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my almost fully restored 86 civic Si

Re: my almost fully restored civic Si (86si)

Re: my almost fully restored civic Si (flukeCD5)

oh my lord dude sooooo amazing.
did you spray the tranny? https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: my almost fully restored civic Si (Mr.OB*GYN_Rhett)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr.OB*GYN_Rhett »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh my lord dude sooooo amazing.
did you spray the tranny? https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>
thank u. thats aluma blast paint from eastwood. they make really nice restoration products.

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

i hate you, but you already know that...

so when can i drop off my car?

i wish i could do work like that, but i don't know how to weld, or paint.. but i can turn wrenches. so one day, hopefully soon, i'll be able to strip mine down myself, and then i'll have to take it to someone.. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emsad.gif

Nice workmanship, I like your attention to detail! Hard to believe some of the rare parts you were able to find, must've taken some time.

Man seriously this is like the 4th time I've looked at this thread today. I am still in shock. You basically have a NOS CAR lol. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emsmile.gif

Re: (Hondalover07)

GREAT WORK . SIMPLY AMAZING. CANT WAIT TO SEE IT ALL DONE

Re: (Hondalover07)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hondalover07 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">More Pictures Soon... https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmileo.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>
some minty detailed parts
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...i/paint015.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...i/floor006.jpg
brand new oem gas tank. the old one was rusted bad https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...i/floor007.jpg

i'm going to take some fresh pics tonight. all these pics are about a month old so its come along way since then.

dave

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 86si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i want to be ready for Honda day aug 11.

Modified by 86si at 4:12 PM 7/9/2007</TD></TR></TABLE>

Another reason I will be going .

Great work , hope to see it there . https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

lovely seats... where did you source those from?

wouldn't it have been slightly easier to source a better conditioned chassis from california to give yourself a little head start?

Do you have reference for inspection marks?

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (MSchu)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lovely seats... where did you source those from?

wouldn't it have been slightly easier to source a better conditioned chassis from california to give yourself a little head start?

Do you have reference for inspection marks?</TD></TR></TABLE>
trust me i thought about it. its easier said than done to find a clean chassis. and u
never know what your getting. atleast i knew i had a rusted POS https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif . now that the rust repair is over i don't regret it one bit. i learned a whole lot about body work and how the cars body is built. i bought the seats from vintage parts in wisconsin. being i work for a honda dealer i have access to vintage parts.

inspection marks???

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

omg those "new" parts must have cost you a fortune!

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

couple shots before the resto. all the trim will be black like originally when its finished.
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c.../080405005.jpg
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...si/mase025.jpg
btw it was over 500whp in these pics with a 10pt cage... https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

and my wife and son who have put up with me and my cars for years. they love this car too.
https://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...i/DSC00931.jpg

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

this reminds of that resto in the 2nd gen crx section.

you even sandblasted the chassis??? https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

if you dont mind me asking, whos doing that body work?

possibly a place you would reccomend? (im looking for a new york body shop that respects imports and does good work)

great build man, thanks for sharing. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (doublethink)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doublethink »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this reminds of that resto in the 2nd gen crx section.

you even sandblasted the chassis??? https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

if you dont mind me asking, whos doing that body work?

possibly a place you would reccomend? (im looking for a new york body shop that respects imports and does good work)

great build man, thanks for sharing. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>
thank u. i did all of the sheet metal and welding. except the bulkhead. i painted the interior myself with single stage. it was my first time with a gun and i was very happy with the results. my buddy will be doing the exterior body work and he painted the engine bay/bulkhead. he does awesome work.

i really don't know of any shops that do work like this. i mean its hard to find someone that will put as much passion and effort into a car that is not theirs.

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

we're gonna have a diversion going forward... this is really a street rod type resto not OEM stock resortation. niether is better or more important, but we can not rule out the completely stock restoration https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (MSchu)

other than the seats the entire car will appear stock. until u get a look under the hood and suspension. i just have to have an engine with power. and what better than an itr internal b18c

Re: my almost fully restored 86 civic Si (86si)

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i really don't know of any shops that do work like this. i mean its hard to find someone that will put as much passion and effort into a car that is not theirs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

understandable.

it looks great with the engine all installed. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif