So i'm getting my first car soon, nabins 1997 gsr swapped civic. It's going to need a paintjob when I have the money for it, i'm going to completely restore the body.

its OEM EX black now, i plan on painting it FBP.

future mods include....


Shell:
Exterior:
slam it (correctly)
Rims (idk what kind I want yet)
2000 front end (will do that when I paint it)
CF hood
CF trunk
CF lip

interior:
red recaros (or red s2k's)
red carpet
some type of after market steering wheel
decent stereo system
jdm shift boot
si tach
whatever else to give it the sporty, jdm look I'm seeing on modded hondas these days


motor (already a GSR):
no clue yet xD
going to throw in some hassports ASAP though! (needs new mounts soon)
maybe just bolt-ons, may boost later on when I have mastered that powerband.

and to top it all off, a roof bike rack yakima is the brand i think? those look sick



just thought i'd share!


if anyone has a pic of what that would look like (cf trunk, hood, and bike rack) just have the image in my head, haven't seen one yet though



****...... I haven't even bought that car yet! I can dream can't I?

 

dont get a roof rack if you dont plan on putting it to use... its just a waste of a couple hundred bucks... i have one and i use it, but i would never get it just for looks ever... but otherwise good luck with your build

 

well, i've actually been considering taking up biking as a hobby (like forest trails and stuff) thats the main reason xD

 

well than thats acceptable... mtn biking is awesome man, thats why i have my rack... if u wanna see a rack on a coupe check out my album, and just photoshop a cf hood on it

 

thats badass dude, i can't wait untill mine looks somewhat as clean as yours haha.



question about the biking, are you constantly paying for new tubes/tires due to sharp things popping them?

 

nah man... i mean ive had my share of pops and what not, but honestly if you do check downs after you ride and inspects before you should be ok... i ride straight mtns usually and single track trails, so the only thing that would pop mine would be rocks which i usually pone over or ride through. plus if you get good quality tires and tubes you should be ok. i use slime tubes.

 

and thanks for compliment on my car haha kinda forgot that part

 

damn, your lucky you have mtns where you live. I'll be in forests and whatnot.


whats a good starter bike?? how much would it run me?

 

Good plans for the car, what color are you painting it?
I'm glad you aren't gonna turbo your first car, without being a skilled driver a big for you on that.
And rims, please don't go bigger than a 17"

 

im a kona guy to be honest... but a starter bike is prolly around 1-2k. The real question is do u want a hardtail (front suspension only) or full suspension. You can get a used bike for cheap which is what i would do for your first bike then when you get good enough drop a couple bills on a new one

 

Holy crap, he can get a decent turbo for that.
And I thought skateboarding was expensive.
I guess whatever makes you happy.

 

im going flamenco black pearl, and i'm no ricer my friend....lol.

i'd like some gunmetal volks but those are super expensive haha. maybe some rotas, or gunmetal painted GSR blades?

 

dude haha its ridiculous how expensive it is, bikes arent cheap, at least the good ones, kinda like car parts you get what you pay for.

 

I was thinking the same thing!!! haha

I was thinking of getting a used bike off craigslist in the 200-300 dollar range.


my uncle has a mountain bike that he doesnt use, maybe i'll just buy his, its in like perfect condition. Idk what brand it is though haha.

 

I'd go with LS meshies, Or the GSR blades

Here is a pic of the meshies

 

eh, don't really like how meshies would look on an ej8

 

well just pm me with the details about his bike and ill help ya out, i have no problem giving advice to a fellow honda techer.

when you go to buy a rack, try and get your base rack used and save some bills(clips, towers, crossbars, this doesnt include the specific racks like bike, kayak, accessory stuff). If you can get it all used in decent condition, more power to ya

 

Ahh, you have the coupe then.
The blades might be the right choice for you then.
What tail lights you got, the red/silver or the red/orange?

 

red orange, soon to be red/silver though now that you mention it, also going to LIGHTLY smoke them out.


MUCH WANT!
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/32/dsc00262bi6.jpg


acake, can you add me to your firends list? idk how haha

 

OEM wheels make me happy

 

lightly smoked is very nice imho, but some ppl will call it ricer ( oh well ). i love those blades so sexy

 

Those blades do look very nice with the center caps.
How do you plan on smoking them? Tint or the spray stuff?
I don't consider smoking tail lights ricer, as long as the light are still visible

 

yeah i like it... lamin x makes covers for tail lights, im getting a set to protect my fogs, and i might get a set for my tails too cause it does look dope.

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/...cf71a49f_o.jpg

smoked out like that.

im diggin the white on the rims. maybe some advans? lol. out of my budget though....

 

wow so your gonna do what everyone else is doing?