The EG3's progression
The EG3's progress in order — research, decisions and work, newest first. The curated version lives on the car's own page; this is the full record.
Committed the EG3 to an OEM+ restoration: make the original D13B2 healthy and bring the whole car back to how Honda intended, before changing anything major. No swap, no fake EG6 — improvements only on the car's own terms.
Refocused the whole site on the one car that started it. Dropped the two-car / collection framing — the EG3's restoration and progression is the public story now; future EGs are only quiet, long-term directions.
Cross-checking the spec sheet against multiple sources turned up an error I'd repeated: the EG's rear suspension is double wishbone, not multi-link. Multi-link came with the EK. Fixed it. The archive is only worth keeping if it's right.
Walked the bodywork and cabin — rust to find at the usual Honda points, a tired interior, panels to sort and a respray in the plan. All assessment, nothing done yet, so the restoration is planned rather than reactive.
Wrote down the running symptoms before touching anything: stalling on deceleration, weak pull, rough cold idle and needing throttle to start. Reads as a carburettor and ignition problem, not a worn engine — the diagnosis starts there.
Committed to keeping the EG3 true to itself — a light, simple, period-honest 1.3 — rather than chasing a fake EG6 or a B18 swap. The big-build ambition moves to a car that was actually chosen for it.
Worked through the chassis codes and engines properly: D13B2, D15B, D16Z6, B16A — and the market splits that make the EG3 so confusing online. Understanding that EG3 ≠ EG6 at the engine-family level is what changed the plan.
Rebuilt the site around the car. It used to document software; now it documents the EG3, its restoration and the research behind it. One place to keep the reasoning, not just the work.
Started with the intention to build the EG3 up — more power, bigger everything. The research that followed slowly took that plan apart. The car turned out to be worth more left honest than made loud.