200 Dollar car eg restoration
02-05-2009, 02:40 PM
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200 Dollar car eg restoration
Hello everyone please feel free to give me ideas of what to do. I bought this car the other day so far i can tell that the heater hose has a hole in it drove it 100 miles no coolant very nice. hehe. The car probably has a blown head gasket sounds like a turbo diesel helicopter. I am gonna start by replacing every interior piece and some body pieces that are missing. 200.00 and it drives and runs what a deal. Welcome to the 200.00 civic club hehe
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Re: 200 Dollar car eg restoration
Please bump if you read let me know about some ideas i only have a 1000 budget.
I will be putting in a d16 vtec and a manual trans.
I will be putting in a d16 vtec and a manual trans.
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Re: 200 Dollar car eg restoration
200 is a deal. Since you seem to know where you're going as far as motor/tranny I'll share my thoughts on the rest of the car.
I would look at replacing bushings, brakes, shocks, then wheels and tires.
I'd probably scrub it down and go flat or semi gloss black for paint. Stock lights. Stripped interior. 2 nice seats ... maybe RSX seats....etc. simple but clean.
I would look at replacing bushings, brakes, shocks, then wheels and tires.
I'd probably scrub it down and go flat or semi gloss black for paint. Stock lights. Stripped interior. 2 nice seats ... maybe RSX seats....etc. simple but clean.
02-05-2009, 03:50 PM
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Re: 200 Dollar car eg restoration
Thanks for all the great advice. Found a d16 motor for 40.00. gonna pick it up next week this weekend i am going to replace the entire dash harness and put in a dash plush stock seats and stock tails for 150.00. That budget will be up too 390.00. Still looking for a transmission and gonna get on some dent fixing with a wood block. HEHE
02-05-2009, 04:01 PM
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thats awsome, I bought a 94 EG HB same color as yours, the guy said the motor was shot because white smoke was coming out the exhaust. Bought it for 200. New head gasket,valve cover gasket, cam seal, intake gasket and it runs awsome now. The only thing it needs is a drivers door as it was backed into, but I have one already. Good luck with your restoration.
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Bump it up. Today i am orderering a Electric impact gun there goes another 40.00. Im up to 430. Stills lots of work ahead
02-06-2009, 12:24 AM
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Get a door handle. Haha. =P nice price on that d16 though. Is there anything wrong with it? Get stock sideskirts! And strap that bumper back up. =]
02-06-2009, 08:39 AM
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just get it drivable and put o.e. lights all around back in it (the usual de-rice ya know lol) Get those moldings, finish the bondo and do the $50 rustoleum paint job ftw!
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John M what a B#$%^ he is just mad he doesnt have a 200.00 civic i am gonna work on it this weekend thanks for the input guys
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02-06-2009, 02:53 PM
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New update will have pictures sunday. Got a 95 civic hatch for parts 150.00.
Taking the Dash, door handles, rear interior plastics, dash harness, complete clutch assembly including everything. Factory rear tail lights thank god, also cluster with no tach boohoooo. Also got a spare hatch, spare glass, and also got some plastic door pieces any ideas where to buy cheap new carpet. Thanks everyone
D16 long block hopefully in good condition and a 5 speed d series tranny 80.00
640.00 invested better get cheaper parts.
Taking the Dash, door handles, rear interior plastics, dash harness, complete clutch assembly including everything. Factory rear tail lights thank god, also cluster with no tach boohoooo. Also got a spare hatch, spare glass, and also got some plastic door pieces any ideas where to buy cheap new carpet. Thanks everyone
D16 long block hopefully in good condition and a 5 speed d series tranny 80.00
640.00 invested better get cheaper parts.
02-06-2009, 03:35 PM
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Re: 200 Dollar car eg restoration
New update will have pictures sunday. Got a 95 civic hatch for parts 150.00.
Taking the Dash, door handles, rear interior plastics, dash harness, complete clutch assembly including everything. Factory rear tail lights thank god, also cluster with no tach boohoooo. Also got a spare hatch, spare glass, and also got some plastic door pieces any ideas where to buy cheap new carpet. Thanks everyone
D16 long block hopefully in good condition and a 5 speed d series tranny 80.00
640.00 invested better get cheaper parts.
Taking the Dash, door handles, rear interior plastics, dash harness, complete clutch assembly including everything. Factory rear tail lights thank god, also cluster with no tach boohoooo. Also got a spare hatch, spare glass, and also got some plastic door pieces any ideas where to buy cheap new carpet. Thanks everyone
D16 long block hopefully in good condition and a 5 speed d series tranny 80.00
640.00 invested better get cheaper parts.
how do you find these prices?
thats insane.
02-06-2009, 05:03 PM
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Guys come to tn swaps are like 800-1000 for like a b16 swap. parts are cheap just dont pay alot because its like a great depression haha.
02-06-2009, 06:19 PM
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Ok guys i am buying some rear disc swap of a 95 ex i believe comes with ebrake ebrake cables everything needed to install 85.00 picking it up on sunday
02-06-2009, 06:28 PM
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down here people charge 3x the normal price for stuff.
damn rednecks.
02-07-2009, 07:41 AM
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Give me time check out the nashville craigslist and tennspeed.net there are insane deals on there tell everyone in the BIG SC to chill out on the prices