- Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:53 pm
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so Have you met Brooke? she's a 1995 Honda Civic CX. i wanted to start a build thread for her since the build is now totally underway. ive already been at it for a couple of weeks, so ill get up to date first. then if all goes according to plan ill post my adventures each weekend as they happen!
im going to take this first post to introduce Brooke and show what ive already done to the car before starting this big summer project.
so heres Brooke, the way she looked before all this taking apart business started happening to her
sometimes i try at photography...
notice the paint drips... yeah i didnt paint it before, but i will
a few dents and dings, but overall the bodies in great shape
the paint on the bumper might be the best example of the terrible paint job, im convinced there was no sanding or priming done before hand.
like i said, i "try" at photography.
anyways, on to the mods and replacements ive already done
for starters, heres the engine bay. she got a D16Z6 put in before i owned the car. i built the CAI (it is a cold air, i just took this pic while i had it converted to a short ram for the winter months). it got a new radiator after being towed by my buddies truck (lil rough). did the ignition after my coil blew up.
close up on the MSD Super Conductor ignition system. i run that to bosch platinum 4 plugs.
i strapped a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler on the back cuz its throaty and i couldnt take the silence of stock.
i replaced the lower control arms, ball joints, steering rack, tie rod ends and axles on the front end. yeah, the ride was gettin a little scary before all that.
ive probly done other stuff, but i forget. ive had the car two and a half years, just wasnt building it cuz i was still in school.
ill get pics posted of all the stuff when i get the chance
im going to take this first post to introduce Brooke and show what ive already done to the car before starting this big summer project.
so heres Brooke, the way she looked before all this taking apart business started happening to her
sometimes i try at photography...
notice the paint drips... yeah i didnt paint it before, but i will
a few dents and dings, but overall the bodies in great shape
the paint on the bumper might be the best example of the terrible paint job, im convinced there was no sanding or priming done before hand.
like i said, i "try" at photography.
anyways, on to the mods and replacements ive already done
for starters, heres the engine bay. she got a D16Z6 put in before i owned the car. i built the CAI (it is a cold air, i just took this pic while i had it converted to a short ram for the winter months). it got a new radiator after being towed by my buddies truck (lil rough). did the ignition after my coil blew up.
close up on the MSD Super Conductor ignition system. i run that to bosch platinum 4 plugs.
i strapped a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler on the back cuz its throaty and i couldnt take the silence of stock.
i replaced the lower control arms, ball joints, steering rack, tie rod ends and axles on the front end. yeah, the ride was gettin a little scary before all that.
ive probly done other stuff, but i forget. ive had the car two and a half years, just wasnt building it cuz i was still in school.
ill get pics posted of all the stuff when i get the chance
Last edited by hambone089 on Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:21 am, edited 2 times in total.
03 Acura RSX type-S
they suck, and i see so many guys with civics that sound like lawn mowers, i want mine to be different. when i actually do the exhaust (ie. when i actually have money), im going with pace setter because they're a muscle car company. i think my car sounds good, and it most certainly sounds deeper and less wing dingy than most guys with their cat backs.
he admitted he planned on getting a good one later down the road.
