So I finally got to retire the hatch for this season today. I got real lucky that we havent had any bad weather here in NY yet. today it was 72 degrees out and had some crazy *** thunder and lightning storms... f'in crazy. anyway, ive got a bunch of plans for the hatch over this winter, lots of interior/chassis/bay paint, bottom end rebuild, full wire tuck and lots more.

i was able to get a little done tonight, picked up an Autopower roll bar for 120 bucks
off B18CJDMGSR but it needs some major cleaning up. the extra cross bar was welded on kinda shitty, strong but slag everywhere so i decided to start cleanin it up.

BEFORE


AFTER (not done yet)







me and Knappster also did a little winterizing on his hatch

out with the new and in with the old....




BEEFY


dont mind the dirtiness.... its been a week of straight RAIN



i know its kinda boring but im bored and was excited to get the thread up and running... hopefully ill be able to get alot more done by monday





Modified by SoHonda_Garage at 9:32 PM 12/2/2006

 

COOL
how did you shave the imperfect welds?

 

w00t w00t for our winter parts collecting and builds, My tranny should be an interesting adventure ...... for my car looking like ****. Though its not as bad as i thought it was gonna be riding on the stock suspension again

 

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how did you shave the imperfect welds?</TD></TR></TABLE>

cutoff wheel... its all i really have thatll get through it. went through a whole wheel on one side and didnt even finish yet. time to hit up lowes for some supplies

 

a pic of some of the lightning from last night... you cant really tell but it was lighting the sky up carzy purple a blue.... happy december lol





Modified by SoHonda_Garage at 1:14 PM 12/2/2006

 

You're gonna keep the single cam?!

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WTB: 96-00 EK (hatchback)

 

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thats knappster's car... mines the black egg (NA EH2 build)

but yeah, hes keeping the single cam non vtec.... were going to be putting a final drive in it sometime this winter.... it should be good for keeping up w/ stock b16 hatches


Modified by SoHonda_Garage at 2:54 PM 12/2/2006

 

^
sounds good, kinda wanna do that to my single stick till I get a swap

 

 

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You must be pretty close by Syracuse, we saw almost exactly the same weather.

 

 

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about 3 hrs south... but i think like the whole stae got the same weather yesterday

 

ttt.... gonna be finishing up the rollbar and layin on some paint tonight piucs will be up later

 

i cant wait til spring

 

Good stuff

 

I hope your not going to have that as a functional cage where it needs to be inspected because the #1 thing with rollcages r the welds have to be visable

 

Subscribed... but dam cuz, you couldve started the thread off with something a little more interesting lol. Just kiddin

 

I need to stop looking at these threads though, they make me want to rethink selling my car. lol

 

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no no the only tracking ill be doing around here is HPDE's and possibly time attack through NASA. neither requires a cage. i just got it so i car run my harnesses over it when i get them... and for a little bit of chassis stiffening

 

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i noticed in your sig you have the F2 coilovers.... how do you like them? im planning on geting a set, but im wondering about how long they last before they need re-valveing

 

got some more done on the rollbar last night, finished cleaning up the welds with the cutoff wheel, dremel, and sandpaper, then sanded the rest of it to get it ready for paint







Longnecks FTW!


then this morning i brought it inside for a nice grey coat of paint








gonna start rippin out the interior of the hatch today and mock up the rollbar
also might get the engine out tonight

 

Looks great

But a big for NY winters

 

looking very good nice job

 

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thanks man, you take your car off the road for the winter right?