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- Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:55 pm #313483 I've had my car for two years now and finally decided to start a build thread, so here it is...

Bought my first car in July of 2010, a 95 civic ex. I had no knowledge of the honda world or that online communities like this existed, I was just looking for a reliable car on a budget.

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'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:00 pm #313484 Some more pics..






Previous owner attempted to "touch up" the rear bumper with black fingernail polish

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:08 pm #313485 First thing was wash and wax, get her cleaned up nice and good





Only aftermarket parts were this AEM intake and a replacement catback, a Walker Quiet-flow. It doesn't sound like much but I do like how quiet it is.

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:11 pm #313486 Then something I've always wanted to be in my car




I got the sub, box, and amp together for $35. And I don't like to rattle my mirror off but love being able to fill in the low ranges and hear all the music.

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:15 pm #313487 Front bushings were shot, so I replaced with energy suspension polyurethanes.



Then got a new amp, Alpine MRP-M450. I built an amp rack for it.

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:17 pm #313488 A few months later my car alarm went off at 2:30 a.m. I went to check it out and found a chunk of my rear window missing

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'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:22 pm #313489 A few pics from the first winter with my car





Did a valve adjustment




Got a new Hitron amp (super cheap but decent power and quality) and a crappy Fast & Furious 2 channel for my rears. And picked up a Type R! alpine...

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:27 pm #313490 :O

How did that hole happen in your back window? Do you have enemies?

Clean coupe by the way!

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:30 pm #313491 Wow this thing cleaned up nice . Looks like its in the right hands

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:33 pm #313492 Spring of 2011 I bought a new set of steelies so I didn't need to keep getting my winter tires mounted. They came with these wheel covers which for some reason I liked for a while.






Can't find pictures but at some point I sold the Alpine sub and got an Infinity 1262W, and I made this super compact box for it. Now I can still access my spare and jack.




I'll post more pictures of the finished box when I find them.

Replaced my struts with cheap monroe's





And made myself a grill block from cardboard and ducktape. Looks like crap, but I did get 43mpg with this on.






Did a little experimenting with ebay LED strips





And some random pics from the 2nd winter


I love scraping ice off my window


Having a little fun in the snow

I forgot I have a block heater lol, I've never actually needed to use it

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:37 pm #313493

:O

How did that hole happen in your back window? Do you have enemies?

Clean coupe by the way!

There was a big rock sitting in my back seat. And none that I know of, the police officer said a few other cars down the street got the same treatment earlier that week. Some kids need to get a life.

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'95 ex - auto :'(

- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:46 pm #313494 Got what I think is a deal on some fat fives with tires. Not the prettiest but I had future plans for them






Started sanding. I originally wanted to sand them all the way up in grit and polish them, but then I realized how much work it actually was.
So I taped off the tires and primed them



A little more sanding then paint and clear



They didn't turn out as glossy as I wanted. So before I repainted them I wanted to try something...






I love the look of black with red stripe, but not on these rims. So I repainted them and got it a little more glossy this time.

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:12 am #313519

You can do like I did, cut out some sheet aluminum to block off the fog light holes and use the license plate as a partial grill block. Doesn't look as funky or ghetto as cardboard.

'98 Cherokee Classic: 4.0 I6 Auto 4x4
'00 Ram 1500: 8.0 V10 5-speed 4x4 w/ 3/4 ton axles
'81 Camaro: 5.7 V8 4-speed
'98 Ranger: 2.5L 5-speed
'94 Honda Civic: 1.5L 5-speed "The Green Bean" *Sold*

- Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:43 am #313526

You can do like I did, cut out some sheet aluminum to block off the fog light holes and use the license plate as a partial grill block. Doesn't look as funky or ghetto as cardboard.

I might end up making some out of fiberglass for this winter. If you do block it keep an eye on your engine temp though, I learned my lesson when I didn't.

'95 ex - auto :'(

- Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:56 am #313528 Yeah I've seen some hypermilers who use a choke cable to open a small hole in their grill block for when it starts getting hot.

'98 Cherokee Classic: 4.0 I6 Auto 4x4
'00 Ram 1500: 8.0 V10 5-speed 4x4 w/ 3/4 ton axles
'81 Camaro: 5.7 V8 4-speed
'98 Ranger: 2.5L 5-speed
'94 Honda Civic: 1.5L 5-speed "The Green Bean" *Sold*