Hey everyone how's it going im steve and im from Niagara Falls.

little back history had a nice 96 ek hatch with some work done to it and ended up writing it off

so to pay off everything io put into it i parted the old car out and with the money i had left i purchased a 99 civic hatch cx AUTO!!!!!!!

at the time it was the right thing to do since i was moving and it was the sensible thing to do at the time ( to hell with sensiblitly )


so anywho i've had the car and neglected it for the time being just doing regular odds and ends to keep her alive and strong.

so the part list.

engine
bone stock d16y7

wheels
2004 acura 1.7 el rims ( sir knockoffs i call em )

interior
optional leather armrest (oooh la la)

exterior
jdm ctr rear lip (replica)
spoon carbon fibre wing (replica and needs help)
ctr grill (replica)
dents ( oem )

so enough with me heres some pics





oh btw if you didnt notice when i got the car i needed a new front bumper so i shaves the plate nubs off
heres a better look




here's the wing in its rough shape i need to redo it badly i think im gonna paint the top silver and leave the underbelly in carbon



hope you like it so far.

she was filty so i thought i would do some before and after pics of inside and out

under the hood
before

after


girlfriends and neices can put a toll on an interior

before





so after i gave her some of this

then some of this

and a little bit of

okay a lot of

= this





still not please with the result i got out the big guns



then i got this






im fine with that for now in the next couple days i might hit it with some more

cleaned her up a little more outside nothing special




and a shout out to any fellow disc golfers out there



hope you guys like it so far i have a lot in store for this car but it will take time

 

so far looking good

great job on the cleaning

 

thanks man it was a quick job but i do detailing for a living for nissan so its nice having all the products at my disposal

 

just a quick update guy's i've started doing all of the body work to sort this car out asap
i started with all of the dings and dents around the body and got them sorted and primed for the time being since it is my daily driver.
things i still need to do:

get a new hood prob aftermarket oem ( i've used them in the past with little to no b/s)
weld a small partch where it is starting to rust in the left rear wheel well

i'll keep you guys posted on the progress as it goes along with lots of pics

btw im doing a complete color change to champ white i've always wanted a white ek since i got into cars

 

so just got back from doing more work on the outside of the car starting to look better well not really lol...i found some more dents and ripples in the body but i think i got all the big crap out..

as from there i talked to an old friend who has a facility for me to use to get the patch work done and painted.

further talking to my friend and we decided upon using a urethane based single stage white paint (i've used this paint allot in the past working in bodyshops and it turns out great and does not fade)

so next step will be to finish the patch work then fully prime the whole car with high build primer to make sure i didnt miss anything.

ill keep you guys posted on the progress.

btw here are some crappy pics lol







where the patch has to go


damn this rust


there was some hardcore rippling going on there so i make er look nice


some more crap i have to fix just covered for now

 

Looks great man, im in for this build...love how the carpet turned out nice and clean...

 

thanks i was supposed to do all the metal work today but because of crap weather it is getting delayed till the am sucks tho cuz i removed all of the body side mouldings yesterday so i had to run outside and tape the bastards up b4 i came back to lake honda in the morning lmao

 

little update nothing special just some pics of when i tore down the car some more before i prep for paint be advised this is my daily i have to be able to drive this bastard everyday so i cant just gut it the way i would like.

door panels came off same with kick panels



same with the body side mouldings



the right fender moulding was glued on by what appeared to be some sort of foam caulking but i removed it with ease... so i guess i got to hit up honda for some clips or rig up something better.

as for that i am thinking of ordereing some parts from abs dynamics such as a replica mugen spoiler and a new front lip i will most likley go with mugen agian since i liked the overall look.

 

still need to order a new hood aswell b4 paint cuz i did a drunken james bond roll over the hood one night and paid for it later lmao

 

UPDATE!

got most of the body work sorted out but still have to some more finish filler on the patch but it turned out good

got her up with the tire off


then proceeded to grind down with 3m purple clean grinding disc



booo rust

removed more rust that this but i just took this pic


made up my custom 20 gauge sheet patch



note both body and patch panel got covered in etch prime before the welding process began

i say it looks nice



didnt get any pics of welding my bad but it did look good

then some fibreglass just incase of any pinholes


sanded then filler applied



needs a bit more work but thats all i got done for the day will tackle the rest of it soon then will start to sand the rest of the body down with 400 so i can reprime and block out the whole body to make sure it looks straight.

keep you guys posted as soon as the hood comes in

 

hood should be in tomorrow morning so ill throw it on asap to get the fitment right then im gonna start to sand the entire body down for prime

 

cars coming along good, nice detail job on the inside.

 

thanks man appreciate it.

as for the car hood came in today so but i didnt have a chance to test fit today so that will have to wait till saturday when i get of work.

keep you posted

 

good job! Looks as tho you used a shrinker/stretcher on your metal patch

 

good eye yea i cut the peice out first them made the bend with a brake then used a stretcher to get the bend till desired. nothing wrong with using a machine instead of hammering it over a form or dolly

 

oh buddy thats a killer little tool and makes things a little easier, good to see the use of some weld thru primer too, keep up the good work!

 

yea i played it smart and didnt want that patch lifting cuz of rust forming behind it..kids always cover up!! lmao..

little update nothing special so when the hood came in i was super excited so i opened her up to check it out and it had more ripples then my factory hood plus there was no protection on the bottom edges of the hood so those were bent up so i am sending her back and keeping the $$ for something else while i continue to fix the rest of the body.

anybody know where i can get some cheep coilovers like progress in ontario?

sick of running 4x4 stance

 

Hey everybody it's been a while since I last updated you guys on my build and allot has changed since.

Decided to go with a full colour change and added a little minor facelift to it
I'm really happy with it as it sits right now I'll keep you guys posted and post pics ASAP!!!