My B series Civic EJ9

[Jelfy]

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[MightyBadger]

Great little cars, that looks ace.

[CoolHands]

Nice!

Can you believe someone stole mine? I still can’t believe it, I never saw it as high risk it was a 96 P-reg. I really liked the soft suspension.

[Kswap]

Nice. I’ve a K24 EG. I love it. Fast, cheap and easy to work on.
Attracts the most positive attention of any car I’ve owned including cosworths, Focus RS, STI etc. Always a conversation starter when people see it at shows and trackdays.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Great work. Good to see people still doing B swaps in EJ9’s! I did mine nearly 20 years ago!!!

My first Honda was a B swapped EJ9, had 14 Hondas in total and now have a supercharged EP3. Welcome along!

[d_a_n1979]

Agreeing with all the above... Great work

I've had a few B16s (EG6 SiR-S, EK9) as well the K20 in a DC5; fantastic engines and great cars

Will watch this thread

Edited by d_a_n1979 on Sunday 15th May 08:57

[KarlMac]

I’m in.

I’ve wanted a white Type R or the Jordan for best part of 20 years.

Yours looks like a great project and I’m glad you’ve gone down the B series route rather than another K swap. Any reason you didn’t go B18?

[MightyBadger]

Would a h22 from a Prelude fit into one of these?

[The Rotrex Kid]

MightyBadger said:

Would a h22 from a Prelude fit into one of these?

Short answer: yes

Long answer: yes, but with lots of messing about. B series is dead easy as it’s virtually bolt in and plug and play. The H22 never came in a civic chassis so will go in but with custom mounts etc. IIRC they use an OBD1 style wiring harness rather than the OBD2 system in EK chassis cars so it’s a custom wiring loom. A K20 swap is arguably easier and possible cheaper now, A H22 engine is a rare beast these days (especially as you really want the H22A7 to make it at all worthwhile, a H22A5 from a 5th Gen Lude is ‘only’ 185bhp)

[CKR83]

Im all over this build, really looking forward to seeing its progress.

I wish I’d snapped up a little EK / EJ Civic before they all shot up in price. I owned the H22a8 Prelude, currently own a Prem’ EP3 / K20, but think I’ve missed a trick not experiencing a B series motor and now can’t see me affording a decent one. Would love to do like you and create my own. Keep the updates coming!

[Cambs_Stuart]

That's fantastic. Good work!

[Chunkychucky]

Good write-up thanks for sharing your progress

Had a K20 EG a few years ago and looked at buying a base EJ hatch last year as there were a few "rust free, low mileage" examples about. Mad the scene tax on them now - £3-4k for a bog standard 1.5 D series

Look forward to seeing further updates with your car! Saves me having to buy my own...

[Super Sonic]

Lovely car, the sportiest generation of civics, used to have a 1.4. Not the fastest of cars but definitely one of the best handling, it was a lot of fun to drive. Love what you've done so far, kutgw! :-)

[WeeabooJones]

These are my absolute favourite Civics, such good clean lines & just look the part for a sporty JDM hatch.

[polsonm87]

Good work, looks like you have done a good job of the B16 conversion!

[tvrfan007]

Rich kid at my school got given one of the 1.6 VTi Vtec hatches at 17 at the start of the year. Jammy bd as it wasn't just a great first and new car it was a great car full stop.

I haven't seen a VTi or a Jordan for a long time..

[polsonm87]

My VTi and my friends Jordan.

[polsonm87]

My green one needs a wee bit of work on the back arches like most.
Yes they are starting to get expensive, but i had to get one to relive my youth before they became silly money.
Not many Genuine VTi’s left on the road never mind Jordan’s.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Glad you got it sorted. I did my B16 conversion using a loom that had been sliced in half with a cutting disc when the engine was removed. I paid an auto electrician £50 and he got the whole thing back together and it worked faultlessly!

[The Rotrex Kid]

How much is a B series harness these days?!