completely stock.. just picked it up on sat..






well not completely, swapped the good tires/wheels from my 85 wagon.





first things first- basic tune up, fluids, belts, small plastic crap. THen im doing suspension. Koni yello with GC... basically im not gonna even waste my time on an intake nor header im going all suspension for now

 

nice ride, like the wheels, keep us posted on the build.

 

nice deep lip and offset on the wheels. It will look even better after the konis and gcs. U consider the oem lip kit for it?

 

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thanks, yeah i really like the wheels, IMO they fit the car well...
I got some stuff from honda yesterday: **** for the ac/heat ($4), and stock windshield nozzle squirters($20 each )( had those stupid LED things on from prev. owner ), installed them as well as changed the oil- Mobile 1 5W-20 with Honda PCX-004(S2000) oil filter .

Everything looks good under the car. Only thing thats bugging me is the hardline for the clutch slave cylinder... it think it was replaced, im sure the slave cylinder was, it looks really new.. but the problem is the hardline doesnt seem to be routed correctly as it is hitting my steering rack on some bumps ... the clips that hold it to the firewall looked broken - eitherway i ordered new ones(2@ $5 each)..

As good of gas milage im getting im "guessing", since im at 130mi @ the quarter tank thats about 44mpg, Im tracking down some chloro-plast sheets to make a smooth under- belly panel, and perhaps a rear difuser, but i need to get the materials.. one of the things i was really looking forward to having a 7th gen was the fact that they get really good mileage

more to come, i'll post some pix up tonight

PS: i think im going another route on the suspension setup... Kinda racked for cash, so im looking to get the D-spec Tokico struts and some skunk2 lowering springs for the meantime ~$700 total....

 

 

nice looken car man..what size tires an wheels?

 

thanks, the wheels are 15x8 Axis oldskool +25 offset. Tires are Khuma ecsta ast 205 50 r15

 

what my car should look like in the next cuple weeks...


oh and my lowrider :D

i already ordered my Tokico d-spec struts, so just need to collect some more $$ and i will order some springs- woot!

 

sweet. you photoshopped a drop on your car?

 

yeah..

 

Not a fan of the wheels. It might look better once dropped though.

 

ok got some minor updates...
was looking at what i want to do as far as the exhaust, and well didnt want to spend alot now, for in the future i want a k-swap, so no point in wasing monies on an exhaust im going to have to ditch or modify.. so i had this grapefruitshooter laying around and got some custome piping for an axle-back.



sounds good, and the 3star muffler charged $20 for the pipe/bends/welds etc...


And...

just waiting till i get paid to order my springs and i will install

 

opps another:

 

finally got my Skunk2 race springs:




my bud civic_ceze and i went to do a shoot of the cars...

we got side tracked when ceze discovered the door to the building was left open-w00t! those pix im still editing ATM...

@Lowes:::













have some more, just need to edit them... Didnt get as many shots as i wanted, but got some others i been wanting to...


- got more sweet pix in my myspace- link in the sig

 

awesome, love the night time shots

 

Nice, where is mcallen tx?

 

nice ride!

 

thanks for the comments guys.

Got some updates....
-new grill
-DIY blackout headlights











good friend of mine helped me sand the crome off, and he painted













** the housings are SUPER glazed over, so hopefully in the comming days i will take the time to polish them up a bit..

--Soon to come (hopefully over the weekend) i will instal an lx/dx 4-1 header/ cat-eliminator..

 

What happened to just sticking with suspension?

 

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hehe, ya..well....
..the headlights were virtually a free mod...
..the grill was 25 bucks,
..and i'm getting the header from my friend who, is changing up his exhaust slightly...so these are inexpensive mods, i guess

 

the pics are awesome!

 

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thanksir!

ok new up-dizates

I bought a LX/DX header from civic_ceze. didnt install it because i didnt want any cel issues and didnt want my car to run like crap... so after picking some brains and doing some research, i came across these threads:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2131152

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2256687

and this DIY:
http://www.civicforums.com/for....html

so i bought this for less than $4 @ Advance Auto Parts:


in the DIY the person used both defoulers, but alas i had a problem:

header/cat eliminator w/ defouler:::
yes lots of prints.. i dont really care


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my problem::::
i left it like this and turned on the car, just to see... yep threw a cell, and blew a fuse
it crimped the power wires on the o2, and shorted it... e-gadz


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with both defoulers.. when i put this together i was skepticle that it was going to fit (oviously it didnt). I used a dremmel to waller out the hole @ the bottom section of the defouler to clear the o2 sensor... took a good 45min to an hour of work, i didnt have a 1/2 inch drill bit, if you do this USE A DRILL BIT, takes too mush dang time otherwise!


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you can see where the defouler keeps the o2 sensor out of the direct exhaust stream- wird pic sry..


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problem solved::::
i removed one of the extra de-foulers, hoping it would be enough distance from the exhaust stream to work. If not i was going to have to grind down a significant amont of one of the defoulers, or weld in a bung later down the exhaust stream (like the EX). but it worked with only one anyways w00t!



oh and i checked my air filter, and i swear to everythin i think it was the original air filter , 116000 miles, it was a honda filter, and it was dirty as fawk! it looked like someone smeared grease and dropped it in the dirt, so i got a K&N drop-in, the car drives so much ligher on the gas peddle... hopefully my fuel econ. increases, as long as i keep my foot "Lightweight!, Yeah Budday!! BooOOO!"



Modified by OVNI_CIVIC at 9:19 PM 3/24/2008


Modified by OVNI_CIVIC at 9:04 AM 3/25/2008

 

nothing really spectacularly new, just washed, and wanted some new snapz...

 

nice ride, looks good!

 

looks good but you know you can get a 2 inch long o2 spacer on ebay for $10 that involves no drilling lol