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Old 03-09-2003, 07:21 PM
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Just wanted to get some ideas of what all you creative people out there are doing. Maybe you can give me some ideas since im verrrry broke. Cheap= Post pics of any DIY project you have done to your car please.
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=396022

DIY civic type r headlights for EK

edit: also search for "DIY" you will get a lot of results.


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those look cleeeeaaaan.....Ive seen some poor attempts at that. Good job.
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props on those lights man...

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ill have a red single cam cover soon enough, only im gonna take off all the words except "vtec" ill put pics up when its done.
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how did you get the paint to crinkle? Looks good
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how did you get the paint to crinkle? Looks good
lol, you buy wrinkle paint!
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it may look ghetto, but for not making one single drawing i think it turned out not bad, jsut needs some more paint (we painted the blue before we welded on the yellow rails) LOL
it has hauld some SERIOUSLY heavy loads 3500lbs worth of slate




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is that a pontiac in the background?
You should mass produce and sell that ****. props.
How much for parts? make money yo!


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diy trailor !!!

props
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diy trailor !!!

props
yeah too bad he half assed it with leaf springs, what a moron! where are the coilovers?

haha j/k . very nice trailor. needs some championship white paint y0
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before:

still wet, still wet, still wet, still wet...

aftr 24 hrs.
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yeah too bad he half assed it with leaf springs, what a moron! where are the coilovers?
Seriouse . you shoulda really spent the time and money on some zeals for the trailor. whats that **** you got on there?

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Very nice Rspool..what type of paint did you use? and was sort of cleaner to clean the surface or sanding did you do?
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Good job on the valve cover
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Very nice Rspool..what type of paint did you use? and was sort of cleaner to clean the surface or sanding did you do?
i used that wrinkle paint stuff, simple green to clean/degrease it, and some fine sand paper just to make sure the paint holds
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can you be more specific with the name of the paint? i'd like to try that out..
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home depot grill..... total price 3.50$.

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this guy:
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haha thanks guys it was acutally easy to do
Cost of material was only $175 for the axle/springs, we got the steel and rims for free

We are starting a 16ft car trailer as soon as the snow melts
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Thanks Rspool...time to hit the junkyard and get a valve cover to experiment on..
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DIY Black Wheels Woohoo...
Before:

After Sanding:

Drying:

After:


The ambers are also DIY. Bought Clear Corners and Krylon Stained Glass Spray Paint.

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how about DIY REAR LIP or FRONT LIP?
Garden Liner... cheap, effective, and looks ok. if you use black screws.
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oops i mean DIY Painting rear or front lip made of abs plastic
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lloks good....


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