usajags84

So I bought an 01 civic and I have been wrenching on it quite a bit and I love it. It's an 01 civic Lx coupe automatic the body is rough like rough but the engine runs great except for a cel for 02 sensors

But
Last month I bought a slightly hit in front ( Rear ended a raised truck with hitch) 2003 civic sedan 5 speed
This car is in great shape paint is good all maintenance records ect
It needs hood radiator core support (could be straighten) radiator and airbags
This is the car I want to make my daily driver


I have been looking for another 03 civic so I could get the bags out and hood and everything else I need.
Well in my quest I found a great 2003 coupe with a shot transmission and a ragged out interior but it has four brand new tires and the entire front clip is immaculate

Well the body on the 03 coupe is good
I mean it has some dings but the paints clear the rear bumper cover is tore up.

Here's where I am, the 03 coupe is a Lx that the previous owner paid a shop to put a vtech in. She sold me the body with the understanding that I am returning the motor which is fine by me! I am thinking I should pull the motor and transmission out of the 2001 coupe since it's a new rebuild transmission and the motor runs great
Concerns:
Even though I know that that car has had a swap if I pull out my engine and transmission would I use the current cars harness with my ecu? Is it hard to swap the harness if I were to use mine?
2.. Body electronics 01 has 153k if I swap the ecu would the cluster show 153k or would I have to swap clusters? And if so would they fit?
Also few small difference Ac is 2 wire in 03 whereas 01 1 wire
3. I looked for about three hours on the forum last night for a guide to pull the motor out but not one forum topic that I found I n here was the step by step advice I need

I realize this is user error or too much excitement over my civic trio

My ultimate goal is this
Silver 03 sedan daily driver fixed right and have a body shop paint the hood and bumper cover.
Red 03 civic coupe
01 civic parts car then have crushed
(When replacing the fenders there's a lot of unibody damage which makes me question the structural integrity) also car has been hit more times the. Mohammed Ali although I can get in and drive this car right now I know that it has had extensive damage and I worry about getting hit if the structural intergrity will hold

I would love to pull the bags out of the 01 and put in the 03 but not sure if everything is the same
Nether 03 has side bags


Here's what I am thinking about doing but needed some wrenching advice
Or maybe someone to slap me upside the head

I realize that I may have overlooked a thread that answered some questions and I did research before posting!
My mechanical skill is better then average but not pro

usajags84

Damage before and after 01

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1 at a time

It's hard to tell but the passenger side is about two inches bent upwards and there's a nasty crinkle in the in the main rail
This occurred before I got it

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On to the next one

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On to the next

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After hard work and sweat

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More

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Sides
Engine removal post
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...ml#post4486344

sdaidoji

iTrader: (1)

why not a 2000 or older?
i own 2 miatas...

usajags84

Funny you should mention that
I looked at a 99 before I bought the 03's
The main reason I bought the sedan I need four doors
And I liked the 5 speed... But the airbags are very expensive and I won't drive without them. I was told the 01s would fit the 03 but I am getting mixed results
I kinda was going to just use the 03 coupe as parts but there's no damage and I think it's a safer car I would love to move everything from 01 to 03 but I am not sure what exactly this entails do I have to move the entire harness and dash

I am in pretty deep in the 01 I paid way to much for it and I did a lot of work. but the 03 sedan and the 03 coupe was very reasonable. I bought the 01 since it had a new rebuilt transmission from a very reputable shop here I more or less paid for the rebuild

If I could go back in time I would have bought the 99 and avoided the 01 and it's siblings but now my driveway looks like a Honda shop.

usajags84

I took the last week to do a true cost eval on the 3 cars based on my findings and a lot of help from my buddy at the dealer, we determined that my best bet factoring cost to paint parts and labor to move everything.
Is to scrap the 03 coupe completely.

The struts are new and will be moved to 01 with Ac compressor and tires
The hood bumper cover radiator condensor all parts needed to fix the front.

All other parts will be sold and body will be scrapped.
So if anyone needs anything off a red 03 coupe Lx with spoiler send me a pm