first civic, Where to start?

[new2civix]

"Thanks" to the feedback that I got from my post a few days ago helped me buy my first civic. I was wrong about the year... It's a 1990 civic dx. I love It!!!
Does anybody have any ideas where to start first?????what would be the easiest mods to do first .
I cut decals for lots of other euro style cars, but now that I have my own I draw a blank. I just don't know where to start. motor,interior,paint or vynal grafix????? Any direction would be cool, Thanx...

[FourthGenHatch]

Graphics are pretty weak and make your car look like some F&F crap. I would lower your car, get some springs and shocks if you please and that will get rid of your wheel gap. You could then get an intake and exhaust. There isn't much short of swapping out a lot of parts that you can do to a DX engine to make it that great. You could swap the engine out for something better if you want to spend the money and have the time.

[nemo_wolf]

im guessing its a hatch, so since its a DX you might want to consider getting a tach. Just a thought ... i dont really remember off hand but i think you can change the console to the Si version that should have a Tach.

[slammed89civic]

actually...i beg to differ, all the graphics on the f&f are very tastless and stupid, but i think graphics like the ones on mycivicisonair's car is pretty badass, his car rawks!! just dont do anything stupid as hell like the graphics on the orange supra on the f&f, that is very, very Ghey

[MyFirst4G]

Originally posted by slammed89civic
actually...i beg to differ, all the graphics on the f&f are very tastless and stupid, but i think graphics like the ones on mycivicisonair's car is pretty badass, his car rawks!! just dont do anything stupid as hell like the graphics on the orange supra on the f&f, that is very, very Ghey

werd, mycivicsonair's graphics are hott, i think they are airbrushed on also, not cheap vynal........

[SiZ]

If you think stickers make a car look good, plaster your car in stickers.

The first thing I did when I got my car was drop it, then swap it, then got an exhaust, and then rims.. But I'm odd.

[slammed89civic]

i agree with siz though, if you like it just disregard everything everyone says and do it!!! i mean, its your car and everyone has different tastes!

[dirtydx]

here's two more ideas
-get the Si seats
-get windows tinted. (15% on the back three looks good).

[amy@af]

do what you want. if you want stickers...so be it. after all, you have to drive it everyday. so make yourself happy

as FourthGenHatch mentioned it is really easy to make your DX engine almost the same as Si. you just need to convert the dual port injection to multiport (MPFI) and get a Si tranny.

for interior you can stick a couple of different seats in from del sol to integra. you can also fit in the integra armrest/console.

check around the how to section, engine section, and photos at www.4thgenerationcivic.com for all kinds of ideas. you could also get lost at cardomains looking at all the different rides. http://www.geocities.com/civix1991/ has by far more 4th gen pics than anywhere else on the net. i'm sad to say it has bandwidth issues from time to time. please have patience and check it out.....extremely worth the bandwidth battle (if it acts up).

[mdnnccivicrcr]

honestly... even though I'm all for stickers (well, not the HUGE ones) I'm not putting one on my CRX until after it's painted, but then again, that's just me. Personally I'd start with the engine, either swap it to a better one or just at least do the MPFI swap. I'm doing a similar project with my 90 CRX DX so I'm just tellin ya where I'm starting. My 1st real mod will be a MPFI swap which will make my rebuilt Z6 feel right at home, the 2nd major mod I'm doing is either the EX 5-speed conversion (I hate automatic) or the EX front brake install. Ya also need a tach, I had a gage cluster with a tach here so I've already got it ready to swap in (thx Melt). Basic DX to Si conversion is a good start on mods and upgrades.

[BLU CIVIC]

FIRST AND EASIEST MOD......CLEAR BUMPER LENSES

[mdnnccivicrcr]

ROFL yeah

[civicracer_1990]

dude.....my car is a 90 dx hatch...well........there's nothing really dx about it anymore....thanks to a wrecked si....love my cousin.....anyway......I dropped it....intake exhaust....rims and odds and ends.......I am ANTI STICKER AND GRAPHICS 100%........If I could do it over I'd just swap the motor to a b series or a dseries with turbo or n20......drop it and leave it on steelies.....the ghetto fast look......I love that look....whatever you do.........don't leave it stock......put stickers on it.....hubcaps........glasspack with resonated tip..........rice isn't nice.....oh shit.......I brought up the rice thing again.....sorry..

[BullShifter]

Put a headlight buzzer in it!

Saved me

Very easy & quick to install

[mycivicisonair]

werd, mycivicsonair's graphics are hott, i think they are airbrushed on also, not cheap vynal........

nope they are vinyl