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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 11:48 AM
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Hello everyone! Im Alex from Costa Rica...

I want to share with all of you my new project.

1989 Civic Si

Pics! Pics!

Firs day at home

Dirty all around =( She has been sitting for 2 or 3 years..





Removing the dust...



Im going to strip it out and do a full paint job...

Starting to remove the old B18A1



Working on the fogs: Before



After:



Some body work...









Some goodies





Thanks eveyone, sorry if my english is not so good... And more pics to soon!!

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Alex
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 12:38 PM
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this is awesome. que pura vida.
I also have a 89' civic si. I'll definitely be following this I'm currently also building mine slowly but surely. I'm #001251


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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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this is awesome. que pura vida.
I also have a 89' civic si. I'll definitely be following this I'm currently also building mine slowly but surely. I'm #001251


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Thanks buddy!!! Pura Vida!!!!

Im working slowly on it too... Around here is expensive and rare to find parts...
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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I know same in Florida! USA but I see your came with oem fogs and a jdm front for it already eh?? moig fast! your throwing on a ls swap? lucky Ef2 -_-


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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 06:42 PM
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I know same in Florida! USA but I see your came with oem fogs and a jdm front for it already eh?? moig fast! your throwing on a ls swap? lucky Ef2 -_-


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It came with Jdm front end, tailights and SiR wing... I also have the mid wing and now rear fog lights.... I was lucky to found an Si with those extras

Im going to swap and LS/Vtec b18/b16 and 4.40 LSD tranny... I will post pictures soon
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Old Aug 4, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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wow lucky how much was it mine was 1.1k all stock OEM front and rust here and there


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Old Aug 5, 2013 | 05:25 AM
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wow lucky how much was it mine was 1.1k all stock OEM front and rust here and there


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1.1k For an Si its a nice price...

Around here cars are more expensive.. I paid 3K for mine...
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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3k for that isn't too bad, especially because it came with all those goodies. Keep up the good work!
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Old Aug 10, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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I paid $1500 for my EF, then it was like $1500 for my B16A after I installed everything. So 3k is reasonable. I will say my EF had a nicer body to begin with. Haha. But 3k isn't bad.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 07:53 PM
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Build looks good so far! Keep us posted!
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 08:15 AM
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Im back! Thanks for the comments and yes... The price was really good considering the goodies on the car

More pics of the work done...

Rear fog ligths intalled



MOMO IRMSCHER Steering wheel



LS/Vtec showing up



Primered body



Starting the paint process...





Body finished



Engine bay





Im pretty happy with the paint result... Love the color... What do you guys think???

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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 08:27 AM
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WOW! Paint came out awesome.
Really digging the amount of flake in the color.
Keep up the good work!
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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looks great! can you show how you did your rear fog lights how your guna wire and how you put them in?
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