It’s been a while since I cleaned my K&N Filter Charger so today I decided to do it. In the process I took some pictures for a Do it Yourself article. 6 Easy steps to take your dirty K&N Filter and make it clean again! Step 1 – Unloosen the mounting bracket so you can [...]
Note: This procedure is the same for a 1992-1995 Honda Civic CX, DX, or Si Tools Needed: 8mm Socket Wrench or a Phillips Head Screw Driver Step One: Open up your hood and make sure you secure the hood post in it’s proper place. Step Two: Use an 8mm Socket Wrench or a Phillips head screw driver [...]
After 2 more hours I finally finished notching the cylinders yesterday. I went through a bunch of grinding bits as some fell apart from cheap glue and others just got used up after intensive grinding. The I-Beam connecting rods should work fine now with the vitara pistons but if needed I can always touch up any cylinders that [...]
I finally got some time tonight so I went ahead and took out my dermal drill and started notching the cylinder walls. It’s not a hard job to do but takes lots of patience and a steady hand. I had to swap a few sanding stones to get the botom side done so for the opposite [...]
The next step while waiting for my pistons and rods to arrive is to chase all my threads and to notch the bottom part of my cylinders. The notch is 3/4″ wide, 1/4″ deep and 1/4″ down the cylinder wall. The reason I need to notch the cylinders is because the I- Beam connecting rods [...]
I sand blasted my D16Z6 block, cylinder head, intake manifold, and valve cover today and man do they look sweet now. Once I do the machining and put the bottom end internals in I intend to paint the block. I haven’t picked a color yet but I’m thinking of a high heat orange-red, but this is still [...]
I finished masking all the parts that need sandblasting tomorrow so this should help keep the key areas from getting damaged, although I know that some of the tape might get ripped off which is OK. I also cleaned the old gasket of the intake header surface that mates with the cylinder head. I used a razor blade [...]
I had an early day at work today so when I got home and I started back on the turbo build. I sprayed citrus degreaser on the block, valve cover, intake manifold, main cap and the cylinder head and then pressure washed them to get rid of the oil. Now I washed the cylinder head last night but today [...]
Last night after work I disassembled the D16Z6 cylinder head with the help of my friend Tracey. I pulled everything off the head including the rocker assembly, VTEC Solenoid, valves and springs. I tried to pull off the valve seals but couldn’t do it by hand so I left those on for now. I later [...]
This page is about doing a rear drum brake job on 1993 Honda Civic. How To Do a Rear Brake Job on a 1993 Honda Civic Steps 1 to 4 How To Do a Rear Brake Job on a 1993 Honda Civic Steps 5 to 8 How To Do a Rear Brake Job on a [...]
Fall is upon us really soon and our great sunny weather with hot tempertures and great visability will be replaced with rainy cold days with dark and low visibility conditions. This is when we must change our driving habits and adjust to the fall and winter driving style and leave more room between us and other [...]
Today I was looking into more turbo installation info and found another great turbo installation writeup that covers everything from start to finish. The more research you do before installing your turbo the better it is so check out this install and get some pointers. Click Here for the link to the Complete How To [...]
Step 9 – To assemble the brakes back together follow steps 1 to 8 backwards until its all together. Step 1 to 4 and Step 5-8 In the image below you can see the difference between a new brake shoe, a used brake shoe and an entirely used brake shoe that has no more lining [...]
Step 5 – Using pliers release the bottom spring carefully so it doesn’t fly away. Step 6 – While removing the brake assembly away from the hub, use some pliers to pull off the e-brake cable. Step 7 – Once the brake assembly is out check the wheel cylinder for any brake fluid leaks on [...]
Before doing a rear brake job order the shoes and drums and get your tools all organized. If your drums are within limits can get them turned at a machine shop and reuse them but for my brake job it cost me $10 more to just buy new ones so I went with that route [...]
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