Project WTF??? - 1991 Honda City

Thought i might post up a few pics of my current toy... 1991 Honda City PGM-FI CZi

It's a 1.3 SOHC 16v, 100bhp (book power) and 680kg (again book weight).

The CZi came with a Cussco LSD as standard, and A/C

It shares a LOT of Running gear with the civic, (hence the silly wide arches to accomadate the civic steering rack)... i've got some 2006 Civic Type R brakes going on when i can afford the discs

According to Honda only 142 were imported...









I'll keep this thread updated with the progress

Well from finally getting it out on track, i know now...

A) It's still factory limited to 110mph

B) It's AWESOME out of the corners (pushing 90% of big power stuff in the bends)

C) It REALLY looses out on the straights

D) Corners like its on rails, but body roll is silly!!!

The answer???

Coilovers and BOOOOOOOOOOOST

Weighed it this morning...

Partially stripped, half tank of petrol

672kilos

Also now decided it doesnt need the civic brakes... it was locking up at combe, with its lack of weight i don't think big brakes will do anything.

Just going to replace it with some decent spec standards... if i can find any...

Just ordered a short shifter from america... £15 including taxes... guess we'll see

Sooooo... after the i bodged the standard rad fan onto a civic rad (which is a good 3 inches bigger both ways) the fan sliced through the bottom hose...

Went for a walk over to forge motor sport (litterly accross the road from me) and traded £80 for this little lot...



Normal retail would have been £130 plus VAT... BARGIN

Also got another civic rad from work and mounted a 9 inch slimlie fan to it...



So now hopfully the cooling system is sorted...

Quickshift also fitted, makes a HUGE difference!

Next??? Blue h/t leads to match the pipes

Bonus... just found a nice billet alloy feul rail with civic injectors... Guess what i just fitted

More progress today... bye bye A/C





Good 15kg there i think

Dash has come out (only so i can sort out the aweful wiring) as has the carpet and most of the sound deadening

Custom making a set of carbon fibre dials out of a bit of Zonda wing

Also got round to fitting the OMP bonnet pins, so now i can chop the slam panel off to make way for the BOOOOST

Sooo it turns out 45psi fuel pressure isnt good for an unmapped car... electronics have gone tits, can't be bothered to work it out so here we come...

2.0 SOHC 16v VTEC City Type R

it's an utter shed but by god I would have one.

Struggling to choose now...

1.5 VTEC, lighter but only 110bhp as standard,

2.0 VTEC, heaiver, 147bhp as standard more tunable? But may make it rather front heavy...

Thoughts?

Oh lordy you're going to kill yourself haha!!....
















....please dont

Sez wrote:

Oh lordy you're going to kill yourself haha!!....





....please dont

He won't kill himself, the project has a 90% chance of not being finished.

Mwhahahahaha

granted I do hope you prove me wrong

Hmmm... after doing a bit of research... the 1.5 VTEC civic has a clutch position sensor...

A WHAT?????

trust the japs to be different.

Ahhhhhh... Herroooo...

Yes thankyou You can come pick them up tomorrow if you want

or you can drop it off to me in your van

After me and Alex had a quick session between rain showers yesterday we came up with this...





Just a rough idea of the layout... oil cooler sat in play in the wing and turbo roughly where it will sit (you'll be able to see it through the bumper... PIMP)

Playing with a few intercoolers later

nice Turbo.....

looks like a saab to me...

Booost...



Won't be quite so sticky outy

Nuts car

Nothing much happening at the moment...

Spun the impellor housing round so the outlet goes stright up...


Also welded the internal wastegate shut...


Left to do... Fabricate a downpipe, pipe in the internal fuel tank, buy and work out all boost piping, oh, and fit the engine

Glup...

Just to warn you, this post is going to get quite nerdy...

Been doing some major headscratching over th past couple of day... working out compression ratios.

In Basic form, the 1.5 CR is 9.6:1 (The Block i'm using)

The 1.6 is 9.2:1 (The VTEC head i'm using)

Combining the 1.5 block with the 1.6 head give me approx 8.8:1

Now i've been told on a small engine like this, the CR to aim for is 8:1... Using a 1.2mm Decompression plate will bring it down to 7.8:1... which i have a feeling may be a tad laggy...

Ideas???

Who'd like to hazzard a guess at what i'm building now...

a smoothie machine?

go with the 8.8:1 will be more user friendly.

They come with LSD standard!

Cool build can't wait to see this in action at brands.

quality

Been a tad slow... bit of progress...

Motasport rims innit...



Switchboard...

lmao looks cool i see the most important buttons are missing though

Sticking them in tomorrow

Its gonna be next year but I really wanna see this thing on the go

It'll be running for brands...

Apparently

Norledge wrote:

It'll be running for brands...

Apparently

well after this weekend I'll put money that it will struggle.

Disclaimer - I will not back the above with any known country currency, so don't send the bailiffs round

Lmao... Well hopefully Alex is going to get Katherine to scrap off all the tar on the floor for me today


Evry step is a small step closer

Norledge wrote:

Lmao... Well hopefully Alex is going to get Katherine to scrap off all the tar on the floor for me today


Evry step is a small step closer

lmfao thats just cruel...only just met and she gets the shite jobs, not even me or alex stooped that low yesterday.

Slave boys

To do list for the weekend...

• Finish Removing Engine and Box
  
• Remove all excess from engine bay
  
• Bypass heating system
  
• De-tar footwells
  
• Put the front bumper on a diet
  
• Wire in ECU
  
• Make mounts for i/c, oil cooler and rad
  
• Mount battery
  
• Remove OE fuel tank
  
• Plumb in internal tank
  
• Mount and wire in the new 'dash'
  
• Tidy wiring loom
  
• Clean it

I reccomend we split into 3 teams, Alpha, Bravo and Tango.

I'll be Alpha and tackle the harder jobs, Woz and MGM can be Bravo team and do the other jobs, Tango team will make the tea.

LMAO I'll do the bumper, pass me the grinder!!

LMFAO at Tango team

More stuff...

• Finish Removing Engine and Box
  
• Remove all excess from engine bay
  
• Bypass heating system
  
• De-tar footwells
  
• Put the front bumper on a diet
  
• Wire in ECU
  
• Make mounts for i/c, oil cooler and rad
  
• Mount battery
  
• Remove OE fuel tank
  
• Plumb in internal tank
  
• Mount and wire in the new 'dash'
  
• Tidy wiring loom
  
• Clean it
  
• Down the scrappie and find a fuel pump
  
• Fit said fuel pump
  
• Work out how to fit headlights no there is a intercooler in the way
  
• Drink copious more amouts of vodka[

• Finish Removing Engine and Box
  
• Remove all excess from engine bay
  
• Bypass heating system
  
• De-tar footwells
  
• Put the front bumper on a diet
  
• Wire in ECU
  
• Make mounts for i/c, oil cooler and rad
  
• Mount battery
  
• Remove OE fuel tank
  
• Plumb in internal tank
  
• Mount and wire in the new 'dash'
  
• Tidy wiring loom
  
• Clean it
  
• Down the scrappie and find a fuel pump
  
• Fit said fuel pump
  
• Work out how to fit headlights no there is a intercooler in the way
  
• Drink copious more amouts of vodka

Getting there

Sooo... progress has been silly slow of late...

Failed to make it to brands...

But watching the cars has made me want to get it done asap... Engine is in the process of being built, and i'm still hoarding parts like a mad man. Watch this space!

haha you genuinly looked down at brands because you wasn't driving...can't wait till we are all out on track at the same time.

Mate i was nearly in tears watching the speed the near standard civic was lapping.

I WANT IT NOW!!!

Glup...

Headset £78.31+
Cambelt kit £42.20+
Big End Bearings £45.23+
Piston Rings £31.45+
Aux Belt £6.35+
Waterpump £37.13+
Sparks £1.69+
Oil Filter £2.89+
Exedy Clutch... TBC

you best hope santa is feeling generous