1989 JDM EF3 Civic Shuttle 56i DOHC VTEC

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  • thats clean.. i want a cargo cover!!

    and i agree on the photoshop... looks real clean!
  • liftoffliftoff Band Wagon
    Keen to see this lowered. Wish mine was as tidy as yours
  • Nice fit; looks like your cargo cover will still fold up nicely.

    Gotta do something about those wires, though. Route them under the cargo cover, perhaps?
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Those wires you can see are for the strobe light, I just put it in quickly and ran out of light (its winter over here) to get it tidy, its on my list of things to do.

    Yep cargo cover still folds up normally, unfortunately the carpet is what acts as a hinge, and after 19years of use its starting to show this.
    Need to make some new hinges at some stage
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Finally "lowered" the Shuttle, pretty disappointed really:
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  • liftoffliftoff Band Wagon
    Back end is an improvement, but the front looks minimal...What springs did you use?
  • Back can go one circlip groove lower, front only has one perch mount so will have to get another machined in.

    Used Cobra front and King rear springs, I have a feeling the front are only "low" and not "superlow". Will try pick up some better springs at some stage.
  • liftoffliftoff Band Wagon
    I'm so unfamiliar with this style of suspension, I'm used to standard mcpherson and leaf springs :shock:

    I was just gonna throw some superlows in all round with shorter hatch rear shocks, and just knock a coil off if needed (shortening shocks to keep captive)
  • Yea, your shocks wont have circlips they will have one perch height.

    I was told the springs are "superlow" but I suspect they are not, as the shocks are shorter than stock yet still havnt given much of a drop.
    I will investigate when I get a spare moment
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    i think it looks pretty good. just need to lower the front a bit more. the rear looks good though.

    now with some wheels....
  • adamEFwagonadamEFwagon Senior Wagonist
    i want a RHD wagon!!
  • Thanks guys, wheels are next on the list, front has settled a little bit, but still needs to go lower, will see how it looks with some wheels.

    In the mean time I came across this, and couldnt say no:
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    I dont know how many of you have the problem of water finding its way into the boot, but after rain I would have a decent size swimming pool in the boot, so this sunny saturday morning I decided to investigate, and found this:
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    Rusty water, great!

    So I decided it was tail light seals, pulled them out and sure enough looks like thats where its getting in, being a apprentice electrician I always have silicon sealant handy. So this is how its sits now:
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  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Yes my RTi had the same issue and it was the tail light seals aswell.
  • Yea common Honda problem I think.

    After a lot of rain this week it seems to have done the trick.

    Suspension settled but I want it lower:
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  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    Haydz wrote:
    Yes my RTi had the same issue and it was the tail light seals aswell.

    x2 me too :roll:
  • Had a bit of money left in the bank so went and got some driving lights:
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    Decided that the bottom of the bumper looked horrible so I painted it and the lip nice gloss black, in the future I think I will paint all the trim and the mirrors, but probably satin rather than gloss.

    Also painted up the back muffler but no pics
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    very cool, very cool.

    you should definitely go with satin paint though.. the lips a bit too shiny for my taste right now
  • Yea same, I only had gloss paint lying around though, its only cheap paint and will polish right off :lol:
    So when I have another cruisy weekend (not likely due to integra needing a clutch) I will re-do it in either mat or satin along with all other trim and the mirrors
  • Just got some new wheels at auction last night

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    15x7" +35 ABT wheels with 195/55/R15 tyres

    Will need to tidy them up so thinking of polishing the lip and colour coding the spokes to the car
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Got the new wheels today, need to give them a tidy up but that can be done later.
    Got 2 of them on for a quick look and I really need to go lower :oops:

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    What do you all think?
  • stephenstephen Senior Wagonist
    looks really good. love the steering wheel. two questions"
    what kind of tow hook is that on the back?
    when are you going to paint the new wheels green?

    keep it up, its coming together nicely.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Looks good just drop her a little more. Do you plan on getting a rear lip from an EF9?
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Cheers guys,

    Tow Hooks is a J's Racing one for DC2, got it for my TypeR and didnt like it so it ended up on here for a laugh.

    Im actually thinking of painting the spokes of the wheels blue, the same as the body work and leaving the lip polished.

    I am looking for some Neuspeed race springs to drop it a bit more, rear can go slightly lower as it is but will look uneven.

    Hadnt though about a rear lip but might get one as some stage, does it fit straight on?
  • RevmaynardRevmaynard Council Member
    The new wheels and steering wheel look great! I want a wood grain! lol I'm diggin those boots, too.
  • EDwEFprtsEDwEFprts Senior Wagonist
    it's looking good.
    i liked the hubcaps better personally.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    looking good!
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    EDwEFprts wrote:
    it's looking good.
    i liked the hubcaps better personally.

    I liked how they looked in some ways, but they were to narrow and I do quite a few long trips in this and there are some bloody good roads (ive had comments from Americans say that they didnt know roads like these existed, refering to corners etc) so I like to be able to push it through the corners.

    Now I need to sort out getting the front about 30mm lower, then replace the front discs with some that arnt warped :oops:
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Gave 2 wheels a slight tidy up, will spend a lot more time on them in a couple weeks time when im feeling a bit better:

    I like how it looks now, changes the stance a lot
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    And one of the Integra, got a set of ARC winglets arriving shortly as well as a Mugen Style Carbon Fibre Spoiler
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  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    I like the look of your shuttle now very much. Also really nice teg :)
  • Yeah, both cars look very clean!! :D
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