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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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well i decided to start a progress log for my sedan.its basically a stock auto dx with i/h/e.after getting owned by a b20 da i decided that im gonna want a lil bit more power out of my d15b2.so a auto 2 manual, dpfi 2 mpfi swaps are in order but i want to get my car painted first so i started sanding today.

short term motor goals.
d15b2/a6 head
replace head and oil pan gaskets.(leaking like no tomorrow)
dpfi 2 mpfi swap
auto 2 manual
poly motor mounts

exterior.
paint the car red
da front lip
accord side skirts
custom rear lip

this is when i first got the car back in july.




this is shortly after she serverd her time up in the pen


the most recent pics


this is what happens when your bored and curios.


im gonna fix the door right with the oe mouldings








these are the rims im gonna go with but i need two more if anybody knows where i could get them please pm me.

pretty much this is where im at. i started to work on the car last year but i got the car impounded and when i got it back it was rusting and had extra dents.if anybody has any tips or suggestions please do.


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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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Looks rough. but im sure you can bring it back to life. good luck.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by s10cky &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks rough. but im sure you can bring it back to life. good luck.</TD></TR></TABLE>




escort wheels are kinda cool.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gl with the build
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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i see a long road with no end.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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please hurry. I almost puked in my mouth when i saw the first pick...green front, rust, red nuts on reg black steelies....

good luck. (the engine looked nice though)
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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dood just primer the whole car and dump it on some Fat 5 GSRs or some SIs.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:20 AM
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Cool. Get some pics of your painting process, you said you were sanding already. Im gonna paint mine too. Cant wait to see the results, should look good in red
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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lovin the lug nuts... and thats a really nice lookin b2 i might add lol. gl
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:45 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jackinthetrunk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dood just primer the whole car and dump it on some Fat 5 GSRs or some SIs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

now thats unique.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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i took out my interior to paint it black cause it was all faded.

all the crap under my rear seat

how come honda didnt do this? my car has more room now


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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by next21 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Cool. Get some pics of your painting process, you said you were sanding already. Im gonna paint mine too. Cant wait to see the results, should look good in red </TD></TR></TABLE>


started to remove the paint working from the rear to the front.


damn and i thought it didnt have any body repair.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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b2 and a6 share the same head...
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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its for the cam.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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yeap cam will be better , looks good man, ill be watching
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Whoa dont even worry, I've seen way worse cars come back and be beautiful. You dont have too much work, cosmetic it looks like. Filler panels are dirt cheap, and the rest looks like surface rust. Good luck with it.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Good luck with your build
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JKGONZALEZ3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its for the cam.</TD></TR></TABLE>i understand that, but its not worth the hassle of swapping the complete head if you can just change the cam...

dont forget the y series cam gear
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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i was gonna get the a6 head to practice my porting skills and if it came out all right i could just throw it on with less downtime.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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looks like its coming along! keep up the good work!!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Lets see some more
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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hey you gotta start somewhere, not all of us are lucky enough to get something perfect to start a build! good luck.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 01:08 AM
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i havent been working on my car lately ive been trying to fix my accord. right now im pisst off i really didnt mind the bondo on the car but i kept poking and poking until i found rust the pics are from yesterday about 2 hours of work.


this is how the car sits and may i remind you this is my dd.


the rust from inside the trunk.


the rust from the outside.
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 03:11 AM
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Nice work so far, keep it up
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Old Feb 10, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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dont let that rust get you down, the car was made the 80's and it wasnt garage kept, it happens.
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