- Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:40 am
#322419
as promised(just a little late) pics of the bay with the new intake
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:42 am
#322420
yeah see that nice scratch there, so i parked at walmart and went in for like five minutes and this happens... no note no common decency of telling me even sorry just hit and run. sucks.
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:38 am
#322422
good start bro and it's a great idea to change that bumper to the coupe/ hatch bumper. seen it done to another car on this forum and looked great. good luck on the build. slow and steady builds are always fun to watch. 
My Build Thread: http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=198 ... sc&start=0
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:15 am
#322423
That scratch looks the same height as a shopping cart. Maybe a good polish and it might come out!
Brandonthesmith wrote:yeah see that nice scratch there, so i parked at walmart and went in for like five minutes and this happens... no note no common decency of telling me even sorry just hit and run. sucks.
That scratch looks the same height as a shopping cart. Maybe a good polish and it might come out!
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:56 pm
#322427
nah man its actually down to primer in al those dark spots an down to metal in some others and its dented in like half an inch the length of the scratch but luckily i work for a body shop so i can probably get it done fairly easily/cheaply
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:00 pm
#322563
So my bro edrick and I have been talking trying to figure out what I should do next with my car and how I should move on and basically what parts am I after next so last night we sat sown after a spirited run in the car and wrote out a list of what I need and what I want and how the priorities line up and we decided I definitely need to work on suspension and wheels and tyres first cause that's the most important I prefer road racing, twists and turns and hills and such, I need handling before I need power in that regard so that's the goal so today he texted he already picked up a front strut tower brace off a Honda dude friend of his for like ten bucks and found a vtec head and ecu for $75 a piece and a greedy exhaust for $75 but I'm going to hold off on the exhaust or get my brother in law to get them for me
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:29 pm
#322628
those are some great deals!
Brandonthesmith wrote:So my bro edrick and I have been talking trying to figure out what I should do next with my car and how I should move on and basically what parts am I after next so last night we sat sown after a spirited run in the car and wrote out a list of what I need and what I want and how the priorities line up and we decided I definitely need to work on suspension and wheels and tyres first cause that's the most important I prefer road racing, twists and turns and hills and such, I need handling before I need power in that regard so that's the goal so today he texted he already picked up a front strut tower brace off a Honda dude friend of his for like ten bucks and found a vtec head and ecu for $75 a piece and a greedy exhaust for $75 but I'm going to hold off on the exhaust or get my brother in law to get them for me
those are some great deals!
My Build Thread: http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=198 ... sc&start=0
- Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:00 am
#322636
boom lol 75 bucks and a drive out to bfe later and theres a y8 head in my trunk lol now to take it to the machine shop and get it all done up new valves new springs new retainers port and polish and maybe a shave
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:47 am
#323102
alright folks so i now have an almost fully broken down y8 head sitting in my room (which i share with my girlfriend and she isn't too happy about it 
) i just have to get a valve spring remover and ill take out the springs and valves and then all i need is an engine block from a local junk yard a y8 intake manifold (ebay 50 bucks) and a z6 head gasket from advance auto and i'm in business i'm going to rebuild the head from the ground up and port and polish it and my brother in law is trying to talk me into getting a racing cam, 
we'll see about that well thats all the news for now, woke up yesterday and got half a mile down the road and the tire was completely flat so had to drive on a flat to the gas station to fill it up, no go, gaping hole in the tire like a screw went in and came back out so today i did a little at home mechanics and plugged the hole just felt good to be wrenching on the car even a little even just to fix a leaky tire.
) i just have to get a valve spring remover and ill take out the springs and valves and then all i need is an engine block from a local junk yard a y8 intake manifold (ebay 50 bucks) and a z6 head gasket from advance auto and i'm in business i'm going to rebuild the head from the ground up and port and polish it and my brother in law is trying to talk me into getting a racing cam, we'll see about that well thats all the news for now, woke up yesterday and got half a mile down the road and the tire was completely flat so had to drive on a flat to the gas station to fill it up, no go, gaping hole in the tire like a screw went in and came back out so today i did a little at home mechanics and plugged the hole just felt good to be wrenching on the car even a little even just to fix a leaky tire.
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:30 am
#323114
"new" upper strut brace ten bucks 
gave her a bath
gave her a bath
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- Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:32 am
#323115
oh yeah i was working at a chevy dealership last week and a guy that works there was trying to pull out of the spot next to me in some big truck and wound up raping my front bumper with his back tire so now the dealership has to pay fro damages luckily i'm an auto body painter so, their paying me lol.
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:56 pm
#323378
your having slot of bad luck with people scratching your car! lol
when u park, write down the numberplates/type of car/paint colour of the cars that are parked next to you.. should narrow down whos the retard
nice progress btw!
when u park, write down the numberplates/type of car/paint colour of the cars that are parked next to you.. should narrow down whos the retard
nice progress btw!
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:53 pm
#323419
yeah man it's like it's a target or something, thats not a bad idea about writing them all down i know lately i always take note of where i park and whos parked around me before i walk into a store.
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:55 pm
#324165
alright so this past friday i was really bored and so i went and picked up my little brother and my brother in law and we went cruising around downtown and stuff but it wasn't enough but then around like 9:30 we started seeing all this dope looking cars pass by( we had pulled over to chat amongst ourselves in a walgreens parking lot) egs eks integras mustangs (i'm from georgia so...) so we decided next tuner we see pass by, we follow, waited ten minutes, no more cars so i call a buddy and ask where the tuners all meet he gives me the details and i ask if he ever goes, he's already there, so i bolt we head straight there. man it was awesome i've only been to a meet one other time and it was kinda lame, segregated, this was cool everyone intermingling together just hanging out and if someone talks trash they take it to the bridge and race from a 40 then come right back and chill so i met a couple of nice dudes there and went back the next night and met even more had a great time and now i've got a connection to buy almost everything i'll ever want for the sedan. ls meshies, rear disc conversion, exhaust, lowering springs, and... he's got a h22 block and head at the house but the head needs to be machined. is it worth it? i'm stoked right now
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:27 pm
#325846
well my federal return has come, i have ordered F&F type 1s and d16y8 valve guides and seals and a d16y8 intake manifold. waiting on all of that to arrive and my Ga state tax return and I'm getting a rear disc break swap and the head pnp'd and put together by a local engine shop, after that putting it all together, still haven't gotten a vtec ECU but i have a guy already lined up for that so... hopefully good progress coming soon.