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By tom023
#346096 This is my new civic, named Heppy by one of my friends who found a hepititis B positive results paper under the rear seat :o haha.
Whatever her name, I've got plans to tidy her up get her running great and use her as a DD for the moment.

Here is some pics of how I found it.

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It's pretty messed up all around. I got given a box of odd parts with it (cheap air-intake, 2nd pair of clear red rear lights, CF look mirros...etc)

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After completely stripping the interior, scrubbing underneath and re-fitting the most of it. I'm picking and choosing parts from this civic and another RHD version that I got given (YES FOR FREE!
:thumb: ) to make up the best out of the two.

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Found this big spaghetti junction of speaker wire under the back seat. Not sure whether to rip it out and put my own in or leave it... it's a bit of a mess. :?

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After seeing the needle painting topic on here I thought I'd give it a try myself, took out the white coloured images and took it back to stock painting the needles red and the clock ilmunination lights red too.

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You can just about see the clocks in the last pic. I got the Sparco r100 seat for it on ebay with sliders and rails shipped to me here in Spain for 200€ BARGAIN!!!

It still needs a whole lot of work on the interior (dash, doorcards...) and I haven't touched the exterior or anything mechanical yet. The idea is to get it to 10/10 condition and at a later date do a H23A3 swap out of a Rover 623 that I have waiting... I've also got this lying around, has anybody ever done or seen a H22a head put on the H23 block ??? Hmm...

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By Loaf31
#346098 Welcome to the Family! :thumb:
I love the progress. This thing is gonna be hot, I can tell!
Glwb! :thumb:
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By tom023
#346099 Until the Hswap comes around, I'm going to be building up everything else as far as cash flow will let me (brakes, suspension...). So I'll keep the thread updated.
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By Loaf31
#346101 Is this gonna be your daily?
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By tom023
#346106 Yeah, for the time being.
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By tom023
#346262 Got the dash trim out and painted, it turned out great but I lacquered it in gloss lacquer and I think it looks too shiny.
If I spray over the whole lot in satin lacquer will it tone down the shine ???

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By bietelboer
#346264 Wow that valve cover needs some love :o
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By silverEG8
#346273 Nice seat.
By jap-society
#346818 Nice platform to start with, a little ruff around the edges but nothing a little TLC can't fix :thumb:

I love you're center console, need to find one for my car too.

What did you use to piant you're gauge needles ?
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By tom023
#346840 Yeah she needs some pampering. I used red spray paint that I had left over from my graffiti writing days. Seeing as it is such a small area I don't think it really matters, just make sure you spray it in light coats to avoid drips/blemishes.