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Old 01-13-2006, 05:03 AM
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ok,... I bought this del sol about 2 weeks ago for $150 from a guy that lives near me. Id been asking him about the car for almost a year (if he would sell it) and finally one day a few weeks back he called me up and told me I could have it for $150. I was pretty excited because Ive always wanted a convertible and I love my Honda's so this was the perfect car for me........ well,.... come to find out He parked the car for a different reason than what he originally told me. He originally told me that the reason why he parked the car is because he pulled the valve cover off to get it painted and then had afamily emergency out of town (death I think) so he left the hood off the car as well as the valve cover for several days and rain got in the head. That was no big deal to me,.. clean out the head,... do an oil change and crank it up........wrong. The REAL reason why he parked it is that it quit running completely,... I tried to start it up after cleaning out the head and doing the oil change and it had no fire...... hmmmm,....... no problem,... dizzy,.... $50 later with the new dizzy on she is running great!(I say "great",... great as it could be with a d-15). So anyways,... the car needs some major help. It needs a completely new interior due to the fact that he painted it all black and blue.... the radiator support has to be welded back on,.... It needs a new hood,.. needs that ungodly wing taken off and most importantly a fresh coat of paint.

The reason why Im starting this thread is because Ive seena bunch of folks document their projects but Ive never had a camera to do it with. Now I do so here goes!!!!......JJ





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I know where a del sol is that was hit in the back right side but pretty okay every where else he is selling it for a 150 bucks if you pm me I can give you his number. I'm in north florida.
Old 01-13-2006, 05:14 AM
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Is that silicone holding **** on? thats awesome... Good luck on the build, and document everything..
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohcvtec1995 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is that silicone holding **** on? thats awesome... Good luck on the build, and document everything..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, it looks kinda like that gasket in a tube stuff.

Can't wait to see how it turns out. New interior or are you just going to gut it? What plans do you have for the car? Swap?
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honestly, it needs ALOT of work..but hell i would do it if i only paid $150 for it. Good deal
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 00CivicGirl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">honestly, it needs ALOT of work..but hell i would do it if i only paid $150 for it. Good deal</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly.... i wish i could find that for 150..... i would waste my time restoring.... i had to settle for 1/2 rusted 88 std hatch = more wielding than i bargained for because i dont have a yard or garage. Got the streets….. :-{
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I hate to be negative, but you're going to get nickeled and dimed absolutely to death.
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LOL... actually for me not necessarily the case.. I can park my bikes in my back yard. back in 2002 I almost got myself a a nice jag to waste money and gas on... but my neighbors don’t give a ****. I live in a city and i've seen em reverse until they tap while parallel parking….. a nice car with awesome paint… wouldn’t last where live. I can’t have a nice auto until I buy another house with a garage (which im planning on… then another house… and another and another). So until then… ½ rusted honda’s and nice a$$ bikes!!! I ‘m aiming for a 06 r1 or zx12 for my bday in arpil!

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engine bay shots??? wow that interior is....interesting.
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LOTS of work ahead of you... good luck on the project. what are your plans?
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plans are for a daily driver..... for now. Id like to say that Im gonna keep it stock but knowing me........ who knows. Ive got a eg ls vtec turbo that im driving right now.....just waisting the motor so I need something to drive and put miles on. Ive thought about just putting the LS VTEC in the del sol but Im not 100% sure yet. I work at a dealership with a paint/body shop so I will get the "low low" on that stuff. I hope I can get in touch with the guy that posted earlier about the del sol for $150,.. if thats the case,... I'll have this thing up & goin in no time!!
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Good luck on your build, man. I swear, I almost choked on my Ramen noodles when I saw that wing..
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by black_dohc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good luck on your build, man. I swear, I almost choked on my Ramen noodles when I saw that wing.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

they have alot of those wings here in nor cal....mexicans....not to be racist or anything but they just make imports look bad up here.
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Good luck with that.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by black_dohc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good luck on your build, man. I swear, I almost choked on my Ramen noodles when I saw that wing.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

wHAT U TALKIN BOUT MANG?! That adds at LEAST 50 hp to the rear wheels!!!
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Wow... that's almost exactly how my hatch was when I first bought it!
Nasty two tone interior, huge-wing held on by silicone, smashed-up front end... everything. Cheers and good luck.
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Good luck JJ hit me up if you need any parts.
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looks like a fun project. good luck and i hoe it turns out nice!
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good luck on the build-up. PM me if you need any parts. i might have some laying around my garage
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Thanks man. I will probably need something from you soon. That is,.. unless someone knows how to get in touch with westfire25. HE SAID EARLIER THAT HE KNOWS WHERE THERES A DEL (FRIggin caps) sol for sale for $150. If I could buy that, It would save me a ton of$$.
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let see some ENGINE SHOT
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Its too embarrasing . Naw seriously, I'll get some shots soon.
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ouch...good luck my man
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Im having the radiator support fixed in the next few minutes,... pics will follow shortly after...... hopefully
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Has anybody ever dealt with or is familiar with WESTFIRE25? He posted earlier in this thread that he knew where there was another del sol for sale in north FL but Ive tried emailing and PMing him SEVERAL times with no response. Id really like to get in touch with him so I buy that car so I could at least get the interior parts and headlights off it. If anyone could help me get in contact with him it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
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