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    Lonewolf's Civic track toy

    So I came to somewhat of a crossroads with my turbo astra with regards to its ability/suitability for the track.
    I had purchased cams and a standalone ECU to go further with it, but looked at the cash that would have been outlayed and thought it more sensible to look at other options.

    The Astra, whilst relatively quick, is much better as a street car due to early spool, oodles of torque, leather seats etc.
    Going further for the track would have ruined it.

    So the hunt was on for a more suitable track car, i looked around at the options and yes being the FWD fan that I am, looked in this direction.
    I missed my old sr20ve pulsar, the light chassis, response and 8000rpm+ revs, and having to wring its neck for performance, but doing conversions etc didnt appeal to me from a cost/effort factor.

    I've always respected and admired Hondas, they really are the kings of lightweight, FWD performance, so I looked at my options.
    After looking at an old old EF civic - i was going to buy but seller pulled out at the last minute, road tested some shitter 250,000km VTIR integras with the intention of building them up from scratch, when a friend informed me a friend was selling his converted EG civic.

    I organised a test drive, was impressed and did the sums on what the gear in it would cost me to slap into a cheap civic/integra and the sums came in favour of the car with the lot already done.
    Some history on the car....

    It was built back in 2004 by Gabe (owner of honbits), who took a JDM Type-R integra and other parts cherry picked, and piled over the bits to an EG chassis.
    Its been through a couple of owners since then, and now I picked it up


    Mod list when i bought the car last month

    Type-R b18c Jap spec 147KW Motor
    Type-R Close ratio G/Box
    Type-R Radiator full length
    Type-R ABS This is the only one in Aus AFAIK
    Type-R F&R brakes
    Type-R 5 stud Hubs and Abs Lines
    Type-R Front Sway bar 28mm
    White Line Rear Sway bar 22mm
    D2 Gen 3 Coil overs
    Type-R DC2 Dash inc full console and type-R badge
    Mugen Full Exhaust system including 4-2-1 Manifold and twin loop muffler
    Mugen Stainless Dials Dial kit and Dials
    Oil Cooler with braided lines and speed flow fittings
    Oil Filter Relocation Kit
    Type-R Aircon
    Cusco Catch Can
    Gates Hi Flow Thermostat
    Earth leads
    DC2-R Red Recaro Seats
    Dc2 Type-R 15" Wheels
    Carbon Spoon Mirrors
    Ultra 3 point front strut bar
    Ultra 4 point rear strut bar
    Ultra 2 point Lower Strut bar
    Ultra 2 Point Lower Strut bar Rear
    Ultra 2 point Upper Sturt Bar Rear
    K&N Pod Set up
    Momo Tuner Wheel
    Carbon Quick release Boss kit NRG
    Rear Type-R seats
    Gates Camgears
    Carbon Spark plug Cover
    Mugen Brake and hydulic oil covers
    Red Recaro Fabric Door Cards
    Type-R Gear knob
    Type-R Shfiter
    Hard Race Front Camber Arms
    Cusco LSD

    Its not quite this tidy anymore after some wear and tear but heres some pics:





    Plans:

    Well i've already changed tyres for a set of 205/50/15 Yokohama AD08r's for the track.
    On the way:
    QFM A1RM pads
    DBA 4000 T3 clubspec front rotors
    Penrite Race brake fluid
    Fire extingisher
    Sump baffles

    These will be fitted this week in prepration for the cars first track day on the 14th December.

    More long term plans
    Fixed back seat on buddy club rail
    take out some of the interior
    Hondata S300
    Cams of some sort (Kelford, Buddy club, Toda)
    replace some of the suspension bushings
    maybe a different axle-back muffler and high flow cat/de-cat (twin loop is a bit quiet / restrictive for a mostly track car)

    #2
    wow, very nice EG.
    One of the best I have seen in a long time.
    Good to see there is no Kseries under the bonnet.

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      #3
      yeah doubtful i'll ever go k-series (maybe though!), considering its got a top of the tree b18cr.
      That said i guess selling it would get me a pretty penny towards the cost....

      Most K-series conversions seem to have major traction issues, its the cost and legality which would probably hinder me at this stage.
      Happy to enjoy it how it is with some tweaks for now

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        #4
        Holy hell that's clean as! Keen to see where this goes!

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          #5
          Awesome EG!
          DC2R - J's Racing

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            #6
            Finally made it here I see Might as well post up the Astra build while you are about it
            1988 CRX
            1999 Integra Type R
            2020 Civic Type R

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              #7
              ha, didnt think there would be much interest in something non-honda!

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                #8
                Astra build would have my interest. Those cars do the best handbrakies! My ex girlfriend used to scream at me everytime totally worth it!

                Clean EG mate love it!
                S2000
                WSID : TBA
                Wakefield : 1:10.1

                Flippit Photography
                Smooth As Detailing
                Incar Racing

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                  #9
                  Got the baffles put in the sump and all the brake upgrades and extinguisher installed and hit the track last weekend.
                  40deg+ ambient temps meant that i could only manage 1-2 laps at a time before the car overheated despite having a dc2r radiator... managed to pop a hole in the radiator overflow tank.

                  Does anyone know if this will cause issues (not sure if the overflow is pressurized as part of the cooling system?

                  Anyway, the car survived the trip back home and was a ball of fun on the laps that I did manage.
                  Will need to look at some gauges too for oil and water temps I think.

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                    #10
                    Turns out the car took about 3L of coolant when I got it back home - not good!
                    Fingers crossed it was just crappy/old coolant and the uber high temps that caused the issue - otherwise i need to start looking at a replacement radiator/cap/thermostat

                    Next track day is on boxing day, and more familar with that track so should give me a good benchmark

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                      #11
                      bit of an update, it overheated on boxing day too, lasted 1 hot lap, waste of money but shit happens.

                      Got a pressure tester and have identified a leak near the thermostat housing - not sure if its the hose or the housing yet.
                      I also have a suspicion it made have head gasket leak too, getting a tester for that tomorrow.

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                        #12
                        Ouch - hopefully no damage past the leaks?
                        1988 CRX
                        1999 Integra Type R
                        2020 Civic Type R

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                          #13
                          dont think so, did the combustion test today and fluid didnt turn yellow so think that means no head gasket issue

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Lonewolf View Post
                            dont think so, did the combustion test today and fluid didnt turn yellow so think that means no head gasket issue
                            What a relief!
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                              #15
                              Good stuff - aftermarket radiator time?
                              1988 CRX
                              1999 Integra Type R
                              2020 Civic Type R

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