hi all at H-T, my name is alex, im 17, and i drive a 1989 ef3 i brought it for $50 NZD with a run bearing thats about $39.60 USD, here are some pics:




i have just rebuilt the engine with new mains


it also hav a facelift convertion on it

(will try and get better pics tomoro)

it is sitting on semi racing springs and shocks, with a cusco brace upfront with a custom shifter and a custom 2 1/4' exhaust

i also hav a spoiler with a brake light in it that i hav just put on

it also has a wrx bucket seat out of a suburu that i made, i used the bucket seat foam but put it ontope of the origonal si seat frame

and today i made a cold air box for it (will gets pics tomoro)

i am open to comment on the car just not harsh ones about a guy driving a pink car

cheers
alex from nz


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p.s. i am thinking of redoing the shell, full strip to remove bog and crap thats has been put on the car over the years, and to remove rust, but im not sure wat colour to paint it, or even keep it the same colour, also sorry bout my noobness

 

RHD FTMFW!?!?!?!?!??!!?!?!

 

hell yea original jdm in new zealand

 

lawl...Ill stay usdm, but welcome to HT =D

 

algud lol, thanx, i hear there are 4wd hatchs from us??

 

better pics:

new spoiler


front


engine with air box


bucket seat


dash


WAT DO U ALL THINK!!!

 

honestly i think the stock seats look better. but its a good start

 

well mine was riped and the pucket was just sitting there with no hinges so i thought y not, fells so much better than the stock tho

 

yeah thats a whole different story lol.

 

i dig it man! can't beat the price!! rims alone are worth it. that color pink doesn't look so bad either...and you can always paint it. no doubt you'll love the car the more you drive it. welcome aboard

 

yea needs a paint but i dont no wither to strip it or flick it off n buy the eg racecar that my course is building n put that bak on to the road

 

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You hear wrong. Some people are working on custom model's though.

 

Wow what a deal! What a great start Hey is that a bnr32 skyline in one of those pics?

 

no just commodores and a bmw

 

more CAI

not finnished yet, still need a tube to connect it to under the box, and mabe something to stop stuff e.g. suicidal birds geting in it lol, wudnt be the first

 

bad news, handbrake gave way on the steep driveway and the car roled into the house, facelife si lip riped in two, CAI riped off, both facelift indicators smashed, facelift bumper and bonnet filler dented, the car hit the main suport post for the deck that was already cracked, so i was luky that the deak didnt colaps onto the car, gona cost me aroud $400nzd ($315.59usd) to replace the whole facelift front, most of it will be new from japan, but for sum good news, new sunrof and windscreen as they were cracked, and getting mugen engine mounts for aroud $200nzd ($157.79usd) new, cheaper that buying then new from honda, and new cv's

 

Sorry to hear about the accident. Hope all that repair won't set you back to much. May be it's a good timing to paint the whole car as well. Welcome to H-T

 

welcome to h-t... btw i would of degreased and painted the engine while it was out. but good to see your building her up.

 

i wud hav painted the engine but i needed a car at the time, im expecting a letter in the mail stating that i hav lost my licence for 3 months due to no demerit points left, so i will be striping the car to nuthing and painting it white and black trim, and for the engine, it has to come out for new cv's and mounts, or i might drop in a d15b sohc vtec turbo that i am building

 

Progress?

 

finaly some progres, got me a hf manifold for free (yay) gaskets and all, a tdo4 off a subaru free (super yay), made my own adapter plate, just put oil return into sump, front end hasnt changed fronm the litle crash, but lookin at $500 nzd ($394.90 USD) to replace filler panel, facelift si lip, facelift parkers, facelift indicators, and front gaurds, holes in bonnet removed, bonnet pins gone, semi new front tyres, waiting on new engine mounts, intercooler is being paid for as well as 2.5 inch exhaust, and intercooler piping, same as injectors, so total cost of build so far is nada, zip zero, nuthing, untill i ay for engine mounts lol

pic will be up in the next few days

also lookin for opinions on colour to paint whole car

 

also, could this get moved into fouched induction because its not realy just apperance any more
cheers

 

Cool stuff, it more then likely won't get moved. Forced induction forums are pretty much a tech forum. Unless your thread is primarily about having problems or needing specific information about your turbo then it will stay in the A/C forum.

Thank's for the PM! Goodluck.

 

pics!!!

turbo




adaptor plate




turbo mounted




oil drain


eg radiator


boost gauge


also fixed heater control


shifter




how she sits nw