Rear quarter prepped for an epic paint job:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6234770860/
Perfect environment for painting a car:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6234241479/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6234773208/
Dora:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6234243059/
Mad JDM scene points were achieved with this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6234239309/

 

Messed with the front ride height.

Had to flip the perch because the perches are seized. Still not happy with this height.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6234761112/

 

Then



Now



So much has changed since 2003. My brother is now huge.

 

o ok ... im wanting to put an aftermarket steering wheel on my hatch but i didnt know if it was hard to do it ? and can u still have a horn ? also is it worth it to get the steering wheels that you can detach quickly or a stationary aftermarket one ?

 

You can easily retain your horn. There is a DIY somewhere on here.

Definitely get a quick release. It serves as a good security feature.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6235382127/

 

Albeit from an iPhone, these are the first semi decent pictures of the paint job.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6236523417/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6236523483/

 

o ok is there any brand or quick release that u think are better than others ?

 

Can't go wrong with NRG.

Get the v2.5.

 

o ok do you know what website i can find that ran or do they got their own site ?

 

nvm mind i found it .... why you like this brand the most ?jw

 

Expected Delivery By: October 13, 2011

Mirror block off plate will be in today.

 

subscribed, because i have honda roots too haha

 

Hahahaha. Hey buddy!

Buy a Honda. All the cool kids are doing it.

 

niice car dude

 

Thanks buddy.

Trying to make it look somewhat decent again.

 

Wow, that paint came out real good. I'm digging the color a lot. What type of prep work did you have to do?

I'm picking up my uncle's '89 S13 fastback in a couple months when he moves, and right now it's rattle-canned flat black but I'd like to change the color. Body is decent, maybe some small dents and whatnot but I don't really care too much cuz it won't be my daily. I'd like to go with a color similar to yours!

 

Thanks a lot.

I didn't have to do any prep for the spray painting because it was all done in 2009.

That's how long I've put the car to the side.

After it was stolen in February of 2009, it was recovered and my cousin did all of the prep work. So honestly I wouldn't even know what all was involved as I was working midnight shift at the time and sleeping weird hours so he did all of it on his own.



That's the only picture I have of the prep work being done unfortunately.



- Shaved front and rear emblem
- Shaved washer nozzles
- Shaved front license plate holes
- Shaved antenna
- Shaved molding holes (CX/VX look)
- Door dings GONE!
- Dents GONE!
- RUST FREE!!!

Basically everything was done on a budget so a lot of Bondo was used. The rust was fixed improperly and is back.

I put too much money into the Volkswagen to get the Honda back to 100%.

 

Long story short, if I were you; I'd sand the car down and primer it. Then I would go to town with the paint.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6242057947/

 

^ Passenger fender still needs to be bolted in at the bottom.

I believe the old bolt broke off and I just never fixed it.

Also, the mirror delete didn't come today. It's not like USPS to be inaccurate.

 

Looks so good, even that lopsided ride height

 

I remember seeing your car waayyy back in the day when i first signed up on here. Glad to see you still have it and keeping up with it

 

Ohmygod.

Yeah man, thanks for the reply!

Good to see another OG around.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6244807713/
Put over 170 miles on it today. Came up to State College to see my brother and for Homecoming.

Ride isn't bad at all at the new height.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivalarevels/6245388278/