So i have had my car fora bit and build thread on G2ic.com and now think i should start one here

The day i bought it



the other side and after i polished it up



pulled the fender out and tinted the side windows at work "learning"



Engine bay as i bought it



This is whats really wrong with the door



The interior is in good shape



Then i replaced the door found one that matched really close









Another reason i did a new door and fender pluss it only cost $100



dont forget to tape when pulling or installing new painted panels especially when by your self
did the whole door exchange solo



All off and ready for the new stuff





Taped up for the new door





new door on much better



Fender on and now it looks like a car again



Soooooooooooooo Nice



plug wires



Old shifter bushings out ready for new ES ones





Old shifter out in with the new





all put back together

 

Carbon fiber shift ****:inlove:



New exhaust came this was like a week ago



JDM side moldings



Intake i hate this one but thats what i get for buying the cheapest ebay one hahahaha
ill get a better one later



heres a before with the old moldings



the difference between the USDM and JDM



After oh yeah looks so good



well thats all the pics i got for now. im waiting for my rims and i gotta sell my tires cause i got 195-50-15 and got to upgrade to 16" for $20 cause they were out of 15" and were on back order. also im waiting for the rest of my tax money for my coilovers and camber kit. Ill get some pics of the exhaust on and just some general outside pics. I would have more form the SEattle meet but only 2 people showed up so we didnt take any pics

replace my radiator and used gate hoses new thermostat and a new rad cap also changed the earl to synthetic and new filter

new parts



old stuff before i start workin



this is why im replacing it cracked under the jb weld



Rad out kinda a pain



old and the new



new therm in and rear hose on



rad in hoses on and checking everything all done



Gratuitous engine shot

 

so I lowered my car tonight I put on cheap ebay coil over sleeves untill i get Yonaka full coilovers. I also put in bosche platinum iridium plugs and got my new rims from UPS here are some pice of it all

here are the rims i love em think they will look bad *** on my DA















I coulnt help but take a rim on the car pic evan with out tires



and this is down 2" doesn't seem like much but it's 2 " looks way better no more 4X4 look


Here are some more pics to show how low it and just how much better it looks slammed





here is one to show how much clearance this exhaust has much better than the other Tsudo style




This last one is the almost non existant wheel gap



my tires came in and maybe now i can put on my rims i can get a mount and balance for $40 but i may be alittle to close to strapped hopefully not


so here is a little before and after at this stage of where im at not a whole lot but still good to me

BEFORE


AFTER

Here are some more parts i got in recently they are a msd pro cap, blaster ss coil and DC forks. Also a have some ES poly motor mount inserts

 

so last night iput on my MSD stuff

here im about to take out the coil and checking thins over


coil out and cutting the wiresto rewire


got the §§§§§ wired up


§§§§§ all tightened up


Blaster ss mounted and wired up ready to cut the coil wire to selected length


all put together and every thing works


and one more for fun yeah 3 wheel or well two in a DA
lol


So I was hoping to have my rims back but they have been too busy at Acura so hopefully i will get them soon. I think im gonna just take some all around pics and some more before and after hope you guys are still watching

so which center cap do you guys think i should use I really like this one its kinda old school

1


the other two are ok this ones my second fav
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so i finally got my rims from my Acura tech buddy they were hella busy man it was worth the wai the look so sick:vomit: :D :cloud9: so here yeah go

 

last night i took out my IAC valve and cleaned it and took some outside pics in the day and a new engine pic





I used both of these to clean out my IAC



where you want to spray to clean

 

just got some fog covers today thanks redda9 probably gonna put them in tonight not sure yet though


Rewired my fogs and put in the yellow cover

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<FONT SIZE=""2"">AFTER</FONT>


so after replacing the tps sensor my hesitation seemed to get a little worse. I think im gonna have one of the acura techs i know take a look at it sick of running down the list and replacing stuff. So i got a couple of new parts a blox test pipe and new intake that actually fits and go's where its supposed to.

new test pipe


OLD CAT


INSTALLED


OLD INTAKE


NEW INTAKE
much better

 

got these on the way cant wait and then coilovers after i get my stimulous check




<FONT SIZE=""5"">LIVIN THE G2 LIFE</FONT>


So i got the sway bar today man it is gybungis




Here is the stock one in its place about to get ripped out



the difference between the two is insane



now its out and exhaust is out of the way



all out and had to remove this bracket tried to remount but said f@ck it



transfered bushings into new bar



drilled two pilot holes



all holes drilled and sized washers to spread the load



made an access hole to get in behind the sway bar mounts in the sub frame



used double backed foan tape so i could get up into subframe



holds the nut like this



reach up in the subframe



now i can mount the d brackets



all together looks good ill see how it handles tomorrow



more washers to space and spread the load


just to show the before



AFTER

 

So i got in a little fender bendera month ago or so. Now i decided to take off my rear filler panel and shave the key hole along with replacing my front fender

so here is the rust around the key hole i did sand it a bit

now to cut it out


made a templet for patch panel

patch panel ready to size up and fit in

heres the piece i made the patch panel out of

almost fits just a little bit more grindingdo some more at work

got more work done yesterday and today on my filler panel. Got the patch fited in then welded up ground it down and started with filler. After all the filler was done decided to take care of some more little dents and did more filler. Then after 4 coats of primer i found out i used the wrong primer it never dryed and set up DAMN:worry: but it was all good fixed it. Got some more of the right primer on and then sanded it out now i got a new fender again and that to shoot with color. Here are some pics of the work










Got it painted today now just gotta let it dry a bit wet sand buff it out and fit to the car. Here are the parts all sprayed up



rear with no key hole


Pic of filler on


and fender

 

just a little before and after
BEFORE



AFTER


Alright so her we go with the light install

before


take screws and bolts out



side marker mount out


need a long extension to reach the saftey bolt


took almost all the extensions i have


dont forget this bolt


All out


fog housing i want to put my fog covers in hope they fit


nope dont fit but they will drill 2 holes in front of the screws


Now with the bulb holder out i can grind the hole more round i used a bur bit at slow speed like 50psi


Now the cover fits in nice


put it back together all fits good sweet


how it looks fron the outside


covered the hols i drilled with 3M paint protection for a good water proof seal

one in one to go


damn they look so good


Next


one of the reasons i replaced the lights


all you need for these lights to use the fog covers is the glass none of the other stuff


ah so much better


another shot

Now for the


BEFORE


AFTER

 

just a couple of more pics



this one was at work

So yesterday I did a rear wiper delete looks really good and today i did a 9004 to 9007 mod better lighting and i also fixed one side of windshield molding. Plus I removed the little bulb covers in my turn signals and repainted my side mirror mounts all and all a good day just making sure my car looks good for thet meet in canada. The crappy thing is i cracked my pass mirror maybe i can find one before i go.

Here are pics of wiper delete




Did some mre work last night getting it all nice and perty for the meet in Canada. So i have had these 96-99 civic 4 door side skirts and have wanted to put them on something so i did. Had to do some cutting and shaving to make them fit but got em on. Then after that i decided to make a front lip to go with the sides so i could keep them on here are the pics this is after i was done





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So yesterday I did a rear wiper delete looks really good and today i did a 9004 to 9007 mod better lighting and i also fixed one side of windshield molding. Plus I removed the little bulb covers in my turn signals and repainted my side mirror mounts all and all a good day just making sure my car looks good for thet meet in canada. The crappy thing is i cracked my pass mirror maybe i can find one before i go.

Here are pics of wiper delete




last night i finished up painting my calipers and took off my muffler cleaned and polished it. today im just gonna vacuum it our wipe it down before the 604/WA meet im getting pretty stoked


Fronts before gotta scrub em down with a wire brush and solvent


after they were clean layed down 3 coats of caliper paint by duplicolor


I took of the mount bracket so i could get good coverage


The fronts must be newer cause they were cleaner than the back and not at all rusty



taped off what i didnt need to paint and took off the same bracket


And the front dry and back together


both done and on


now with the whell on


I also put in 2 amps and new mids and my sub the other amp isnt in this pic didnt have it in yet

 

Did a little shoot of my car before i go to canada on how it is now another before shot



and now






the sexy photos



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So they finally came the first look they look like good quality man im i soo glad they're finally here. I also got a hat and shirt cool but not worth the wait for a hat and shirt but im happy now. here are the pics of what i got







So i got them in I did have to do a little modification but i kinda expected that since there For EG/DC. The only gripe i have right know is the front is all the way down. I took out all the preload and lowered the perches almost all the way down to get my car where i wanted. The back could go down alot more but dont need to. I also went for a test drive and loved them it felt firm but still smooth and pretty comfortable. You can feel the road but its not like really harsh it feel nice I havent really thrown it through some corners yet but what i have felt very good. The spring rates and valving are matched perfect i was a little wierded out when i read that they were 12k front and 6k rear. But like i said they felt well balanced


I also have been hearing a loosness or clunking in the front for a few days and found this when i took off my wheel

the bolts came out of the sliders on the caliper i didnt tighten up good enough



now for the install
old and new


had to grind clearence for the axles so they dont rub and it worked great no rubbing at all


Also no brak line brakets so i drille this out to mount it on the fork bolt







took off this one dont need it anymore

back is in

this is how far the back goes down now when its in the air

and all done with this side on to the other one

here are some pice of me and my car at the Honda-Tech meet



and one of me and the kids in the crowd

 

nice progress.

 

Lookin much better than when you got it

Not too crazy about the headlights, but to each his own. I'm diggin the wheels and coil over though.

 

Great job!

 

thanks guys its been a busy 9 months i have owned the car

 

awesome job so far man. only 2 things i dont like....not big on the side skirts, and DEF. change your plugs....bosche is the worst thing to run in honda engines!! go get yourself some good ngk plugs. your motor will love you for it. my friend and i have bought so many hondas that came with bosche plugs and idled rough when we got them, changed to ngk's right away, and purred like a kitten. just some advice for you. other than that, keep up the good work

 

What is DEF and i was thinking of going with E3 spark plugs ever tried those

 

^Abbreviation for definately bro.

 

I don't like the lips all around the car, or the headlights, but other than that, looks good.

 

E3 plugs....i have not tried them...not sure what they are. i was however thinking about trying those pulsestar plugs (i think thats the name). heard they are supposed to really good but they aren't cheap. supposed to add like 15 hp or something like that if i recall correctly. i'd like to get some actual evidence of that though.

 

this is them

 

hmm, yeah, never heard anything about them yet...

 

so i got a b18/b20 valve cover the other day from a Crunk and got started. I had to get some more of the black off and used a scotchbrite disc to prep the rest. Also i removed the honda motor emblem and am going with the brushed look on the top.



say buy buy


how the brushed look looks


all gone no more letters




all preped and ready for primer

 

very nice. like the no letters look a lot!

 

niiice build!!!!! in for more pics :] what color you gonna do the valve cover?