100percentjake

Howdy, guys. I'm Jake, a kid from Kansas who just bought a $500 250,000+mi Civic because, honestly, why the hell not?
Here's how it was when I bought it.



Ran on 3 cylinders, no tail lights, no exhaust, awful faded ebay projectors, headers, 'cold air' intake, seat covers, a really nice short shifter, gaudy Sony head unit, and no front speakers.

Here's what I've done so far:

• Fixed the valve lash that was causing cyl 2 to not fire below 2000 rpm
• Painted the rusty steelies WRX gold
• Got some stock tails
• Got stock headlights
• Got rid of the seat covers and sewed up a torn seat
• Replaced the front speakers with Pioneer three-ways and rewired the passenger side
• replaced the 6x9s with Pioneer 4-ways
• Carpeted the trunk using factory side pieces and the large flat piece from a Buick LeSabre
• Moved the obnoxious head unit from stock position down to where the CD player used to be
• Replaced faulty heater control backlight with LEDs
• Replaced dim festoon dome light with white LEDs
• Replaced wiggly/broken steering wheel with aftermarket unit with twist-style quick release (doubles as security system)
• Modified Chevy Sonic RS exhaust to fit
• Blacked out the peeling trim
• Re-painted peeling wiper arms

I'm currently deciding on what sort of sub to put in the back. Right now I have an old "1000 watt" (yeah, right) amp in the back hooked up to a 12" Memphis Audio in a sealed box I built, but I have a dual 12" bandpass box I'm getting ready to go (one sub is blown and it has no window installed).
I also have a set of craigslist coilovers (no brand name, just sleeve-type) I'll be using to replace my sagging stock springs.

Fun fact about this car: It's a Canadian model with JDM-style armrest delete, a USDM A/C, power NOTHING except steering, and a MPH gauge cluster. It also has upwards of 250,000 miles.

Here's how it sits now.




Hopefully in the next couple of days when I get my cheapo coilover sleeves installed it will sit a bit lower and be a bouncey funhouse of back pain until I blow a shock and revert to the stock springs/shocks I have in reserve. Should be fun times.

Eventually my plan is to run a very low-pressure turbo setup and see how far I can get with stock injectors/fuel pump, then probably build from there as I get more money. Sway bars would be nice, as well. Especially since I intend on autocrossing this.

Speaking of autocross, here's my other car. My 2000 Buick LeSabre 'Murdersofa' in its unnatural habitat. It has intake, exhaust, 91 octane tune, front and rear sway bars, 245r18s, and upgraded rear shocks.