scootibum

I'm having a really tough time as what to do w/ my 98 coupe , I love her to death but unsure, just wanted some opinions to see what you guys think. I'm thinking about getting a new 08 SI and using the coupe as a daily driver, or I'm thinking of swapping a B18C1 in her and manual conversion and redoing the body.

I guess I will start with the plus's of the coupe:
• 99-00 tail light conversion
• Ground Control/ Koni Yellow Shocks
• Clean interior

Now the bad parts of the coupe:
• Front bumper is Screwed (animal recently ran out infront of it while doing 55)
• fogged up head lights (I've tried Meg. Plastix, doesnt help at all)
• Suck-o-matic (auto) D16y8
• Back bumper is busted and that little piece of metal below he tail lights (step dad accidently backed up into her w/ a FORD EXPLORER)
• so basically the whole car needs to be repainted.
• front lower speakers need to be replaced
• need new tint , (somebody busted out the windows on her) *got new windows though :-P*

I think that about about sums it up, I wanna know what you guys think.

B16B_coupe

who care's what we think.. do what you like and make it your own

scootibum

bump
any opinions??

95ProjectEJ1

iTrader: (5)

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Drive her off a cliff and collect insurance if at all possible. Its your car man. All our opinions are going to do is already confirm the thoughts in your head that you have.

A new bumper, paint, auto 2 manual, baking the headlights, replacing speakers and tint may seem like a lot to some people.

If are making good money and can easily afford a new car I would go for it. Having a warranty is always a plus.

bigbadboy

doesn't sound like your car is in too bad of a shape if i showed you pics of mine when i got it you would cry

scootibum

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What was all up w/ your car when you had to fix it?

bigbadboy

here is a few :














this is my 1st Honda. don't have any pictures of her now but i got her all nice and put together. wil have to get some recent pics sometime

BUDtoker

do it up the way you want fix it fix it fix it then it will be your car unlike anyone elses(for the most part) i like to start from a peice of **** that i got a good deal on then build from there...which is what iam currently doing...but mine was not as big of a mess as that guys pics. should be glad you dont have a headache like tht one
SO I SAY BUILD THE ONE YOU GOT.

alacard

Like everyone is saying...it is up to you. In my opinion, you will save a ton of money just fixing the car you already have versus buying a brand new car. And if you drop a B18C1 into it, simply do the manual conversion at the same time...There is plenty of help on Honda-Tech for auto-to-manual swaps. And by the end of it, you will appreciate a car that you put all that work into a lot more than a car you dropped a fat down payment on.

black_EM1

Whatever you want.

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NOFX

Restore the body (i.e., fix what's broken).

Then have fun.

And I wouldn't cry about how any of your first cars looked. You choose them, so apparently you were okay with them in the first place. If you bought a stripped car, you probably got a great deal on it.

scootibum

Holy effin Sh!tLocks Batman!!! That thing was a mess.
I guess what I need learn is that patience is a virtue and keep saving my $.
Thanks so much for everyones input and I look forward to see how your car is doing now from those pics above. Haha

bigbadboy

ok iwas bored so here are some recent pics. sorry for jacing ur thread:














Best part abt the car is then i got it the chassis only had 25K but the bad was that it was burned from the firewall to the dash so i had to replace a lot of stuff..

scootibum

Damn dude it , its looking real good from what it came from! Don't worry about juicing the thread, I wanted to see it anyways, haha. BTW how is that Mishmoto radiator doing? I am thinking about buying one myself , my radiator has a slight leak on it, nothing really bad, but it needs to be replaced.

NOFX

Make a pic thread in A/C and then link it instead. That's a LOT of pics.

bigbadboy

scootibum i love that rad. for the price you can't beat it either. i have no probs with over heating even in this 400hp beast that i drive everyday. i would give it a thumps up. PM and i'll tell you where to go for the best price