Hey! Im new to Honda-tech! Ive been reading it for awhile but fianlly decided to become a member. I have a '91 Civic Hatch STD. Ive had it for awhile now but I havent done anything to it yet. I have to many ideas of what I possibly could be doing it , most of them incluse an engine swap off the bat but Im just not sure if it would be worth it. I love it to death and I want to but it has terrible rust all along the sides of it going into the corners of the rear wells. What do all of you Honda heads out there think I should do! Ive been looking for a hatch in better condition, but should I just suck it up and deal with it? Its just kinda daunting when so many people have told me its not worth it. Maybe all you can help me! Thanx for reading this!

 

it would be wise to post pics of your car's condition before asking us opinions on whether to keep it or not.

 

You have an STD? I'm sorry.

 

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...my tranny is on LSD.

 

I would have put up pics but the problem is that im away from my car now. I went away for college and left it at home, but ill have it for the rest of the year. But when I do get it (which is in 2 days) Ill post them.

 

keep us updated. what college you going to by the way?

 

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im going to Savannah College of Art and Design, Im not to familiar with all of the area so if anyone knows of any good tuner shops down here, plz oh plz, keep me informed. Thx!

 

My sister graduated from SCAD in Early 2004. It's a pretty interesting city, a lot different from central Indiana. But I don't know any tuner shops down there.

 

Thats cool. Yea, it is a very interesting city. It is very different from Massachusetts. Thx for your help though.

 

Welcome! Im new too. I havent posted too much yet, but Im trying hard to get full membership into the Honda Community.

 

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For the other poor college kid who doesn't have their car with them; I feel your pain, I get to drive.........in just over 24 hours from now again.

 

Dude that's lame....My buddy is at Fullerton, and his Civic LX is at home....rotting away. Oh well...I don't like his car b/c it's not OG like all the Ef guys....but....meh...i'll let it slide. I'm sure your tutition won't stop you from Modding your car to your liking. I went to the University of Pacific. I was paying 16,000/yr and that's after my 1/2 scholarship...You can do it....stick it out.

 

Damn, that's nice compared to the University of Miami - they are charging me cool $37,000 a year

 

How bad is the rust? Is it eating away at major body panels, or is it just minor patches?

 

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36,0000$/year booo....

 

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That's a lot of zeros lol

 

Yeah, i got a 91 civic std, too. If you're looking for a cheaper, not too terribly difficult upgrade, you can try a dpfi to mpfi swap (stupid honda just trying to be cheap...) Haven't done it yet to mine, but i'm planning on doing it sometime.
I would imagine the hardest part of that is the wiring (you gotta get a si ecu, and rewire it a little bit.)

 

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good catch.....that's prolly what i would owe the bank at the end of teh 5 year Me program....*shakes head*

 

im really sorry about the slowness of putting up my pics of the rust, but it has been really shitty since i have been home. Its supposed to be nice tomorrow so I should have them up tomorrow.

 

rust bucket=NO mod
little rust=fix rust, then mod

 

here are the pics of the rust, its actaully not as bad as i remembered it being but it will still be some work. Enjoy!
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I hope all of this came out! We'll find out wont we!

 

k, i obviously have no idea how to post pics, soooo, here is the site that they are on. Im going to try and keep a photo album of my progress of the car. I hope it can all go well. I just created it yesterday, and there will be a more extensive amount of pics added to the album later. Feel free to check it out!

 

 

lol, im just an idiot tonight! http://community.webshots.com/....fcgi
k, no where they r!