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Nothing happening on the car today but i want to expand this thread and as a couple of you have shown interest i thought i'd show off the workshop. It's my mum's house now but she's moved with my stepdad who's in the RAF so she'd rather stay close to him and rent the property to me. So lucky for me i have this space. As i said before i've only just started using this space for cars, just wish i'd have been using it sooner. I know some people don't even have the luxury of a driveway to work on so for this space to go to waste is sacrilege, so great to be using it for it's intended purpose. Excuse the mess, needs a good sort out still. It has enough space to have a car with all 4 doors open if it didnt have the clutter either side, in hindsight my dad would have built it taller and had a lift instead but they were expensive back then. start of my shadowboard and workbench, solid and has a nice 6 inch vice, just picked up a 4 inch vice also. hawk air compressor, think i paid about 130 for it delivered, good enough for now. Buying a taller upright workshop compressor thats a bit more upto the job of my dad, just needs a motor. Entertainment center, good in the summer with turntables set up at bbqs Beam runs the length of the pit to the bench with beam trolly and hoist, pretty handy. And the main feature, the pit. I'd say it's about 5.5ft deep, not sure on exact length but easily big enough for a large car. It has underground cable going to the fuse board and recesses for lights but as of yet it's never had any fitted. more soon

hi all, just sorned the civic for some much needed tlc. i have many plans for it, such as roll cage, bucket seats, lighten, blank sunroof, remove abs and ac, bake lines and fuel lines in car, hydraulic handbrake and maybe a few more.................. but, i want to freshen up the head, burns a bit of oil. do i need new head bolts or reuse old ones? anything i can do with the head off to gain a little? is there a how to guide somewhere on head rebuild/ torque setting etc ?

Maybe buy one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Rebuild-Honda-Engines-Break--Installation/dp/1932494782/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454015603&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+rebuild+honda+b+series+engines Got it for christmas a year ago, very helpful even though haven't gone through a rebuild yet. It's "highly recommended to replace head bolts with studs for any rebuild". But you'll need a Haynes manual etc. for the torque settings. Or you can always download the official service manual from this forum, just click on the downloads tab on the top of the screen.

plenty of information out there on the web with these heads. It'd be a good idea to upgrade the bolts while you're in there, ARP sell a set. Who knows how many hours/stretch the old ones have. A set of new stems seals should help your oil consumption, i'd go with genuine honda for these. You could port and polish it, porting can be a bit tricky if you don't know what you're doing but it wont hurt to polish the exhaust ports and combustion chamber, smooth out casting marks and stuff. Having any machine work done? you could upgrade to oversize valves and new seats installed. Also skimming a touch off will up your compression a touch giving you more power, but bear in mind it may have been skimmed before and there's only so much you can take off. Then there's camshafts, could go for a more aggressive cam profile from a type r or aftermarket, there's tonnes of cam profiles to chose from. Then you'd need to fit stronger valve springs to be able to rev higher and get the most out of it. All depends on your ££

Oh my boosted K20 and a DC5 dash in an M? On course to be one of the best builds ever?!

cheers, needs to be be more shiny, and got my shiny parcel through yesterday!!

yeah, I've looked at it and you guys are right, it's connected to the lower mount. Thx everyone, problem solved

As title Will ek rear strut brace fit mb6?

http://civic5.com/forum/topic/7459-stevies-mb2-tough-decision-coming-in-new-year/ .@dogg1210