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BannisteR's '90 EF8 SiR Glasstop Build.

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#1 ·
Hello CRXcommunity.com, I'm BannisteR and here is my project car.
I picked her up December of 07 as a stripped shell. The shell was in great shape, no body rot or rust and had paperwork. Hasn't been registered stateside yet. She had doors, dash, carpet, hatch and haggard suspension. Picked up a set of HX wheels to roll her onto the tailor to get home and roll around in the garage. I'm currently stationed in VA and the car is in Cali safe in the garage. I will be getting hot and heavy into the build up of her very shortly as ill be bringing her out to VA so I will have ample time to work on it.
Most current state as of September '10:
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Just a few of the parts that I've been collecting...
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Few other pics...
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Here's a rundown of the parts I've put on/ collected so far
-INTERIOR-
*EF8 door cards
*EF8 power windows
*EF8 rear interior including rear seat and bass tubes
*EF8 access floor mats
*Custom "personal box" w/ yellow flocking
*Custom "coin tray" w/ yellow flocking
*AP1 cluster with Qube engineering LED conversion (white)
*DC2 ITR black w/ yellow stitch shift boot
*NRG short hub
*Works Bell quick release
*Personal Black w/ yellow stitching wheel / Vertex 10 star in blue
*Spoon Sports Ti knob / Vertex white delrin / J's burnt Ti
*Spoon Sports DC2 rear view mirror insert
*DC2 rear view mirror
*Mugen DC2 mirror cover in NH-0
*Bride EF8 seat rails
*Spoon Reclneable seat
-SUSPENSION/BRAKES-
*EF8 miracle X crossbar
*EF/ITR Function7 lower control arms
*Fortune Auto 500 coilovers w/ Swift spring upgrade.
*HardRace upper control arms
*HardRace rear camber kit
*HardRace EF bushing kit
*Full Race front cross member/ traction bar
*ASR EF rear sway bar and subframe brace
*Spoon Sports EF8 rigid collar kit
*Spoon Sports EF front strut bar / Circuit Sports strut bar
*Spoon Sports EG/DC rear lower tie bar
*Spoon Sports EG6 torque damper
*Wilwood 4 piston w/ 11" rotors (front)
*Wilwood large single piston parking brake calipers w/ 11" rotors (rear)
*Goodridge stainless steel braided brake lines
*H&R extended studs
*Powder coated gunmetal suspension components
-MOTOR/PERF-
*'98 USDM B18C5 w/ OEM ITR 81.25 pistons
*ITR head
*USDM ITR Trans
*ACL race bearings
*Buddy Club Spec II exhaust
*Password JDM battery relocate kit
*Spoon Sports DC2 Radiator hoses
*Spoon Sports 4-2-1 header
*Spoon Sports radiator cap
*Spoon Sports oil cap
*Spoon Sports carbon kevlar spark plug cover
*Spoon Sports thermostat switch
*Spoon Sports thermostat
*Spoon Sports gen2 cam gears
*Spoon Sports high tension cords
*Spoon Sports heat barrier tape
*Spoon Sports radiator stays
*Spoon Sports drain and oil plug
*Spoon Sports head gasket
*M's Factory Sport injection kit (ITB's)
*Skunk2 tuner stage 2 cams
*Skunk2 valve springs
*Skunk2 Ti retainers
*Skunk2 composite fuel rail
*Skunk2 VTEC solenoid
*Skunk2 VTEC solenoid cap
*Skunk2 cam seal
*Skunk2 valve cover flush mount bolts
*Hondata intake manifold gasket
*Hasport EFB2 mounts
*Hasport shift linkage
*Hasport axles
*C&R radiator
-EXTERIOR-
*EE8 EDM taillights w/ rear fog light
*EF8 Honda Access visors
*EF8 bumper lights
*EF8 corner lights
*EF8 side markers
*EF8 J's Racing hood / EF8 OEM style fiberglass hood
*EF8 front bumper
*EE8 EDM glass headlights
*EF8 OEM service tags for doors, and under hood
*EF8 JDM headlights retrofitted w/ E55 bi-xenon projectors and shrouds
*The Retrofit Source Bi-xenon plug and play harness
*OEM EF8 fenders
*Password JDM EF8 carbon fiber lip
*JDMSh!t EF8 polyurethane lip
*Vision EF8 carbon fiber mirrors
*OEM Honda 91 door moldings, gaskets, seals (lots or brand new OEM goodies)
*Spoon Sports wiper brades
*Spoon Sports windshield banner
*Spoon Sports rear window banner
*Spoon Sports license plate in yellow and blue
-WHEELS-
*Sprint Heart Formula CPR's 16x7 +38
*Volk Rays SE37K's 16x7+33
*Work Meister's 16x7+27

Lots more to get...

Here was the daily... '98 ITR #0179
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#27 ·
Yup they are the lowest grade interior models Japan made. Out of the EF7 1.5x. After seeing them in person a few years back I've come to love the rarity of them. I'm not too crazy bout the piping that rims the seat but they are hella comfy! And none the less... They came from our beloved machine the CRX. So gotta love 'em. :)b
 
#29 ·
chato said:
Sick cars :jawdrop:
Thank you sir!
IntegraDA05 said:
Noice Noice. Where in VA are you station'd? Have a buddy that is in Fort Eustis.
Norfolk, VA, not too far from where I'm at
ohisofly said:
Your. Cars. Are. Amazing.
Thank. You.
REXzAcTLy904 said:
With all that spoon stuff u need to buy my SPOON SW388's. :)b
16x7 +45's SW388's would be killer on her :biggrin:
ScottMog said:
Luv the 1.5x rear seats. I think thats what they are from. but :)b for originality haha
Thank you, I'll probably post up the covers for sale when I get the seats re-upholstered to match the front seats Ill be getting :)

Thank you all for the kind words :)b

No updates on the CRX, I swapped axles on the ITR, EBC slotted rotors, Hawk pads, back to OEM upper control arms, changed tranny fluid, changed the oil and got an alignment.
 
#32 ·
actually they are 16 X 7's and ET+45 though... and I only have 3 of them but have a guy in Canada that has 2 he's willing to sell... just haven't got them yet and been debating

Check this...
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#34 ·
sleeper17 said:
i like your X-bar. in fact i just googled where you got it. or where i can buy one :D
icb motorsports brotha!
 
#36 ·
Got a new photoshoot of the R last weekend, I also picked up a real Spoon Valve cover for the price of a regular used Valve cover :mrgreen: Picked up a Nikon D80 so when I get back home Ill be taking a few more pics of the CRX and installing a few things :)b
On with a few pics of the R:
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#38 ·
how many times did it take yall to back up and get re-situated and look good but not perfect and then re-situate.... and so on and so on.... Hahaha. Cause me and my brother both had CRX's and we did a shoot similar to this and it was fun getting the right profile cause we had a wide lens and wanted to stream the body line PERFECTLY! and you probably done this the first time...NICE! If so I ADMIRE/HATE you!!! Haha Just messin... Ur R is so clean sir! :)b
 
#39 ·
REXzAcTLy904 said:
how many times did it take yall to back up and get re-situated and look good but not perfect and then re-situate.... and so on and so on.... Hahaha. Cause me and my brother both had CRX's and we did a shoot similar to this and it was fun getting the right profile cause we had a wide lens and wanted to stream the body line PERFECTLY! and you probably done this the first time...NICE! If so I ADMIRE/HATE you!!! Haha Just messin... Ur R is so clean sir! :)b
Actually I just did it just once haha. Not sure if it was spot on but it looked good in the shots so I was pleased. Thank you for the complements. I assure you that the CRX will be much cleaner than the R when she is done, attention to detail is key with me.
Played around with my new camera the other week and came up with this. I amazed myself with how good this shot turned out
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CRX updates... Picked up a right side OEM block off plate for $30 shipped, dont think that was too bad. Priced out getting the rest of the door jamb, hatch, and random body seals and gaskets from Majestic. Nothing like fresh seals to make things feel tight again, almost $600! Will be ordering that next month.
 
#49 ·
I picked up a set of 15x6+38 Mugen MR-5's Dude had the faces painted white and they were peeling and flaking off, looked pretty rough so I striped them down. Turns out they were many colors before the white, red, blue. Leaving them silver for now. Picked up a few more Spoon Parts, EG6 Torque Dampener, A second Windshield Banner, Rear Banner in White, and the Spoon License plate in blue. Wont have may more updates for a while, going on deployment. Gives me time to pay off some things and save up for the swap!
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#51 ·
g4crx said:
Do you guys drive on the right side or left side of the road? The Teg is LHD and the rex is RHD.

Can't wait to see the finished article, you have some great parts there!
We drive on the right side of the road, LHD cars are the norm here.
Thank you for the complements! Your EF8 is pretty sick as well!