Welcome to my Del Slo build thread! My only goals are to build a DD that is reliable, gets good mpg, but is still able to cut loose if my foots feeling heavy. Lots of windy back roads and long road trips in this vehicles future. I'm a big fan of the sleeper concept so i plan to keep the interior/exterior clean, borderline restomod. Under the hood anything goes. Also worth it to mention I will be doing all the work out of my driveway.

Now to the juicy bits:
USDM 93 Del Sol Si
250K Body
JDM D16A Block
D16Z6 P08-1 Head
OEM P28 Ecu

185/60/14 summer - Riken Raptor
185/65/14 winter -

Mods:
Aerospeed front upper strut tower brace
NRG Front lower U brace
True CAI w/ K+N duel cone filter
Mishimoto clone catch can w/ PCV relocate
PCV intake K+N filter
15/16th Master Cylinder
2.25" Cat-back exhaust w/ aerospeed glasspack muffler
Knu Koncepts Big 3 + Starter wiring upgrade
Cluster, corners, interior, trunk, fog, brake and license pl8 lights all converted to LED
Ebay duel core aluminum radiator
DIY mesh grille
DIY mono wiper conversion
5k Led headlight retrofit
Godspeed Rear aluminum lcas
White reflective front side markers
Momo aluminum pedal covers
Culler woodworks white oak shift ****
MSD SS external ignition coil setup
Energy Suspension front lca poly bushings
Energy Suspension front upper control arm poly bushings
Ebay steel 4-2-1 Header
Smoked 1 piece headlights


Deletes
Badge delete
OEM antenna delete
OEM wing delete
OEM visor delete
Trunk Interior / carpet delete
1/2 of an A/C delete

Audio
Kenwood 3 way 6.5" door speakers ( KFC-1695PS )
Kenwood 1 way 6.5" rear speakers ( KFC-P709PS )
500w Audiovox Rampage ( Amp-610 )
MTX Road Thunder 12" in trunk (36Htz custom ported box )
Harmon Kardon 8" in custom passenger footwell box
Bussmann 100Amp breaker ( CB185-100 )

Awaiting install / im lazy
Koni yellow struts
Integra rear swaybar
Energy Suspension steering rack bushing set


Maintinence:
New windshield
NGK wires
NGK plugs BKR6E-11
Radiator flush
OEM heater core hose
Clutch flush
Power Steering flush
Battery
Brake flush
OEM New front targa seal
American motors PCV
Front rotors w/
Wagner thermo quiet ceramic pads
Rear Beck and Arnley rotors w/
Akebono pads
Sail panel leak repair
Both CV joints
Denso O2 Sensor
Purolator fuel filter
Moog outer tie rod ends
Beck/ Arnley inner tie rod ends
Felpro Valve cover/ spark plug well seals
Gates lower radiator hose
172' F Gates thermostat
Gates Alternator belt
Tighten / washer targa mounts
Magnetic oil drain plug
Senkie 555 Front lower balljoints
Front sway bar end-links + bushings
Fel-pro Y8 head gasket
Fel-pro Intake mani, cam, and throttle body gaskets
Moog Upper ball joints

My DIYs:
Monowiper DIY https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-...l-sol-3305333/
Altezza tailight DIY https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-...te-up-3320045/

Pre purchase condition:



Some random prep work:




Trunk rust


Visor delete:


Car:
Attachment 392756


Parts:

 

Lose the tail lights, lose the spoiler............. and lose the girlfriend. And tell her I'm available.

 

Original Sol concept drawings






Parked beside another random sol on a roadtrip to Maryland



Windshield rust repair

 

Nice start, especially with the all the routine maintenance, you don't even see that now a days, just straight to the hella flush rims and negative camber y0 lol.

Yeah just get rid of those altezzas and your good.

Nice visor delete btw, write a DIY on it. Or did you just pull off the visors?

 

Sweet altezzas bro

 

The visor delete is pieces of mirror i cut to fill in the round holes, and towards the outsides i had to make black block off plates.


A long winter is close to its end...









Going for a black and white color scheme now and am thinking about opening up the altezzas and painting all the silver area white... any thoughts?

 

Take off the tail lights and throw them in the garbage.

 

Find a set of used oem ones and trash those altezza ones. 2001 wants their tail lights back lol

 

Oem tails will come eventually, but for now i have other priorities. That being said, in the mean time im brainstorming ways to transform my tails into respectable lighting apparatus.

Always this route, but then i need reflectors or risk getting pulled over.
How To: Make 70/30 Taillights with 1st generation Altezzas

 

If you can't afford to put OEM tail lights in your car, you shouldn't be modifying a car at all.

 

Sad but true lol. You can easily get a set for under $100

 

truth lol

 

While I agree the taillights are ewwwww I would like to see them if you paint the silver/chrome parts. I like new and different things.

 

cars comming along man, dont let the razzing about the tailights get to you. im sure more than half the members here (myself included) have once been in your shoes with an extremely low budget to work with, thats were the creativity kicks in!

 

Some people just take life too seriously



Did a bunch of upkeep

Plasti dipped the rear window trim black
Replaced valve cover/ spark plug well gaskets
Replaced cluster lights + ashtray light with type 74 leds
Removed 2 panels of the indiglos and rewired the rest
Removed the seats and cleaned the ferk out of it
Opened up the blinker housing and removed all the haze


Also moar parts, dont pretend you arent jelly of them 8$ Momo ripoffs

photo courtesy of my personal potatoe

 

Got a new ebay exhaust in the mail and decided to try and winter proof it. Used high temp ceramic paint for everything. White muffler looks great forgot to snap finished pics. Still needs cured and installed









Also been doing lots of damage control from the previous owner ....

https://honda-tech.com/honda-civic-d...3-sol-3275576/

 

so you are de-ricing a del sol by ricing it? ....i am confused ...../facepalm

 

Im just replacing a rusted out straight pipe exhaust, with a quieter winter-proofed one. Im lost where the oriental dish comes into play.

The momo pedal covers i will admit are questionable lol, but the oem rubber was worn all the way through and they were a cost effective solution.

 

He's talking about the white muffler

 

aww yea

 

Someone say white muffler? Here is it getting baked in my very tolerant friends oven.



Moar moar parts, CAI is off a ford focus or something :: i think i can make it work. OEM hood latch covers, fuses for the glove-box usb, Alternator belt, and other random bits. Also scored a white oak shift **** w/ Honda threading for 1$ and i love it.



Got bored and tried something, idk how i feel about it. I like the look of white but need amber to stay legal... at least it reflects really well. Im eventually going to use the tape for the inside of my doors. Black open doors with tint might as well be invisible at night.



Installed a new lower radiator hose and thermostat, decided to snap a current pic of the bay. Still needs alot of love.
Commence the ****-posting lol

 

so nice and clean in the engine bay

 

Thanks man, i try to do what i can.


Also a few picture updates, no finished product pics yet but still need to rehang everything and cut the bumper to perfect the fitment. Also chipped the hell out of the muffler so that needs fixed... Cleaning out the OEM cat did wonders though.





Last time i dropped a bay shot, this time its interior. Love my White Oak shift ****, nothing grips like grain.

Shout-out to Culler Woodworks, all kinds of handmade rare wood *****.
matt420740 on eBay



New LED Aux lights, License plate lights, and rear corners. The plate lights seem a little dim now that they are amber. The Aux lights being white but lighting up amber is nice though.

 

not a fan of the muffler but def a fan of the creativity...love builds that dont follow trends and the owner does whatthey want..after all its your car to enjoy

 

what did you use to clean out the cat?