- Sat Jul 16, 2016 12:43 pm
#359490
I had a nice long run with my first coupe. 309k miles and still going up. but it needs more work and money put into it than i am willing to put into it. Late last year i started searching for a replacement car. looked for civics, del sols, CRXs, integras, and several other vehicles that arent Honda. After awhile of searching i decided to stick with a Civic. I searched for months basically all year and i found a few here and there but they were beat up, rusted out, or cost way too much money. Then 4 weeks ago I found one that was perfect for me. and only two towns over 8 miles down the road.
95 DX. 148k original miles. no rust. stock except for camber kits, exhaust, strut tower bars, lights, lips, wheels, head unit, and Form Funtion Type 1s. other than that its stock down to the airbox. I paid $2300 and was happy to pay that. the paint isnt perfect but its pretty nice. been repainted a few years ago but its nice. had a little bit of front fender damage and some damage to the door at the fender but the owner gave me a replacement fender and ill probably just leave the door alone. some paint chips here and there but black is an easy color to touch up. I was told the clutch was replaced 5k miles ago along with the steering rack and battery.
I always said id never have a black car but i do love it on a coupe
fender aint too bad. once its fixed i dont think the door will be quite so noticeable
even the carpet looks awesome
only leak is the cam cover gasket and a slight oil pan leak. neither is enough to actually drip its just one of those super slow oozing leaks lol
already cleaned sanded and coated the trunk and inner fender lips with Chassis Saver. its something like POR15 my buddy recommended it after using it on his jeeps frame so i gave it a try on my C10's floor and i love the stuff. i also removed the rubber strips that go on the rear fender lips then i cleaned up the edges really good and painted them with the Chassis Saver then i put sealant in the rubber seal thing and put them back on. hopefully it will help keep water and crap away from the fender lips and keep them rust free for a few years
So far the car runs pretty good no CEL or running problems. its a little rough around the edges it needs a bunch of little things fixed but im very excited to really dig into it. ive ordered a bunch of parts and have an appointment for window tint on friday. im doing the timing belt and water pump hopefully next weekend if my parts get here from Majestic
95 DX. 148k original miles. no rust. stock except for camber kits, exhaust, strut tower bars, lights, lips, wheels, head unit, and Form Funtion Type 1s. other than that its stock down to the airbox. I paid $2300 and was happy to pay that. the paint isnt perfect but its pretty nice. been repainted a few years ago but its nice. had a little bit of front fender damage and some damage to the door at the fender but the owner gave me a replacement fender and ill probably just leave the door alone. some paint chips here and there but black is an easy color to touch up. I was told the clutch was replaced 5k miles ago along with the steering rack and battery.
I always said id never have a black car but i do love it on a coupe
fender aint too bad. once its fixed i dont think the door will be quite so noticeable
even the carpet looks awesome
only leak is the cam cover gasket and a slight oil pan leak. neither is enough to actually drip its just one of those super slow oozing leaks lol
already cleaned sanded and coated the trunk and inner fender lips with Chassis Saver. its something like POR15 my buddy recommended it after using it on his jeeps frame so i gave it a try on my C10's floor and i love the stuff. i also removed the rubber strips that go on the rear fender lips then i cleaned up the edges really good and painted them with the Chassis Saver then i put sealant in the rubber seal thing and put them back on. hopefully it will help keep water and crap away from the fender lips and keep them rust free for a few years
So far the car runs pretty good no CEL or running problems. its a little rough around the edges it needs a bunch of little things fixed but im very excited to really dig into it. ive ordered a bunch of parts and have an appointment for window tint on friday. im doing the timing belt and water pump hopefully next weekend if my parts get here from Majestic
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