Ek Civic sedan

[Slo_Snipe]

Hi all~
This is my attempt at converting the Fujimi Honda civic hatchback into a 4 door.
Second day since started but i was looking through the internet for pics and info for months b4. i only took 1 pic so far. It would be good to hear some of you peoples comments.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...8/fa2222a7.jpg

not sure am i doing anything right on the post pic part...
thx

[joecwlaw]

you can use the "image" button to insert the pic into the thread. let me help you to post it here



the conversion looks good. you could sand the gas door, and make one at the right rear side.

[Slo_Snipe]

thx for the advice
www.fenerbahceoto.com/ civichistory.htm
but from the pics of that site it looks like all the civics have their gas door on the left rear side of the body wor...(correct me if im wrong)
but i think im just going to keep the gas door where it used to be...thanks for ur input neways

i think i forgot to tell what ive done to the conversion so far...ill say it here:

chassis/body stretched by ~1.5cm at the back
rear panel line of hatchback door removed
rear doors panel lines made wif dremel
rear door drilled at handle location...ill make the handle itself later

some more i haf done today:
b pillar removed...going to make new ones soon and move them forward ~.5cm
connected rear (bumper + trunk lid part) back onto body wif milliput (so far the hardest task to be completed)
top of trunklid by stacking styrene cards over

the rear windows will be taken from spare parts of my lancer evo 3. i will post pics ASAP

[joecwlaw]

hehe, are you a chinese ?

I am a chinese wor......

Yes, the gas door is at the left. Let me try to grab some photos for you.

For the windows, you could use clear plastic sheet from Tamiya to build it.

Can't wait to see your progress.

+oil!!!!

[Slo_Snipe]

thx guy!

ive put some more images in imagestation but i forgot how to show it here...can anyone teach me how plz?

had been 4 days since first started...the milliput i used to extend the rear end and the body had cracked off once at each point for 4 points...maybe cuz i forgot to roughen up the body b4 i applied milliput la...
to fix those cracks i super glued them, so from now on they wont fall apart anymore...

i guess this post is pointless without pics...so could anyone plz teach me how to link my pics from imagestation to af? thx very much and also...i cant upload pics into af gallery cuz it has a maximum size 80k and all my pics r bigger than that.

[chinesechickens]

click on your pic.select properties. copy url.paste url between [img] tags in your post.
hope this helps,btw cool civic

chris

[Slo_Snipe]

thx chris for the help. i can post some progress here now
chassis is extended at the back. i also checked how it looks wif wheels on using a chassis from my another civic



gaps between doors are being filled. panel lines made with dremel is kind of too wide...the monitor on the original dashboard is removed and i put a cd player instead, cuz think navigation systems is kind of uncommon to find in this car in real life...im going to use the original windows except the rear. window edges are remade to make it look more sedan like. interior came from fujimi lancer evo 3 with the civic dash.
ill get more pics quickly

[joecwlaw]

Nice work dude.

hey are you from Taiwan? I saw a bottle at the back in chinese, hhee

[Slo_Snipe]

Originally Posted by joecwlaw

Nice work dude.

hey are you from Taiwan? I saw a bottle at the back in chinese, hhee

nope, i am from hong kong
i opened the fridge one day and found this bottle of green tea inside, so i just took it...didnt even know where did it came from :$
my name is marco and i live in calgary AB canada..nice to meet u guys^^

[joecwlaw]

Originally Posted by Slo_Snipe

nope, i am from hong kong
i opened the fridge one day and found this bottle of green tea inside, so i just took it...didnt even know where did it came from :$
my name is marco and i live in calgary AB canada..nice to meet u guys^^

Hey Marco, I am from Hong Kong. I studied in Toronto 8yrs ago.

I am in Hong Kong now.

Nice to see some hk buddies here.

[Slo_Snipe]

second layer of squadron putty is being laid on top of the remade rear window edge and first on trunk lid. trying to make the slightly curved shape of the trunk...


in these 2 pics both the milliput and squadron putty cracked on whre they connect the silver plastic as i sand them. the cracks are so small that i cant stuff anything inside...does anyone know how to fix those cracks? would mr. surfacer 500 go into the whole depth of the gap?? if not what should i use?
thx

[joecwlaw]

Hey Marco, you need some grey putty to fill the crack. The grey putty from Tamiya is quite good, dry quickly and can be sanded smoothly.

TAM87053 Tamiya Tamiya Putty Basic Gray

[Slo_Snipe]

thx. ill try to get some soon
high school starts tmr and i mite not haf dat much time going out from then on..

[ImolaEK]

Whoa that is crazy!...and u did that with Squadron Putty! i have some laying around but i never knew its that strong to do stuff like that...

[fujimituner235]

holy crap that seems hard to do.