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#1
09-18-2004, 09:51 PM
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Project Si
This is my project car that I've been working on for just over a month. I picked it up for around $500 with about 150k miles on it. The body is in mostly good shape... I just have the passenger side fender and the header panel to replase. But the header panel seems to be a popular piece to have to replace. Got to love fiberglass. Anyways, I've fallen in love with this car and hope to totally redo it, but nothing extreme. I'm one for the "sleeper" look.
 Anyways, here she is.This is the view from the front... Minus the Header panel.  And here is the back. The best part is the stock spoiler. I love it.  Here is the crack in the fender... Dang fiberglass.  Here is the Engine, minus the head.  The reason the head is bad, is the cam shaft froze, causing a large chunk of it to be split off of it on the cam-gear end. So, needless to say, it needs some work. But, luckily for me, I know a good man willing to do it for cheap-cheap  And here is just a little thing I want to do to the valve cover to carry over the Si theme..  I hope to add more pictures soon, with the engine and body work completed. Well, this is on my site.. But is sucks. Hope you enjoy.
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ? 
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#2
09-18-2004, 10:13 PM
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Re: Project Si
looking like a good start. what do you have planned for the engine?
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~Attention! if you are thinking about a D16A1 swap for your Civic/CRX and don't know where to start go Here. Thanks.~
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#3
09-19-2004, 06:08 PM
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Re: Project Si
Well, I plan on just fixing up the D15 for now, but I would love to drop in either a B16 or B20 with a new 5-speed tranny and a Lim. slip Diff. But that is in the not so near future. Got a college school bill to pay for.
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#4
09-22-2004, 04:52 PM
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Re: Project Si
Here is the future mods: (in order of what I want to do...)
1.) 4-wheel disk brake swap 2.) Exhaust, straight-pipe or something similiar 3.) B16a DOHC V-TEC w/ new 5spd tranny with LSD 4.) 4-2-1 header/downpipe 5.) Bodykit/Paint (black w/red flake) 6.) Interior work (Redo seats, dash, all of the panels) 7.) Then, I might try to replace the Sunroof panel with glass... Keep it working... This will be the hardest thing to do.. Oh well. This will probably not happen anytime soon, but it is good to dream. 
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#5
09-26-2004, 01:00 PM
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Re: Project Si
They're starting to make lots of parts for the first gen crx. Hasport makes mount kits for b-series. I actually saw some local guy had a white first gen crx with a b16a swap! The shop did it for him for 3200 which isn't bad at all. He hits high 13s STOCK! Just imagine if you threw in a b18c5 in those things which i'm sure its been done! Anyways it was on an HF though. Still the SI is lighter than any 2nd crx. Hope you get that swap
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#6
09-26-2004, 01:29 PM
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Re: Project Si
Yeah. I might do a B18 block with the b16 head.. Not quite sure as to what I want to do... Still looking for suggestions, though.
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#7
09-28-2004, 02:49 PM
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Re: Project Si
Okay, update:
Should get the head back either today or tomorrow, which means I'll either be up all night tonight or tomorrow night putting everything back together and giving her a run! I can't wait. It will be the first time this thing has ran since I've owned it. *crosses his fingers*
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#8
09-29-2004, 03:44 PM
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Re: Project Si
Okay... Now a slight Delay. The guy is having a hard time finding the right cam shaft for it.... Dang it. I'll keep you guys updated.
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#11
09-30-2004, 01:24 AM
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Re: Project Si
Umm... The problem is the end of the shaft... Split it to kingdom come... Otherwise, it would have been easier.
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#12
09-30-2004, 02:07 AM
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Re: Project Si
Colt Cams here in BC has cores for pretty much any model. and if he hasn't got one in stock he can usually get one. they got some pretty neat 2 and 3 stage cams where the two intake lobes are slightly offset so that one opens a little before the other to promote a good swirl pattern.
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~Attention! if you are thinking about a D16A1 swap for your Civic/CRX and don't know where to start go Here. Thanks.~
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#13
10-02-2004, 07:18 PM
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Re: Project Si
Just a quick Update:
Okay, he found the reason for the cam freezing. Jumped timing mysteriously (I'm suspicious of the timing belt tensioner) and bent 2 of the exhaust valves, one of them pretty severly. This caused the cam shaft to come to a halt and shear off the end of it. I think he said it was going to be just over $200 for everything with labor. Not bad at all. Should have it back by Friday! Woohoo.
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#14
10-06-2004, 07:08 PM
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Re: Project Si
Update: Parts are in, should be going tomorrow (thursday) to pick up the head. Just have to order the gasket set from AutoZone and wait for it to come in! Can't wait!
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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#15
10-11-2004, 12:08 AM
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Re: Project Si
Okay... Another update. Admin's finally fixed my user name... I am now who I am. And as for the motor. Got the head back... but the people sent him the wrong cam. So I'll go back to pick that up monday. Have to drill out/get out three of my exhaust manifold studs that he mysteriously missed... But he machined the bottom of the head flat, and even took a little off in the process. Hopefully, that will help with the HP just a little. All things going well, I should have the title, get it registered and on the road by midweek next week. Woot W00t!
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"Short, sweet, and to the point" 1987 CRX Si - Project Si 'RexSi' 1996 Ford Thunderbird 4.6L V8 - Plastic Intake Manifold, FTL. 2004 Nissan Sentra, 1.8s - The "s" stands for smooth....... ?
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