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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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Welp....i been missing driving a Honda for yearssss...i tried too get a lil project while back, but got overwhelmed and it was too far gone for me too wanna put anymore money in it.

So after a few mths looking for something swapped already to start with, i came up with nothing...nothing fit my criteria of what i wanted my car too be in the end...or too much work needed

Which brings us here.....i found a prettyyyyy clean STOCK 2000 Civic EX:




Thats the night i bought it....few dings, nicks...nothing major at all.














Interior is stupidddd clean....it doesnt even look like anyone has ever sat in the back

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h136/DatDudeBL/My%202000%20Civic/20140215_115519_zps3ddb231d.jpg[/IMG]









This is exactly the car for me....its what i been looking for for a longggg time....stock and clean, so i can just add to it and NOT fix many things.

Im unsure of the direction this will go, its probably gonna be total different than most others.

Im keeping allll amenities that came with it....fulllll interior, A/C, PS, and cruise.

Im still debating on what swap to do....Bseries is soo much more budget friendly...but that Kswap DOE

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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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looks good to me, whats next?
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluto!
looks good to me, whats next?
Gonna take it slow...im just enjoying driving it stock right now lol.

In the end its gonna be my lil weekend toy
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 09:02 AM
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Well today i put on some smoked taillights....jury still out on if theyll stay or not:







They fit pretty well so ill see how they wear on me
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 12:16 PM
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Thing is clean man. The tails look pretty good I can dig it
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 12:26 PM
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every time i see your post op, i think of mc phat.
tail lights not my cup of tea, the stock oem with a little smoke tint would look better IMO.
civic looks like a perfect mold doe.
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Old Feb 16, 2014 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RI5ING SUN
Thing is clean man. The tails look pretty good I can dig it
Yeh....i seen some and im like yuck immediately but these...idk...may stay may not


Originally Posted by r_Senik
every time i see your post op, i think of mc phat.
tail lights not my cup of tea, the stock oem with a little smoke tint would look better IMO.
civic looks like a perfect mold doe.

Yeh, i might buy some other stock ones and get those smoked a lil...these fit pretty good though.....i may leave em not sure just yet


Bought a lip from a local guy for $25....just test fitting it here








It fit pretty good...ima get it painted and than might install....need some 3m adhesive tape....it looks like it only gives u 4 screws.... 2 for each side

I really want a full SI lip kit...front n rear painted and call it a day
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 07:44 AM
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Man these headlights was horrendous.....lil plasticx to the rescue....til i can find some decent priced CTR or other OEM








Looks 100x better...should have some parts rolling in this week.
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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 11:07 PM
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can't even tell that those tail lights are smoked lol. but they don't look half bad. waiting to see what's to come
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Old Feb 18, 2014 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by nabs.no.abs
can't even tell that those tail lights are smoked lol. but they don't look half bad. waiting to see what's to come
Yeh its a subtle difference....i think it like it that way....but still thinking on it, see if they last me out


I also remembered a longggg time ago about someone posting a HOW-TO on getting your bumper to fender gap a lot tighter, well i did it too

This is what i started with:







And after a lil massaging and some bolts n washers instead of the factory crap:



The other side was messed up but i didnt get any before pics:




Still need a lil adjusting but its a lot better than stock...my other side is actually missing the loop on the bumper it broke off so this was the only way to fix it for now.

Some packages came in to today....post them up later....yummy stuff
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Old Feb 19, 2014 | 04:46 PM
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EK4 SIR cluster





And thanks too my MAIN MAN b18ctrb for the hookups...ALWAYS minty parts

EDM Jordan Civic in MPH










Also from b18ctrb ...EDM grill...mintyyyyy:





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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 03:32 PM
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Stopped by my buddy Steve at CNR Performance's shop, In Baton Rouge , Louisisana, the other day...discuss some plans for some much needed power options

Heres some pics of their drag car...think its been 9.8s:





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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 06:00 AM
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Had a super hard rain this morning....and i opened door to go somewhere and by my tweeter pillar it was wet...and could see where it dripped down a bit onto the speaker grill

Kinda annoyed me....only thing i could think i did was install a antenna block off plate and had too push the antenna down and it mighta rubbed the drain tube in moof roof...IDK...doesnt seem like that

But i checked my mirror on drivers side and the bolts were hand tight....so im thinking it was that...i snugged em up and it tightened that rubber on it so prolly was that
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 06:05 AM
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good luck with build

and please dont put that lip on
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by cetcivic
good luck with build

and please dont put that lip on
Thanks...i got another one in i like a lil better...didnt want something over aggressive...but that one was 25$ so couldnt pass it up

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310673275359...84.m1497.l2649

I bought that one...too tide me over til i find a OEM SI lip....maybe even buy one from honda for an exuberant amount
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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 07:47 AM
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Also any thoughts on this......keep lips and side skirts unpainted

And plastidip the moldings too kinda tie it all together?

Just an idea
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 05:18 PM
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I love getting Honda parts in...something special about it:









Windshield wipers new, trunk plastic piece and some trunk screws/push bolts


Oh and i dropped off a front and rear lip with my side skirts too get painted...should be on Friday....see if it brings it out nicely
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 01:07 AM
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Clean man. Can't wait to see where you take this.
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 05:35 AM
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Clean man. Can't wait to see where you take this.

Thanks man... Got some big updates coming in few weeks
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 06:24 PM
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So so clean welding.....i shoulda got some better pics but i didnt...its already packed up for powdercoat
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Old Mar 2, 2014 | 05:30 PM
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Got lip on...waiting on new OEM hardware for side skirts and need too put grill and rear lip on as well

Paint came out nice....super close...just needs too get same amount of dust on it as OE paint lol
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Old Mar 3, 2014 | 01:09 PM
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Got EDM grill put on today






Also , is that a normal hood too grill gap...just seems a lil high to me
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Old Mar 3, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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So, you just troll craigslist and buy any **** you can find?
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Old Mar 3, 2014 | 01:27 PM
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So, you just troll craigslist and buy any **** you can find?
Go on?
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Old Mar 3, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sebba
So, you just troll craigslist and buy any **** you can find?
IDK what this guy is going on about....

Get out.
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