92 boosted SOHC hatch - new pic p.28

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By ohDirka
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:10 pm #334550
teal_dx wrote:Repainted the rear bumper since it had some scratches. Next I need to wet sand and polish, then wax the car. Also thinking or raising it up a tiny bit.


Get that thing all shined up for some pictures! I'll be there next week!
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By AutoXRacer
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:30 am #334634 Everytime I take a look at your thread, I keep on wanting to get my ass down to the garage and get on my bodywork! haha But moving into a new house with a garage will be so much better. =)
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By ohDirka
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:22 pm #337398 I bet it feels crazy fast when you drive that after driving the other cars. Keep that thing in running order so next time we can take some pictures man!
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By Punksz6
- Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:34 pm #337700
teal_dx wrote:I've been driving the hatch to work one day a week:
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:woot:
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By Virux
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:36 am #338656 That's great that you're still driving it! Are you keeping it, then?

If you repaint it, my vote is for a nice teal. You know, to match your name. :wink:
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By teal_dx
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:43 pm #342046 Nothing new on the car lately... it has been parked since fall. I'm going to replace the 10-yr old tokicos with new tokicos before I start driving it again. It was getting too bouncy and the rear shocks had been leaking for a while. Before I get it re-aligned, I'm going to raise it back up a little bit. I'd like to re-paint the suspension components while I have everything taken apart, too. :thumb:
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By teal_dx
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:20 pm #347537 I drove the car one day last week, for the first time since October 2013. :)

I haven't had time to do any work on the car.
I have a set of Tokicos waiting to go on, since the ones on the car now are 10+ years old and pretty sure they all have to be leaking by now, because the ride is so bouncy.

If I ever do get around to putting those on, I'm going to raise the car back up a little bit. The front rubs when I turn too much with the wider tires. 205/50 on a 7" wheel vs. 195/50 on a 6.5" wheel when I lowered it.

I still need to get the car tuned, too.

I've been trying to avoid the inevitable- selling it- but as I get older, work more, drive less, spend more time with the fam, it makes more sense. Must of you will think I'm nuts, but having a kid put a new priority in my life and I never imagined I'd be dropping so many things I liked doing because I'd rather hang out with my kid. :)

I've been debating selling it as-is, or trying to finish up the suspension, tuning and a few other details and selling it for a little more (less likely because that's time I don't have), or parting it out and making the most $$ (least likely because that will take the most time to disassemble and I'll have to deal with a bunch of lowballers).
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By Leppy
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:44 pm #347539
teal_dx wrote:I drove the car one day last week, for the first time since October 2013. :)

I haven't had time to do any work on the car.
I have a set of Tokicos waiting to go on, since the ones on the car now are 10+ years old and pretty sure they all have to be leaking by now, because the ride is so bouncy.

If I ever do get around to putting those on, I'm going to raise the car back up a little bit. The front rubs when I turn too much with the wider tires. 205/50 on a 7" wheel vs. 195/50 on a 6.5" wheel when I lowered it.

I still need to get the car tuned, too.

I've been trying to avoid the inevitable- selling it- but as I get older, work more, drive less, spend more time with the fam, it makes more sense. Must of you will think I'm nuts, but having a kid put a new priority in my life and I never imagined I'd be dropping so many things I liked doing because I'd rather hang out with my kid. :)

I've been debating selling it as-is, or trying to finish up the suspension, tuning and a few other details and selling it for a little more (less likely because that's time I don't have), or parting it out and making the most $$ (least likely because that will take the most time to disassemble and I'll have to deal with a bunch of lowballers).


Would you stay in the EG game? Maybe it's time to find a sedan! Most of the parts will swap over and you could make cruising around a family affair...
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By teal_dx
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:37 pm #347547
Would you stay in the EG game? Maybe it's time to find a sedan! Most of the parts will swap over and you could make cruising around a family affair...


That was my original plan, or an integra sedan, and swap over my drivetrain, wheels, suspension etc.

The problem was finding a clean, unmolested 4-door. I drove some distances to look at some that were supposedly clean, only to find things like bondo, hidden rust behind nice paint, tampered odometers after checking carfax...
I must have high standards because most people's idea of clean is nowhere near what I would call clean.

I finally got tired of wasting my time and got the TSX 2 weeks before my daughter was born (Needed something to put a rear-facing baby seat in asap.)
I've had it a little over 2 years now and love it. So glad I kept looking until I found a 6-speed.

The TSX is a much safer car, which I also feel better about using to drive my family around.

I don't get much time to cruise around anywhere these days except to work or the store, but I do want to put wheels/suspension on the TSX. It will never be fast like a boosted EG though. :cry:
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By Leppy
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:50 pm #347548 That's the problem with living up where it snows. You'd have to look farther south, like down here, where rust isn't a problem.

I see EG and EK sedans bought and sold here for cheap (sub $2k) that only need minor work, most not needing anything body-wise. From what I gather, that's rare up there.

By Axix23
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:14 pm #347555 It can be, slap a ctsc, rh, flashpro, 3" exhaust, CAI/sri and call it a day!! Dd and reliable and comfy for the baby!
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By teal_dx
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 2:30 pm #347967 So I drove the hatch to work for the second time this year and it's running kinda poopy.
It's studdering/missing after driving for a while on the highway. I put some fresh +93 in with the old gas but it didn't help. It doesn't happen at first, just after driving for a while when I give it too much gas pedal, especially up hills. Feels like the spark plugs might be getting a little dirty- Probably because I don't drive it enough and the gas gets old.

On the plus side, I forgot how much fun corners and on-ramps can be :thumb:
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