quick story of car. i bought it from castle honda about 5 months ago. a little beat is being nice but it runs like a champ, has cold a/c, and 4 doors which is what i wanted. added headlight, bumper lips, tail lights and leather seats. then looked at all the dings, dents, scratches and was like i cant drive this thing like this. i manage a body shop in elk grove so this is what i ended up with. color is off 06 mitsubishi eclipse


drag 15" wheels w. yoko tires


jdm ebay headlights(gotta love ebay)


side shot-rockers are being painted right now)


door jambs and interior


leather acura RSX seats-i think there pretty baller comfy as a ****


front lip-seamsealed to bumper looks much better IMO


front end shot


future plans:
suspension: lowering was gonna use sportlines, koni struts, blox rear LCA's, and front upper control arms

drivetrain:
obd2 gsr swap, tuck the bay, remove crusie control, strip and paint(no shaving i daily at least 100 miles a day) vibrant header, worldsport exhaust, jumper harness and chipped chrome ecu.

interior:
wanna have my rear seats recovered in black leather to match the RSX fronts, typeR **** boot, gsr guage cluster and 40% tint all around.

what do you all think

heres a few with the rocker moldings on i cant wait to lower it. next pics will be lowered








Modified by notmightydx at 9:55 PM 9/11/2008

update 9-15 got my depo OEM style yellow fogs todAy. there glass to


Modified by notmightydx at 4:23 AM 9/16/2008

update 9-29-2008 finally painted center part of my gaydm grill black and installed my depo yellow fogs









holy GLARE ratman



Modified by notmightydx at 11:05 PM 9/29/2008

more pics at bottom of 1st page
random pic i ran across on my camera phone on page 2
look for updates more regular gonna swap in a earls inline fuel filter set up, stainless steel clutch line and finally finish wire tuck. engine bay is getting painted a BRIGHT new color very soon.......

 

lower it, not a fan of the wheels, but if its what you like thumbs up

 

lowering it is top on my priority list trust me. thanks

 

paint looks real good...
not sure on the front lip..but atleast if fits well...

 

front lip was a nightmare gone good you could call it. i really want get jdm bumpers just because i think there cool looking. any one got a source???

 

bump no love for my 4 door? oh well

 

I like everything but the grill.

 

grill was given to me im not feeling it either, im gonna paint the mesh part black. i may go back to the stock one till i find one i really dig

 

can't say im a fan of the black moldings and door handles

 

handles and moldings break the color up, i had em painted and it was to much color. to each there own i guess. thanks for the compliments keep em coming

 

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thanks!!!! i figured a game plan for wintertime projects, gonna yank the motor/trans later november and tuck/mild shave engine bay. i will have a small update later this week. thanks again

 

I love sedans...then again im bias.


first off paint the mesh part black and lower it an inch or two and you'll be golden.

Arent sedans so awesome? so awesome.

 

def paint the grille insert. 96-98 lip would look better than 99-00 imo but then again you already molded that one

 

how did you get the rsx seats in?

 

looks good man cant wait to see the pics with it dropped

 

sedans are the ****!!! espically with @ kids, i might paint face of wheel depends ho it looks after drop

painting grille tomorrow, i originally ordered 96-98 lip but got sent this one. over winter i wanna get JDM bumpers just because i can so it wont be on to long

the rsx seat were mounted using the original inner mounts, had to drill o new hole for stock rsx rear bracket, and i cut and welded the stock civic seats outer brackets to rsx seat frame!!! slide perfect fit great no complaints here

the drop will be about a month or so out, i decided with this car i wanna do everythign right the first time no cocking around doing **** 2 times.
gonna go with TEIN basics, bloz rear LCA's, blox rear upper adj. arms, and blox front upper control arms. should look great and ride bad ***

thanks again for the complimets stay tuned

 

yeah sedans are definitely awesome when your driving kids around

 

not a fan of the fake wheels, lips and front/rear lights. Nice paint job though.

 

not a fan of the fake wheels, lips and front/rear lights. Nice paint job though.


im open to compliments but i dont understand yours please explain? because i didnt pay a crazy price for some JDM crap? all serves the same purpose for daily driving practical purposes.

 

dont worry about it bro..people dont like fake stuff...they aren't hating or anything.

 

oh i gotcha thanks. im not the biggest fan either but its a lot more cost effective lol

 

Looks great! The paint looks like glass

 

^^^^ thanks funny thing is i havent even wetsaded or buffed yet.... ^^^

 

bump my slow build a little progress installed foglights and painted grill black