specnaz

Hi guys, so I got this Civic LX Special Edition (Canadian market) with 350k on it for really good price. Except for the thermostat that prevents engine to warming to working temperature car is mechanically in really good shape and could be said well maintained. Not exterior is whole different world, its rusted to hell and I do intend to fix it and paint it 0% gloss black and put red Type R sings on it, also I`m looking into some cool wheels for it, so here`s the deal so far

specnaz

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Sccacivic1997

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I hope they payed you

DvrkLord

Explain a "good deal"

B_Swapped93

350,xxx KM's and rust ! holy I hope it was no more then 300$ or free. Good luck with the rust repair.

gzes

Hope it was no more then $100. Def a fun beater tho. I'd jump it

NotARaCist

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You actually...paid for that?

TypeRfit

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Tough crowd today.

Good luck Op

specnaz

200$ on auction , parts i use to weld on are old computer cases, pretty thick sheet metal for underneath goes to fill holes, i cut out parts with rust and will use rocker guard and zinc containing undercoating and it should be good for at least 3 years if I miss a spot of rust , I still have to figure something out for the rocker panels, I think I`ll just cut all the rust out and bend metal on it. I`ve made rear right quarter panel from front left fender, arc fits on most cars in X fashion so does this Civic . I`ll keep updates posted, it`s not really fun to work when outside is -35C , garage barely heats up with gas heater

Sccacivic1997

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Good lord god help us all...

specnaz

I`ll clarify , I don`t wanna put more then 400$ worth of material into it, paint and primer I`m waiting from the USA with delivery and customs about 170$ , rest of it is fiberglass body filler , standard body filler, zinc containing undercoat, rocker guard sprays etc etc... and it will work, I`ve fixed numerous cars this way, including my daily driver Vigor, no rust reoccurring for a year and half now, and we do have very harsh winters here and roads full of salt

JDMswagSerf

Some patience you have
The rust alone would have made me turn away
I wonder what compression the engine has with those miles?

specnaz

yeah, it doesn`t bother me, i got a patience but not so much free time, so I do it when I can, no biggy , about compression I had no idea, I don`t have the gauge, but runs strong and has quite a pull when accelerating , cvs are good, there are no weird sounds from engine compartment so all in all looks good mechanically, and I made 3000km with it and didn`t burn a drop of oil

BlackJacket

This looks fun! Keep us updated.

jmaze

After you do all the work rhino line the whole interior.

Great project to learn on with time and patience!

crazyhouse2011

OP I payed 1200 for my car, tax title and license. Check out my car and see how that's a good deal.

specnaz

@jmaze : yeah I`ll figure something put, interior and floor are spared of the rust

@crazyhouse: looks nice, did you fix the rust yet?

specnaz

@jmaze : yeah I`ll figure something put, interior and floor are spared of the rust

@crazyhouse: looks nice, did you fix the rust yet?

OldSchoolAce

Holy ****, good luck man.

I have a 95 with a small rust spot less than 2" by 1" and I was debating on keeping it haha! Seems like it's hard to find a Civic these days without rust.

I should have taken advantage of living in New Mexico, I've never seen rust on a car there.

TekTekBesar

Well, one thing in it's favor is the rust deters the eye from all that clear coat damage

specnaz

here`s an update, cleaned inside parts of rust, applied rust protective primer, arc is now welded and im working the hard details now, also when resting im doing some wet sanding

B serious

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Red Type R badges?? I forgot about the illusive 95 4dr. Civic type R that featured a lightened computer case body and a 1.5L non VTEC engine.

specnaz

@ B serious> it`s about the looks, car itself smokes pretty much any F-150 that revs their V8

NotARaCist

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A stock 95 LX?

...Whatever you're smoking, please share with the rest of the class.

B serious

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Lol. There's no way we're not being trolled here.