It will probably come out when I get to the paint booth. This was pretty much just a quick spray to cover up the bare spots... and was a little rushed thanks to the not so understanding neighbors!

 

lol neighbors not fond of the air compressor?

 

screw em. I power washed mine at 2 in the morning. they should be sleep anyway

 

its like an alarm clock, should be up cooking breakfast or somebay. WOOT WOOT

 

why'd you deside to do the red civic for a project car vs the black one?
just curious.

 

screw the neighbors its not like your be painting every day!

the black coupe looks good from the pics, but would need alot of work to look like his red car will from in person.

in person the red car stock looked cleaner than his black one did

 

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They dont mind the compressor itself, but the day I bought it, I was asked the question 'you guys are not going to be painting over there are ya' to which I quickly replied 'no way'. fast forward 2 weeks, we are primering the car in the garage and they roll home at 10pmish and flip out about the paint fumes!

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Unfortunately, the neighbors are not Bub Rub and Lil Sis... ha ha ha!

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I have owned the black civic for a while. The dude I got it from wasnt exactly straight forward about some stuff with it... I wanted black interior too! But like EtherEG said, to make the black car as clean as the red car is, it would have taken quite a bit of body work and more of a hassle than anything. And I wanted a car to 'build' and enjoy, and to make that possible, I needed to have a DD. The red car will NEVER see snow, and probably wont see any rain either.
The black car is far from horrible, but to make it as clean as the red car is... it would take a nice amount of work.

 

you have tan interior? mines black with tan too and i hate it i wish it was black. thats probably the number one reason im selling it b/c i want to have the black on black with leather gsr seats in it. they both look clean tho i wish i had the time and money to do what your doing but i dont, soon tho ill have my chance and ill have a blast lol should look at mine its CLEAN!

http://www.hondamarketplace.co...76507

 

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Yeah, I got a good deal for what it was when I got it... but after I started putting money into the black one, I quickly lost interest and realized I wanted something a little different to start with... Trust me, I have seen cars in way worse condition than the black one is in, but the red one was so much nicer to start with.

As far as the build, like most of them... it ends up being a little longer/more money than planned. But its alright. It will be worth it when its done, and I am taking my time and making sure everything is done right the first time

You car looks pretty clean though, but its a rarity to find anything NEARLY that clean up here in the midwest unless it was garaged and not driven in winters.

 

I got some more work done on the car tonight...

Energy suspension sway bar bushings and endlinks for the front sway bar...


Homemade shifter extender thanks to Nick


Another shot of the car primered with some of the masking removed from it


Bought an OEM honda CD player which lights up amber off EBAY for $20 shipped


Also installed my header tonight to get it out of the way in the garage.


Got a few new things today too, as well as USPS loosing some of my stuff. I should have more pictures up in the next few day.

Let me know what you guys think of the progress and if you have any suggestions to help out along the way

 

more updates

 

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Daylight savings time sucks!

In the past few days, I ordered some new tires for my Volk's
Got a jdm shift boot w/ red stitching
Received locking lug nuts, which were damaged/some missing in shipping
Also bought an air intake to get rid of my stock air box
Got my full exhaust bolted up

working on the car quite a bit this weekend. Should have some more picture updates then!

 

I said I would have more updates... and for once I actually followed through.

JDM shift boot to go with the black/red theme I have.


Rear trailing arms w/ brake setup being bolted up.


Apexi WS2 (sorry about the dust)


Quick release on and ready


With the momo Monte Carlo 320mm


Bolt in Crow harness's w/ harness bar wrap around


Keeping my key safe...


My new intake


Something I have had sitting around collecting dust...


Thanks for stopping by

 

Got my new tires in today at work... Should be on later this week.

 

gotta love red coupes....


lookin good bro keep up the good work for the red coupes

 

**** my fellow EJ1 milano red

What lip is on this coupe in this last pic?

 

Looks like a stock lip to me?

Project looks like it's off to a stellar start!

 

subscribed for another coupe owner cant wait to see it finished...

 

Thanks for the compliments. Keep the feedback coming. This project is taking longer than I wanted it to, but things will be done right, the first time!

 

that's what counts

stock

 

by the way, what motor set up are you running in your car? And what kind of numbers are you putting down? I am still debating what i want to do for the motor, but more than likely it will wait until spring before anything goes in it.

I am thinking about getting those new Blox competition series coilovers. Any feedback on those? Good rates (12k front and 10k rear). Just havent heard anything good OR bad about them yet.

 

i have omni power drags. I like them. 10-12k.

it's a GSR made 350. i like showing pics so i'll just show you but i didn't want to jack your thread. but you asked.

 

Wow. Nice numbers!

 

Ordered some goodies today... Should be here at the end of next week! Will post pics as soon as the stuff comes in!

 

Got some more goodies out that have been sitting buried in the closet for a few months....

OEM honda civic nose mask. Brand new, in the box. Picked it up for a hell of a deal!


and also have some JDM stanley corner lights to match the JDM stanley headlights above...


Should have more updates coming soon.