Inb4some1saysfakewheelsorrice

All work done by me (had some help but not much)

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Now onto the opinion part. I am about to purchase new seats (I really need them) and am looking am looking at Sparco Fighter. Now, I am only going to purchase one right now and pay it off and buy the other. Do you think it will look dumb sporting a Sparco and a fake Torino wannabe as my passenger until I can afford to buy my passenger seat?

Edit: I am aware of fake wheels so no need to point out I see no need to buy real wheels since I live in the Rockies and they would get smashed after one winter

 

New wheels, and paint the rear plate holder the same color.

Looks stupid gold.

EDIT: Paint the front lip, and get a stock grill. The hood fitment looks off too. Loose the fogs, the fitment is also horrid.

Other than that, you almost did a complete turn around.

 

headlights and the gold trunk thing are the worst parts about this car. other then that its not bad at all

 

Wheels are fine for now, paint the license plate holder and front lip the same color as the body. Make things fit better, maybe source out an SI/CTR grille or OEM instead of that mugen rep grill unless you can paint that too. headlights as well. body seems off still. I'd work on the engine/suspension now just to be sure its reliable for driving, then interior. nice progress

What do you plan on using this for? daily? track? auto-x?

write up a list of priorities for:
Engine
Suspension
Interior
Exterior

 

These are about a month old. The front is lined up a bit better now. I might paint the grille and lip but I sort of like it being black (we'll see). To me, it offsets the black cherry. I am rolling on GC/Koni and the motor is a B18C. I plan on using the car as my daily with some autocross events next summer and my Crx is getting built for pure auto-x after the Civic is done. I am getting a Sparco Fighter seat tonight but just one. I can't afford a set right now so I am settling for one good seat so I can at least drive it safely.
Like I said, the wheels are Rota but I hate to spend big bucks on real wheels since they would more than likely get trashed and I don't want that to happen.

 

Then at least ditch the stickers on them. No sense pretending about it.

 

love that color

 

Its under cc.....

Thanks

 

To be honest, wheels don't matter. You can have a **** exterior, but as long as the vehicle is reliable, strong, and comfortable to you, that's all that counts. Don't be sorry for the fake wheels with decals, they're just temporary like you said. Better than using steelies.


Anyways, if you're going to keep the grill and lip black, maybe paint it a black with clear, so it stands out a bit cleaner? I'm sure spraypaint and good prepwork can do the job, right? you appear to have a source with a booth and gun so might as well ask them to do it again. Anywho, it's a minor thing.
Losing the fogs and putting on an SI style or OEM lip would've really set it off! People love that ****, lol.

Good luck getting good seats. Honestly, i'd just wait and get a set used so I know that they're in the same condition at least. To each his own!

really nice color btw.

 

Yeah I don't know why real vs fake wheels comes up all the time. I would rather spend that money on some cams and valvetrain. I agree about the lip and grill. I have a pint of black paint left over from when I painted my Crx that I might use up on the grill and lip and then clear coat them. I could go out one night after work and paint them. That's not a problem at all. As far as seats go, I am for sure getting a Sparco ordered tonight or tomorrow but I just don't know how I feel about having a good seat and one bad ugly seat. I guess I could just take the passenger seat out and sport the Sparco until I can get the other one. The Sparco will be purchased new and it will only be a few months before I pick the other one up so there won't be a huge gap between the time I pick the other one up. I will think about it though.

 

The bumper and grille are 99-00, but the hood is 96-98. It just looks like a typical thrown together car like I see driving around all the time in Oklahoma.

As for seats, why not just save up and buy both at the same time?

 

I don't see that there is much of a difference with any Honda these days. Its all about "JDM" right now Just my opinion though and I guess I never noticed the hood until you said something. As for the seat situation, I need a seat right now but can't afford a full set at the moment. I just had to purchase some new rubber.

 

After market hood.. carbon fiber would pop out..

 

Yeah in due time. That's when I'll put the 99 hood on I suppose.

 

Clean, simple, attention to detail, and OEM+ is in right now. Rotas, rattle bombed headlights, "mugen" grille, "mugen" lip, and no attention to detail at all is never going to be "in". It's typical of what we have all been seeing for years. Not a big deal if you like the car and enjoy it though.

Here is what's "in" right now-
http://forums.nwp4life.com/zerothread?id=8154

 

Has a brand new showy paint job but won't buy real wheels cause they will get ruined. #cant explain that. Dear OP, **** your fake parts.

 

I agree with the simplicity and paying attention to details but this car is far from done this is just a simple status update. I am going to replace all outside trim, new headlights, maybe find a oem lip and a grill. If I have some money chillin I will probably find some real wheels and swap them out during winter but it isn't in any near future plans.

Someones mad

 

Focus on the quality of the ride, not how it appears to others eyes. So you wouldn't plan on turboing the b18? People get too butthurt for minor things, in the end it's just a Honda. How's the CRX you're mentioning?

 

I feel the same way. Its just a Honda and why would I want to spend big bucks on "real" wheels that cost more than the car. I don't plan on turboing the b18c at the moment because I want to start on the Crx. I plan on making that a full time competition car (autox, track days, whatever else I can do to get on a track or compete) which is one of the reasons I haven't spent big bucks on the Civic. I am going to tear down the Crx this winter and start rebuilding it next summer. I have a Energy master bushing kit so that to install so that is step number 1. I am going to respray it yellow next summer as well. It will be getting a B20v (I have a spare b16 head chillin in my room) so I just need a block so I can get started on that.

 

Ah, good luck there man. Much respect if you get all those plans though, though there's an 80% chance those ideas will change by then. I'd have much more respect for a rebuilt CRX than a Civic. CRV-tec in a CRX would be amazing! Well then man, kudos to you for having better priorities than genuineness .

 

Yeah I change my mind a lot but I want a competition car ya know? I also have a sport bike so I have gone back and forth for a few months about what I want to race but landed on the car since it is paid for and needs to either be sold or used.

 

Nice car man. That back plate in gold looks bad to me, but you like it so yeah.


Good job buddy i wish i can paint.

 

This is what helps facilitate the "I need approval from the Internet" BS.

What's "in" is whatever the owner wants the car to be "in."

OP, you need not heed the quoted post. You don't need to listen to what other people tell you your car should look like to fit in with the crowd.