Starting Project "Hatch"

[Hatchin]

Well i decided to basically strip my entire car and build every back up, motor, interior, and exterior. Not only will it be a great learning experience but it will be FUN, plus i will own an amazing 4th gen! I started yestersay and would of had a lot more done but the weather here is delaying the process. It is only 17 degrees here and my bitch ass is outside stripping a car. Well here are the pics, tell me what u think

[BLU CIVIC]

ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP IT AN AUTOMATIC...BUILD IT UP RACING....SHOW.....OR BOTH

[Hatchin]

Here are some pics of the emblems i took off, still need to do some scrubing!

The DX


Where the honda emblem use to be: Needs some major scrubing



And i had to throw in a pic of the center emblem:

[Hatchin]

Here are some of the peices getting sanded

The very rear hatch panel:


And here are the peices waiting to get sanded:

[Jay eS Iye]

hey why is the exhaust on the passenger side? is it to make it more like a straight pipe?

[Hatchin]

Yea, i bought the exhaust and i figured i save more weight and possibly gain a little more HP by just having it on the passenger side. About the automatic transmission, IT SUX!!!! But my neighboor who i am also doing the swap with is helping me put in a manual transmisson. I am planning on having the car more performance but i still want it to look good!

[Stali08]

yea i feel ya on the automatic there, but im not worried about it im just gonna build mine up for show. But hey good luck

[Hatchin]

Thanx, i will be needing it.............do u guys reccomend throwing a body kit on? Arn't they a lot lighter? Cause i want as little weight in my car as possible(besides my audio set-up). And body kits will just bolt on......right?

[Jay eS Iye]

some kits may be lighter, but most are heavier

[Hatchin]

What do u guys think about the body kit? I am going to be showing it but what would be more impressive, faster slips or the kit

[toontowncivic]

DON'T SCRUB! just use a heat gun and a plastic razor blade...or Brake parts cleaner.

[blueturtle]

damn man youve got your work cut out for ya

well good luck to ya

[ice_rr]

ohhh you remind me of me when i was working on my civic the good old days!

[dirtydx]

that back panel where you removed the "honda" and "DX"... gonna need more than i scrubbing i reckon. looks to be quite a dent there too son.. i'd get it straightened out and painted.. but thats just picky old me.. i can still see where my decals once were, paint faded a fair bit over the decade. good luck with it all