuff that stinks.

[MrCLRider]

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Damn that looks good! Were your hands sore afterwards?? There are alot of tight spaces in there you got to.

[seech]

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Great job Eddie!

[Eddie6th]

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Thankyou Everyone.It did test my patience.It was tough going.I can still do some touching up here and there.Some rusty nuts could do with a clean.The Engine block/Gearbox could do with more cleaning.

Hi Mike
Glad you liked Q.C.!

Hi Flintstone
No,I didn't remove from the car.Although,it would be better though.But would be a lot of work.

Hi Shane
Soon,I'll be doing the interior and exterior.There are plenty of swirls to deal with.But first I have to attend to some 'paint problems'.I'll upload some pics later.Maybe someone can give good advice.


About the products:I believe APC would have worked well here,but I can't get it here,which is why I used the GreenTec stuff.It is very good.I used it everywherefrom paintwork,metal,plastic and rubber and there were no ill effects.It was extremely usefull for the bulhead,where I couldn't reach.It is pricey stuff though.The bay was that dirty,that it was washed down 3 times with the pressure washer in between certain types of work.I don't like pieces of steel wool everywhere in the bay.

Hard work in this heat and humidity,but it's always worth it

[Underdawg736]

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Excellent work Eddie! That engine looks like it could test your patience to the MAX! The outcome of it though looks well worth it!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Eddie, great work on the engine bay. Looks great.