Real Life Cars

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Promised Spaz I would post up shots of my second-to-last Focus, the one that was at one point zebra camo. It was by no means a fast car, but in the dirt, snow, and rain, it was my own little rally car, and I loved it to death. Literally. The "two engines and a transmission" kinda love.

Hard Parking like the lamest pimps ever.




Good ol' 2.0 SOHC SPI. Pulled hard as beans, whatever that means! This was after a particularly hard run on the local mountain pass back home, the 108 just past Wappingers Falls. This car was automatic, and was the only single cam of the day. Yeah, I later added a trans cooler before inevitably cooking it. Yes, I can drive stick. Dig that lazy-ass fog light wiring.


The zebra phase:




Deleted the lunchbox. My neighbors loved me for this.


Took out the couch and carpets, this made the rear end light and tail-happy, super fun in the wet.


I need another one. Or an S chassis. You know, whatever.

EDIT: Remembered these. Like I said, it was my rally car. Snow, mud, whatever.



Nothing like your condenser falling out.

Where about are you in New York?

I'm not, anymore. I moved out to LA in February. I used to live in 12601, though. Poughkeepsie/Hyde Park. About an hour north of the city.

You may also find this interesting. When the new My Little Pony came out, I was the first person to have a custom plate made. lololololnerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd. Someone actually copied it in FM4. You can find it on the SF. Got a laugh outta that. This is the last Focus I had before I moved out here to LA. Chewed up the synchro to third, clutch-dumped the CV boots apart, and drove it to the scrapyard for spending cash in my new home. This one was a twin cam.



Got this one for $240 with an exploderated motor. Here's all the pics I have of the rebuild.
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Got my stock rims today. YEAH!!!

Im throwing my money at the screen, but your 240 hasn't appeared infront of me

Some of my better "mods" over the years.



The $11 tailpipe.


Poverty spec!

Pulled the B16 out of my brother's DA in 40 min lol. Also got my build up and running just needs plates. I'll probably be posting a build thread in here.

Smooth92 wrote:

Pulled the B16 out of my brother's DA in 40 min lol. Also got my build up and running just needs plates. I'll probably be posting a build thread in here.

Mother of god...

Pulling an engine out is easy getting them back in can be slightly trickier...

DA's are so easy to work on!!!!! i LOVE'EM!!!!

Nice DA Kru, Is that a B16 GSR engine I see,

DAs are really cool! Theres a dude selling one with an LS swap for $400 not to far from me. Kinda wanna pick it up for winter beater...Only problem is that it has a blown head gasket and needs OBD1 shift cables.

@Graham Nah its a B18A1 (Ls motor) its got DC headers, chipped ecu w/ 2 step, DC intake, NGK Nology wires, NGK plugs, Exeddy Clutch, cat delete w/ straight pipe to stock rear exhaust
Gotta keep her quiet around the po-po!!!


@Tupas---- get it!!!!! Headgasket on a Da aint to hard (just have to get the head cleaned and checked) you can probably find a motor for about as much as the entire car!!! And if ya EVER need any real world auto help, hit me up!! Im a ASE certified sales manager that used to be a tech. I do all my own stuff and would be more than happy to share!!! Ill have the pics of my 240up this weekend!!!! Just got the cage and hydro brake in it!!!

Kru you don't have to be quite just quick

once spring comes im putting up the blazer for trade for a S chassis.. i miss mine dearly

GrahamC216 wrote:

Kru you don't have to be quite just quick

LOL!! Its pretty quick!!!! Its no road burner or anything like that but she holds her own!!!! What i wouldnt do for a GSR motor an a LSD diff tho.........

MrTupas wrote:

DAs are really cool! Theres a dude selling one with an LS swap for $400 not to far from me. Kinda wanna pick it up for winter beater...Only problem is that it has a blown head gasket and needs OBD1 shift cables.

Don't do it. The EJ1 I bought had a swapped B18 with a "blown headgasket" but when I got it home the next day I put in a new oem head gasket only to figure out it was still smoking. I pulled out the entire thing and put in a jdm b18b that I know worked. If you are going to get this car make sure you get the block and head machined or check it with a straight-edge before buying.

@Kru if you are ever deciding on swapping your motor don't purchase one from One Sixx, my bro bought his block from there and didn't tell him it had bad piston rings until after the fact. Clean DA bro!

id love a DA/DC integra or a EG civic.. PA isnt the best for non riced/fucked with imports

^^ Thats what i said!!! Depending on how hot the engine got the head could be warped. But replacement (read-junkyard) motors are fairlry common and cheap. If you dont mind a lil work you could get that thing up and screaming for about 2 grand.


Thanks for the info Smooth!!! IDK if im ever gonna swap it tho....got too many things going at once. I gotta redo the bike, finish the 240 and then..maybe then then swap may come into play. i need to hit the flippin lottery......By the way you were at Automass right? I drove it out there and almost got stuck at the end of the parking lot!!!

Hondas are easy to come by in Chicago, here's the list of my past cars.

90 Oldsmobile - was given to me for free

95 Ford Explorer - sold the 90 and bought this from a co-worker

96 Eagle Talon - traded the Explorer for the Talon (first pic of this thread)

95 Toyota Celica - crashed the Talon, sold it and bought the Celica

86 BMW E30 - neighbor was selling for $1K so I sold the Celica immediately

95 BME E36 - bought for $600, sold the E30 to brother and fixed up the E36

95 Honda Civic Coupe - E36 trans started slipping so I sold before it got worse, bought the civic from an uncle for $1,000

90 Honda Civic EF Hatch - traded the coupe because the ef had a b18

95 Honda Civic Coupe - traded the ef for the coupe because of a bent frame

96 Eclipse Turbo - boosted the coupe and traded it for the boosted eclipse

95 Honda civic coupe - blew the eclipse turbo, sold it and bought the civic for $1,000

Current - pulled the blown b18b1 out of the civic, put in a b18b from Eric Japan with a GSR transmission

Kru Jones wrote:

Thanks for the info Smooth!!! IDK if im ever gonna swap it tho....got too many things going at once. I gotta redo the bike, finish the 240 and then..maybe then then swap may come into play. i need to hit the flippin lottery......By the way you were at Automass right? I drove it out there and almost got stuck at the end of the parking lot!!!

No, I was boosting the Civic during Automass. The last meet I went to was the most recent ILL Fest and a small dyno day at SpeedQuest.

camaromanLS1 wrote:

id love a DA/DC integra or a EG civic.. PA isnt the best for non riced/fucked with imports

I hear ya there!!!! Out here its the same shit...... Eg's, Ek's, DC's all slammed on steelies with roof racks..all of them rolling around hollerin stance this, my shits JDM yo!, and im hella flush. Im like really bro? Thats a automatic, 4 door EF, with a really bad oil leak and no exhaust, thats not stancy, JDM, or hella flush player!!!

Come on down here and get that LS swapped 240 i sent ya!!!

JDM B18 w/ a GSR tranny? Oh boy...your my new hero!!! LOL!!