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turb0fr3ak · 08-21-2010, 11:42 AM

my brother was in the same boat as you, he wanted an SiR but did not want the hassle of getting stolen. so what he did instead was he got a ultra clean 99 civic si with high miles and did the following:

- 1999 Honda Civic Si coupe (found a very clean chassis with very high k's) $3000
- b18c 0bd2 complete swap (more torque and power) $3400 nagasaki motors
- SiR front grill and front lip (got those off a member here that has the same color) $300
- rear drum to disc swap (when to ralphs auto we took it off = more discount in price) $150
- replace si seats with USDM type-R seats (the stock seats felt like bench seats even the SiR seats too) $300
- and random parts to complete the project $500
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total build $7650 give or take. and this was 2 years ago

all labour was done by friends and myself, and about 15 cases of beer, a few weekends and lots of chicken wings.

with this build not only your insurance will be cheaper than a standard SiR, it has more torque and power compare to a stock SiR

just wanted to share what my brother and i did.

08-21-2010, 11:42 AM	#9
turb0fr3ak Need my Daily Fix of RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 282 Thanked 130 Times in 34 Posts Failed 174 Times in 24 Posts	my brother was in the same boat as you, he wanted an SiR but did not want the hassle of getting stolen. so what he did instead was he got a ultra clean 99 civic si with high miles and did the following: - 1999 Honda Civic Si coupe (found a very clean chassis with very high k's) $3000 - b18c 0bd2 complete swap (more torque and power) $3400 nagasaki motors - SiR front grill and front lip (got those off a member here that has the same color) $300 - rear drum to disc swap (when to ralphs auto we took it off = more discount in price) $150 - replace si seats with USDM type-R seats (the stock seats felt like bench seats even the SiR seats too) $300 - and random parts to complete the project $500 _________________________________________________ total build $7650 give or take. and this was 2 years ago all labour was done by friends and myself, and about 15 cases of beer, a few weekends and lots of chicken wings. with this build not only your insurance will be cheaper than a standard SiR, it has more torque and power compare to a stock SiR just wanted to share what my brother and i did.