Ryaano's v.1 Turbo Progress Build

[ryaano18]

Well, I guess it's time for a build thread since the boss is on vacation, school is on spring break and i have a few pics of whats coming...

First a little intro. I bought the car back in 08. I was not into cars or going fast but I liked the RSX and got a decent deal on an 03...and the kicker... Base Auto. I didnt know how to drive manual all that well at the time so i wasn't looking for one, and i didn't know anything about the Type-s or the differences really. It was bone stock, but was in an accident but it "looked" like repairs were done ok

First main mod I did was the black outs



interior was a simple type-r console and radio with back seats removed



Might get flamed for doing a shift boot on an auto but i dont care because the type-r console looks 100 times better anyways lol

then rear suspension and coils



Then i got big into wire tucking started with in cabin fusebox



Then did a front end conversion, which it sat like this for a loooooonngggg time





Then eps, battery, abs, and ac/heater delete and other things. Still daily driver at this time, but with texas weather didnt really need heater, and i drive with windows down most of the time anyways



Then, with a job promotion I decided I would go all the way and do a full turbo build, paint and mini-shave the bay, and 5spd manual swap with a few bells and whistles

First things first Motor must come out....

prepping it



and with the major help from [MENTION=40]monjarassi[/MENTION] we were able to pull the old motor out for a complete build





However, as soon as pulled off the head, turns out the block had rot on the sleeves so we tossed it for trash and began the search for a full motor. Pics of rot





Before picking up the motor stuff, figured i'd do some spring cleaning in the car. Removed the heater core and redid all the wiring.




EPS wiring


Floor harness with removed amp wiring/srs/seatbelts/abs


and scrap wire


also did the dash harness but not sure if im going to sleeve it yet. It would be a lot of work. still gotta pick up a fusebox and engine harness and go through those with sleeving.

So after that i was able to get was a k20a2 head, picked it up from a local for a decent price. Wasnt too worried about the condition since i was getting it built anyways. The guy literally gave me the full head with IM throttle body and random accessories



Strip it down and got a full supertech valvetrain and sent it off to the machine shop for decking and rebuild






Then found an A3 block for dirt cheap, and started ordering the parts to build that. I didn't want to use oil squirters or the factory oil cooler anyways so there was no reason for me to look for an a2 or z1/z3 block and pay extra.

picked up some wiseco 86.5 9.8:1 piston and BC h beams



shipped these off to the builder for the work on the block and got the block back 2 weeks later




Then got a type-s oil pump kit from AFH and installed that in




Then assembled the head with arp bolts, painted the block and Monjarassi came and helped me again with the TCT and valve lash. Never done that before so quite the learning experience




and this is where the block sits now, and my current status



Current parts list

Engine:

K20a3 Block/Girdle
K20z3 Crankshaft
Stock sleeve bored to 86.5mm
Wiseco 9.8:1 Flat Top Pistons
Brian Crower H-beam Rods
OEM Main/Rods/Thrust Bearings
OEM Timing Chain Tensioner
Type-s Oil pump
HPT Lower Chain Guide
DownStar Engine Bolt Kit

Head:

K20A2 Head
Supertech Dual valve springs
Supertech Intake valves
Supertech Inconel Exhaust valves
Supertech Retainers
Supertech Exhaust Bronze Guides
ARP Head Bolts
OEM K20A2 Cams
OEM Z3 Upper Chain Guide
OEM 86mm Head Gasket


Suspension:

FF2s Coilovers
Progress 27mm Rear Sway Bar
Function7 Control Arms
Beaks Tie Bar

Interior:

S2000 Push Start
Type-r Center Console
Pioneer 7inch Touchscreen
Boston Acoustics Speakers

Exterior:

05-06 Front End Conversion
A-Spec Side Skirts

Deleted Items:

A/C Condenser and All Plumbing
Hydraulic PS to EPS
Evap Lines
Heater Core and Lines
ABS Unit
Entire SRS System
Rear Wiper
Spare and Tools
Sound Deadening
Miscellaneous Body Brackets

Things to come in order:

Paint bay
Find transmission and lsd
Throw motor in with turbo
Full overhaul of fuel setup and fuel cell
Full overhaul of Wiring
Tune

Then v.2 of the build will start...

Much much much more to come

By the way, sorry for the mismatch of good and bad quality photos. Normally i don't take pics with my camera and just use my phone for something quick. The next set of build pics will be with the camera