ITS ALIVE!!!! (lots of pics)

[1PhatCX]

Originally posted by Stali08
ha ha,alright cool, but the paint that u used on the vents is just krylon paint right? what color does it say on the bottle? thanks

the chrome paint on my vents was made by motomaster i think. its a Canadian Tire Store brand i think.. i'll try and get a pic to show u later

[1PhatCX]

well someone mentioned for me to post pics of the interior before so u know what it looked like, also heres some old exterior shots too cuz i'm bored hehe and a b4 and after of the engine as well haha

Interior! ewww.... but its nice now hehe





Engine b4.. ewww lol


engine after... mmmmm






Body in mid work...





misc old pics.
Inside Hatch without my subs, everythings black in there now..

Valvecover stripped hehe


well thats all i can think of, hope noone died looking at those.. hehe yes i know its painful to see but she looks 100% better already ahh old memories when i was uploading those hehe, all the 1 am mornings doing bodywork in the garage hehe. guess i lost track of time when i was out there listening to music while workin hehe ah well, it was SO worth it.

[Stali08]

Wow, thats pretty amazing dude how much did u buy the car for? and how much did u put in that badboy. That car is really gonna haul some ass!

[1PhatCX]

i bought it for 700 canadian, so far put more than that into it lol
197.95 for balljoints and control arms.. (per side)
222.95 for gasket kit
87.50 for valve job
50 - 60 bux in paint lol
10 bux for bondo
10 for all my fiberglass supplies
50 for fender
50 for bumper
15 for speedo cable
40 for misc stuff at j/y (door panels, wheel caps, etc crap) lol
100 for my 2 12" subs
120 for my Deck
30 for pedal covers
20 for seat belt shoulder pads

so thats 1211.35 Canadian... sux when u work one day a week too.. dont ask me how i did it lol. had the car since october, that might b why. haha. i STILL gotta buy new rear tires, a horn, a new gauge pod, (like 5 bux at the j/y cuz i'm such a good and frequent customer hehe) fix my exhaust leak and i should be about done... oh yea finish body work and paint it... free paintjob cuz i'm doin my own or my bro might and he has left over stuff from when he did his bmw.

and i dont think its gonna haul much ass... its a D15B2 lol hooray for 93 hp lol

[Stali08]

well it will look like an ass hauler.

[1PhatCX]

lmao alright, yea i think it'll look like a sleeper prolly but it'll be slow hehe, oh well. i'll love her no matter how fast or slow she is hehe

[Stali08]

ha ha yea, well mines gonna look fast, but its not gonna be so I dont know what to call that

[1PhatCX]

lol yea, i like that mines gonna look fast, i cant wait till i can make enuf money to buy a ZC or a D16 or something that will bolt right in and build it up so my car will actually BE fast haha

[Stali08]

yea and plus my car is auto, but im not worried about that if I can just find an air intake and a engine dress up kit, ill be happy with it, along with an exhaust

[toontowncivic]

se? what a god idea I had..the before and after pics? I gotta say again I can't believe that is the same interior. Good work! Did you sand the valve cover yourself?

[1PhatCX]

Originally posted by toontowncivic
se? what a god idea I had..the before and after pics? I gotta say again I can't believe that is the same interior. Good work! Did you sand the valve cover yourself?

yea it was a good idea man thanx
and yea i used a wire brush first to get ridda everything then used 80 grit, then 120 grit, then 200 grit sandpaper to give it a smooth feel then painted it